The football tournament was held in Pescara, Italy between 25 June and 5 July 2009 as part of the 2009 Mediterranean Games and was contested by 12 teams, all countries were represented by the U-20 teams.

Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw.

Each member of the winning team was awarded a gold medal.

Each member of each side placed 4th-8th in the competition received a diploma.

[1] 6 stadia were allocated to host the matches[1] The draw for the groups was made on May 8, 2009, and was conducted by Eusebio Di Francesco[2] Morocco withdrew from the competition so Libya and Montenegro ensured qualification to the next round.