Mediterranean Cup 1953-1957

Notes:

1. Turkey, Egypt and Greece fielded their "A" teams;
2. Italy, France and Spain their "B" teams;
3. "B" Team Rule: at most three players could be used who had already played (but
                  not more than twice) for the "A" team;
4. On 20- 5-1957 and 6-11-1957 Turkey fielded a "B" team because their "A" team
   had another match around those days (away to Poland on 19- 5-1957 and away to
   Spain ("A" team) on 6-11-1957). 
5. Matches in italics were unofficial and not part of the tournament.

Results:

18-10-1953 Athina      Greece     0-0 France B     Stadion A.Nikolaidis
22-10-1953 Cairo       Egypt      0-0 France B     Al-Gezira Stadium  [*]  
11-12-1953 İstanbul    Turkey     0-1 Italy B      Mithatpaşa Stadı
11- 4-1954 Roma        Italy B    0-0 France B     Stadio Olimpico
30- 5-1954 Bayonne     France B   0-2 Spain B      Stade J.Dauger
 7-11-1954 Athina      Greece     1-1 Egypt        Stadion A.Nikolaidis
 9-11-1954 Athina      Greece     1-2 Egypt        Stadion A.Nikolaidis
21- 1-1955 Cairo       Egypt      1-1 Greece       Al-Gezira Stadium   
23- 1-1955 Alexandria  Egypt      1-3 Greece       Alexandria Stadium
13- 3-1955 Madrid      Spain B    7-1 Greece       Estadio S.Bernabéu
17- 3-1955 Marseille   France B   1-0 Greece       Stade Vélodrome
 3- 4-1955 İstanbul    Turkey     0-0 France B     Mithatpaşa Stadı
15- 5-1955 Nice        France B   7-1 Egypt        Stade du Ray
29- 5-1955 Athina      Greece     0-0 Italy B      Stadion A.Nikolaidis
26- 6-1955 Trieste     Italy B    1-1 Turkey       Stadio Valmaura
10-11-1955 Madrid      Spain B    3-1 France B     Estadio S.Bernabéu
27-11-1955 Madrid      Spain B    5-1 Egypt        Estadio S.Bernabéu
16-12-1955 Cairo       Egypt      0-1 Italy B      Al-Gezira Stadium
25-12-1955 Paris       France B   3-1 Turkey       Parc des Princes
15- 2-1956 Marseille   France B   2-1 Italy B      Stade Vélodrome
22- 4-1956 Napoli      Italy B    7-1 Greece       Stadio Vomero
 8-12-1956 Cagliari    Italy B    0-1 Spain B      Amsicora
 8- 3-1957 Cairo       Egypt      0-1 Spain B      Al-Gezira Stadium   
13- 3-1957 Athina      Greece     2-0 Spain B      Stadion A.Nikolaidis
 5- 4-1957 Cairo       Egypt      0-4 Turkey       Al-Zamalek Stadium
12- 5-1957 Pescara     Italy B    0-1 Egypt        Stadio Adriatico
20- 5-1957 İstanbul    Turkey B   1-0 Egypt        Mithatpaşa Stadı
 6-11-1957 İstanbul    Turkey B   0-0 Spain B      Mithatpaşa Stadı

[*] Al-Gezira Stadium was the stadium of Al-Ahly, aka National Sporting Club Stadium

Final Table:

 1.SPAIN B             8  6  1  1 19- 5 13
 2.France B           10  4  4  2 14- 8 12
 3.Italy B             9  3  3  3 11- 6  9
 4.Turkey              7  2  3  2  7- 5  7
 5.Greece              8  1  4  3  6-17  6
 6.Egypt              10  1  3  6  5-21  5

NB: matches between Greece and Turkey not played (for political reasons);
    as Spain were certain to finished first, they were proclaimed winners after the
    match on 6-11-1957 and the remaining two fixtures were downgraded to friendlies:

16-10-1958 Zaragoza    Spain B    3-1 Italy B  [!] Estadio la Romareda
 5- 7-1959 S.Sebastián Spain B    2-0 Turkey B     Estadio de Atocha

[!] in this match, Spain did not comply with the "B" Team Rule in note 3 above.

Overview Mediterranean Cup and Games

1950-1953


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