Football at the 2011 Island Games – Men's tournament explained

Tourney Name:Men's Football at the Island Games 2011
Size:150px
Country:Isle of Wight
Dates:26 June – 1 July
Num Teams:15
Venues:9
Cities:8
Champion:Isle of Wight
Count:2
Second:Guernsey
Third:Jersey
Fourth:Åland
Matches:29
Goals:126
Top Scorer: Peter Lundberg
(5 goals)
Prevseason:2009
Nextseason:2013

The 2011 Island Games on the Isle of Wight was the 12th edition in which a football tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 15 teams.

There were numerous talking points in the early stages of the competition. The Rhodes team was disqualified after the second game for repeated indiscipline, and were suspended from the next two Island Games. In Group D, there was a unique occurrence as both the Åland Islands and Saaremaa finished with identical playing records after their two games. Rather than draw lots as had been originally planned for such circumstances, the two teams played a one-off penalty shoot-out on the designated rest day to determine which side would finish top of the group, with Åland proceeding to the semi-finals.

The host country, the Isle of Wight, defeated Guernsey after extra-time in the final to win their 2nd title, following a win over reigning champions Jersey in the semi-final.

Group phase

Group A

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1 330061+59
2 320164+26
3 310226−43
4 300347−30

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Group B

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1 3300112+99
2 3201147+76
3 3102810−23
4 3003115−140

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Group C

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1 3300123+99
2 3201114+76
3 3102101003
4 3003117−160

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Group D

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1 211053+24
2 211053+24
3 200204−40

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Penalty-shoot out play-off for 1st place

Placement play-off matches

5th place match

Final stage

Semifinals

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Final


Final rankings

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DSQ

See also

References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13941785.stm Rhodes men's football team expelled from Island Games
  2. http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/island-gamers/football-team-booted-out-of-island-games-39424.aspx Football team booted out of Island Games

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