Football at the 2001 Island Games – Women's tournament

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Women's Football at the Island Games 2001
Tournament details
Host countryIsle of Man
Dates8 July – 13 July
Teams7
Venue(s)9 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Aland.svg  Åland
Third placeFlag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
Fourth placeFlag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored115 (8.21 per match)
2003

The women's football tournament was contested as part of the programme for the 2001 Island Games which was hosted in the Isle of Man from 27 June to 3 July 2015. It was the first edition of the women'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 8 July 2001 and ended with the gold medal match on 13 July 2001. The Faroe Islands and Åland contested the final. The Faroe Islands would win the final 5–4 with added overtime, winning the inaugural tournament and their first win in the competition. In the bronze medal match, Jersey defeated Isle of Man 2–3.

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. This edition of the Island Games would have its first women's tournament in football. [1]

Format

Seven teams took part in the competition. They were drawn into two round-robin groups, one group with four teams and one group of three teams. The top two best placed teams from each group and would qualify for the semifinals. The highest non-qualifier would automatically become the fifth-placer, while the two lowest ranked teams in the group stages would face each other in the sixth-place match. The winning team from each semifinal would contest the gold medal match and the losing team from each would contest the bronze medal match. [2]

Participants

Games

Group 1

Åland and Jersey would advance to the semifinals as they were the top two highest ranked teams in Group 1, with the former winning three matches and the latter winning two and losing one. [2]

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Aland.svg  Åland 3300292+279
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 32017706
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight 3102218163
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 3003213110
Source: [2]
Jersey  Flag of Jersey.svg4–0Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight
[2]

Åland  Flag of Aland.svg9–1Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
[2]

Isle of Wight  Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg0–13Flag of Aland.svg  Åland
[2]

Guernsey  Flag of Guernsey.svg0–2Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
[2]

Guernsey  Flag of Guernsey.svg1–2Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight
[2]

Jersey  Flag of Jersey.svg1–7Flag of Aland.svg  Åland
[2]

Group 2

The Faroe Islands and the Isle of Man would advance to the semifinals as they were the top two highest ranked teams in Group 1, with the former winning two matches and the latter winning one and losing one. [2]

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 2200180+186
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 210151273
Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn 2002112110
Source: [2]
Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg11–0Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man
[2]

Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg7–0Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn
[2]

Isle of Man  Flag of the Isle of Man.svg5–1Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn
[2]

Placement play-off matches and semi-finals

Semi-finals

The Faroe Islands defeated Jersey in the first semi-final match, while Åland defeated the Isle of Man in the second semi-final match. [2]

Jersey  Flag of Jersey.svg0–16Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
[2]

Isle of Man  Flag of the Isle of Man.svg1–11Flag of Aland.svg  Åland
[2]

6th place match

Guernsey defeated Ynys Môn in the sixth-place match. [2]

Guernsey  Flag of Guernsey.svg8–1Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn
[2]

5th place match

The Isle of Wight were automatically ranked in fifth-place after being the highest-ranked non-qualifier. [2]

Isle of Wight  Flag of the Isle of Wight.svgW–W
[2]

Finals

3rd place match

Jersey defeated the Isle of Man in the bronze medal match. [2]

Isle of Man  Flag of the Isle of Man.svg2–3Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
[2]

Final

The Faroe Islands defeated Åland in the gold medal match. [2]

Faroe Islands  Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg5–4 (a.e.t.)Flag of Aland.svg  Åland
[2]


2001 Island Games Winners
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
First Title

Final rankings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Aland.svg  Åland
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
4Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man
5Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight
6Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey
7Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn

See also

References

  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 24 25 Morrison, Neil (20 July 2003). "Island Games Tournament (Women) 2001 (Isle of Man)". RSSSF . Retrieved 1 July 2025.