Football at the Island Games

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Football at the Island Games
Founded1989
RegionInternational
Current championsMen
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
(4th title)
Women
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
(2nd title)
Most successful team(s)Men
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey
(4 titles)
Women -
Flag of Aland.svg  Åland
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
(3 titles)
Soccerball current event.svg
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.

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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.

Men's tournament

Results

YearGamesHostFinalThird Place
Gold Score Silver Bronze ScoreFourth place
1989
details
III Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
Round robin Flag of Anglesey.svg
Ynys Môn
Flag of Aland.svg
Åland
Round robin Flag of Greenland.svg
Greenland
1991
details
IV Flag of Aland.svg
Åland
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
2–0Flag of Anglesey.svg
Ynys Môn
Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
2–0Flag of Aland.svg
Åland
1993
details
V Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
Isle of Wight
Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
5–1Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
Flag of Aland.svg
Åland
2–1Flag of Greenland.svg
Greenland
1995
details
VI Flag of Gibraltar.svg
Gibraltar
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
Isle of Wight
1–0Flag of Gibraltar.svg
Gibraltar
Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
6–3Flag of Greenland.svg
Greenland
1997
details
VII Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
1–0Flag of Anglesey.svg
Ynys Môn
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
Isle of Wight
3–1Flag of Guernsey.svg
Guernsey
1999
details
VIII Flag of Gotland.svg
Gotland
Flag of Anglesey.svg
Ynys Môn [3]
1–0Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
Isle of Wight
2–0Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
2001
details
IX Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
Flag of Guernsey.svg
Guernsey
0–0
(p.s.o)
Flag of Anglesey.svg
Ynys Môn
Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
2–0Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
Isle of Wight
2003
details
X Flag of Guernsey.svg
Guernsey
Flag of Guernsey.svg
Guernsey
3–1Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
3–0Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
Isle of Wight
2005
details
XI Flag of Shetland.svg
Shetland
Flag of Shetland.svg
Shetland
2–0Flag of Guernsey.svg
Guernsey
Western Isles Council Flag.svg
Western Isles
4–0Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
2007
details
XII Flag of Rhodes Island.svg
Rhodes
Flag of Gibraltar.svg
Gibraltar
4–0Flag of Rhodes Island.svg
Rhodes
Western Isles Council Flag.svg
Western Isles
1–0Flag of Bermuda.svg
Bermuda
2009
details
XIII Flag of Aland.svg
Åland
Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
2–1Flag of Aland.svg
Åland
Flag of Guernsey.svg
Guernsey
5–0Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
2011
details [4]
XIV Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
Isle of Wight
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
Isle of Wight
4–2Flag of Guernsey.svg
Guernsey
Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
5–1Flag of Aland.svg
Åland
2013
details [5]
XV Flag of Bermuda.svg
Bermuda
Flag of Bermuda.svg
Bermuda
1–0Flag of Greenland.svg
Greenland
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg
Falkland Islands
6–0Flag of Froya.svg
Frøya
2015
details [6]
XVI Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
Flag of Guernsey.svg
Guernsey
3–0Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
Bandera de Menorca.svg
Menorca
1–0Flag of Shetland.svg
Shetland
2017
details
XVII Flag of Gotland.svg
Gotland
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
6–0Flag of Greenland.svg
Greenland
Flag of Guernsey.svg
Guernsey
1–0Bandera de Menorca.svg
Menorca
2019 XVII Flag of Gibraltar.svg
Gibraltar
No football tournament held
(see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament)
2023
details
XIX Flag of Guernsey.svg
Guernsey
Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
5–2Flag of Anglesey.svg
Ynys Môn
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
Isle of Wight
2-1Flag of Bermuda.svg
Bermuda U23

Medalists

Team Gold Silver Bronze
Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey 4 ('93, '97, '09, '23)5 ('91, '95, '01, '03, '11)
Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey 3 ('01, '03, '15)2 ('05, '11)2 ('09, '17)
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Isle of Wight 2 ('95, '11)3 ('97, '99, '23)
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 2 ('89, '91)
Flag of Anglesey.svg Ynys Môn 1 ('99)5 ('89, '91, '97, '01, '23)
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man 1 ('17)4 ('93, '99, '03, '15)
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar 1 ('07)1 ('95)
Flag of Shetland.svg Shetland 1 ('05)
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 1 ('13)
Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland 2 ('13, '17)
Flag of Aland.svg Åland 1 ('09)2 ('89, '93)
Flag of Rhodes Island.svg Rhodes 1 ('07)
Western Isles Council Flag.svg Western Isles 2 ('05, '07)
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Falkland Islands 1 ('13)
Bandera de Menorca.svg Minorca 1 ('15)

Performances by team

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
Flag of Aland.svg  Åland 3rd4th3rd7th6th7th7th2nd4th9th7th13th
Flag of Alderney.svg  Alderney 11th14th16th15th
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 4th1st4th
Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg  Falkland Islands 11th10th16th13th3rd12th16th14th
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1st1st
Flag of Froya.svg  Frøya 7th12th13th8th15th4th14th15th
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 8th2nd6th11th5th6th1st9th5th10th
Flag of Gotland.svg  Gotland 7th9th6th11th10th14th6th
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 4th8th4th4th9th8th9th10th8th12th11th2nd5th2nd8th
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 6th5th4th9th1st1st2nd3rd2nd1st3rd5th
Flag of Gozo.svg  Gozo 6th
Hitra crest flag.svg  Hitra 8th13th15th12th
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 2nd8th2nd7th2nd4th4th8th2nd1st9th
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg  Isle of Wight 7th5th1st3rd3rd4th4th10th1st6th3rd
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 3rd1st3rd1st4th3rd3rd5th1st3rd7th5th1st
Bandera de Menorca.svg  Menorca 9th7th7th3rd4th12th
2007 Flag of Orkney.svg  Orkney 12th8th9th9th10th
Flag of Rhodes Island.svg  Rhodes 5th6thDNF2nd5thDSQ
Saaremaa lipp.svg  Saare County 14th10th12th6th10th14th6th13th13th
Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Saint Helena 16th
Flag of Sark.svg  Sark 14th
Flag of Shetland.svg  Shetland 5th5th7th5th10th8th7th1st13th4th10th7th
Western Isles Council Flag.svg  Western Isles 3rd3rd8th12th11th11th11th
Flag of Anglesey.svg  Ynys Môn 2nd2nd5th6th2nd1st2nd5th5th11th6th9th8th8th2nd

Top goalscorers

YearPlayerGoals
1989 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Bergur Magnussen 11
1991 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Jens Erik Rasmussen 6
1993 Flag of Jersey.svg Adam Greig 7
1995 Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Adam Barsdell 4
1997 Flag of Anglesey.svg Eifion Williams 6
1999 Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Peter Langridge 9
2001 Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Chris Higgins
Flag of Jersey.svg Daniel Craven
5
2003 Flag of Gibraltar.svg Roy Chipolina
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Graham Alvez
9
2005 Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Peter Langridge
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Johnny Myers
Saaremaa lipp.svg Martti Pukk
4
2007?
2009 Flag of Gibraltar.svg Lee Casciaro
Flag of Guernsey.svg Ross Allen
5
2011 Flag of Aland.svg Peter Lundberg 5
2013 Flag of Greenland.svg Norsaq Lund Mathæussen5
2015 Flag of Guernsey.svg Dominic Heaume
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Ashley Webster
Flag of Shetland.svg Leighton Flaws
Flag of Shetland.svg Shane Jamieson
4
2017 Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Calum Morrissey 8
2023 Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Jake Scrimshaw 7

Women's tournament

Results

YearGamesHostFinalThird Place
Gold Score Silver Bronze ScoreFourth place
2001
details
IX Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
5–4Flag of Aland.svg
Åland
Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
3–2Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
2003
details
X Flag of Guernsey.svg
Guernsey
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
5–2Flag of Gotland.svg
Gotland
Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
3–2Flag of Guernsey.svg
Guernsey
2005
details
XI Flag of Shetland.svg
Shetland
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg
Faroe Islands
Round robin Flag of Aland.svg
Åland
Flag of Bermuda.svg
Bermuda
Round robin Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
2007
details
XII Flag of Rhodes Island.svg
Rhodes
Flag of Aland.svg
Åland
3–0Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg
Prince Edward Island
Flag of Bermuda.svg
Bermuda
0–0
(p.s.o)
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
2009
details
XIII Flag of Aland.svg
Åland
Flag of Aland.svg
Åland
2–0Flag of Gotland.svg
Gotland
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
3–1Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
Isle of Wight
2011
details [4]
XIV Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
Isle of Wight
Flag of Aland.svg
Åland
5–1Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
Flag of Greenland.svg
Greenland
1–0Western Isles Council Flag.svg
Western Isles
2013
details
XV Flag of Bermuda.svg
Bermuda
Flag of Bermuda.svg
Bermuda
0–0
(p.s.o)
Flag of Greenland.svg
Greenland
Hitra crest flag.svg
Hitra
2015
details [7]
XVI Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey [8]
1–0
Flag of Aland.svg
Åland
Flag of Gotland.svg
Gotland
2–0Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
2017
details
XVII Flag of Gotland.svg
Gotland
Flag of Gotland.svg
Gotland
2–1Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
Flag of Jersey.svg
Jersey
3–1Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg
Isle of Wight
2019 XVII Flag of Gibraltar.svg
Gibraltar
No football tournament held
(see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament)
2023
details
XVIII Flag of Guernsey.svg
Guernsey
Flag of Bermuda.svg
Bermuda
4–0Western Isles Council Flag.svg
Western Isles
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg
Isle of Man
3–1Bandera de Menorca.svg
Menorca

Medalists

Team Gold Silver Bronze
Flag of Aland.svg Åland 3 ('07, '09, 11')3 ('01, '05, '15)
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 3 ('01, '03, '05)
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 2 ('13, '23)2 ('05, '07)
Flag of Gotland.svg Gotland 1 ('17)2 ('03, '09)1 ('15)
Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey 1 ('15)3 (01', '03, '17)
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man 2 ('11, '17)2 ('09, '23)
Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland 1 ('13)1 ('11)
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island 1 ('07)
Western Isles Council Flag.svg Western isles 1 ('23)
Hitra crest flag.svg Hitra 1 ('13)

Performances by team

Year
Participants
2001
7
2003
8
2005
6
2007
11
2009
10
2011
10
2013
3
2015
11
2017
11
2023
10
Flag of Aland.svg Åland Islands 2nd2nd1st1st1st2nd5th7th
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda 3rd3rd1st1st
Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands 1st1st1st
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar 10th11th10th
Flag of Gotland.svg Gotland 2nd6th2nd7th3rd1st
Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland 8th7th3rd2nd9th8th
Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey 6th4th5th7th8th8th10th
Hitra crest flag.svg Hitra 9th9th3rd6th9th9th
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man 4th8th4th4th3rd2nd4th2nd3rd
Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Isle of Wight 5th5th5th4th5th5th4th8th
Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey 3rd3rd11th6th8th1st3rd6th
Bandera de Menorca.svg Menorca 6th4th
Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg Prince Edward Island 2nd
Flag of Rhodes Island.svg Rhodes 7th10th
Saaremaa lipp.svg Saaremaa 10th6th
Flag of Shetland.svg Shetland 6th
Western Isles Council Flag.svg Western Isles 9th5th4th7th7th2nd
Flag of Anglesey.svg Ynys Môn 7th6th10th11th5th

Top goalscorers

YearPlayerGoals
2001?
2003
2005 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Rannvá B. Andreasen 7
2007?
2009 Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Donna Shimmin8
2011 Flag of Aland.svg Adelina Engman
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Jade Burden
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Eleanor Gawne
5
2013 Flag of Bermuda.svg Tschana Wade
Flag of Greenland.svg Laila Platoú
3
2015?
2017 Flag of the Isle of Wight.svg Gemma Woodford6
2023 Flag of Bermuda.svg Leilanni Nesbeth
Flag of Jersey.svg Eve Watson
Western Isles Council Flag.svg Sinead Macleod
4

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">International Island Games Association</span> Organizer of the Island Games

The International Island Games Association (IIGA) is the organising body for the Island Games, a friendly biennial multi-sport competition between teams from several European islands and other small territories. The IIGA liaises with the member island associations and with sponsors of the games. It investigates whether islands wanting to join fit the membership criteria.

The Island Games are biennial international multi-sports events organised by the International Island Games Association (IIGA). Competitor teams each represent different island communities which are IIGA members. Currently all competitor teams represent non-sovereign territories of European nations—some within European waters and some further overseas.

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The 1991 Island Games in Åland was the 2nd edition in which a men's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 8 teams.

The 1993 Island Games on the Isle of Wight was the 3rd edition in which a men's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 8 teams.

The 1995 Island Games in Gibraltar was the 4th edition in which a men's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 8 teams.

The Ynys Môn football team represents the island of Anglesey at the biennial Island Games. An island county within Wales, Ynys Môn is not a member of FIFA or UEFA and plays under the auspices of the Football Association of Wales, the governing body for football in Wales.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Island Games</span>

The XIII Island Games were held in Åland, Finland, June 27-July 4, 2009. For the 13th edition of the Games, 25 teams competed in 14 different sports.

The 2009 Island Games in Åland was the 11th edition in which a men's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 16 teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Island Games</span>

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 Island Games</span>

The XV Island Games were held in Bermuda from 13 to 19 July 2013. Bermuda was selected to host the Games by default after Prince Edward Island withdrew from the International Island Games Association.

The 2001 Island Games on the Isle of Man was the 1st edition in which a women's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by seven teams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Island Games</span>

The XVI Island Games was held in Jersey, Channel Islands, from 27 June to 3 July 2015. This was the second time that the island has hosted the games, the first being in 1997.

The XVII Island Games was held in Gotland, Sweden, from 24 June to 30 June 2017. This was the second time that the island has hosted the games, the first being in 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Island Games</span> 2019 sports competition

The XVIII Island Games was held in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar between 6 and 12 July 2019. This was the second time that the territory has hosted the games, the first being in 1995.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Island Games</span> Multi-sports competition

The XIX Island Games were to have been held in Guernsey in 2021 however due to the COVID-19 pandemic the games were postponed. This occasion will be the third time that the island has hosted the games, the first being in 1987, the second in 2003.

The 2003 Island Games on Guernsey was the 2nd edition in which a women's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by eight teams.

The 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament was an association football tournament which was held between 15 and 22 June 2019 in Anglesey, Wales. It was organised due to the hosts of the 2019 Island Games, Gibraltar being unable to run a tournament due to lack of pitches. As football is one of the most popular sports at the games it was decided to hold the matches elsewhere, albeit with the results not officially part of the Island Games history.

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