Tournament details | |
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Host country | Bermuda |
Dates | 14 July – 18 July |
Teams | 7 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 64 (6.4 per match) |
Football at the 2013 Island Games took place from 14 to 18 July 2013 at Bermuda National Stadium and the Bermuda Athletics Association in Hamilton.
* Host nation (Bermuda)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Bermuda (BER)* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Greenland (GRL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Totals (2 entries) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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