Football at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie

1997 Football at the Jeux de la Francophonie

Tournament details
Host country	Madagascar
City	Antananarivo
Dates	28 August - 6 September
Teams	10 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Canada (2nd title)
Runners-up	Congo
Third place	Cameroon
Fourth place	Madagascar
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	41 (2.56 per match)
All statistics correct as of 20 July 2010.

Each nation brought their under-20 teams to compete in a group and knockout tournament. The top teams and the best second placed team advanced to the knockout stage of the competition. Canada won the tournament after a penalty shootout with Congo.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Congo	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5
Canada	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Niger	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
Benin	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3

Source: ^[citation needed]

Canada	2 – 0	Niger
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Niger	2 – 1	Benin

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Canada	0 – 0	Congo

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Congo	1 – 1	Niger

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Benin	2 – 0	Canada

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Congo	2 – 0	Benin

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Cameroon	2	2	0	0	5	2	+3	6
France	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	3
Seychelles	2	0	0	2	2	4	−2	0

Source: ^[citation needed]

Cameroon	3 – 1	France

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France	2 – 1	Seychelles

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Cameroon	2 – 1	Seychelles

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Madagascar	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	6
Gabon	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
Mauritius	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0

Source: ^[citation needed]

Madagascar	3 – 1	Mauritius

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Gabon	2 – 1	Mauritius

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Madagascar	2 – 0	Gabon

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
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	Canada	1
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	Cameroon	0
					Canada	0 (5)
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					Congo	0 (3)
	Congo	4
	Madagascar	3
					Third place
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					Cameroon	2
					Madagascar	1

See also

• Football at the Jeux de la Francophonie