Football at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Mediterranean Games
football tournament
| year = 2001
| other_titles =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Tunisia
| city = Tunis
| dates = 6–15 September
| num_teams = 9
| venues = 5
| cities = 4
| champion_other = {{fbu|21|TUN}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fbu|21|ITA|1946}}
| third_other = {{fbu|21|FRA|1974}}
| fourth_other = {{fbu|21|TUR}}
| matches = 13
| goals = 36
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| player =
| prevseason = 1997
| nextseason = 2005
}}
The 2001 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 14th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Tunis, Tunisia between 6 and 15 September 2001 as part of the 2001 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 9 teams, all countries were represented by the U-21 teams.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/medgames01.html Mediterranean Games 2001 (Tunis)] - rsssf.com Tunisia won the gold medal.
Participating teams
Nine teams for under-21 took part in the tournament, 4 teams from Africa and 5 teams from Europe.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:300px;"
|-
! Federation !! Nation
|-
| CAF Africa || {{fbu|21|ALG}}
{{fbu|21|LBY|1977}}
{{fbu|21|MAR}}
{{fbu|21|TUN}} {{small|(hosts)}}
|-
| AFC Asia || None
|-
| UEFA Europe || {{fbu|21|FRA|1974}}
{{fbu|21|GRE}}
{{fbu|21|ITA|1946}} {{small|(holders)}}
{{fbu|21|SMR|1862}}
{{fbu|21|TUR}}
{{end}}
Squads
{{main|Football at the 2001 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads}}
Venues
Tournament
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 400px;" |
| colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| bgcolor=#ccffcc style="width: 20px;"|
|align=left|Group winners advance to the Semi-finals |
=Group stage=
==Group A==
|section=Group A
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=FRA|name_FRA={{fbu|21|FRA|1974}}
|team2=TUN|name_TUN={{fbu|21|TUN}}
|team3=SMR|name_SMR={{fbu|21|SMR|1862}}
|win_FRA=2|draw_FRA=0|loss_FRA=0|gf_FRA=7|ga_FRA=0
|win_TUN=1|draw_TUN=0|loss_TUN=1|gf_TUN=5|ga_TUN=1
|win_SMR=0|draw_SMR=0|loss_SMR=2|gf_SMR=0|ga_SMR=11
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 6 September 2001
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|TUN}}
| score = 5–0
| team2 = {{fbu|21|SMR|1862}}
| goals1 = Benachour {{goal|4}}
Sliti {{goal|24|pen.}}
Daâssi {{goal|30}}
Dalhoum {{goal|60|pen.}}
Khanchil {{goal|67}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade El Menzah, Tunis
| attendance =
| referee =
| report = [https://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it//2001/settembre/07/Azzurre_oro_Boggiatto_Giampiccolo_Colombo_ga_0_0109076964.shtml Report]
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 9 September 2001
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|TUN}}
| score = 0–1
| team2 = {{fbu|21|FRA|1974}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Sahnoun {{goal|11}}
| stadium = Stade El Menzah, Tunis
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 11 September 2001
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|FRA|1974}}
| score = 6–0
| team2 = {{fbu|21|SMR|1862}}
| goals1 = Sahnoun {{goal|14|pen.}}
Hiroux {{goal|24||31|pen.}}
Pontal {{goal|29||84}}
Delporte {{goal|68}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte
| attendance =
| referee =
| report = [https://www.google.com.tr/books/edition/M%C3%A9mo_foot_2003/S5r_EAAAQBAJ?hl=tr&gbpv=1&dq=%22Jeux+M%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9ens%22+%223-0%22&pg=PA490&printsec=frontcover Report]
}}
==Group B==
|section=Group B
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=TUR|name_TUR={{fbu|21|TUR}}
|team2=GRE|name_GRE={{fbu|21|GRE}}
|team3=LBY|name_LBY={{fbu|21|LBY|1977}}
|win_TUR=1|draw_TUR=1|loss_TUR=0|gf_TUR=3|ga_TUR=2
|win_GRE=1|draw_GRE=0|loss_GRE=1|gf_GRE=2|ga_GRE=2
|win_LBY=0|draw_LBY=1|loss_LBY=1|gf_LBY=1|ga_LBY=2
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 6 September 2001
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|GRE}}
| score = 1–2
| team2 = {{fbu|21|TUR}}
| goals1 =
- Vakouftsis {{goal|10}}
| goals2 =
- Şanlı {{goal|9}}
- Yalçınkaya {{goal|44}}
| stadium = Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
| attendance =
| referee = Mohamed Gennokza (Tunisia)
| report = [https://gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr/liste?tarih=2001.09.07 Report]
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 9 September 2001
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|TUR}}
| score = 1–1
| team2 = {{fbu|21|LBY|1977}}
| goals1 = Aydın {{goal|60}}
| goals2 = ? {{goal|}}
| stadium = Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 11 September 2001
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|GRE}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{fbu|21|LBY|1977}}
| goals1 = Kyriazis {{goal|51|pen.}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
| attendance =
| referee =
| report =
}}
==Group C==
|section=Group C
|res_col_header=Q
|show_positions=n
|team1=ITA|name_ITA={{fbu|21|ITA|1946}}
|team2=MAR|name_MAR={{fbu|21|MAR}}
|team3=ALG|name_ALG={{fbu|21|ALG}}
|win_ITA=2|draw_ITA=0|loss_ITA=0|gf_ITA=4|ga_ITA=2
|win_MAR=1|draw_MAR=0|loss_MAR=1|gf_MAR=6|ga_MAR=4
|win_ALG=0|draw_ALG=0|loss_ALG=2|gf_ALG=3|ga_ALG=7
|col_A=#ccffcc|text_A=
|result1=A
|update=complete|source=
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 5 September 2001
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|MAR}}
| score = 5–2
| team2 = {{fbu|21|ALG}}
| goals1 = Kherrazi {{goal|35}}
Bouden {{goal|59||77}}
Laïfaoui {{goal|73|o.g.}}
El Ouardi {{goal|85|pen.}}
| goals2 = El Hadi {{goal|23}}
Bouras {{goal|43}}
Ouasti {{sentoff}}
| stadium = Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
| attendance =
| referee = Atef Yacoubi (Tunisia)
| report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20011107013011fw_/http://liberte-algerie.com/sep2001/08/sport.htm Report]
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 8 September 2001
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|ITA|1946}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fbu|21|MAR}}
| goals1 = Sculli {{goal|42}}
Ferro {{goal|81}}
| goals2 = Aboub {{goal|25}}
| stadium = Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
| attendance =
| referee = ? (Greece)
| report = [https://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it//2001/settembre/09/Italia_altre_tre_medaglie_ga_0_0109094428.shtml Report]
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 10 September 2001
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|ITA|1946}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fbu|21|ALG}}
| goals1 = Calaiò {{goal|20||52}}
| goals2 = Zouaghi {{goal|90+3}}
| stadium = Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax
| attendance = 6,000
| report = [https://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it//2001/settembre/11/Italia_con_karate_basket_oro_ga_0_0109114321.shtml Report]
}}
=Knockout stage=
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
|3rdplace=yes
|RD1=Semifinals
|RD2=Final
|Consol=Third place
|13 September – Bizerte|{{fbu|21|FRA|1974}}|0|{{fbu|21|ITA|1946}}|1
|13 September – Tunis|{{fbu|21|TUR}}|0|{{fbu|21|TUN}} {{aet}}|1
|15 September – Radès |{{fbu|21|ITA|1946}}|0|{{fbu|21|TUN}}|1
|15 September – Radès|{{fbu|21|FRA|1974}}|2|{{fbu|21|TUR}}|0
}}
==Semi-finals==
{{footballbox
| date = 13 September 2001
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|FRA|1974}}
| score = 0–1
| team2 = {{fbu|21|ITA|1946}}
| goals1 = Grondin {{sentoff||7}}
Delporte {{sentoff||48}}
| goals2 = Cardinale {{goal|59}}
| stadium = Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte
| attendance =
| referee = Mohamed Abdalla (Libya)
| report = [https://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it//2001/settembre/14/Italia_una_sinfonia_oro_dalla_ga_0_0109144553.shtml Report]
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 13 September 2001
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|TUR}}
| score = 0–1
| aet = yes
| team2 = {{fbu|21|TUN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = Benachour {{golden goal|96}}
| stadium = Stade El Menzah, Tunis
| attendance =
| referee = Stefano Farina (Italy)
| report =
}}
==Third place match==
{{footballbox
| date = 15 September 2001
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|FRA|1974}}
| score = 2–0
| team2 = {{fbu|21|TUR}}
| goals1 = Pujol {{goal|52||73}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade du 7 Novembre, Radès
| attendance =
| referee = Adel Zahmoul (Tunisia)
| report = [https://gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr/liste?tarih=2001.09.16 Report]
}}
==Final==
{{footballbox
| date = 15 September 2001
| time =
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|21|ITA|1946}}
| score = 0–1
| team2 = {{fbu|21|TUN}}
| goals1 = Cardinale {{sentoff||7}}
| goals2 = Zitouni {{goal|76|pen.}}
| stadium = Stade du 7 Novembre, Radès
| attendance = 55,000
| referee = Ali Aydın (Turkey)
| report = [https://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it//2001/settembre/16/Bertolini_volata_oro_ga_0_0109164014.shtml Report]
}}
Medalists
Final standings
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=
|name_TUN={{fbu|21|TUN}} |win_TUN=3 |draw_TUN=0 |loss_TUN=1 |gf_TUN=7 |ga_TUN=1 |status_TUN=H
|name_ITA={{fbu|21|ITA|1946}}|win_ITA=3 |draw_ITA=0 |loss_ITA=1 |gf_ITA=5 |ga_ITA=3
|name_FRA={{fbu|21|FRA|1974}} |win_FRA=3 |draw_FRA=0 |loss_FRA=1 |gf_FRA=9 |ga_FRA=1
|name_TUR={{fbu|21|TUR}} |win_TUR=1 |draw_TUR=1 |loss_TUR=2 |gf_TUR=3 |ga_TUR=5
|name_MAR={{fbu|21|MAR}} |win_MAR=1 |draw_MAR=0 |loss_MAR=1 |gf_MAR=6 |ga_MAR=4
|name_GRE={{fbu|21|GRE}} |win_GRE=1 |draw_GRE=0 |loss_GRE=1 |gf_GRE=2 |ga_GRE=2
|name_LBY={{fbu|21|LBY|1977}}|win_LBY=0 |draw_LBY=1 |loss_LBY=1 |gf_LBY=1 |ga_LBY=2
|name_ALG={{fbu|21|ALG}} |win_ALG=0 |draw_ALG=0 |loss_ALG=2 |gf_ALG=3 |ga_ALG=7
|name_SMR={{fbu|21|SMR|1862}}|win_SMR=0 |draw_SMR=0 |loss_SMR=2 |gf_SMR=0 |ga_SMR=11
|team1=TUN |team2=ITA |team3=FRA |team4=TUR |team5=MAR |team6=GRE |team7=LBY |team8=ALG |team9=SMR
|pos_TUN={{gold1}} |pos_ITA={{silver2}} |pos_FRA={{bronze3}} |split4=yes
|res_col_header=Final result
|result1=1st |result2=2nd |result3=3rd |result4=4th |result5=GS |result6=GS |result7=GS |result8=GS |result9=GS
|col_1st=gold |text_1st=Gold Medal
|col_2nd=silver |text_2nd=Silver Medal
|col_3rd=#c96 |text_3rd=Bronze Medal
|text_4th=Fourth place
|text_GS=Eliminated in
group stage
}}
References
{{Events at 2001 Mediterranean Games}}
{{Mediterranean Games Football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mediterranean}}
Category:2001 in association football
Category:2001–02 in Tunisian football
Category:2001–02 in Italian football