Football at the 1959 Mediterranean Games

The 1959 Mediterranean Games football tournament was the 3rd edition of the Mediterranean Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Beirut, Lebanon between 12 and 23 October 1959 as part of the 1959 Mediterranean Games.^[1]

1959 Mediterranean Games
football tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Lebanon
City	Beirut
Dates	12–23 October 1959
Teams	3 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Italy Amateurs (1st title)
Runners-up	Turkey Amateurs
Third place	Lebanon
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	18 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Marcello Sanzani (4 goals)
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Participating teams

The following countries have participated for the final tournament:

Federation	Nation
AFC Asia	Lebanon (hosts)
UEFA Europe	Italy Amateurs  Turkey Amateurs

Venues

Cities	Venues	Capacity
Beirut	Camille Chamoun Stadium	?

Squads

Main article: Football at the 1959 Mediterranean Games – Men's team squads

Final tournament

All times local : CET (UTC+2)

Matches

1st leg

12 October 1959

Lebanon	0–2	Italy Amateurs
	Report	Benaglia 14' Cella 65'

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Raymond Lespineux (Belgium)

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14 October 1959

Lebanon	0–3	Turkey Amateurs
	Report	Soydan 23', 57', 81'

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Andersson (Denmark)

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16 October 1959

Italy Amateurs	1–1	Turkey Amateurs
Sanzani 90'	Report	Canlısoy  40' Elmastaşoğlu 49'

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Adem Mitri (Lebanon)

2nd leg

18 October 1959

Italy Amateurs	5–0[2]	Lebanon
Sanzani 15', 50', 58' Benetti 44' Del Negro 52'	Report

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Referee: Sulhi Garan (Turkey)

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21 October 1959

Turkey Amateurs	2–1	Lebanon
Elmastaşoğlu 45' Büyükvardar 72'	Report	Kassabian 78'

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Francesco Liverani (Italy)

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23 October 1959

Turkey Amateurs	1–2	Italy Amateurs
Karakayalı 49'	Report	Benaglia 39' Benetti 60'

Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Raymond Lespineux (Belgium)

Tournament classification

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Italy Amateurs	4	3	1	0	10	2	+8	7
2	Turkey Amateurs	4	2	1	1	7	4	+4	5
3	Lebanon	4	0	0	4	1	12	–11	0