Football at the 2001 Mediterranean Games
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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.[1] Tunisia won the gold medal.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Tunisia |
| City | Tunis |
| Dates | 6–15 September |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venues | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Italy |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Turkey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.77 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Emanuele Calaiò Selim Benachour Gaël Hiroux Grégory Pujol Nicolas Sahnoun Mickaël Pontal Bouabid Bouden (2 goals each) |
← 1997 2005 → | |
Participating teams
Nine teams for under-21 took part in the tournament, 4 teams from Africa and 5 teams from Europe.
| Federation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF Africa |  Algeria Libya Morocco Tunisia (hosts) |
| AFC Asia | None |
| UEFA Europe | France Greece Italy (holders) San Marino Turkey |
Squads
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Radès | Stade du 7 Novembre | 60,000 |
| Tunis | Stade El Menzah | 45,000 |
| Sousse | Stade Olympique de Sousse | 28,000 |
| Sfax | Stade Taïeb Mhiri | 22,000 |
| Bizerte | Stade 15 Octobre | 20,000 |
Tournament
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners advance to the Semi-finals | |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 |
| Tunisia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
| San Marino |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
Group B
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Morocco |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| Algeria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Referee: Atef Yacoubi (Tunisia)
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 13 September – Bizerte | ||||||
| France | 0 | |||||
| 15 September – Radès | ||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
| Italy | 0 | |||||
| 13 September – Tunis | ||||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||
| Tunisia (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 September – Radès | ||||||
| France | 2 | |||||
| Turkey | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Referee: Mohamed Abdalla (Libya)
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
Third place match
Final
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Tunisia Walid Ben Hassine Saïf Ghezal Ali Zitouni Imed Bouthouri Karim Hamida Ahmed Hammi Ahmed Khanchil Chokri Zaalani Bassam Daasi Karim Dalhoum Mohamed Sliti Lassaad Ouertani Slim Ben Achour Alaeddine Yahia Anis Ayari Anis Zitouni Anis Boussaidi Achraf Khalfaoui |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Tunisia (H) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Gold Medal |
 |
Italy |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 9 | Silver Medal |
 |
France |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Turkey |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Morocco |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Greece |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Libya |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Algeria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | |
| 9 | San Marino |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |