Football at the 1997 Island Games

Men's Football at the Island Games 1997
Tournament details
Host country Jersey
Dates 29 June – 4 July
Teams 9
Venue(s) 6 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Jersey (2nd title)
Runners-up  Ynys Môn
Third place  Isle of Wight
Fourth place  Guernsey
Tournament statistics
Matches played 20
Goals scored 68 (3.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Anglesey Eifion Williams
(6 goals)

The 1997 Island Games on the island of Gotland was the 5th edition in which a men's football (soccer) tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 9 teams.

Jersey won the tournament for the second time.

Participants

Group phase

Group A

Rank Nation Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD
1  Jersey 440013412+9
2  Guernsey 42115570
3  Gibraltar 42021266+6
4  Frøya 41033123-9
5  Greenland 4013391-6

29 June
 Frøya 1 - 4  Jersey
Karl Måsøval  ?' Adam Greig  ?', ?'
Nelio de Freitas  ?'
Craig Morton  ?'
FB Fields, St. Clement

29 June
 Gibraltar 1 - 2  Guernsey
Daisen Macedo  ?' Adrian Exall  ?'
Paul Nobes  ?'
La Boulivot, Grouville

30 June
 Greenland 1 - 2  Jersey
Jan Nielsen  ?' Adam Greig  ?'
Steve Coutanche  ?'
La Hague Manor, St. Peter

30 June
 Frøya 0 - 3  Guernsey
Jan Renouf  ?'
Tony Vance  ?'
Paul Nobes  ?'


1 July
 Frøya 0 - 4  Gibraltar
Keith Lagusa  ?'
Dennis Lopez  ?', ?'
Aaron Lima  ?'
La Couvent, St. Lawrence

2 July
 Gibraltar 5 - 1  Greenland
Nathan Bagu  ?'
Dennis Lopez  ?
Aaron Lima  ?' ?'
Charles Rasmussen  ?'
La Couvent, St. Lawrence

2 July
 Guernsey 0 - 4  Jersey
Adam Greig  ?
Nelio de Freitas  ?'
Lee Bramley  ?'
Yazalde Santos  ?'
Springfield, St. Helier
Attendance: 5,000

3 July
 Frøya 2 - 1  Greenland
Karl Måsøval  ?', ?' Jan Nielsen  ?'
La Boulivot, Grouville

3 July
 Gibraltar 2 - 3  Jersey
Keith Laguse  ?'
Dennis Lopez  ?'
Adam Greig  ?
Damon Pih  ?'
Craig Morton  ?'

Group B

Rank Nation Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD
1  Ynys Môn 32101207+12
2  Isle of Wight 3120405+4
3  Shetland 3111254-3
4  Hitra 30031140-13

29 June
 Ynys Môn 8 - 0  Hitra
Campbell Harrison  ?'
Andrew Wagstaff  ?', ?'
Andrew Stewart  ?'
Eifion Williams  ?', ?', ?', ?'
La Hague Manor, St. Peter


1 July
 Ynys Môn 4 - 0  Shetland
David Evans  ?'
Eifion Williams  ?', ?'
Gerallt Jones  ?'
FB Fields, St. Clement

1 July
 Hitra 0 - 4  Isle of Wight
Darren Plenty  ?'
Adam Robinson  ?'
Martyn Raggett  ?', ?'
La Boulivot, Grouville


3 July
 Shetland 2 - 1  Hitra
Michael Williamson  ?', ?' Marius Fløkvik  ?
La Couvent, St. Lawrence

Placement play-off matches

7th place match

3 July
 Frøya 4 - 1  Hitra
Tore Furberg  ?'
Trond Bekken ?'
Karl Måsevöl ?'
Arve Iversen  ?'
Bror Blichfeldt  ?'
La Boulivot, Grouville

5th place match

3 July
 Shetland 2 - 1  Gibraltar
Robert Adamson  ?'
George Watt  ?'
Joao da Silva  ?'
La Couvent, St. Lawrence

3rd place match

3 July
 Isle of Wight 3 - 1  Guernsey
Adam Bardsell  ?'
Simon Butler  ?'
Adam Robinson  ?'
Stephen Brehault  ?'

Final

3 July
12:30
 Jersey 1 - 0  Ynys Môn
Lee Bramley  ?'


1997 Island Games Winners

Jersey
First Title

Final Rankings

Rank Team
 Jersey
 Ynys Môn
 Isle of Wight
4  Guernsey
5  Shetland
6  Gibraltar
7  Frøya
8  Hitra
9  Greenland

Top goalscorers

6 goals
5 goals
  • Jersey Adam Greig
  • Gibraltar Dennis Lopez
4 goals
  • Gibraltar Aaron Lima
3 goals
  • Frøya, Sør-Trøndelag Karl Måsøval

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