Football at the 2017 Maccabiah Games – Men's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Israel |
| Dates | 5 July–16 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States |
| Runners-up |  Great Britain |
| Third place |  Israel |
| Fourth place |  Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 134 (3.35 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jake Rozhansky (6 goals) |
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The men's association football tournament at the 2017 Maccabiah Games was held in Jerusalem, Israel from 5 July to 16 July.
For these Games, the men competed in a 16-team tournament. Preliminary matches commenced on 5 July, the day before the Games' Opening Ceremony. The teams were grouped into four pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each pool advanced to an eight-team single-elimination bracket.
The United States won the gold medal after beating Great Britain in the final 3–0 thanks to a hat-trick by Jake Rozhansky, while Israel won the bronze medal after beating Mexico in a Penalty shoot-out.[1]
Venues[]
The city of Jerusalem served as the venue for the matches.
| Givat Ram | Bayit VeGan | Har Homa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew University Stadium | |||
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: n/a | Capacity: n/a | Capacity: n/a |
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All times are Israel Summer Time (UTC+3).
Preliminary round[]
The draw for the groups of the preliminary round took place on 25 June 2017 under the supervision of retired judge Amnon Straschnov, the chairman of the games' disciplinary court Tal Lavi, the Maccabiah's vice-president Roi Hessing, and former captain of Israel's women's basketball team .[2]
Group A[]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
| United States
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
 Venezuela
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 |
 Australia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Great Britain | 7–0 | Venezuela |
|---|---|---|
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Group B[]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 |
 Argentina
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
 Germany
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
 South Africa
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| France | 2–1 | South Africa |
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| Germany | 3–2 | South Africa |
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Group C[]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uruguay
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
 Brazil
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
 Canada
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
 Peru
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Group D[]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Mexico
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
 Colombia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
 Belgium
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Stage 2[]
13-14 places[]
| Australia | 0–3 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
9-10 places[]
5-8 places[]
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 13 July - Bayit VeGan | ||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||
| 16 July - Bayit VeGan | ||||||
| France | 0 | |||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||
| 13 July - Bayit VeGan | ||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
| Uruguay | 0 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 16 July - Bayit VeGan | ||||||
| Uruguay | 2 | |||||
| France | 5 | |||||
Knock-out stage[]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 1 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||
| Israel | 1 | |||||||||
| Israel | 1 | |||||||||
| July 20 | ||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| Uruguay | 2 | |||||||||
| United States | 4 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 0(4) | |||||||||
| United States (p) | 0(5) | Third place | ||||||||
| France | 4 | |||||||||
| July 20 | ||||||||||
| Mexico | 5 | |||||||||
| Israel | 5 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 3 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals[]
Semifinals[]
Bronze medal match[]
Final[]
Medalists[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football | United States
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Great Britain
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Israel
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Goalscorers[]
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References[]
- ^ "רגע לפני שקיעה: סיכום המכביה ה-20" [A moment before sunset: A summary of the 20th Maccabiah]. ONE (in Hebrew). 17 July 2017.
- ^ "המכביה ה-20: נערכה הגרלת משחקי ענפי הכדור" [The 20th Maccabiah: The draw for the ball games has taken place] (in Hebrew). Walla!. 25 June 2017.
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