Football at the 1951 Mediterranean Games

Summary

The 1951 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 1st edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Alexandria, the Egypt between 14–18 October 1951 as part of the 1951 Mediterranean Games.[1][2]

1951 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryKingdom of Egypt
CityAlexandria
Dates14–18 October 1951
Teams3 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Greece (1st title)
Runners-up Egypt
Third place Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored14 (4.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Greece Nikos Lekatsas
(4 goals)
1955

Participating teams edit

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Federation Nation
CAF Africa   Egypt (hosts)
AFC Asia   Syria
UEFA Europe   Greece

Venues edit

Cities Venues Capacity
Alexandria Alexandria Stadium 15,000

Squads edit

Final tournament edit

All times local : CET (UTC+2)

Matches edit

Greece  4–0  Syria
Lekatsas   18', 23', 71'
Mouratis   75' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohammed Al-Sayed (Egypt)

Egypt  8–0  Syria
El-Mekkawi  
El-Dhizui    
El-Guindi    
Rached    
Abdel Mawla   (pen.)

Egypt  0–2  Greece
Kotridis   10'
Lekatsas   53'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Al-Fauzi (Syria)

Tournament classification edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Greece 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 4
2   Egypt 2 1 0 1 8 2 +6 2
3   Syria 2 0 0 2 0 12 –12 0

Winner edit

 1951 Mediterranean Games 
 
Greece

First title

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 14 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 4.67 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ "Mediterranean Games 1951 (Alexandria, Egypt)". RSSSF. Dinant Abbink & Erik Garin. 21 December 2002. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Mediterranean Games 1951 results". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 15 June 2022.