Football at the 1987 Mediterranean Games

1987 Mediterranean Games
football tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Syria
City	Latakia
Dates	15–25 September
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	Syria (1st title)
Runners-up	France Amateurs
Third place	Turkey Olympic
Fourth place	Greece XI
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	33 (2.06 per match)
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The 1987 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 10th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Latakia, Syria between 15 and 25 September 1987 as part of the 1987 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 8 teams.^[1] The host team Syria won the golden medal.

8 teams took part in the tournament.

Federation	Nation
CAF Africa	Algeria XI  Morocco XI (holders)
AFC Asia	Lebanon  Syria (hosts)
UEFA Europe	France Amateurs  Greece XI  San Marino  Turkey Olympic

The 8 teams were divided into two groups of four teams. Teams are awarded two points for a win and one for a draw. No points are awarded for a defeat. The top two sides in each group will advance to the semi-finals.^[1]

All times local : CET (UTC+2)

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
France Amateurs	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	5
Greece XI	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	4
Morocco XI	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
Algeria XI	3	0	0	3	1	7	–6	0

15 September 1987

Morocco XI	0–1	Greece XI
		Tsalouchidis 78'

Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

15 September 1987

Algeria XI	0–4	France Amateurs

Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

17 September 1987

Morocco XI	0–0	France Amateurs

Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

17 September 1987

Algeria XI	0–1	Greece XI

Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

19 September 1987

France Amateurs	1–0	Greece XI

Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

19 September 1987

Morocco XI	2–1	Algeria XI
El Ghorf 49' Nader ?'		? 23'

Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Syria	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	6
Turkey Olympic	3	2	0	1	5	1	+4	4
Lebanon	3	0	1	2	1	7	–6	1
San Marino	3	0	1	2	0	7	–7	1

16 September 1987

San Marino	0–0	Lebanon
	Report

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

Referee: Christos Kolokythas (Greece)

16 September 1987

Syria	1–0	Turkey Olympic
Al-Sel 16' (pen.) Darwish  56'	Report	Tural  74'

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)

18 September 1987

Turkey Olympic	1–0	Lebanon
Özdilek 42'	Report

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

Referee: Jean-Marie Lartigot (France)

18 September 1987

Syria	3–0	San Marino
	Report

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

Referee: Amar Gothari (Algeria)

20 September 1987

Turkey Olympic	4–0	San Marino
Aydın İnsel	Report

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

Referee: Amar Gothari (Algeria)

20 September 1987

Syria	6–1	Lebanon
Ahmad Al-Sel Deeb 65', 70' Saad 80' Al Shaar 87'		Abboud 55' (p)

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

	Semifinals				Final
	22 September
	Syria (p)	1 (3)
					25 September
	Greece XI	1 (2)
					Syria	2
	23 September
					France Amateurs	1
	France Amateurs	1
	Turkey Olympic	0
					Third place
					24 September
					Turkey Olympic (a.e.t.)	1
					Greece XI	0

22 September 1987

Syria	1–1	Greece XI
Penalties
	3–2

23 September 1987

France Amateurs	1–0	Turkey Olympic
Prieur 49'	Report

Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

Referee: Dieter Pauly (W. Germany)

24 September 1987

Turkey Olympic	1-0 (a.e.t.)	Greece XI
Görsen 94' Karamırnak  118'	Report

Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Dieter Pauly (W. Germany)

25 September 1987

Syria	2-1	France Amateurs
Mahrous 37' Al-Sel 85' (pen.)		Prieur 44'

Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

Attendance: 30,000

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Syria	5	4	1	0	13	3	+10	9
2	France Amateurs	5	3	1	1	7	2	+5	7
3	Turkey Olympic	5	3	0	2	6	2	+4	6
4	Greece XI	5	2	1	2	3	3	0	5
Eliminated in the group stage
5	Morocco XI	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	3
6	Lebanon	3	0	1	2	1	7	–6	1
7	San Marino	3	0	1	2	0	7	–7	1
8	Algeria XI	3	0	0	3	1	7	–6	0