title: Football at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
text: # Football at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
  
  The 1979 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 8th edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Split, Yugoslavia between 21 and 29 September 1979 as part of the 1979 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 8 teams.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  Eight teams took part in the tournament.
  
  | Federation | Nation |
  | - | - |
  | CAF Africa | Algeria (holders) Egypt Morocco Tunisia |
  | AFC Asia | No team |
  | UEFA Europe | France Amateurs Greece Ol. Turkey B Yugoslavia Ol. (hosts) |
  
  ## Venues
  
  | Cities | Venues | Capacity |
  | - | - | - |
  | Split | Stadion Poljud | 35,000 |
  | Šibenik | Stadion Rade Končar | 8,000 |
  | Omiš | Omiš Stadium | |
  
  ## Tournament
  
  All times local : Time zone (UTC+1)
  
  Key to colours in group tables :
  
  * Advance to the Semi-finals
  
  ### Group stage
  
  **Group A**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Yugoslavia Ol. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 |
  | Greece Ol. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 |
  | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
  | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
  
  **Group B**
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | France Amateurs | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
  | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
  | Turkey B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
  
  ### Knockout stage
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 27 September | 27 September |
  | France Amateurs | 2 |
  | France Amateurs | 2 | 29 September – Split | 29 September – Split |
  | Greece Ol. | 1 | 29 September – Split | 29 September – Split |
  | Greece Ol. | 1 | Yugoslavia Ol. | 3 |
  | 27 September – Šibenik | 27 September – Šibenik | | Yugoslavia Ol. | 3 |
  | 27 September – Šibenik | 27 September – Šibenik | France Amateurs | 0 |
  | Yugoslavia Ol. | 3 | France Amateurs | 0 |
  | Algeria | 2 | | |
  | Algeria | 2 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | 29 September – Split | 29 September – Split |
  | | | Algeria | 2 |
  | | | Greece Ol. | 1 |
  
  ## Tournament classification
  
  | Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yugoslavia Ol. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 10 |
  | 2 | France Amateurs | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 6 |
  | 3 | Algeria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
  | 4 | Greece Ol. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 3 |
  | Eliminated in the group stage ||||||||||
  | 5 | Turkey B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | 6 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
  | 7 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
  | 8 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 1 |
  