Football at the 1959 Mediterranean Games

1959 Mediterranean Games
football tournamentTournament details

Host country| Lebanon
City| Beirut
Dates| 12–23 October 1959
Teams| 3 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)| 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Italy Amateurs (1st title)
Runners-up|  Turkey Amateurs
Third place|  Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 6
Goals scored| 18 (3 per match)

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The 1959 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between 12 and 23 October 1959 as part of the 1959 Mediterranean Games.[1]

## Participating teams

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The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Federation | Nation

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AFC Asia |  Lebanon (hosts)
UEFA Europe |  Italy Amateurs
Turkey Amateurs

## Venues

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Cities | Venues | Capacity

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Beirut | Beirut Municipal Stadium | 20,000

## Squads

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Main article: Football at the 1959 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads

## Final tournament

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All times local : CET (UTC+2)

### Matches

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#### 1st leg

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12 October 1959

Lebanon | 0–2|  Italy Amateurs

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* Benaglia 14'
* Cella 65'

Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Raymond Lespineux (Belgium)

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14 October 1959

Lebanon | 0–3|  Turkey Amateurs

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* Selim 23', 57', 81'

Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Andersson (Denmark)

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16 October 1959

Italy Amateurs | 1–1|  Turkey Amateurs

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* Sanzani 90'

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* Yılmaz 40'
* Ayhan 49'

Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Adem Mitri (Lebanon)

#### 2nd leg

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18 October 1959

Italy Amateurs | 5–0|  Lebanon

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Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut

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21 October 1959

Turkey Amateurs | 2–1|  Lebanon

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* Ayhan 45'
* Can 72'

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* Kassabian 78'

Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Francesco Liverani (Italy)

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23 October 1959

Turkey Amateurs | 1–2|  Italy Amateurs

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* Cengiz K. 49'

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* Benaglia 39'
* Benetti 60'

Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Raymond Lespineux (Belgium)

### Tournament classification

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Rank  | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Italy Amateurs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 7
2  |  Turkey Amateurs | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +4 | 5
3  |  Lebanon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | –11 | 0

## References

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1. ^ "Mediterranean Games 1959 (Beirut, Lebanon)". RSSSF. Dinant Abbink & Erik Garin. September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

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Sports at the 1959 Mediterranean Games in Beirut, Lebanon

* Athletics
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Cycling
* Boxing
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Football
* Gymnastics
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Swimming
* Volleyball
* Water Polo
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

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