Football at the 1963 Mediterranean Games

1963 Mediterranean Games
football tournament

Italy's celebration for the gold medal
Tournament details
Host country	Italy
City	Naples
Dates	18–28 September 1963
Teams	9 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Italy B (2nd title)
Runners-up	Turkey B
Third place	Spain B
Fourth place	Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	45 (2.65 per match)

The 1963 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 4th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Naples, Italy between the 18–28 September 1963 as part of the 1963 Mediterranean Games.

Participating teams

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Federation	Nation
CAF Africa	Morocco Tunisia United Arab Republic
AFC Asia	Lebanon Syria
UEFA Europe	Italy B (hosts) (holders) Malta XI Spain B Turkey B

Venues

Cities	Venues	Capacity
Naples	Stadio San Paolo	100 000
Caserta	Stadio Alberto Pinto	12 000
Benevento	Stadio Comunale
Salerno	Stadio Comunale	9 000

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1963 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads

Group stage

All times local : CET (UTC+1)

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners advance to the Final
	Group runners-up advance to the Third place match

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Italy B	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11	6
Morocco	3	2	0	1	3	4	−1	4
Tunisia	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	2
Syria	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

21 September 1963

Morocco	1 – 0	Syria

Naples

21 September 1963

Italy B	2 – 0	Tunisia
Ferrario

Naples

Attendance: 12 000

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25 September 1963

Morocco	1 – 0	Tunisia
Ben Dayan

Naples

Attendance: 2 000

25 September 1963

Italy B	6 – 0	Syria
Volpato Lodetti Ferrario Petroni

Naples

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27 September 1963

Italy B	4 – 1	Morocco
Bercellino I Bercellino II Volpato		Riadh

Stadio Alberto Pinto, Caserta

27 September 1963

Tunisia	3 – 1	Syria
Henia 12' Jedidi 50', 80'		Aleyan

Naples

Attendance: 1 000

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Turkey B	4	3	1	0	12	4	+8	7
Spain B	4	2	2	0	13	4	+9	6
United Arab Republic	4	2	1	1	10	8	+2	5
Lebanon	4	1	0	3	2	7	−5	2
Malta XI	4	0	0	4	4	18	−14	0

18 September 1963

Spain B	1 – 1	United Arab Republic
Vidal		El-Shazly 49'

Stadio Comunale, Salerno

Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

21 September 1963

Turkey B	4 – 0	Lebanon

Caserta

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20 September 1963

United Arab Republic	6 – 0	Malta XI
Reyadh 21' Badawi 23', 29', 41' El-Shazly 49', 71'

Caserta

20 September 1963

Spain B	1 – 0	Lebanon
Grosso

Stadio Comunale, Benevento

Referee: ... (Italy)

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23 September 1963

Turkey B	3 – 3	Spain B
		Grosso

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Referee: ... (Italy)

23 September 1963

Lebanon	2 – 0	Malta XI

Naples

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25 September 1963

Turkey B	2 – 0	Malta XI

Naples

26 September 1963

United Arab Republic	2 – 0 (Lebanon withdrew)	Lebanon

Naples

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27 September 1963

Spain B	8 – 0	Malta XI
Velázquez Uriarte Valls Grosso

Stadio Comunale, Benevento

27 September 1963

Turkey B	3 – 1	United Arab Republic
		Ismail 31'

Stadio Comunale, Benevento

Knockout stage

	Final
	28 September – Naples
	Turkey B	0
	Italy B	3
	Third place
	28 September – Naples
	Morocco	1
	Spain B	2

Third place match

28 September 1963

Morocco	1 – 2	Spain B
Ben Dayan 30'		Grosso 9' Velázquez 84'

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Final

28 September 1963

Turkey B	0 – 3	Italy B
	Report	Bercellino II Giannini

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Referee: Ben Said

Tournament classification

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Italy B	4	4	0	0	14	2	+12	8
2	Turkey B	5	3	1	1	12	7	+5	7
3	Spain B	5	3	2	0	15	5	+10	8
4	Morocco	4	2	0	2	4	6	–2	4
Eliminated in the group stage
5	United Arab Republic	4	2	1	1	10	8	+2	5
6	Tunisia	3	1	0	2	3	4	–1	2
7	Lebanon	4	1	0	3	2	7	–5	2
8	Syria	3	0	0	3	1	10	–9	0
9	Malta XI	4	0	0	4	4	18	–14	0