Football at the 1967 Mediterranean Games

1967 Mediterranean Games
football tournamentTournament details

Host country| Tunisia
City| Tunis
Dates| 7–17 September 1967
Teams| 8 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)| 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  France Amateurs (1st title)
Italy B (3rd title)
Third place|  Spain B
Fourth place|  Turkey B
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 17
Goals scored| 41 (2.41 per match)

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The 1967 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 5th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Tunis, Tunisia between the 7–17 September 1967 as part of the 1967 Mediterranean Games.[1]

## Participating teams

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The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Federation | Nation

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CAF Africa |  Algeria
Libya
Morocco
Tunisia (hosts)
UEFA Europe |  France Amateurs
Italy B (holders)
Spain B
Turkey B

## Venues

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Cities | Venues | Capacity

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Tunis | Stade El Menzah | 40,000
Stade Chedly Zouiten | 20,000

## Squads

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Main article: Football at the 1967 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads

## Group stage

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All times local : CET (UTC+1)

Key to colours in group tables

| Advance to the Semifinals
| Advance to the Second place group playoff

### Group A

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

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Italy B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4
France Amateurs | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4
Algeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2
Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 2

7 September 1967

France Amateurs | 3–1|  Algeria

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Horlaville 14'
Hausser 31'
Akélian 55' |  | Achour 84'

Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Attig (Tunisia)

7 September 1967

Morocco | 1–0|  Italy B

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Ghazouani 59' |  |

Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Mustafa Gerçeker (Turkey)

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9 September 1967

Italy B | 2–0|  Algeria

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Savoldi 14' (pen.)
Cresci 41' |  |

Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis

Referee: Moncef Ben Ali (Tunisia)

10 September 1967

France Amateurs | 2–0|  Morocco

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Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis

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12 September 1967

Algeria | 3–1|  Morocco

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Louahdi 21'
Lalmas 60'
Djemaâ 76' |  | Jarir 68'

Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis

Referee: ? (Turkey)

12 September 1967

Italy B | 4–1|  France Amateurs

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Baisi 9'
Anastasi 50'
Fara 55' (pen.)
Chiarugi 80' |  | Rivoire 65' (pen.)

Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis

Attendance: 22,000

Referee: Hédi Saoudi (Tunisia)

### Group B

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

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Turkey B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5
Spain B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3
Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3
Libya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1

8 September 1967

Tunisia | 3–0|  Libya

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Madhi 34', 46'
Machouche 89' |  |

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 40,000

9 September 1967

Turkey B | 2–1|  Spain B

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Konca 14', 22' | Report | Alfonseda 68'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini (Italy)

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11 September 1967

Turkey B | 1–0|  Libya

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Mohammed  28' (o.g.) | Report |

Taieb Mhiri Stadium, Sfax

11 September 1967

Tunisia | 0–2|  Spain B

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|  | Huguet 4'
Alfonseda 17'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Abdelaziz Chekaïmi (Algeria)

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13 September 1967

Tunisia | 1–1|  Turkey B

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Chaïbi 18' | Report | Konca 36'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Robert Lacoste (France)

13 September 1967

Libya | 1–1|  Spain B

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Al-Sanoussi 76' |  | Gabarró  30'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini (Italy)

Second place group playoff

14 September 1967

Tunisia | 1–1|  Spain B (c)

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H. Akid 75' |  | Irureta 63'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Nejat Şener (Turkey)

Spain won coin toss.

## Knockout stage

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| Semifinals| | Final

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| 15 September – Tunis| |

|  Italy B| 2

| 17 September – Tunis

|  Spain B| 0 |

|  Italy B (a.e.t.)| 0

| 15 September – Tunis

| |  France Amateurs| 0

|  Turkey B| 0

|  France Amateurs| 3 |

| Third place

| 17 September – Tunis

|  Spain B| 2

|  Turkey B| 1

### Semifinals

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15 September 1967

Italy B | 2–0|  Spain B

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Madariaga 23' (o.g.)
Chiarugi 81' |  |

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Attig (Tunisia)

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15 September 1967

Turkey B | 0–3|  France Amateurs

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| Report | Verhoeve 33'
Hodoul 40'
Horlaville 66'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Abdelaziz Chekaïmi (Algeria)

### Third place match

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17 September 1967

Spain B | 2–1|  Turkey B

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Gabarró  61'
Irureta 68' | Report | Karadoğan 56'

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini (Italy)

### Final

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17 September 1967

Italy B | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  France Amateurs

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| Report |

Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Attendance: 47,000

Referee: Mustapha Belakhouas (Tunisia)

Italy and France joint winners, the referee held a coin toss won by Italy, but the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM) annulled that decision and declared both teams winners.

## Tournament classification

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

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1  |  Italy B | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7
–  |  France Amateurs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7
3  |  Spain B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5
4  |  Turkey B | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | –2 | 5
Eliminated in the group stage
5  |  Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3
6  |  Algeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 2
7  |  Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2
8  |  Libya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1

## References

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1. ^ "Mediterranean Games 1967 (Tunis, Tunisia)". RSSSF. Dinant Abbink & Erik Garin. January 21, 2001.

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