Football at the 1955 Mediterranean Games

Summary

The 1955 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 2nd edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Barcelona, Spain between the 15–25 July 1955 as part of the 1955 Mediterranean Games.[1]

1955 Mediterranean Games
football tournament
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityBarcelona
Dates15–25 July 1955
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (1st title)
Runners-upSpain Spain B
Third placeFrance France Amateurs
Fourth place Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored21 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt El-Sayed El-Dhizui
(4 goals)
1951
1959

Participating teams edit

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Federation Nation
CAF Africa   Egypt
AFC Asia   Syria
UEFA Europe   France Amateurs
  Spain B (hosts)

Venues edit

Cities Venues Capacity
Barcelona Camp de Les Corts 60,000
Estadio de Montjuic 55,000

Squads edit

Final tournament edit

All times local : CET (UTC+1)

Matches edit

Egypt  6–2  France Amateurs
El-Dhizui    
El-Mekkawi    
Baheeg  
Abdel Fattah  
   
Spain B  3–0  Syria
     

Spain B  1–1  Egypt
Vilches   Baheeg   70'
France Amateurs  4–0  Syria
       

Spain B  2–1  France Amateurs
     
Egypt  3–0  Syria
El-Dhizui   17', 25'
Abdel Fattah   84'

Tournament classification edit

Rank Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Egypt 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 5
2   Spain B 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
3   France Amateurs 3 1 0 2 7 8 –1 2
4   Syria 3 0 0 3 0 10 –10 0

Winner edit

 1955 Mediterranean Games 
 
Egypt

First title

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 23 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  •   Vilches

References edit

  1. ^ "Mediterranean Games 1955 (Barcelona, Spain)". RSSSF. Dinant Abbink & Erik Garin. 21 January 2001. Retrieved 6 September 2017.