title: Handball at the 2009 Mediterranean Games – Men's tournament
text: # Handball at the 2009 Mediterranean Games – Men's tournament
  
  The men's handball tournament at the 2009 Mediterranean Games was held from 27 June to 5 July in Pescara.
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  All times are local (UTC+2).
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 62 | +58 | 5 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 68 | +55 | 4 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 108 | 66 | +42 | 3 | Fifth place game |
  | 4 | Albania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 172 | −155 | 0 | Seventh place game |
  | 27 June 2009 14:00 | Albania | 5–48 | Algeria | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Stojković, Nikolić (SRB) |
  | 27 June 2009 14:00 | Nasi 2 | (3–29) | Zouaoui 9 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Stojković, Nikolić (SRB) |
  | 27 June 2009 14:00 | 4× | Report | 3× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Stojković, Nikolić (SRB) |
  | 27 June 2009 18:00 | Serbia | 27–31 | France | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
  | 27 June 2009 18:00 | three players 5 | (14–16) | Caucheteux 7 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
  | 27 June 2009 18:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 4× 5× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
  | 29 June 2009 14:00 | France | 58–4 | Albania | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Beji, Farah (TUN) |
  | 29 June 2009 14:00 | Arive 8 | (29–2) | four players 1 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Beji, Farah (TUN) |
  | 29 June 2009 14:00 | 2× | Report | 3× 1× 1× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Beji, Farah (TUN) |
  | 29 June 2009 18:00 | Algeria | 29–30 | Serbia | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
  | 29 June 2009 18:00 | Chehbour 10 | (18–13) | Nenadić 7 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
  | 29 June 2009 18:00 | 4× 2× | Report | 5× 8× 2× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
  | 1 July 2009 14:00 | Albania | 8–66 | Serbia | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
  | 1 July 2009 14:00 | three players 2 | (1–32) | Tubić 12 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
  | 1 July 2009 14:00 | 1× 7× | Report | 2× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE) |
  | 1 July 2009 18:00 | Algeria | 31–31 | France | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
  | 1 July 2009 18:00 | Soudani 7 | (14–16) | Accambray 10 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
  | 1 July 2009 18:00 | 4× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Turkey | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 105 | +14 | 6 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Tunisia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 109 | +4 | 6 | Semifinals |
  | 3 | Greece | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 114 | −1 | 4 | Fifth place game |
  | 4 | Italy (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 105 | +1 | 2 | Seventh place game |
  | 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 123 | −18 | 2 | |
  
  * 1 2 Turkey 32–28 Tunisia
  * 1 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–32 Italy
  
  | 27 June 2009 16:00 | Turkey | 29–30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Mondin, Cropanise (ITA) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 27 June 2009 16:00 | Döne 8 | (15–12) | Divković 7 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Mondin, Cropanise (ITA) |
  | 27 June 2009 16:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× 2× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Mondin, Cropanise (ITA) |
  | 27 June 2009 20:00 | Tunisia | 33–28 | Greece | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
  | 27 June 2009 20:00 | Lagha 6 | (13–15) | Riganas 10 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
  | 27 June 2009 20:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 4× 8× 1× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
  | 28 June 2009 16:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24–26 | Tunisia | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Alperan, Scevola (ITA) |
  | 28 June 2009 16:00 | Divković 8 | (12–15) | Saïed 6 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Alperan, Scevola (ITA) |
  | 28 June 2009 16:00 | 4× 6× 1× | Report | 4× 5× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Alperan, Scevola (ITA) |
  | 28 June 2009 18:00 | Italy | 24–28 | Turkey | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) |
  | 28 June 2009 18:00 | Di Maggio 5 | (10–15) | Yalçıner 9 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) |
  | 28 June 2009 18:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 4× 5× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) |
  | 29 June 2009 16:00 | Tunisia | 26–25 | Italy | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) |
  | 29 June 2009 16:00 | Ayed 6 | (12–13) | Radovcic 5 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) |
  | 29 June 2009 16:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 4× 5× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) |
  | 29 June 2009 20:00 | Greece | 36–26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
  | 29 June 2009 20:00 | Riganas 11 | (13–12) | Buljugija 9 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
  | 29 June 2009 20:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
  | 30 June 2009 16:00 | Italy | 25–26 | Greece | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Stojković, Nikolić (SRB) |
  | 30 June 2009 16:00 | Tarafino, Tokić 5 | (16–14) | Mastorogiannis, Tzoufras 4 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Stojković, Nikolić (SRB) |
  | 30 June 2009 16:00 | 3× 8× 1× | Report | 4× 6× 1× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Stojković, Nikolić (SRB) |
  | 30 June 2009 18:00 | Turkey | 32–28 | Tunisia | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
  | 30 June 2009 18:00 | Döne 8 | (14–12) | Mrabet 8 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
  | 30 June 2009 18:00 | 3× 8× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA) |
  | 1 July 2009 16:00 | Greece | 23–30 | Turkey | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) |
  | 1 July 2009 16:00 | Riganas, Tsatso 4 | (11–14) | Yalçıner 9 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) |
  | 1 July 2009 16:00 | 4× 5× | Report | 3× 12× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) |
  | 1 July 2009 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25–32 | Italy | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Beji, Farah (TUN) |
  | 1 July 2009 20:00 | Buljugija 8 | (12–16) | Tumbarello 6 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Beji, Farah (TUN) |
  | 1 July 2009 20:00 | 4× 7× 1× | Report | 4× 6× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Beji, Farah (TUN) |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | Gold medal |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 July | 3 July |
  | France | 28 |
  | France | 28 | 5 July | 5 July |
  | Tunisia | 25 | 5 July | 5 July |
  | Tunisia | 25 | France | 31 |
  | 3 July | 3 July | | France | 31 |
  | 3 July | 3 July | Serbia | 35 |
  | Serbia (OT) | 43 | Serbia | 35 |
  | Turkey | 41 | | |
  | Turkey | 41 | Bronze medal | Bronze medal |
  | | | 5 July | 5 July |
  | | | Tunisia | 28 |
  | | | Turkey | 24 |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | 3 July 2009 16:30 | France | 28–25 | Tunisia | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 July 2009 16:30 | Cismondo 5 | (18–10) | Saïed 6 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
  | 3 July 2009 16:30 | 4× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
  | 3 July 2009 19:00 | Serbia | 43–41 (ET) | Turkey | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara |
  | 3 July 2009 19:00 | | (16–13) | | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara |
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  ### Seventh place game
  
  | 2 July 2009 17:00 | Albania | 14–62 | Italy | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 July 2009 17:00 | | (5–30) | | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara |
  
  ### Fifth place game
  
  | 2 July 2009 19:30 | Algeria | 27–21 | Greece | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 July 2009 19:30 | | (12–8) | | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara |
  
  ### Bronze medal game
  
  | 5 July 2009 14:30 | Tunisia | 28–24 | Turkey | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Mondin, Cropanise (ITA) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 July 2009 14:30 | Gharbi 7 | (16–11) | Döne 9 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Mondin, Cropanise (ITA) |
  | 5 July 2009 14:30 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Mondin, Cropanise (ITA) |
  
  ### Gold medal game
  
  | 5 July 2009 17:00 | France | 31–35 | Serbia | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 July 2009 17:00 | Anić 9 | (14–14) | Rnić, Stojanović 7 | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) |
  | 5 July 2009 17:00 | 4× 5× | Report | 3× 2× | Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO) |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Serbia |
  | | France |
  | | Tunisia |
  | 4 | Turkey |
  | 5 | Algeria |
  | 6 | Greece |
  | 7 | Italy |
  | 8 | Albania |
  | 9 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
  