Football at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
The football competition at the 2009 Mediterranean Games took place between June 25 and July 5, 2009[1] and was contested by 12 teams.
Participating teams
System
The 12 teams were divided into four groups of three teams. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. No points were awarded for a defeat. The top side in each group would advance to the semi-finals. If two or more teams were tied for a particular position, then the tie-breaking system would be as follows:[1]
- Highest number of points obtained in all group matches;
- The result in the eventual direct match betw een two tied teams;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches.
Squads
Each team's eighteen-man squad had to consist of players born after January 1, 1989. The squads must have been submitted no later than June 11, 2009. Each member of the winning team was awarded a gold medal. The runners-up all received a silver medal, and the third-placed team all received a bronze medal. Each member of each side placed 4th-8th in the competition received a diploma.[1]
Italy
Head coach: Francesco Rocca
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Vincenzo Fiorillo | 13 January 1990 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
2 | DF | Francesco Bini | 2 January 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
3 | DF | Marco Calderoni | 18 February 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
4 | DF | Michelangelo Albertazzi | 7 January 1991 (aged 18) | ![]() | |
5 | DF | Massimiliano Tagliani (c) | 4 April 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
6 | MF | Andrea Mazzarani | 6 November 1989 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
7 | MF | Mattia Mustacchio | 17 May 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
8 | MF | Silvano Raggio Garibaldi | 27 March 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
9 | FW | Ettore Mendicino | 11 February 1990 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
10 | FW | Armando Visconti | 26 October 1989 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
11 | MF | Giacomo Bonaventura | 22 August 1989 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
12 | GK | Andrea Gasparri | 28 February 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
13 | DF | Alessandro Crescenzi | 25 September 1991 (aged 17) | ![]() | |
14 | DF | Matteo Darmian | 2 December 1989 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
15 | MF | Claudio Della Penna | 12 May 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
16 | MF | Francesco Di Tacchio | 20 April 1990 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
17 | MF | Fabio Sciacca | 16 May 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
18 | FW | Ciro Immobile | 20 February 1990 (aged 19) | ![]() |
France
Head coach: Luc Rabat
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Matthieu Dreyer | 20 March 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
2 | DF | Jean-Christophe Coubronne | 30 July 1989 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
3 | DF | Kévin Théophile-Catherine | 28 October 1989 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
4 | MF | Yoric Ravet | 12 September 1989 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
5 | DF | Samuel Souprayen | 18 February 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
6 | MF | Morgan Schneiderlin (c) | 8 November 1989 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
7 | MF | Jérémy Pied | 23 February 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
8 | MF | Diallo Guidileye | 30 December 1989 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
9 | FW | Dominique Malonga | 8 January 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
10 | FW | Djamel Bakar | 6 April 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
11 | MF | Franck Tabanou | 30 January 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
12 | DF | Lamine Koné | 1 February 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
13 | FW | Fabien Robert | 6 January 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
14 | MF | Sony Mustivar | 12 February 1990 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
15 | MF | Yohann Lasimant | 4 September 1989 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
16 | GK | Willy Maeyens | 5 June 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
17 | DF | Loïc Abenzoar | 14 February 1989 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
18 | FW | Steeven Joseph-Monrose | 20 July 1990 (aged 18) | ![]() |
Montenegro
Head coach: Dušan Vlaisavljević
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Jasmin Agović | 13 February 1991 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Mihailo Aleksić | 12 February 1990 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Danilo Vuković | 1 April 1989 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Stefan Savić | 8 January 1991 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | MF | Nikola Vukčević | 21 November 1989 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | DF | Predrag Kašćelan | 30 June 1990 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | MF | Asmir Kajević | 15 February 1990 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Mirko Durutović | 13 March 1989 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Bogdan Bogdanović | 5 March 1989 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Ivan Novović | 26 April 1989 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Dino Bećirović | 14 December 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Miloš Dragojević | 3 February 1989 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Miloš Radulović | 6 August 1990 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | DF | Vuk Martinović | 19 September 1989 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Velimir Kaluđerović | 4 February 1989 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | FW | Ermin Seratlić | 21 August 1990 (aged 18) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Pavle Nerić | 3 May 1990 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | FW | Igor Kostić | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
Spain
Head coach: Luis Milla
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Tomás Mejías | 30 January 1989 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Manuel Castellano 'Lillo' | 27 March 1989 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | José Ángel Valdés | 5 September 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Alberto Botía | 27 January 1989 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Pedro Alcalá | 19 March 1989 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | DF | Andreu Fontàs | 14 November 1989 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | FW | Aarón Ñíguez | 26 April 1989 (aged 20) | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Eduardo Bedia | 23 March 1989 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Iván Bolado | 3 July 1989 (aged 19) | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
10 | MF | Ander Herrera | 14 September 1989 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
11 | MF | Jordi Alba | 21 March 1989 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | DF | Víctor Laguardia | 5 November 1989 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | GK | Tomeu Nadal | 8 February 1989 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | DF | Dídac Vilà | 9 June 1989 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Marcos Gullón | 20 February 1989 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | MF | Daniel Parejo | 16 April 1989 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Enrique García 'Kike' | 25 November 1989 (aged 19) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | FW | Emilio Nsue | 30 September 1989 (aged 19) | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Stadia
6 stadia were allocated to host the matches[1]
Stadium | City | Capacity |
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Stadio Adriatico | Pescara | 25,000 |
Stadio Guido Angelini | Chieti | 12,750 |
Stadio Comunale | Teramo | 7,498 |
Stadio Guido Biondi | Lanciano | 6,400 |
Stadio dei Marsi | Avezzano | 3,692 |
Stadio Valle Anzuca | Francavilla al Mare | 3,500 |
Draw
The draw for the groups was made on May 8, 2009, and was conducted by Eusebio Di Francesco[2]
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
29 June 2009 20:00 CET |
Italy ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Mustacchio ![]() Mustacchio ![]() Sciacca ![]() |
Report | Pavlis ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Morocco withdrew from the competition so
Libya and
Montenegro have ensured qualification to the next round. Their matches only determine group ranking.
29 June 2009 17:00 CET |
Montenegro ![]() |
0 – 0 | ![]() |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Novović ![]() Durutović ![]() Savić ![]() Vuković ![]() |
2 – 4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
1 July – Francavilla | |||||||
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1 | ||||||
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0 | ||||||
4 July – Pescara | |||||||
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1 | ||||||
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2 | ||||||
Third place | |||||||
1 July – Teramo | 4 July – Chieti | ||||||
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0 (8) | ||||
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2 | ![]() |
0 (7) |
Semi-finals
5-8 Places
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Third place match
4 July 2009 19:00 CET |
Libya ![]() |
0 – 0 8 – 7 pen. |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Mansor ![]() Gagom ![]() Altriki ![]() Ahmed ![]() Zrimeg ![]() Elmhashhash ![]() Issa ![]() Abubaker ![]() Elgarmadi ![]() Elzaredi ![]() |
8 – 7 France went first |
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Final
References
- 1 2 3 4 Pescara 2009 - Football - Technical Book (Published February 16, 2009)
- ↑ Athletes symbol of Italian sport at the draw of the rounds pescara.it, Retrieved on 19 May 2009