Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games

Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games

Founded	1947 (1979 in its current format)
Region	Indian Ocean
Number of teams	7
Current champions	Réunion
Most successful team(s)	Réunion (5 titles)
Football at the 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games – Men's tournament

The association football tournament at the Indian Ocean Island Games (French: Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien) which is organised every 4 years for the Islands in the Indian Ocean.

From 1947 until 1963 a precursor called Triangulaire was organized between Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion Island. The first official edition of Indian Ocean Island Games was held in 1979.

The competition has been won by its host country on seven of the ten occasions it has been held.

Participants

•   Comoros
•   Madagascar
•   Maldives
•   Mauritius
•   Mayotte
•   Réunion
•   Seychelles

Past results

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Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1979 Details	Réunion		Réunion	2–1	Seychelles		Comoros	1	Mauritius
1985 Details	Mauritius		Mauritius	4–4 (4–2 pen.)	Réunion		Comoros	2	Madagascar
1990 Details	Madagascar		Madagascar	5–1	Mauritius		Seychelles	3–1	Comoros
1993 Details	Seychelles		Madagascar	1–0	Réunion		Mauritius	6–2	Seychelles
1998 Details	Réunion		Réunion	3–3 (7–6 pen.)	Madagascar		Seychelles	4–3	Mauritius
2003 Details	Mauritius		Mauritius	2–1	Réunion		Seychelles	2–0	Comoros
2007 Details	Madagascar		Réunion	1–1 (7–6 pen.)	Madagascar		Mayotte	1–1 (4–2 pen.)	Mauritius
2011 Details	Seychelles		Seychelles	1–1 (4–3 pen.)	Mauritius		Réunion	1–0	Mayotte
2015 Details	Réunion		Réunion	3–1	Mayotte		Mauritius	3–1	Madagascar
2019 Details	Mauritius		Réunion	1–1 (1-0 pen.)	Mauritius		Mayotte	3–1	Seychelles
2023 Details	Madagascar		Madagascar	1–0	Réunion		Mauritius}	2–0	Comoros

¹ The match was scratched and Comoros were awarded third place as Mauritius were unable to travel to Réunion for the match.

² The match was scratched and Comoros were awarded third place as Madagascar failed to appear at the stadium for the match.

Final Positions

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place	Participation
Réunion	5 (1979, 1998, 2007, 2015, 2019)	4 (1985, 1993, 2003, 2023)	1 (2011)		10
Madagascar	3 (1990, 1993, 2023)	2 (1998, 2007)		2 (1985, 2015)	9
Mauritius	2 (1985, 2003)	3 (1990, 2011, 2019)	3 (1993, 2015, 2023)	3 (1979, 1998, 2007)	10
Seychelles	1 (2011)	1 (1979)	3 (1990, 1998, 2003)	2 (1993, 2019)	10
Mayotte		1 (2015)	2 (2007, 2019)	1 (2011)	5
Comoros			2 (1979, 1985)	3 (1990, 2003, 2023)	10
Maldives					5

Women's tournament

In 2015 a women's tournament was held.

Year	Winner	Runner-up	3rd place	4th place
2015	Réunion	Madagascar	Mayotte	Seychelles

References

1. "Jeux des Iles de l'Océan Indien (Indian Ocean Games)". RSSSF . Retrieved 24 January 2017.