The 2009 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 16th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

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between 25 June and 5 July 2009 as part of the

2009 Mediterranean Games The 2009 Mediterranean Games, officially the XVI Mediterranean Games ( it, XVI Giochi del Mediterraneo) and commonly known as Pescara 2009, was a multi-sport event held in Pescara, Italy, from 26 June to 5 July 2009. It was governed by the Inter ...

and was contested by 12 teams, all countries were represented by the U-20 teams. Spain won the gold medal.Pescara 2009 - Football - Technical Book
(Published February 16, 2009)

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: * Highest number of points obtained in all group matches; * The result in the eventual direct match between 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.

Venues

6 stadia were allocated to host the matches

Draw

The draw for the groups was made on May 8, 2009, and was conducted by Eusebio Di FrancescoAthletes symbol of Italian sport at the draw of the rounds
''pescara.it'', ''Retrieved on 19 May 2009''

Tournament

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

''Morocco withdrew from the competition so Lybia and Montenegro ensured qualification to the next round. Their matches only determined group ranking.'' ----

Group D

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

5–8 Places

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Seventh place match

Fifth place match

Third place match

Final

Final standings

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Football At The 2009 Mediterranean Games Sports at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games 2009