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 16 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.Mediterranean Games 1997 (Bari) - rsssf.com 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.
Federation Nation CAF Africa AFC Asia None UEFA Europe
System The 13 teams will be divided into four 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.
Stadium City Capacity Stadio San Nicola Bari 58,270 Stadio Degli Ulivi Andria 9,140 Stadio Comunale Barletta 9,200 Stadio Franco Fanuzzi Brindisi 6,200 Stadio Pino Zaccheria Foggia 25,085 Stadio Via del Mare Lecce 33,876 Stadio Erasmo Iacovone Taranto 30,450
Tournament All times local : CET (UTC+1)
Key to colours in group tablesGroup winners advance to the Semi-finals
Group stage
Group A Team321053+2730304403302145−12302134−12
Group B Team211040+44211031+24200217−60
Group C Team220071+66210143+13200218−70
Group D Team211021+14211010+14200213−20
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Final standings
References