Football at the 1955 Mediterranean Games

1955 Mediterranean Games
football tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
City	Barcelona
Dates	16–23 July 1955
Teams	4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (1st title)
Runners-up	Spain B
Third place	France Amateurs
Fourth place	Syria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	21 (3.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	El-Sayed El-Dhizui (4 goals)
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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 16–23 July 1955 as part of the 1955 Mediterranean Games.^[1]

Participating teams

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

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

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1955 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads

Final tournament

All times local : CET (UTC+1)

Matches

16 July 1955

Spain B	2–1	France Amateurs
Antonio Corsín 32' Francisco Santamaría 88'	Report	Maurice Marin 39'

Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona

Referee: Kassar (Egypt)

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17 July 1955

Egypt	6–2	France Amateurs
El-Dhizui El-Mekkawi Baheeg Abdel Fattah	Report	Jean-Claude Baulu Joël Pillard

Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona

Referee: Ramón Azón Roma (Spain)

17 July 1955

Spain B	3–0	Syria
Antonio Corsín 29' José María Ruiz 30' Muñoz 31'	Report

Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona

Attendance: 72,000

Referee: Louis Fauquemberghe (France)

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20 July 1955

Spain B	1–1	Egypt
Eduardo Vilches 85'		Baheeg 70'

Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona

Referee: Fauzi Tello (Syria)

20 July 1955

France Amateurs	4–0	Syria
Maurice Marin 24', 30' Jean-Claude Baulu 27' Joël Pillard 79'	Report

Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona

Referee: Ramón Azón Roma (Spain)

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23 July 1955

Egypt	3–0	Syria
El-Dhizui 17', 25' Abdel Fattah 84'	Report

Camp de Les Corts, Barcelona

Referee: Ramón Azón Roma (Spain)

Tournament classification

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

1955 Mediterranean Games
Egypt First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

4 goals

• El-Sayed El-Dhizui

2 goals

• Hamdi Abdel Fattah
• Essam Baheeg
• Ahmed Nabih El-Mekkawi

1 goal

• Vilches

References

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

• Squads