International Island Games Association

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International Island Games Association
Formation1985 (1985)
Headquarters Douglas, Isle of Man
Membership
24 islands
Website https://www.iiga.org/

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 (24 members from 8 nations). 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.

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Members

The IIGA was founded in the Isle of Man in 1985. Constituents come from islands in, or associated with, eight sovereign states (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Malta, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom). The 24 current members of the IIGA are:

Gibraltar is the only member of the IIGA that is not an island or group of islands, as it is a peninsula of Iberia, sharing a land border with Spain. Ynys Môn (Anglesey), Frøya and Hitra have bridge or tunnel connections to their mainlands. Greenland is by far the largest island, and is magnitudes bigger than all the rest combined, but is very sparsely populated. Former members of the IIGA include the countries Iceland and Malta, Canada's island province Prince Edward Island, and the Rhodes island of Greece . [1]

By country

  1. Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (2):Faroe Islands - Greenland
  2. Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia (1):Saare County
  3. Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (1):Åland
  4. Flag of Malta.svg  Malta (1):Gozo
  5. Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (2):Frøya - Hitra
  6. Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (1):Menorca
  7. Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (1):Gotland
  8. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom (10):Bermuda - Cayman Islands - Falkland Islands - Gibraltar - Isle of Wight - Orkney - Saint Helena - Shetland - Western Isles - Ynys Môn
  9. Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey (3) Guernsey - Alderney - Sark
  10. Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man (1) Isle of Man
  11. Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey (1) Jersey

Membership criteria

The IIGA constitution lists the criteria which apply to new applicants. These limit applications to island territories with populations less than 125,000. There must be a local association of governing bodies of at least two sports in the IIGA program at which the island can "adequately" compete. Membership is limited to 25. [2]

Related Research Articles

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.

The 2003 Island Games on the island of Guernsey was the 8th edition in which a men's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 15 teams.

<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 1999 Island Games on the island of Gotland was the 6th edition in which a men's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 14 teams.

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 were 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 were 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.

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

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

The XVII Island Games were held in Gotland, Sweden, from 24 to 30 June 2017. This was the second time that the island 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 were held in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar between 6 and 12 July 2019. This was the second time the territory 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 would host the games, the first being in 1987, and the second in 2003.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Football at the 2017 Island Games – Men's tournament</span> International football competition

Men's Football at the 2017 Island Games forms part of the Football at the 2017 Island Games event, and is the fifteenth edition of the Games in which the sport has been played.

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greenland national football team results</span>

This is a list of Greenland national football team results from 1980 to present.

Triathlon, for the 2023 Island Games, was held at Rocquaine Bay, Guernsey on 9 July and St Peter Port, Guernsey on 14 July 2023.

Golf, for the 2023 Island Games, was held at L'Ancresse Golf Course, Guernsey on 11 to 14 July 2023.

Table tennis, for the 2023 Island Games, held at the Guernsey Table Tennis Centre, Guernsey in July 2023.

Cycling, for the 2023 Island Games, held in various locations around Guernsey in July 2023.

Archery, for the 2023 Island Games, held at the Rovers football club, Port Soif, Guernsey in July 2023.

Badminton, for the 2023 Island Games, held at Beau Sejour Leisure Centre and St Sampson’s High School, Guernsey in July 2023.

References

  1. "Prince Edward Island Resigns from the IIGA". IIGA.
  2. "CONSTITUTION OF INTERNATIONAL ISLAND GAMES ASSOCIATION" (PDF). International Island Games Association. July 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2018.