The football competition at the 2009 Mediterranean Games

2009 Mediterranean Games

The 2009 Mediterranean Games , officially known as the XVI Mediterranean Games, took place in Pescara, Italy, from 25 June to 5 July, 2009...

 took place between June 25 and July 5, 2009 and were contested by 12 teams.

System

The 12 teams will be divided into four groups of three teams. Teams are awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. No points are awarded for a defeat. The top side in each group will advance to the semi-finals. If two or more teams are tied for a particular position, then the tie-breaking system is as follows:

• 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 must consist of players born after January 1, 1989. The squads must be submitted no later than June 11, 2009. Each member of the winning team will be awarded a gold medal. The runners-up will all receive a silver medal, and the third-placed team will all receive a bronze medal. Each member of each side placed 4th-8th in the competition will receive a diploma.

Head coach: Francesco Rocca

Francesco Rocca

Francesco Rocca is an Italian professional football coach and former player, who is the coach of the Italy national under-20 football team....

Head coach: Dušan Vlaisavljević

Head coach: Luis Milla

Luis Milla

Luis Milla Aspas is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current coach....

Stadia

6 stadia were allocated to host the matches

Stadium	City	Capacity
Stadio Adriatico Stadio Adriatico Stadio Adriatico is a stadium in the city of Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy, which opened in 1955. For the 1960 Summer Olympics, it hosted some of the football preliminaries. It originated as a multipurpose facility and is a center of the CONI...	Pescara Pescara Pescara is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. As of January 1, 2007 it was the most populated city within Abruzzo at 123,059 residents, 400,000 with the surrounding metropolitan area...	25,000
Stadio Guido Angelini Stadio Guido Angelini Stadio Guido Angelini is a multi-use stadium in Chieti Scalo, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of S.S. Chieti Calcio...	Chieti Chieti Chieti is a city and comune in Central Italy, 200 km northeast of Rome. It is the capital of the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region...	12,750
Stadio Comunale Stadio Comunale (Teramo) Stadio Comunale is a multi-use stadium in Teramo, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and concerts. It is the home ground of Teramo Calcio. The stadium holds 7498....	Teramo Teramo Teramo is a city and comune in the central Italian region of Abruzzo, the capital of the province of Teramo.The city, from Rome, is situated between the highest mountains of the Apennines and the Adriatic coast...	7,498
Stadio Guido Biondi Stadio Guido Biondi Stadio Guido Biondi is a multi-use stadium in Lanciano, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of S.S. Lanciano. The stadium holds 5,334; about 976 seats are covered....	Lanciano Lanciano Lanciano is a town and comune in the province of Chieti, part of the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It has 36,570 inhabitants as of 2008.The city is also known for the first recorded alleged Catholic Eucharistic Miracle.-History:...	6,400
Stadio dei Marsi	Avezzano Avezzano Avezzano is a town and comune in the Abruzzo region, province of L'Aquila. It is the main commercial, industrial and agricultural centre of the Marsica area, with high-tech industries such as a Micron Technology semi-conductor plant, and a large Telespazio satellite farm.-History:There are two...	3,692
Stadio Valle Anzuca	Francavilla al Mare Francavilla al Mare Francavilla al Mare is a comune and town in the Province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of ItalyThe area was inhabited since prehistory, and early remains have been found at St. Cecilia. In 1162 the village was granted immunity from all taxations for 12 years, and this episode also gave origin to...	3,500

Draw

The draw for the groups was made on May 8, 2009, and was conducted by Eusebio Di Francesco

Eusebio Di Francesco

Eusebio Di Francesco is a former professional Italian footballer, and now a football manager, currently managing U.S. Lecce.-Playing career:...

Group A

2

2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	2	1	1	0	4	2
4
	2	1	0	1	5	3
3
	2	0	1	1	1	5
1

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Group B

3

3

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	2	2	0	0	3	0
6
	2	1	0	1	5	2
3
	2	0	0	2	0	6
0

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Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

withdrew from the competition so and have ensured qualification to the next round. Their matches only determine group ranking.

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Group D

3

1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
	2	1	1	0	5	2
4
	2	1	1	0	4	3
4
	2	0	0	2	1	5
0

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Bracket

Semi-finals

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5-8 Places

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Seventh place match

Fifth place match

Third place match

Final