Football at the 1967 Mediterranean Games
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tunisia |
| City | Tunis |
| Dates | 8–17 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) |
← 1963 1971 → | |
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 8–17 September 1967 as part of the 1967 Mediterranean Games.[1]
Participating teams
The following countries have participated for the final tournament:
| Federation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF Africa |  Algeria Libya Morocco Tunisia (hosts)
|
| UEFA Europe | France Amateurs Italy B (holders) Spain B Turkey B
|
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Tunis | Stade El Menzah | 40,000 |
| Stade Chedly Zouiten | 20,000 |
Squads
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Advance to the Semifinals | |
| Advance to the Second place group playoff | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| France Amateurs | 3–1 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
Horlaville  14' |
Achour |
Referee: ? (Tunisia)
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Second place group playoff
Spain won coin toss.
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 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
| Turkey B | 0–3 | France Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Verhoeve 33' Hodoul 40' Horlaville 66' |
Third place match
| Spain B | 2–1 | Turkey B |
|---|---|---|
| Pepín 61' Irureta 68' |
Report | Karadoğan 56' |
Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini (Italy)
Final
| Italy B | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | France Amateurs |
|---|---|---|
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
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "Mediterranean Games 1967 (Tunis, Tunisia)". RSSSF. Dinant Abbink & Erik Garin. January 21, 2001.