Football at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie
International football competition
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Each nation brought their under-20 teams to compete in a group and knockout tournament. The top teams and the best second placed team advanced to the knockout stage of the competition. Congo won the tournament after a penalty shootout against the Ivorians.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Lebanon |
| City | Beirut |
| Dates | 26 September - 6 October |
| Teams | 9 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Congo |
| Runners-up |  Ivory Coast |
| Third place |  Morocco |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.77 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Alex Semenets Ridallah El Ghazoufi (3 goals) |
| All statistics correct as of 3 October 2009. | |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Congo |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 Lebanon |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
| Lebanon | 0 – 3 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
Deblé  38'Ngossan 75'Coulibaly 85' |
| Congo | 2 – 2 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Cseke 26' Lemina 29' |
Coulibaly 38' Kouassi 66' |
Group B
| Canada | 2 – 3 |  Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| Semenets 75', 88' |
Mvuyekure 21', 65' Surprenant 52' (o.g.) |
Group C
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 October - Beirut | ||||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||
| 6 October - | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 0 (3) | |||||
| 3 October - Beirut | ||||||
| Congo | 0 (5) | |||||
| Congo | 2 (2) | |||||
| Canada | 2 (1) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 5 October - | ||||||
| Morocco | 3 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Morocco | 1 – 2 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Fettouhi 45' (pen.) |
Lago 11' Gnanbgo 90' |
| Congo | 2 – 2 (a.e.t) | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Kaya 32' Lemina 56' |
Whiteman 3' Agourram 89' |
|
| Penalties | ||
Fridrich Diafouka  Makolo Cancred  Ngavouka Cseke Tsiba Moukassa Gitel Boukama |
2 – 1 | Jarek Whiteman Miloš Šćepanović Reda Agourram Gino Mauro Alex Semenets |
3rd Place
| Morocco | 3 – 1 | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| El Ghazoufi 6', 36' Fettouhi 76' (pen.) |
Surprenant 5' |
Final
| Ivory Coast | 0 – 0 (a.e.t) | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Fridrich Diafouka Christian Okoua Bakary Koné Antoine Ngossan Ange Gnangbo |
3 – 5 | Kouakou Mansou Ngavuka Cseke Nulva Ayessa Anderson Oliver Steven Bitsindou |