Founded | 1989 |
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Region | International |
Current champions | Men –![]() (4th title) Women – ![]() (2nd title) |
Most successful team(s) | Men –![]() (4 titles) Women - ![]() ![]() (3 titles) |
![]() Guernsey 2023 – Men's Guernsey 2023 – Women's |
Football has been a regular event since 1989 at the Island Games , [1] [2] the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies. A 5-a-side competition for under-16s was held at the inaugural event on the Isle of Man, and the success this minor competition brought to the games meant senior men's football was included on the itinerary for the first time in the Faroe Islands, in 1989. Women's football was included on the games' schedule for the first time in 2001.
Over the years, the competition has grown in stature, becoming one of the most important competitions for 'national' teams in non-FIFA football, and has grown from a five-team round robin competition to a 16-team tournament. Football was not included in the 2019 Island Games as hosts Gibraltar do not have enough pitches. As a replacement the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament was held in Anglesey, and was not officially part of the games.
Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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![]() | 4 ('93, '97, '09, '23) | 5 ('91, '95, '01, '03, '11) | |
![]() | 3 ('01, '03, '15) | 2 ('05, '11) | 2 ('09, '17) |
![]() | 2 ('95, '11) | 3 ('97, '99, '23) | |
![]() | 2 ('89, '91) | ||
![]() | 1 ('99) | 5 ('89, '91, '97, '01, '23) | |
![]() | 1 ('17) | 4 ('93, '99, '03, '15) | |
![]() | 1 ('07) | 1 ('95) | |
![]() | 1 ('05) | ||
![]() | 1 ('13) | ||
![]() | 2 ('13, '17) | ||
![]() | 1 ('09) | 2 ('89, '93) | |
![]() | 1 ('07) | ||
![]() | 2 ('05, '07) | ||
![]() | 1 ('13) | ||
![]() | 1 ('15) |
Year Participants | 1989 5 | 1991 8 | 1993 8 | 1995 8 | 1997 9 | 1999 14 | 2001 12 | 2003 15 | 2005 10 | 2007 11 | 2009 16 | 2011 15 | 2013 4 | 2015 16 | 2017 16 | 2023 16 |
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Year | Player | Goals |
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1989 | ![]() | 11 |
1991 | ![]() | 6 |
1993 | ![]() | 7 |
1995 | ![]() | 4 |
1997 | ![]() | 6 |
1999 | ![]() | 9 |
2001 | ![]() ![]() | 5 |
2003 | ![]() ![]() | 9 |
2005 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 |
2007 | ? | |
2009 | ![]() ![]() | 5 |
2011 | ![]() | 5 |
2013 | ![]() | 5 |
2015 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 |
2017 | ![]() | 8 |
2023 | ![]() | 7 |
Year | Games | Host | Final | Third Place | Num. teams | ||||
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Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | ||||
2001 details | IX | ![]() Isle of Man | ![]() Faroe Islands | 5–4 | ![]() Åland | ![]() Jersey | 3–2 | ![]() Isle of Man | 7 |
2003 details | X | ![]() Guernsey | ![]() Faroe Islands | 5–2 | ![]() Gotland | ![]() Jersey | 3–2 | ![]() Guernsey | 8 |
2005 details | XI | ![]() Shetland | ![]() Faroe Islands | Round robin | ![]() Åland | ![]() Bermuda | Round robin | ![]() Isle of Man | 6 |
2007 details | XII | ![]() Rhodes | ![]() Åland | 3–0 | ![]() Prince Edward Island | ![]() Bermuda | 0–0 (p.s.o) | ![]() Isle of Man | 11 |
2009 details | XIII | ![]() Åland | ![]() Åland | 2–0 | ![]() Gotland | ![]() Isle of Man | 3–1 | ![]() Isle of Wight | 10 |
2011 details [4] | XIV | ![]() Isle of Wight | ![]() Åland | 5–1 | ![]() Isle of Man | ![]() Greenland | 1–0 | ![]() Western Isles | 10 |
2013 details | XV | ![]() Bermuda | ![]() Bermuda | 0–0 (p.s.o) | ![]() Greenland | ![]() Hitra | — | 3 | |
2015 details [7] | XVI | ![]() Jersey | ![]() Jersey [8] | 1–0 | ![]() Åland | ![]() Gotland | 2–0 | ![]() Isle of Man | 11 |
2017 details | XVII | ![]() Gotland | ![]() Gotland | 2–1 | ![]() Isle of Man | ![]() Jersey | 3–1 | ![]() Isle of Wight | 11 |
2019 | XVII | ![]() Gibraltar | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) | ||||||
2023 details | XVIII | ![]() Guernsey | ![]() Bermuda | 4–0 | ![]() Western Isles | ![]() Isle of Man | 3–1 | ![]() Menorca | 10 |
2025 details | XVIV | ![]() Orkney |
Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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![]() | 3 ('07, '09, 11') | 3 ('01, '05, '15) | |
![]() | 3 ('01, '03, '05) | ||
![]() | 2 ('13, '23) | 2 ('05, '07) | |
![]() | 1 ('17) | 2 ('03, '09) | 1 ('15) |
![]() | 1 ('15) | 3 (01', '03, '17) | |
![]() | 2 ('11, '17) | 2 ('09, '23) | |
![]() | 1 ('13) | 1 ('11) | |
![]() | 1 ('07) | ||
![]() | 1 ('23) | ||
![]() | 1 ('13) |
Year Participants | 2001 7 | 2003 8 | 2005 6 | 2007 11 | 2009 10 | 2011 10 | 2013 3 | 2015 11 | 2017 11 | 2023 10 |
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Year | Player | Goals |
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2001 | ? | |
2003 | ||
2005 | ![]() | 7 |
2007 | ? | |
2009 | ![]() | 8 |
2011 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 5 |
2013 | ![]() ![]() | 3 |
2015 | ? | |
2017 | ![]() | 6 |
2023 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4 |
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