Football at the 1997 Mediterranean Games


The 1997 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 13th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Bari, Italy between 8 and 25 June 1997 as part of the 1997 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 13 teams, all countries were represented by the Olympic teams. Italy won the gold medal.

Participating teams

Thirteen teams for U-23 took part in the tournament, 2 teams from Africa and 11 teams from Europe.
FederationNation
CAF Africa
AFC AsiaNone
UEFA Europe
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System

The 13 teams will be divided into three groups of three teams and one group of four teams. Teams are awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. No points are awarded for a defeat. The top sides in each group will advance to the semi-finals.

Squads

Venues

7 stadiums were allocated to host the matches.
StadiumCityCapacity
Stadio San NicolaBari58,270
Stadio Degli UliviAndria9,140
Stadio ComunaleBarletta9,200
Stadio Franco FanuzziBrindisi6,200
Stadio Pino ZaccheriaFoggia25,085
Stadio Via del MareLecce33,876
Stadio Erasmo IacovoneTaranto30,450

Tournament

All times local : CET

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Final standings