Football at the 2011 Island Games

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Football at the 2011 Island Games was held from 26 June–1 July 2011 at several venues.

Association football Team field sport

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of eleven players. It is played by 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies, making it the world's most popular sport. The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end. The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal.

2011 Island Games

The XIV Island Games was a major international multi-sport event held from 25 June to 1 July 2011, in the Isle of Wight, England. A total of 2,306 athletes from 24 islands competed in 15 sports and 190 events. The 2011 Island Games was the second Island Games to be hosted by the Isle of Wight. Previously, the Isle of Wight hosted the 1993 Island Games.

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Events

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight  (IOW)1001
Flag of Aland.svg  Åland Islands  (ALA)1001
3Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey  (GGY)0101
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man  (IOM)0101
5Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland  (GRL)0011
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey  (JEY)0011
Totals (6 nations)2226


Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
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Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
Women
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Flag of Aland.svg  Åland Islands Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland

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