Football at the 1987 Mediterranean Games

1987 Mediterranean Games
football tournamentTournament 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.

## Participating teams

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8 teams took part in the tournament.

Federation | Nation

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

## System

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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]

## Squads

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Main article: Football at the 1987 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads

## Venues

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Cities | Venues | Capacity

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Latakia | Sports City Stadium | 45,000
Latakia | Al-Assad Stadium | 28,000

## Tournament

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All times local : CET (UTC+2)

Key to colours in group tables

| Group winners advance to the Semi-finals

### Group stage

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#### Group A

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

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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

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|  | Tsalouchidis 78'

Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

15 September 1987

Algeria XI | 0–4|  France Amateurs

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Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

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17 September 1987

Morocco XI | 0–0|  France Amateurs

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Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

17 September 1987

Algeria XI | 0–1|  Greece XI

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Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

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19 September 1987

France Amateurs | 1–0|  Greece XI

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Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

19 September 1987

Morocco XI | 2–1|  Algeria XI

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El Ghorf 49'
Nader ?' |  | ?  23'

Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

#### Group B

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

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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

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| Report |

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

Referee: Christos Kolokythas (Greece)

16 September 1987

Syria | 1–0|  Turkey Olympic

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* Al-Sel 16' (pen.)
* Darwish 56'

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* Tural 74'

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

Referee: Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)

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18 September 1987

Turkey Olympic | 1–0|  Lebanon

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* Özdilek 42'

| Report |

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

Referee: Jean-Marie Lartigot (France)

18 September 1987

Syria | 3–0|  San Marino

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| Report |

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

Referee: Amar Gothari (Algeria)

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20 September 1987

Turkey Olympic | 4–0|  San Marino

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Aydın
İnsel | Report |

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

Referee: Amar Gothari (Algeria)

20 September 1987

Syria | 6–1|  Lebanon

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* Ahmad
* Al-Sel
* Deeb 65', 70'
* Saad 80'
* Al Shaar 87'

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* Abboud 55' (p)

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

### Knockout stage

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| Semifinals| | Final

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| 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

#### Semi-finals

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22 September 1987

Syria | 1–1|  Greece XI

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Penalties
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23 September 1987

France Amateurs | 1–0|  Turkey Olympic

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* Prieur 49'

| Report |

Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

Referee: Dieter Pauly (W. Germany)

#### Third place match

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24 September 1987

Turkey Olympic | 1-0 (a.e.t.)|  Greece XI

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* Görsen 94'
* Karamırnak 118'

| Report |

Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Dieter Pauly (W. Germany)

#### Final

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25 September 1987

Syria | 2-1|  France Amateurs

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Mahrous 37'
Al-Sel 85' (pen.) |  | Prieur 44'

Al-Assad Stadium, Latakia

Attendance: 30,000

## Tournament classification

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

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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

## References

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1. ^ a b Mediterranean Games 1987 (Latakia) \- rsssf.com

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