Football at the 1963 Mediterranean Games

1963 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Italy's celebration for the gold medal
Tournament details
Host countryItaly
CityNaples
Dates18–28 September 1963
Teams9 (from 3 confederations)
Venue4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Italy Amateurs (2nd title)
Runners-up Turkey Amateurs
Third place Spain Amateurs
Fourth place Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored45 (2.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)Spain Ramón Grosso
(8 goals)
← 1959
1967 →

The 1963 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 4th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Naples, Italy between the 18–28 September 1963 as part of the 1963 Mediterranean Games.[1][2]

Participating teams

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

FederationNation
CAF Africa Morocco
 Tunisia
 United Arab Republic
AFC Asia Lebanon
UEFA Europe Spain Amateurs
 Malta Amateurs
 Italy Amateurs (hosts) (holders)
 Turkey Amateurs

Venues

CitiesVenuesCapacity
Naples Stadio San Paolo 100,000
Caserta Stadio Alberto Pinto 12,000
Benevento Stadio Comunale
Salerno Stadio Comunale 9,000

Squads

Group stage

All times local : CET (UTC+1)

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the Final
Group runners-up advance to the Third place match

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy Amateurs 3300121+116
 Morocco 320134−14
 Tunisia 310234−12
 Syria 3003110−90
Morocco 1–0 Syria
Stadio Comunale, Benevento
Italy Amateurs 2–0 Tunisia
Ferrario 19', 70'
Attendance: 12,000
Morocco 1–0 Tunisia
Ben Dayan 53'
Attendance: 2,000
Italy Amateurs 6–0 Syria
Ferrario 10' (pen.)
Volpato 13', 51'
Lodetti 47'
Petroni 29', 56'
Stadio Comunale, Benevento
Referee: Daniel Zariquiegui Izco (Spain)
Italy Amateurs 4–1 Morocco
Bercellino I 18'
Bercellino II 39', 85'
Volpato 32'		 Riadh 70'
Referee: Arthur Lentini (Malta)
Tunisia 3–1 Syria
Henia 12'
Jedidi 50', 80'		 Aleyan 35'
Stadio Comunale, Salerno
Attendance: 1,000

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey Amateurs 4310124+87
 Spain Amateurs 4220134+96
 United Arab Republic 4211108+25
 Lebanon 410327−52
 Malta Amateurs 4004018−180
Spain Amateurs 1–1 United Arab Republic
Vidal 22' El-Shazly 49'
Stadio Comunale, Salerno
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
Turkey Amateurs 4–0 Lebanon
Doğan 9', 52'
Boralı 19' (pen.)
Büyükbuğdaypınar 58'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Abdelkarim Ziani (Morocco)
United Arab Republic 6–0 Malta Amateurs
Reyadh 21'
Badawi 23', 29', 41'
El-Shazly 49', 71'
Spain Amateurs 1–0 Lebanon
Grosso 81'
Stadio Comunale, Benevento
Referee: Giuseppe Adami (Italy)
Turkey Amateurs 3–3 Spain Amateurs
Büyükbuğdaypınar 8'
Roberto Rodríguez red-colored football 17' (o.g.)
Doğan 54'		 Report Grosso 12', 50', 82'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Gennaro Marchese (Italy)
Lebanon 2–0 Malta Amateurs
Mekdache 32'
Tchaparian 39'
Stadio Comunale, Salerno
Turkey Amateurs 2–0 Malta Amateurs
Halil Ateş 3'
Boralı 37'		 Report
Attendance: 600
Referee: Sbardella (Italy)
United Arab Republic 2–0
(Lebanon withdrew)		 Lebanon
Stadio Comunale, Salerno
Spain Amateurs 8–0 Malta Amateurs
Uriarte 1', 12', 82'
Grosso 23', 64', 68'
Valls 26'
Velázquez 72'
Stadio Comunale, Benevento
Turkey Amateurs 3–1 United Arab Republic
Meto 18', 44', 88' Report Ismail 31'
Referee: Giuseppe Adami (Italy)

Knockout stage

 
Final
 
  
 
29 September – Naples
 
 
 Turkey Amateurs0
 
 
 Italy Amateurs3
 
 
 
 
 
Third place
 
 
29 September – Naples
 
 
 Morocco1
 
 
 Spain Amateurs2
 

Third place match

Morocco 1–2 Spain Amateurs
Ben Dayan 30' Grosso 9'
Velázquez 84'
Stadio Comunale, Salerno
Referee: Giuseppe Adami (Italy)

Final

Turkey Amateurs 0–3 Italy Amateurs
Report Giannini 9'
Bercellino II 33', 43'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bahri Ben Said (United Arab Republic)

Tournament classification

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy Amateurs 4400152+128
2  Turkey Amateurs 5311127+57
3  Spain Amateurs 5320155+108
4  Morocco 420246–24
Eliminated in the group stage
5  United Arab Republic 4211108+25
6  Tunisia 310234–12
7  Lebanon 410327–52
8  Syria 3003110–90
9  Malta Amateurs 4004018–180

Goalscorers

There were 57 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.

8 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ↑ "Mediterranean Games 1963 (Naples, Italy)". RSSSF. Dinant Abbink & Erik Garin. January 21, 2001.
  2. ↑ L'Unità Newspaper archive, September 1963
  3. ↑ Milliyet Newspaper, 30.09.1963, p. 8
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