Football at the Mediterranean Games

Association Football at the Mediterranean Games

Organiser(s)	CIJM
Founded	1951
Region	Mediterranean Sea (FIFA)
Teams	8 (from 3 confederations)
Current champions	Algeria (2nd title)
Most championships	Italy (4 titles)

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Football has been played consistently at the Mediterranean Games since 1951 for men and since 2026 for women.

Italy and Spain are the most successful teams with four titles each. From 1991, senior national teams are not allowed, which means only youth teams participate in the tournament.

Team variants

Men

• 1951: National teams (full A)
• 1955–1987: National amateur teams, Olympic teams, National B teams and National teams (full A)
• 1991–1997: National U23 teams
• 2001: National U21 teams
• 2005: National U23 teams
• 2009: National U20 teams
• 2013: National U19 teams
• 2018–2022: National U18 teams
• 2026–present: National U21 teams

Women

• 2026–present: National U19 teams

Men's tournament

Results

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game				Number of teams
			Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist		Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
1951 Details	Alexandria		Greece	n/a	Egypt		Syria		No Fourth		3 (squads)
1955 Details	Barcelona		Egypt	n/a	Spain		France	n/a	Syria		4 (squads)
1959 Details	Beirut		Italy	n/a	Turkey		Lebanon		No Fourth		3 (squads)
1963 Details	Naples		Italy	3–0	Turkey		Spain	2–1	Morocco		9 (squads)
1967 Details	Tunis		France Medal shared with Italy	0–0 (a.e.t.)	No Second		Spain	2–1	Turkey		8 (squads)
			Italy Medal shared with France
1971 Details	İzmir		Yugoslavia	1–0	Tunisia		Turkey	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Egypt		8 (squads)
1975 Details	Algiers		Algeria	3–2 (a.e.t.)	France		Tunisia	1–1 (4–3 p)	Morocco		9 (squads)
1979 Details	Split		Yugoslavia	3–0	France		Algeria	2–1	Greece		8 (squads)
1983 Details	Casablanca		Morocco	3–0	Turkey		Egypt	0–0 (5–2 p)	France		9 (squads)
1987 Details	Latakia		Syria	2–1	France		Turkey	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Greece		8 (squads)
1991 Details	Athens		Greece	3–1	Turkey		Morocco	3–2	Yugoslavia		11 (squads)
1993 Details	Languedoc-Roussillon		Turkey	2–0	Algeria		France	2–1	Italy		10 (squads)
1997 Details	Bari		Italy	5–1	Turkey		Greece	1–0	Spain		13 (squads)
2001 Details	Tunis		Tunisia	1–0	Italy		France	2–0	Turkey		9 (squads)
2005 Details	Almería		Spain	1–0	Turkey		Libya	1–1 (4–3 p)	Morocco		9 (squads)
2009 Details	Pescara		Spain	2–1	Italy		Libya	0–0 (8–7 p)	France		12 (squads)
2013 Details	Mersin		Morocco	2–2 (3–2 p)	Turkey		Tunisia	4–0	Libya		8 (squads)
2018 Details	Tarragona		Spain	3–2	Italy		Morocco	0–0 (7–6 p)	Greece		9 (squads)
2022 Details	Oran		France	1–0	Italy		Morocco	4–2	Turkey		8 (squads)
2026 Details	Taranto		Algeria	2–0	Tunisia		Morocco	4–1	Italy		8 (squads)
2030 Details	Pristina

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Participating nations

Nation	51	55	59	63	67	71	75	79	83	87	91	93	97	01	05	09	13	18	22	26	Years
AFC
Lebanon			3	7						6											3
Syria	3	4		8		7			8	1						9					7
CAF
Algeria	Part of France				6		1	3	6	8	9	2	8	8	6			6	6	Q	13
Egypt	2	1		5		4	6	8	3		5										8
Libya	It				8		8		9				13	7	3	3	4	9			9
Morocco	Fr			4	7	dq	4	6	1	5	3	9		5	4	w/o	1	3	3	Q	15
Tunisia	Fr			6	5	2	3	7	7		7	7		1	7	7	3			Q	13
UEFA
Albania											6		11			10	8			Q	5
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Part of Yugoslavia											8	6				5	8			4
Croatia	Part of Yugoslavia											10	10								2
Cyprus											11										1
France		3			1	5	2	2	4	2		3	7	3		4		5	1		13
Greece	1					6	9	4	5	4	1	5	3	6	8	5		4	7		14
Italy			1	1	1						8	4	1	2	5	2	7	2	2	Q	13
Kosovo	Part of Yugoslavia											Part of Serbia								Q	1
North Macedonia	Part of Yugoslavia																6			Q	2
Malta				9											9	11					3
Montenegro	Part of Yugoslavia															8					1
Portugal																			5		1
San Marino										7	10		12	9							4
YugoslaviaA						1	5	1			4		5								5
Slovenia	Part of Yugoslavia											6	9								2
Spain		2		3	3								4		1	1		1	8		8
Turkey			2	2	4	3	7	5	2	3	2	1	2	4	2	6	2	7	4	Q	18
Total nations (24)	3	4	3	9	8	7	9	8	9	8	11	10	13	9	9	12	8	9	8	8

^{^A}Includes one appearance as Serbia

Women's tournament

Results

Year	Host		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game				Number of teams
			Gold medalist	Score	Silver medalist		Bronze medalist	Score	Fourth place
2026 Details	Taranto										5 (squads)
2030 Details	Pristina

Participating nations

Nation	26	30	Years
AFC
No team
CAF
Morocco	Q		1
UEFA
Italy	Q		1
Kosovo	Q		1
Portugal	Q		1
Slovenia	Q		1
Total nations (5)	5

Overall medal tables (1951–2026)

Men

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	4	4	0	8
2	Spain	3	1	2	6
3	France	2	3	3	8
4	Algeria	2	1	1	4
5	Morocco	2	0	4	6
6	Greece	2	0	1	3
7	Yugoslavia	2	0	0	2
8	Turkey	1	7	2	10
9	Tunisia	1	2	2	5
10	Egypt	1	1	1	3
11	Syria	1	0	1	2
12	Libya	0	0	2	2
13	Lebanon	0	0	1	1
Totals (13 entries)		21	19	20	60

Combined (men and women)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	4	5	0	9
2	Spain	3	1	2	6
3	France	2	3	3	8
4	Algeria	2	1	1	4
5	Morocco	2	0	5	7
6	Greece	2	0	1	3
7	Yugoslavia	2	0	0	2
8	Turkey	1	7	2	10
9	Tunisia	1	2	2	5
10	Egypt	1	1	1	3
11	Syria	1	0	1	2
12	Portugal	1	0	0	1
13	Libya	0	0	2	2
14	Lebanon	0	0	1	1
Totals (14 entries)		22	20	21	63

Summary

Men (1951–1987)

As end of 1987 Mediterranean Games. 10 editions compete between Senior teams but many teams not compete national A teams. All matches not between two A Senior team are not counted as A-level match by FIFA.

See also: France national amateur football team

See also: Turkey national football B team

See also: Spain national football B team

See also: Yugoslavia Olympic football team

See also: Greece national under-23 football team

Rank	Team	Part	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	France	7	32	16	8	8	44	27	+17	56
2	Turkey	8	32	15	7	10	41	33	+8	52
3	Italy	3	13	10	2	1	32	6	+26	32
4	Algeria	5	19	10	2	7	29	25	+4	32
5	Morocco	7	22	8	8	6	23	21	+2	32
6	Egypt	7	24	8	7	9	42	33	+9	31
7	Yugoslavia	3	12	9	2	1	32	9	+23	29
8	Spain	3	13	7	5	1	28	12	+16	26
9	Tunisia	6	20	6	6	8	21	23	–2	24
10	Greece	6	21	6	4	11	24	38	–14	22
11	Syria	6	18	4	1	13	15	41	–26	13
12	Lebanon	3	11	1	1	9	4	26	–22	4
13	Libya	3	9	1	1	7	7	18	–11	4
14	San Marino	1	3	0	1	2	0	7	–7	1
15	Malta	1	4	0	0	4	4	18	–14	0

Men (1951–2022)

Rank	Team	Part	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
1	Turkey	17	72	35	13	24	99	78	+21	118
2	France	13	55	29	12	14	80	51	+29	99
3	Italy	12	47	30	7	10	96	34	+62	97
4	Spain	8	34	19	10	5	63	32	+31	67
5	Greece	14	46	19	6	21	64	66	–2	63
6	Morocco	14	44	15	15	14	63	49	+1	60
7	Tunisia	12	40	15	12	13	50	47	+3	57
8	Algeria	12	39	14	8	17	52	60	–8	50
9	Yugoslavia	5	19	13	3	3	49	15	+34	42
10	Egypt	8	27	9	7	11	44	36	+8	34
11	Libya	9	31	3	11	17	22	56	–34	20
12	Syria	7	20	4	2	14	16	46	–30	14
13	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	11	2	3	6	14	24	–10	9
14	Albania	4	10	1	1	8	8	27	–19	4
15	Lebanon	3	11	1	1	9	4	26	–22	4
16	Portugal	1	3	1	0	2	2	3	–1	3
17	Slovenia	2	5	0	3	2	5	7	–2	3
18	Montenegro	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
19	Croatia	2	5	0	1	4	6	11	–5	1
20	North Macedonia	1	4	0	1	3	5	13	–8	1
21	San Marino	4	9	0	1	8	1	32	–31	1
22	Cyprus	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	–3	0
23	Malta	3	8	0	0	8	4	31	–27	0

See also

• Mediterranean Cup (men's football)
• Football at the African Games
• Football at the Asian Games

External links

• Mediterranean Cup and Mediterranean Games - Overview (www.rsssf.com)
• Mediterranean Games - General stats for all teams