Football at the 1997 Island Games

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Men's Football at the Island Games 1997
Tournament details
Host countryJersey
Dates29 June – 4 July
Teams9
Venue(s)6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Jersey.svg  Jersey (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn
Third placeFlag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight
Fourth placeFlag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored68 (3.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Anglesey.svg Eifion Williams
(6 goals)
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Football was contested as part of the programme for the 1997 Island Games which was hosted in Jersey from 28 June to 4 July 1997. It was the fifth edition of the men's football tournament at the multi-sport event organised by the International Island Games Association.

Contents

The football tournament began with the first matches in the group stage on 29 June 1997 and ended with the gold medal match on 4 July 1997. Hosts Jersey and Ynys Môn contested the final. Lee Bramley scored the only goal of the match as Jersey won the gold medal and equalled the Faroe Islands record by winning the gold medal for a second time. In the bronze medal match, defending champions the Isle of Wight defeated Guernsey 3–1.

Background

A five-a-side youth football tournament was held at the inaugural games in 1985 held in Douglas, Isle of Man but football was completely absent from the programme at the 1987 Island Games held in Guernsey. The first men's football tournament was held at the 1989 Island Games in the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands won the first two editions undefeated but have not competed since their win at the 1991 Island Games in Åland. No team had won the competition more than once since then. Jersey won gold at the 1993 Island Games held on the Isle of Wight and the Isle of Wight were the defending champions after defeating hosts Gibraltar 1–0 in the gold medal match at the 1995 Island Games. [1]

Format

Eight teams took part in the competition. They were drawn into two single round robin groups of four teams. The winning team from each group would contest the gold medal match and the runners-up would contest the bronze medal match. Play-off placement matches were held for the teams finishing third and fourth in each group – the third-placed teams contested the fifth-place match and the fourth-placed teams contested the seventh-place match. [2]

Participants

Group phase

Group A

Jersey won all four of their games to progress to the gold medal match. [3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 4400134+912Qualification for the Gold medal match
2Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 42115507Qualification for the Bronze medal match
3Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 4202126+66Qualification for the fifth-place match
4Flag of Froya.svg  Frøya 4103312−93Qualification for the seventh-place match
5Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 401339−61
Source: [2]
Frøya  Flag of Froya.svg1–4Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
Karl Måsøval Soccerball shade.svg [2]
  • Adam Greig Soccerball shade.svg(2)
  • Nelio de Freitas Soccerball shade.svg
  • Craig Morton Soccerball shade.svg
FB Fields, St. Clement
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svg1–2Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
Daisen Macedo Soccerball shade.svg [2]
  • Adrian Exall Soccerball shade.svg
  • Paul Nobes Soccerball shade.svg
La Boulivot, Grouville
Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg1–2Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
Jan Nielsen Soccerball shade.svg [2]
  • Adam Greig Soccerball shade.svg
  • Steve Coutanche Soccerball shade.svg
La Hague Manor, St. Peter
Frøya  Flag of Froya.svg0–3Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
[2]
  • Jan Renouf Soccerball shade.svg
  • Tony Vance Soccerball shade.svg
  • Paul Nobes Soccerball shade.svg
St. Peter
Frøya  Flag of Froya.svg0–4Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
[2]
  • Keith Lagusa Soccerball shade.svg
  • Dennis Lopez Soccerball shade.svg(2)
  • Aaron Lima Soccerball shade.svg
La Couvent, St. Lawrence
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svg5–1Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
  • Nathan Bagu Soccerball shade.svg
  • Dennis Lopez Soccerball shade.svg
  • Aaron Lima Soccerball shade.svg(2)
 [2] Charles Rasmussen Soccerball shade.svg
La Couvent, St. Lawrence
Guernsey  Flag of Guernsey.svg0–4Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
[2]
  • Adam Greig Soccerball shade.svg
  • Nelio de Freitas Soccerball shade.svg
  • Lee Bramley Soccerball shade.svg
  • Yazalde Santos Soccerball shade.svg
Springfield, St. Helier
Attendance: 5,000
Frøya  Flag of Froya.svg2–1Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
Karl Måsøval Soccerball shade.svg(2) [2] Jan Nielsen Soccerball shade.svg
La Boulivot, Grouville
Gibraltar  Flag of Gibraltar.svg2–3Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
  • Keith Laguse Soccerball shade.svg
  • Dennis Lopez Soccerball shade.svg
 [2]
  • Adam Greig Soccerball shade.svg
  • Damon Pih Soccerball shade.svg
  • Craig Morton Soccerball shade.svg
Springfield, St. Helier

Group B

Ynys Môn won the group to progress to the gold medal match. [3]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn 3210120+127Qualification for the Gold medal match
2Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight 312040+45Qualification for the Bronze medal match
3Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland 311125−34Qualification for the fifth-place match
4Flag of Hitra.svg  Hitra Municipality 3003114−130Qualification for the seventh-place match
Source: [2]
Ynys Môn  Flag of Anglesey.svg8–0Flag of Hitra.svg  Hitra Municipality
  • Campbell Harrison Soccerball shade.svg
  • Andrew Wagstaff Soccerball shade.svg(2)
  • Andrew Stewart Soccerball shade.svg
  • Eifion Williams Soccerball shade.svg(4)
 [2]
La Hague Manor, St. Peter
Shetland  Flag of Shetland.svg0–0Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight
[2]
St. Peter
Ynys Môn  Flag of Anglesey.svg4–0Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland
  • David Evans Soccerball shade.svg
  • Eifion Williams Soccerball shade.svg(2)
  • Gerallt Jones Soccerball shade.svg
 [2]
FB Fields, St. Clement
Hitra Municipality  Flag of Hitra.svg0–4Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight
[2]
  • Darren Plenty Soccerball shade.svg
  • Adam Robinson Soccerball shade.svg
  • Martyn Raggett Soccerball shade.svg(2)
La Boulivot, Grouville
Shetland  Flag of Shetland.svg2–1Flag of Hitra.svg  Hitra Municipality
Michael Williamson Soccerball shade.svg(2) [2] Marius Fløkvik Soccerball shade.svg
La Couvent, St. Lawrence

Placement play-off matches

Seventh-place match

Frøya defeated Hitra Municipality in the seventh-place match. [3]

Frøya  Flag of Froya.svg4–1Flag of Hitra.svg  Hitra Municipality
  • Tore Furberg Soccerball shade.svg
  • Trond Bekken Soccerball shade.svg
  • Karl Måsevöl Soccerball shade.svg
  • Arve Iversen Soccerball shade.svg
 [2] Bror Blichfeldt Soccerball shade.svg
La Boulivot, Grouville

Fifth-place match

Shetland defeated Gibraltar in the fifth-place match. [3]

Shetland  Flag of Shetland.svg2–1Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
  • Robert Adamson Soccerball shade.svg
  • George Watt Soccerball shade.svg
 [2] Joao da Silva Soccerball shade.svg
La Couvent, St. Lawrence

Bronze medal match

The Isle of Wight defeated Guernsey in the bronze medal match. [3]

Isle of Wight  Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg3–1Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
  • Adam Bardsell Soccerball shade.svg
  • Simon Butler Soccerball shade.svg
  • Adam Robinson Soccerball shade.svg
 [2] Stephen Brehault Soccerball shade.svg
St. Peter

Gold medal match

Jersey defeated Ynys Môn in the bronze medal match. [3]

Jersey  Flag of Jersey.svg1–0Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn
Lee Bramley Soccerball shade.svg [2]
Springfield, St. Helier

Final rankings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight
4Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
5Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland
6Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar
7Flag of Froya.svg  Frøya
8Flag of Hitra.svg  Hitra Municipality
9Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland

Top goalscorers

Reference

  1. ↑ Beuker, John; Cruickshank, Mark; Di Maggio, Roberto (20 July 2023). "Island Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Veroeveren, Piet; Cruickshank, Mark (5 April 2007). "Island Games Tournament 1997 (Jersey)". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Football Results, VII Island Games Jersey 1997" (PDF). International Island Games Association. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
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