1991 Mediterranean Games
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The 11th edition of the Mediterranean Games
were held in Athens
, Greece
from
the 28th of June to the 12th of July 1991. Eighteen nations competed in 24 different sporting
events.
Georgios Kamaras Stadium
with the participation of the best-8 football clubs in Greece,
excluding Olympiacos FC, Panathinaikos FC
and PAOK FC
, as their players were tired
of Superleague (A'Ethniki) games. It was something like the Greek League Cup
that took
place last year. At semi-finals, AEK Athens FC
won Apollon Smyrnis
4–2 and
OFI Crete
won Athinaikos
FC.
At the final game AEK Athens FC
won OFI Crete
1–0 and obtained the title.
Mediterranean Games
The Mediterranean Games are a multi-sport games held every four years, mainly for nations bordering the Mediterranean Sea, where Europe, Africa and Asia meet. The idea was proposed at the 1948 Summer Olympics by Muhammed Taher Pasha, chairman of the Egyptian Olympic Committee, and they were first...
were held in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
from
the 28th of June to the 12th of July 1991. Eighteen nations competed in 24 different sporting
events.
Pre-Mediterranean Cup
At the beginning of June 1991, the Pre-Mediterranean Cup was taken out inGeorgios Kamaras Stadium
Georgios Kamaras Stadium
Georgios Kamaras Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Apollon Smyrnis. The stadium holds 14,856 and was built in 1948. It was used by Olympiacos for about 3 years as home ground, due to the construction...
with the participation of the best-8 football clubs in Greece,
excluding Olympiacos FC, Panathinaikos FC
Panathinaikos FC
Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most...
and PAOK FC
PAOK FC
P.A.O.K. F.C. is a Greek association football club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the largest supported football club in Macedonia.PAOK FC is the football department of Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans , a multi-sport club. Since its formation in 1926 the football club...
, as their players were tired
of Superleague (A'Ethniki) games. It was something like the Greek League Cup
Greek League Cup
The Greek League Cup, a now defunct football competition, took place only once, in the 1989-90 season. AEK Athens, is the only winner of the League Cup, by beating Panionios , Aris , Levadiakos and Olympiacos .-Final:-External links:*...
that took
place last year. At semi-finals, AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens F.C. , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. Outside Greece, the club is also known as AEK Athens, however, the word Athens is not part of the club's official title.Established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees...
won Apollon Smyrnis
Apollon Smyrnis
Apollon Smyrnis, officially known as GS Apollon Smyrnis , the Gymnastic Club Apollon of Smyrna, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece.The club currently compete in the Football League 2, the 3rd tier of Greek football.- History :Apollon Smyrnis is...
4–2 and
OFI Crete
OFI Crete
OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most...
won Athinaikos
Athinaikos
Athinaikos, officially known as Athinaikos AS FC , the Athenian Athletic Association, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece...
FC.
At the final game AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens F.C. , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. Outside Greece, the club is also known as AEK Athens, however, the word Athens is not part of the club's official title.Established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees...
won OFI Crete
OFI Crete
OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most...
1–0 and obtained the title.
Medal table
| 1 |  Italy |
67 | 49 | 52 | 168 |
| 2 |  Early Modern France |
48 | 57 | 34 | 139 |
| 3 |  Turkey |
23 | 11 | 12 | 46 |
| 4 |  Spain |
22 | 39 | 49 | 110 |
| 5 |  Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
16 | 13 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 |  Greece |
9 | 21 | 30 | 60 |
| 7 |  Algeria |
9 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 8 |  Egypt |
8 | 10 | 17 | 35 |
| 9 |  Morocco |
5 | |5 | 10 | 20 |
| 11 |  Syria |
4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 12 |  Cyprus |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 |  Lebanon |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 |  Tunisia |
1 | |0 | 5 | 6 |
| 15 |  Albania |
0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 214 | 217 | 234 | 665 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
External links and references
- XI Mediterranean Games, video footage at the Hellenic National Audiovisual Archive
- Olympic Council of Serbia 1991 Mediterranean Games results