Football at the 1983 Mediterranean Games
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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Mediterranean Games
football tournament
| year = 1983
| other_titles =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Morocco
| city = Casablanca
| dates = 9–17 September
| num_teams = 9
| confederations = 3
| venues = 3
| cities = 3
| champion_other = {{fb|MAR}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{flagicon|TUR}} Turkey B
| third_other = {{fb|EGY|1972}}
| fourth_other = {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} France Amateurs
| matches = 13
| goals = 26
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|MAR}} Mustafa El Haddaoui (4 goals)
| player =
| prevseason = 1979
| nextseason = 1987
}}
The 1983 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 9th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Casablanca, Morocco between 9 and 17 September 1983 as part of the 1983 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 9 teams.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/medgames83.html |title=Mediterranean Games 1983 (Casablanca, Morocco) |work=RSSSF |publisher=Dinant Abbink & Erik Garin|date=5 Apr 2019 |accessdate=25 September 2022}}Tercüman Newspaper archive, September 1983Milliyet Newspaper archive, September 1983Cumhuriyet Newspaper archive, September 1983
Participating teams
Nine teams took part in the tournament.
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| Federation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF Africa | {{fb|ALG}} {{fb|EGY|1972}} {{fb|LBY|1977}} {{fb|MAR}} {{small|(hosts)}} {{fb|TUN|1959}} |
| AFC Asia | {{fb|SYR|1980}} |
| UEFA Europe | {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} France Amateurs {{fbu|23|GRE|name=Greece Ol.}} {{flagicon|TUR}} Turkey B |
Squads
{{main|Football at the 1983 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads}}
Venues
| class="wikitable"
!Cities !! Venues !! Capacity |
| rowspan=1|Casablanca
|align="center"|67,000 |
| rowspan=1|Rabat
|align="center"|68,000 |
| rowspan=1|El Jadida
|align="center"|15,000 |
Tournament
All times local : Time zone (UTC+0)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 400px;" |
| colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| bgcolor=#ccffcc style="width: 20px;"|
|align=left|Advance to the Semi-finals |
=Group stage=
Morocco, Egypt and Turkey qualified for semifinals. France won the fourth semifinal place on lots.
==Group A==
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| width=165|Team
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Draw}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"|{{fb|MAR}} |2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 |
| align="left"|{{fbu|23|GRE|name=Greece Ol.}}
|2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| align="left"|{{fb|LBY|1977}}
|2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
{{footballbox
| date = 9 September 1983
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
| score = 0–0
| team2 = {{fbu|23|GRE|name=Greece Ol.}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = Casablanca
| stadium = Stade Mohammed V
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 11 September 1983
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|23|GRE|name=Greece Ol.}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fb|LBY|1977}}
| goals1 =
- Papachristou {{goal|5}}
- Chatzopoulos {{goal|81}}
| goals2 = {{goal|}}
|location = Casablanca
| stadium = Stade Mohammed V
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 13 September 1983
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
| score = 2–0
| team2 = {{fb|LBY|1977}}
| goals1 = El Haddaoui {{goal|}}
Khalifa {{goal|}}
| goals2 =
| location = Casablanca
| stadium = Stade Mohammed V
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
}}
==Group B==
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| width=165|Team
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Draw}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"|{{fb|EGY|1972}} |2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} France Amateurs |2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| align="left"|{{fb|SYR|1980}}
|2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
{{footballbox
| date = 9 September 1983
| time =
| team1 = France Amateurs {{flagicon|FRA|1974}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}
| goals1 = {{goal|}}
| goals2 =
| location = Rabat
| stadium = Moulay Abdellah Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 11 September 1983
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1972}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{fb|SYR|1980}}
| goals1 = El-Mashaqui {{goal|27}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Moulay Abdellah Stadium
| location = Rabat
| attendance =
| referee = Yusuf Namoğlu (Turkey)
| report =
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 13 September 1983
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1972}}
| score = 0–0
| team2 = {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} France Amateurs
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = Rabat
| stadium = Moulay Abdellah Stadium
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
}}
==Group C==
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| width=165|Team
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|D|Draw}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"|{{flagicon|TUR}} Turkey B |2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
| align="left"|{{fb|ALG}}
|2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| align="left"|{{fb|TUN|1959}}
|2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
{{footballbox
| date = 9 September 1983
| time =
| team1 = Turkey B {{flagicon|TUR}}
| score = 3–1
| team2 = {{fb|TUN|1959}}
| goals1 = Çalımbay {{goal|39}}
Akbaşlı {{goal|44||51}}
| goals2 = Rakbaoui {{goal|21}}
|location = El Jadida
| stadium = Stade El Abdi
| attendance =
| referee = José Luis García Carrión (Spain)
| report = [https://gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr/liste?tarih=1983.09.10 Report]
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 11 September 1983
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN|1959}}
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{fb|ALG}}
| goals1 = Hergal {{goal|10}}
Rakbaoui {{goal|31}}
Ben Messaoud {{goal|43}}
| goals2 = Belloumi {{goal|36}}
Guendouz {{goal|89|pen.}}
| location = El Jadida
| stadium = Stade El Abdi
| attendance = 15,000
| referee = Mohamed Hossam Eddine (Egypt)
| report =
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 13 September 1983
| time =
| team1 = Turkey B {{flagicon|TUR}}
| score = 0–1
| team2 = {{fb|ALG}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Guendouz {{goal|31}}
Kouici {{sentoff|0|87}}
| location = El Jadida
| stadium = Stade El Abdi
| attendance = 10,000
| referee = Salem Sherif (Libya)
| report = [https://gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr/liste?tarih=1983.09.14 Report]
}}
=Knockout stage=
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|RD1=Semifinals
|RD2=Final
|Consol=Third place
|15 September – Casablanca|{{fb|MAR}}|2|{{fb|EGY|1972}}|1
|15 September – Casablanca|{{flagicon|TUR}} Turkey B|1|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} France Amateurs|0
|17 September – Casablanca|{{fb|MAR}}|3|{{flagicon|TUR}} Turkey B|0
|17 September – Casablanca|{{fb|EGY|1972}} {{pen.}}|0 (5)|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} France Amateurs|0 (2)
}}
==Semi-finals==
{{footballbox
| date = 15 September 1983
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fb|EGY|1972}}
| goals1 = El Haddaoui {{goal|16||25}}
| goals2 = Youssef {{goal|54}}
| location = Casablanca
| stadium = Stade Mohammed V
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 15 September 1983
| time = 18:00
| team1 = Turkey B {{flagicon|TUR}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} France Amateurs
| goals1 = Özdemir {{goal|60}}
| goals2 =
| location = Rabat
| stadium = Moulay Abdellah Stadium
| attendance =
| referee = Abdelali Naciri (Morocco)
| report =
}}
==Third place match==
{{footballbox
| date = 17 September 1983
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1972}}
| score = 0–0
| team2 = {{flagicon|FRA|1974}} France Amateurs
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = Casablanca
| stadium = Stade Mohammed V
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
| penalties1 =
| penaltyscore = 5–2
| penalties2 =
}}
==Final==
{{footballbox
| date = 17 September 1983
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
| score = 3–0
| team2 = {{flagicon|TUR}} Turkey B
| goals1 = El Haddaoui {{goal|25}}
Souadi {{goal|45}}
Labied {{goal|80}}
| goals2 =
| location = Casablanca
| stadium = Stade Mohammed V
| attendance = 45,000
| referee = José Luis García Carrión (Spain)
| report =
}}
Tournament classification
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| width=20|Rank
!width=200|Team !width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}} !width="25"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:gold;"
|1 |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|MAR}} |4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
| style="background:silver;"
|2 |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|TUR}} Turkey B |4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 4 |
| style="background:#cc9966;"
|3 |style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|EGY|1972}} |4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} France Amateurs |4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| colspan=14 | Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||
| 5
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|23|GRE|name=Greece Ol.}} |2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
| 6
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|ALG}} |2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 7
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|TUN|1959}} |2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 |
| 8
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|SYR|1980}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 | 0 |
| 9
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fb|LBY|1977}} |2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 0 |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Events at 1983 Mediterranean Games}}
{{Mediterranean Games Football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mediterranean Games}}
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