Football at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games

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Football at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
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Tournament details
Host countryTurkey
Dates8 – 16 August
Teams8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Third placeFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Fourth placeFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored24 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Algeria.svg Chemseddine Bekkouche
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ahmed Al-Ghamdi
Flag of Senegal.svg Meleye Diagne
Flag of Turkey.svg Muhammed Gümüşkaya
(2 goals each)
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Football at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games was a football competition held between 8-16 August 2022 at Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium and Karatay Mehmet Otkut Football Field in Konya, Turkey. Under the rules, only players born on or after 1 January 1998 (U23) were eligible to participate in the preliminary and final competitions of the tournament. However, up to three players who exceeded this age limit might also be included in the official list of athletes for the final competition. The eight teams was divided into 2 groups of 4 teams each. [1] [2]

Contents

Turkey won the first gold medal in the tournament, by beating Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final.

Participating teams

Eight participated teams. All teams are of Under-23. [3]

Men
ConfederationNation
CAF (Africa)Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
AFC (Asia)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
UEFA (Europe)Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (hosts)

Venues

CitiesVenuesCapacity
Konya Selcuk University 15 July Stadium5,000
Cumhuriyet Stadium1,500

Squads

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (H)321053+27Advance to
knockout stage
2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 312052+35
3Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 311132+14
4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 300328−60
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg3–0
(w/o)		Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Selcuk University 15 July Stadium, Konya
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Selcuk University 15 July Stadium, Konya
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Selcuk University 15 July Stadium, Konya
Referee: Metehan Alpat (Turkey)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Selcuk University 15 July Stadium, Konya
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Selcuk University 15 July Stadium, Konya
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Selcuk University 15 July Stadium, Konya
Referee: Hasan Kaçar (Turkey)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 330060+69Advance to
knockout stage
2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 311153+24
3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 311154+14
4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 300309−90
Source: [ citation needed ]
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0
(w/o)		Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Cumhuriyet Stadium, Konya
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg1–0Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Cumhuriyet Stadium, Konya
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg0–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Cumhuriyet Stadium, Konya
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg3–0
(w/o)		Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Cumhuriyet Stadium, Konya
Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg2–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Cumhuriyet Stadium, Konya
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg0–3
(w/o)		Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Cumhuriyet Stadium, Konya

Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
14 August – Konya
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1
 
16 August – Konya
 
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 0
 
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1
 
14 August – Konya
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2
 
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 1
 
Third place
 
 
16 August – Konya
 
 
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan (p)0 (4)
 
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0 (3)

Semifinals

Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–0Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Selcuk University 15 July Stadium, Konya
Referee: Cihan Aydın (Turkey)
Saudi Arabia  Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg2–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Cumhuriyet Stadium, Konya

Bronze medal match

Azerbaijan  Flag of Azerbaijan.svg0–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Penalties
4–3
Cumhuriyet Stadium, Konya

Gold medal match

Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Selcuk University 15 July Stadium, Konya
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Romania)

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal result
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 541073+413Gold medal
2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 540182+612Silver medal
3Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 512254+15Bronze medal
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 513164+26Fourth place
5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 311154+14Eliminated in
group stage
6Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 311132+14
7Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 300328−60
8Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 300309−90
Source: [ citation needed ]

Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ↑ "Football at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games". konya2021.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  2. ↑ "SPOR EL KİTABI Futbol" (PDF) (in Turkish). konya2021.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Team sport draw results announced". konya2021.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
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