Football at the Island Games explained

Football at the Island Games
Founded:1989
Region:International
Current Champions:Men –

(4th title)
Women –

(2nd title)
Most Successful Team:Men –

(4 titles)
Women -


(3 titles)
Current:
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.

Men's tournament

Results

YearGamesHostFinalThird Place
Goldwidth=8%ScoreSilverBronzewidth=8%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
1989
details		III
Faroe Islands		Round robinRound robin5
1991
details		IV
Åland		2–02–08
1993
details		V
Isle of Wight		5–12–18
1995
details		VI
Gibraltar		1–06–38
1997
details		VII
Jersey		1–03–19
1999
details		VIII
Gotland		 [3] 1–02–014
2001
details		IX
Isle of Man		0–0
(p.s.o)		2–012
2003
details		X
Guernsey		3–13–015
2005
details		XI
Shetland		2–04–010
2007
details		XII
Rhodes		4–01–011
2009
details		XIII
Åland		2–15–016
2011
details[4] 		XIV
Isle of Wight		4–25–115
2013
details[5] 		XV
Bermuda		1–06–04
2015
details[6] 		XVI
Jersey		3–01–016
2017
details		XVII
Gotland		6–01–016
2019XVIII
Gibraltar		No football tournament held
(see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament)
2023
details		XIX
Guernsey		5–22-1 U2316
2025
details		XX
Orkney

Medalists

TeamGoldSilverBronze
Jersey4 ('93, '97, '09, '23)5 ('91, '95, '01, '03, '11)
Guernsey3 ('01, '03, '15)2 ('05, '11)2 ('09, '17)
Isle of Wight2 ('95, '11)3 ('97, '99, '23)
Faroe Islands2 ('89, '91)
Ynys Môn1 ('99)5 ('89, '91, '97, '01, '23)
Isle of Man1 ('17)4 ('93, '99, '03, '15)
Gibraltar1 ('07)1 ('95)
Shetland1 ('05)
Bermuda1 ('13)
Greenland2 ('13, '17)
Åland1 ('09)2 ('89, '93)
Rhodes1 ('07)
Western Isles2 ('05, '07)
Falkland Islands1 ('13)
Minorca1 ('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
3rd4th3rd7th6th7th7th2nd 4th9th7th 13th
11th14th16th15th
4th 1st4th
11th10th16th13th3rd12th 16th 14th
1stbgcolor=gold1st
7th12th13th8th15th4th14th15th
8th2nd6th11th5th6thbgcolor=gold1st9th 5th 10th
7th9th6th11th 10th14th 6th
4th8th4th4th9th8th9th10th8th12th 11thbgcolor=silver2nd 5thbgcolor=silver2nd 8th
6th5th4th9thbgcolor=gold1st1st2nd3rdbgcolor=silver2ndbgcolor=gold1st3rd 5th
6th
8th13th15th12th
2nd8th2nd7th2nd4th4th 8th2ndbgcolor=gold1st 9th
7th5th 1st3rd3rd4th4th10th 1st6th 3rd
3rdbgcolor=gold1st3rd1st4th3rd3rd 5thbgcolor=gold1st3rd7th5th bgcolor=gold1st
9th7th7th3rd4th 12th
12th8th9th9th10th
5th6thDNF2nd5th DSQ
14th10th12th6th10th14th6th13th13th
16th
14th
5th5th7th5th10th8th7th1st13th4th10th7th
3rd3rd8th12th11th11th11th
2nd2nd5th 6th2ndbgcolor=gold1st2nd5th 5th11th6th 9th 8th8th2nd

Top goalscorers

YearPlayerGoals
1989 Bergur Magnussen11
1991 Jens Erik Rasmussen6
1993 Adam Greig7
1995 Adam Barsdell4
1997 Eifion Williams6
1999 Peter Langridge9
2001 Chris Higgins
Daniel Craven		5
2003 Roy Chipolina
Graham Alvez		9
2005 Peter Langridge
Johnny Myers
Martti Pukk		4
2007?
2009 Lee Casciaro
Ross Allen		5
2011 Peter Lundberg5
2013 Norsaq Lund Mathæussen5
2015 Dominic Heaume
Ashley Webster
Leighton Flaws
Shane Jamieson		4
2017 Calum Morrissey8
2023 Jake Scrimshaw7

Women's tournament

Results

YearGamesHostFinalThird Place
Goldwidth=8%ScoreSilverBronzewidth=8%ScoreFourth place
2001
details		IX
Isle of Man		5–43–27
2003
details		X
Guernsey		5–23–28
2005
details		XI
Shetland		Round robinRound robin6
2007
details		XII
Rhodes		3–00–0
(p.s.o)		11
2009
details		XIII
Åland		2–03–110
2011
details		XIV
Isle of Wight		5–11–010
2013
details		XV
Bermuda		0–0
(p.s.o)		3
2015
details[7] 		XVI
Jersey		 [8] 1–0
2–011
2017
details		XVII
Gotland		2–13–111
2019XVII
Gibraltar		No football tournament held
(see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament)
2023
details		XVIII
Guernsey		4–03–110
2025
details		XVIV
Orkney

Medalists

TeamGoldSilverBronze
Åland3 ('07, '09, 11')3 ('01, '05, '15)
Faroe Islands3 ('01, '03, '05)
Bermuda2 ('13, '23)2 ('05, '07)
Gotland1 ('17)2 ('03, '09)1 ('15)
Jersey1 ('15)3 (01', '03, '17)
Isle of Man2 ('11, '17)2 ('09, '23)
Greenland1 ('13)1 ('11)
Prince Edward Island1 ('07)
Western isles1 ('23)
Hitra1 ('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
Åland Islands2nd2ndbgcolor=gold1st1stbgcolor=gold1st2nd 5th 7th
Bermuda3rd3rd1st bgcolor=gold1st
Faroe Islandsbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1stbgcolor=gold1st
Gibraltar10th11th10th
Gotland2nd6th2nd7th3rd1st
Greenland8th7th3rd2nd9th8th
Guernsey6th4th5th7th8th8th10th
Hitra9th9th3rd6th9th9th
Isle of Man4th8th4th4th3rd2nd4th 2nd3rd
Isle of Wight5th5th5th4th5th5th4th8th
Jersey3rd3rd11th6th8th1st3rd6th
Menorca6th4th
Prince Edward Island2nd
Rhodes7th10th
Saaremaa10th6th
Shetland6th
Western Isles9th5th4th7th7th2nd
Ynys Môn7th6th10th11th5th

Top goalscorers

YearPlayerGoals
2001?
2003
2005 Rannvá B. Andreasen7
2007?
2009 Donna Shimmin8
2011 Adelina Engman
Jade Burden
Eleanor Gawne		5
2013 Tschana Wade
Laila Platoú		3
2015?
2017 Gemma Woodford6
2023 Leilanni Nesbeth
Eve Watson
Sinead Macleod		4

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ynys Mon prepare to take on UEFA's newest member Gibraltar in the Island Games. 17 February 2015 . dailypost.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Third Island Games Faroe Islands 1989 . IIGA.
  3. Web site: Ynys Môn football Champs and Rhodes won the Basketball- the Games are closed. . gotland-tv.se . 24 Aug 2015.
  4. Web site: Isle of Wight 2011 - NatWest Island Games XIV - Isle of Wight 2011. IIGA.org. 19 July 2015.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20131102031336/http://www.iiga.org/media///2013/Football.pdf iiga.org - Football - NatWest Island Games - Bermuda 2013
  6. http://jersey2015results.com/Sports/SOCCER/default.aspx?SportID=28&EventID=139 jersey2015results.com - Football - Men's Football
  7. http://jersey2015results.com/Sports/SOCCER/default.aspx?SportID=28&EventID=140 jersey2015results.com - Football - Women's Football
  8. Web site: Football: Jersey's ladies win historic gold . ITV News.

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