Men's handball
at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Tournament details
Host country Italy
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 June – 5 July
Teams9 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Serbia (1st title)
Runner-up France
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Turkey
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored1,303 (59.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)Turkey Ramazan Döne
(49 goals)[1]

The men's handball tournament at the 2009 Mediterranean Games was held from 27 June to 5 July in Pescara.[2]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 2 1 0 120 62 +58 5 Semifinals
2  Serbia 3 2 0 1 123 68 +55 4
3  Algeria 3 1 1 1 108 66 +42 3 Fifth place game
4  Albania 3 0 0 3 17 172 −155 0 Seventh place game
Source: Pescara 2009
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

27 June 2009
14:00		 Albania  5–48  Algeria Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Stojković, Nikolić (SRB)
Nasi 2 (3–29) Zouaoui 9
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27 June 2009
18:00		 Serbia  27–31  France Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
three players 5 (14–16) Caucheteux 7
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29 June 2009
14:00		 France  58–4  Albania Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Beji, Farah (TUN)
Arive 8 (29–2) four players 1
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29 June 2009
18:00		 Algeria  29–30  Serbia Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
Chehbour 10 (18–13) Nenadić 7
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1 July 2009
14:00		 Albania  8–66  Serbia Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Tzaferopoulos, Bethmann (GRE)
three players 2 (1–32) Tubić 12
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1 July 2009
18:00		 Algeria  31–31  France Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Soudani 7 (14–16) Accambray 10
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 4 3 0 1 119 105 +14 6[lower-alpha 1] Semifinals
2  Tunisia 4 3 0 1 113 109 +4 6[lower-alpha 1]
3  Greece 4 2 0 2 113 114 −1 4 Fifth place game
4  Italy (H) 4 1 0 3 106 105 +1 2[lower-alpha 2] Seventh place game
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 0 3 105 123 −18 2[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Pescara 2009
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Turkey 32–28 Tunisia
  2. 1 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 25–32 Italy

27 June 2009
16:00		 Turkey  29–30  Bosnia and Herzegovina Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Mondin, Cropanise (ITA)
Döne 8 (15–12) Divković 7
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27 June 2009
20:00		 Tunisia  33–28  Greece Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
Lagha 6 (13–15) Riganas 10
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28 June 2009
16:00		 Bosnia and Herzegovina  24–26  Tunisia Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Alperan, Scevola (ITA)
Divković 8 (12–15) Saïed 6
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28 June 2009
18:00		 Italy  24–28  Turkey Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
Di Maggio 5 (10–15) Yalçıner 9
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29 June 2009
16:00		 Tunisia  26–25  Italy Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
Ayed 6 (12–13) Radovcic 5
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29 June 2009
20:00		 Greece  36–26  Bosnia and Herzegovina Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Riganas 11 (13–12) Buljugija 9
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30 June 2009
16:00		 Italy  25–26  Greece Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Stojković, Nikolić (SRB)
Tarafino, Tokić 5 (16–14) Mastorogiannis, Tzoufras 4
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30 June 2009
18:00		 Turkey  32–28  Tunisia Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Dentz, Reibel (FRA)
Döne 8 (14–12) Mrabet 8
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1 July 2009
16:00		 Greece  23–30  Turkey Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
Riganas, Tsatso 4 (11–14) Yalçıner 9
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1 July 2009
20:00		 Bosnia and Herzegovina  25–32  Italy Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Beji, Farah (TUN)
Buljugija 8 (12–16) Tumbarello 6
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Playoffs

Bracket

 
SemifinalsGold medal
 
      
 
3 July
 
 
 France28
 
5 July
 
 Tunisia25
 
 France31
 
3 July
 
 Serbia35
 
 Serbia (OT)43
 
 
 Turkey41
 
Bronze medal
 
 
5 July
 
 
 Tunisia28
 
 
 Turkey24

Semifinals

3 July 2009
16:30		 France  28–25  Tunisia Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Cismondo 5 (18–10) Saïed 6
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3 July 2009
19:00		 Serbia  43–41 (ET)  Turkey Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
(16–13)

FT: 33–33 ET: 4–4, 6–4

Seventh place game

2 July 2009
17:00		 Albania  14–62  Italy Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
(5–30)

Fifth place game

2 July 2009
19:30		 Algeria  27–21  Greece Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
(12–8)

Bronze medal game

5 July 2009
14:30		 Tunisia  28–24  Turkey Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Mondin, Cropanise (ITA)
Gharbi 7 (16–11) Döne 9
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Gold medal game

5 July 2009
17:00		 France  31–35  Serbia Giovanni Paolo II Sports Hall, Pescara
Referees: Repenšek, Požežnik (SLO)
Anić 9 (14–14) Rnić, Stojanović 7
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Final standings

RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s) Serbia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tunisia
4 Turkey
5 Algeria
6 Greece
7 Italy
8 Albania
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina

References

  1. ↑ "Handball – Men – Individual statistics" (PDF). pescara2009.it. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  2. ↑ "Handball – Men – Handball Competition Schedule" (PDF). pescara2009.it. 26 June 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
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