Football at the 1975 Mediterranean Games

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1975 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryAlgeria
City Algiers
Dates24 August – 6 September
Teams9 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria B (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France Amateurs
Third placeFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Fourth placeFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored58 (2.64 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Algeria.svg Aïssa Draoui (5 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Algeria.svg Aïssa Draoui
1971
1979

The 1975 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 7th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria between 24 August and 6 September 1975 as part of the 1975 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 9 teams.

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Participating teams

Nine teams took part in the tournament. Algeria participated with B team composed mostly of military players. France with B team composed of amateur players.

FederationNation
CAF Africa Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria B (hosts)
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Flag of Libya (1972-1977).svg  Libya
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
AFC Asia No team
UEFA Europe Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France Amateurs
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Ol.
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey B
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Ol. (holders)

Squads

Venues

Algiers Algiers
Stade 5 Juillet 1962 Stade 20 Août 1955
Capacity: 85,000Capacity: 20,000
Olimpiai Komplexum, szemben az 1962. julius 5.-e Stadion. Fortepan 100571.jpg Stade du 20 aout 1955 (Alger) - 2013-01-08.jpg

Tournament

All times local : Time zone (UTC+1)

Key to colours in group tables
Advance to the Semi-finals

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria B 4400101+98
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France Amateurs 430163+36
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 420297+24
Flag of Libya (1972-1977).svg  Libya 410348−42
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Ol. 4004313−100
Algeria B  Flag of Algeria.svg2–0 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France Amateurs
Draoui Soccerball shade.svg5'
Ighili Soccerball shade.svg42'
Libya  Flag of Libya (1972-1977).svg1–0Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Ol.
Soccerball shade.svg

Algeria B  Flag of Algeria.svg5–0Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Ol.
Safsafi Soccerball shade.svg14'
Draoui Soccerball shade.svg18', 59'
? Soccerball shade.svg(o.g.)
Betrouni Soccerball shade.svg89'
Referee: Orhan Cebe (Turkey)

Algeria B  Flag of Algeria.svg1–0Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Draoui Soccerball shade.svg85'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: ? (Tunisia)

Algeria B  Flag of Algeria.svg2–1Flag of Libya (1972-1977).svg  Libya
Keddou Soccerball shade.svg5', 17' (pen.)? Soccerball shade.svg75'

Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg4–2Flag of Libya (1972-1977).svg  Libya
Gaafar Soccerball shade.svg12'
El-Bably Soccerball shade.svg43'
Shehata Soccerball shade.svg62', 89'
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 312032+14
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 312010+14
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Ol. 311163+33
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey B 301204−41
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg3–2Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Ol.
Agrebi Soccerball shade.svg14', 17'
Ghommidh Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report Antolić Soccerball shade.svg49'
Bakota Soccerball shade.svg51'
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–0 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey B
Ouahbi Soccerball shade.svg57' Report

Yugoslavia Ol.  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg0–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Panagiotis Kolliropoulos (Greece)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg0–0 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey B
Referee: El Sadi (Egypt)

Yugoslavia Ol.  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg4–0 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey B
Lazarević Soccerball shade.svg21'
Pejović Soccerball shade.svg46', 61', 73'
Report
Referee: Salem Muhammed Adel (Libya)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg0–0Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia

Knockout stage

Seventh-place match

Turkey B Flag of Turkey.svg 1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Libya (1972-1977).svg  Libya
Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Penalties
4–2
Referee: Panagiotis Kolliropoulos (Greece)

Fifth-place match

Yugoslavia Ol.  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg2–0Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Gaafar Soccerball shade.svg45' (o.g.)
Šimek Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
4 September – Algiers
 
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria B (a.e.t.)2
 
6 September – Algiers
 
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 1
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria B (a.e.t.)3
 
4 September – Algiers
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France Amateurs 2
 
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France Amateurs (p)1 (4)
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
6 September – Algiers
 
 
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia (p)1 (4)
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1 (3)

Semi-finals

Algeria B  Flag of Algeria.svg2–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Naïm Soccerball shade.svg62'
Draoui Soccerball shade.svg96'
Kammoun Soccerball shade.svg70'
Attendance: 70,000

Third-place match

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Agrebi Soccerball shade.svg79' Fetoui Soccerball shade.svg84'
Penalties
4–3

Final

Algeria B  Flag of Algeria.svg3–2 (a.e.t.) Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France Amateurs
Kaoua Soccerball shade.svg71'
Betrouni Soccerball shade.svg90'
Menguelti Soccerball shade.svg111'
Rouyer Soccerball shade.svg35'
Schaer Soccerball shade.svg76' (pen.)
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: ... (Spain)

Tournament classification

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria B 6600154+1112
2 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France Amateurs 6312106+47
3Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 51315505
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 514032+16
Eliminated in the group stage
5Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Ol. 421183+55
6Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 52039994
7 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey B 402215–42
8Flag of Libya (1972-1977).svg  Libya 511359–43
9Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece Ol. 4004313–100

Goalscorers

There were 58 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 2.64 goals per match.

5 goals

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