Alderney official football team

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Alderney
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Association Alderney F.C.
Head coach Josh Concanen
Most caps Josh Concanen
Ross Benfield (10)
Top scorer Ross Benfield
Josh McCullouch (3)
Home stadium Arsenal Ground
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Kit body Alderney h19.png
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First colours
First international
Old Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey 6–0 AlderneyBlason Aurigny.svg
(Saint Peter Port, Guernsey; 17 April 1905)
Biggest win
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands 0–3 Alderney  Flag of Alderney.svg
(Visby, Gotland; 29 June 2017)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 18–0 Alderney  Flag of Alderney.svg
(Saint Helier, Jersey; 19 March 1994)

The Alderney official football team is the official football team representing Alderney (the third largest of the Channel Islands) in non-FIFA international football. They play their home matches at Arsenal Ground. They are not affiliated with FIFA or UEFA.

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The team plays in the Muratti Vase, a cup competition started in 1905, in which the Channel Islands of Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey play against each other. Alderney have only won the competition once, in 1920. The Muratti format requires Alderney to play a semi-final match against the other islands on a rota basis but always with Alderney being the home side. The winner of the match goes on to play the remaining island in the final. Alderney also play the occasional game outside the Muratti competition including taking part in the Island Games football tournament in 2003 in which they finished 11th out of a pool of 15. [1]

An Alderney Football Club side was formed to play in the 2016–17 Guernsey Priaulx League.

The Alderney national football team won their first match in 14 years at the 2017 Island Games, beating the Falkland Islands 0–3 in a 15th place play off.

Results and fixtures

16 June 2019 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament Alderney  Flag of Alderney.svg2–4Flag of Hitra.svg  Hitra Municipality Cemaes Bay, Anglesey
19:30Stadium: School Lane
18 June 2019 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament Isle of Man  Flag of the Isle of Man.svg6–1Flag of Alderney.svg  Alderney Llannerch-y-medd, Anglesey
18:00
  • Jacob Crook Soccerball shade.svg9'
  • Lee Gale Soccerball shade.svg39', 62' (pen.)
  • Sean Doyle Soccerball shade.svg40', 56'
  • Dan Simpson Soccerball shade.svg89'
  • Josh McCullouch Soccerball shade.svg?'
Stadium: Tan Parc
20 June 2019 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament Orkney  2007 Flag of Orkney.svg1–2Flag of Alderney.svg  Alderney Bodorgan, Anglesey
13:00
  • Owen Rendall Soccerball shade.svg?'
  • Josh McCullouch Soccerball shade.svg44'
  • Joe Blackham Soccerball shade.svg87'
Stadium: Trefdraeth
23 April 2022 2022 Muratti Vase Alderney  Flag of Alderney.svg0–2Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey Saint Anne, Alderney
13:00Stadium: Arsenal Ground
25 March 2023 2023 Muratti Vase Alderney  Flag of Alderney.svg1–6Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey Saint Anne, Alderney
13:00 Blackham Soccerball shade.svg?'Stadium: Arsenal Ground
23 March 2024 2024 Muratti Vase Alderney  Flag of Alderney.svg1-4Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey Saint Anne, Alderney
12:30Stadium: Arsenal Ground

Selected Internationals opponents

As of 23 March 2024 after match against Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands 210133+0050.00
Felvidek (Upper Hungary) football flag.png  Felvidék 100112−1000.00
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 100116−5000.00
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 100103−3000.00
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 54105323252−229001.85
Flag of Hitra.svg  Hitra Municipality 200239−6000.00
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 100116−5000.00
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight 100103−3000.00
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 46004623255−232000.00
Bandera de Menorca.svg  Menorca 100106−6000.00
2007 Flag of Orkney.svg  Orkney 310237−4033.33
Panjab football flag.png  Panjab 100119−8000.00
Flag of Raetia.svg  Raetia 100123−1000.00
Flag of Rhodes Island.svg  Rhodes 100115−4000.00
Saaremaa lipp.svg  Saare County 110010+1100.00
Flag of Sealand.svg  Sealand 301235−2000.00
Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn 100105−5000.00
Total1214111666579−513003.31

Competitive record

Island Games

Island Games record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg 1989 Did not enter
Flag of Aland.svg 1991
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg 1993
Flag of Gibraltar.svg 1995
Flag of Jersey.svg 1997
Flag of Gotland.svg 1999
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg 2001
Flag of Guernsey.svg 2003 Group stage11th5104418
Flag of Shetland.svg 2005 Did not enter
Flag of Rhodes Island.svg 2007
Flag of Aland.svg 2009
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg 2011 Group stage14th4004118
Flag of Bermuda.svg 2013 Did not enter
Flag of Jersey.svg 2015 Group stage16th4004321
Flag of Gotland.svg 2017 15th4103312
Flag of Gibraltar.svg 2019 [n 1] 7th3102511
Flag of Guernsey.svg 2023 Did not participate
TotalGroup stage5/172030171680
  1. Not held football tournament (Replaced by 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament in Flag of Anglesey.svg  Anglesey).

Muratti Vase

Managers

References

  1. "Island Games 2003 Football Results" (PDF). island Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. "'The island lives in hope': Alderney out to end 102-year wait for win". theguardian.com.
  3. "We can bank on Josh". guernseypress.com.
  4. "Unbeaten Alderney 'quietly confident' of keeping pace with Priaulx leaders". itv.com.
  5. "Alderney Nomads hope to "leave a legacy"". gsy.bailiwickexpress.com.
  6. "Greens don't scare us – Concanen". guernseypress.com.