Football at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Turkey |
| Dates | 8 – 16 August |
| Teams | 8 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Turkey (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Saudi Arabia |
| Third place |  Azerbaijan |
| Fourth place |  Algeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 24 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Chemseddine Bekkouche Ahmed Al-Ghamdi Meleye Diagne Muhammed Gümüşkaya(2 goals each) |
← 2017 | |
Football at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games was a football competition held between 8-16 August 2022 at Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium and Karatay Mehmet Otkut Football Field in Konya, Turkey. Under the rules, only players born on or after 1 January 1998 (U23) were eligible to participate in the preliminary and final competitions of the tournament. However, up to three players who exceeded this age limit might also be included in the official list of athletes for the final competition. The eight teams was divided into 2 groups of 4 teams each.[1] [2]
Turkey won the first gold medal in the tournament, by beating Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final.
Participating teams
[edit]Eight participated teams. All teams are of Under-23.[3]
- Men
| Confederation | Nation |
|---|---|
| CAF (Africa) | Algeria Cameroon Morocco Senegal
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| AFC (Asia) |  Iran Saudi Arabia
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| UEFA (Europe) | Azerbaijan Turkey (hosts)
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Venues
[edit]| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Konya | Selcuk University 15 July Stadium | 5,000 |
| Cumhuriyet Stadium | 1,500 |
Squads
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Algeria
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | Senegal
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Cameroon
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Azerbaijan
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | Morocco
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Iran
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
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| Morocco | 0–2 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Azerbaijan | 3–0 (w/o) | Iran |
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| Azerbaijan | 2–2 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
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| Iran | 0–3 (w/o) | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
Knockout stage
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 14 August – Konya | ||||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||
| 16 August – Konya | ||||||
| Azerbaijan | 0 | |||||
| Turkey | 1 | |||||
| 14 August – Konya | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||
| Algeria | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 August – Konya | ||||||
| Azerbaijan (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
| Algeria | 0 (3) | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]| Turkey | 1–0 | Azerbaijan |
|---|---|---|
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Bronze medal match
[edit]| Azerbaijan | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Gold medal match
[edit]| Turkey | 1–0 | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
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Final ranking
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13 | Gold medal |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 12 | Silver medal |
| 3 | Azerbaijan
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | Algeria
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Morocco
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Senegal
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Cameroon
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |
| 8 | Iran
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Goalscorers
[edit]There were 24 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Toufik Cherifi (against Turkey)
References
[edit]- ^ "Football at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games". konya2021.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "SPOR EL KİTABI Futbol" (PDF) (in Turkish). konya2021.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
- ^ "Team sport draw results announced". konya2021.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website Archived 2022-06-02 at the Wayback Machine