1950–53 Mediterranean Cup

1950-53 Mediterranean Cup
Tournament details
Dates18 October 1953 - 16 October 1958
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Italy B (1st title)
Runners-up Greece
Third place Egypt
Fourth place Turkey
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored29 (2.42 per match)
Top scorer(s)Greece Georgios Darivas
Egypt El-Sayed El-Dhizui
(4 goals)
1949

The 1950–53 Mediterranean Cup or 1950-53 Eastern Mediterranean Cup was the second tournament of the Mediterranean Cup, which is a football competition contested by men's national teams and national B teams of the states bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The tournament was played on the road and spanned three years, and it was played in a round-robin system in which the four teams involved played two matches against each other.[1] Egypt, Turkey and Greece participated with their A teams, while Italy disputed this tournament with their B team, and they won with 8 points while Greece finished in second with 7 points.[2]

Results

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Group

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Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Italy Italy B 8 6 3 2 1 10 4 +6
Greece Greece 7 6 3 1 2 5 6 -1
Egypt Egypt 6 6 3 0 3 10 10 0
Turkey Turkey 3 6 1 1 4 4 9 -5
Egypt Egypt2–0Greece Greece
Toto 36', 87' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo (Italy)

Turkey Turkey3–1Egypt Egypt
Esel 3', 25'
Küçükandonyadis 19'
[Report] El-Dhizui 84'
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi (Italy)

Egypt Egypt3–0Turkey Turkey
Khattab ??'
Saleh ??'
El-Dhizui ??'
[Report]

Italy Italy B3–0Greece Greece
Armano ??'
Ghiandi ??'
Galli ??'
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Ismail Kassib (Egypt)

Turkey Turkey0–0Italy Italy B
Report
Referee: Paul von Wartburg (Switzerland)

Egypt Egypt3–0Italy Italy B
El-Hamouly ??'
El-Dhizui ??'
[Report]

Greece Greece1–0Egypt Egypt
Darivas 16' Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Sulhi Garan (Turkey)

Italy Italy B1–0Turkey Turkey
Broccini 77' Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Kosto Cicis (Greece)

Greece Greece3–1Turkey Turkey
Darivas 15', 44', 80' Report Sargın 38'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè (Italy)

Turkey Turkey0–1Greece Greece
Report Papageorgiou 9'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Guido Agnolin (Italy)

Italy Italy B6–1Egypt Egypt
Bacci ??', ??'
Cervellati ??'
Galli ??', ??'
Frignani ??'
[Report] El-Far ??'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Sulhi Garan (Turkey)

Greece Greece0–0Italy Italy B
Report
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland)

Top Scorers

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Player Team Goals
Georgios Darivas  Greece 4
El-Sayed El-Dhizui  Egypt 4
Carlo Galli Italy Italy B 3

References

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  1. ^ "Mediterranean Cup 1950-1953". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Eastern Mediterranean Cup 1950-1953". EU-football.info. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Eastern Mediterranean Cup 1950-1953 results". football.eu. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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