Men's Football at the Island Games 1997
Tournament details
Host countryJersey
Dates29 June – 4 July
Teams9
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 played20
Goals scored68 (3.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Anglesey Eifion Williams
(6 goals)
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The 1997 Island Games on the island of Jersey was the 5th edition in which a men's football 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 4 4 0 0 13 4 12 +9
2  Guernsey 4 2 1 1 5 5 7 0
3  Gibraltar 4 2 0 2 12 6 6 +6
4  Frøya 4 1 0 3 3 12 3 –9
5  Greenland 4 0 1 3 3 9 1 –6
Frøya 1–4 Jersey
Karl Måsøval ?' Adam Greig ?', ?'
Nelio de Freitas ?'
Craig Morton ?'
FB Fields, St. Clement
Gibraltar 1–2 Guernsey
Daisen Macedo ?' Adrian Exall ?'
Paul Nobes ?'
La Boulivot, Grouville
Greenland 1–2 Jersey
Jan Nielsen ?' Adam Greig ?'
Steve Coutanche ?'
La Hague Manor, St. Peter
Frøya 0–3 Guernsey
Jan Renouf ?'
Tony Vance ?'
Paul Nobes ?'
St. Peter
Guernsey 0–0 Greenland
Springfield, St. Helier
Frøya 0–4 Gibraltar
Keith Lagusa ?'
Dennis Lopez ?' (?)
Aaron Lima ?'
La Couvent, St. Lawrence
Gibraltar 5–1 Greenland
Nathan Bagu ?'
Dennis Lopez ?'
Aaron Lima ?', ?'		 Charles Rasmussen ?'
La Couvent, St. Lawrence
Guernsey 0–4 Jersey
Adam Greig ?'
Nelio de Freitas ?'
Lee Bramley ?'
Yazalde Santos ?'
Springfield, St. Helier
Attendance: 5,000
Frøya 2–1 Greenland
Karl Måsøval ?', ?' Jan Nielsen ?'
La Boulivot, Grouville
Gibraltar 2–3 Jersey
Keith Laguse ?'
Dennis Lopez ?'		 Adam Greig ?'
Damon Pih ?'
Craig Morton ?'
Springfield, St. Helier

Group B

Rank Nation Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD
1  Ynys Môn 3 2 1 0 12 0 7 +12
2  Isle of Wight 3 1 2 0 4 0 5 +4
3  Shetland 3 1 1 1 2 5 4 –3
4  Hitra 3 0 0 3 1 14 0 –13
Ynys Môn 8–0 Hitra
Campbell Harrison ?'
Andrew Wagstaff ?', ?'
Andrew Stewart ?'
Eifion Williams ?', ?', ?', ?'
La Hague Manor, St. Peter
Shetland 0–0 Isle of Wight
St. Peter
Ynys Môn 4–0 Shetland
David Evans ?'
Eifion Williams ?', ?'
Gerallt Jones ?'
FB Fields, St. Clement
Hitra 0–4 Isle of Wight
Darren Plenty ?'
Adam Robinson ?'
Martyn Raggett ?', ?'
La Boulivot, Grouville
Ynys Môn 0–0 Isle of Wight
St. Peter
Shetland 2–1 Hitra
Michael Williamson ?', ?' Marius Fløkvik ?'
La Couvent, St. Lawrence

Placement play-off matches

7th place match

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

5th place match

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

3rd place match

Isle of Wight 3–1 Guernsey
Adam Bardsell ?'
Simon Butler ?'
Adam Robinson ?'		 Stephen Brehault ?'
St. Peter

Final

Jersey 1–0 Ynys Môn
Lee Bramley ?'
Springfield, St. Helier


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

External links

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