Football at the 1997 Island Games

The 1997 Island Games on the island of Jersey 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.

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) Eifion Williams
(6 goals)

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
 Frøya1 – 4 Jersey
Karl Måsøval  ?' Adam Greig  ?', ?'
Nelio de Freitas  ?'
Craig Morton  ?'
FB Fields, St. Clement

 Gibraltar1 – 2 Guernsey
Daisen Macedo  ?' Adrian Exall  ?'
Paul Nobes  ?'
La Boulivot, Grouville

 Greenland1 – 2 Jersey
Jan Nielsen  ?' Adam Greig  ?'
Steve Coutanche  ?'
La Hague Manor, St. Peter

 Frøya0 – 3 Guernsey
Jan Renouf  ?'
Tony Vance  ?'
Paul Nobes  ?'


 Frøya0 – 4 Gibraltar
Keith Lagusa  ?'
Dennis Lopez  ?' (?)
Aaron Lima  ?'
La Couvent, St. Lawrence

 Gibraltar5 – 1 Greenland
Nathan Bagu  ?'
Dennis Lopez  ?'
Aaron Lima  ?', ?'
Charles Rasmussen  ?'
La Couvent, St. Lawrence

 Guernsey0 – 4 Jersey
Adam Greig  ?'
Nelio de Freitas  ?'
Lee Bramley  ?'
Yazalde Santos  ?'
Attendance: 5,000

 Frøya2 – 1 Greenland
Karl Måsøval  ?', ?' Jan Nielsen  ?'
La Boulivot, Grouville

 Gibraltar2 – 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
 Ynys Môn8 - 0 Hitra
Campbell Harrison  ?'
Andrew Wagstaff  ?', ?'
Andrew Stewart  ?'
Eifion Williams  ?', ?', ?', ?'
La Hague Manor, St. Peter


 Ynys Môn4 - 0 Shetland
David Evans  ?'
Eifion Williams  ?', ?'
Gerallt Jones  ?'
FB Fields, St. Clement

 Hitra0 - 4 Isle of Wight
Darren Plenty  ?'
Adam Robinson  ?'
Martyn Raggett  ?', ?'
La Boulivot, Grouville


 Shetland2 - 1 Hitra
Michael Williamson  ?' (?) Marius Fløkvik  ?'
La Couvent, St. Lawrence

Placement play-off matches

7th place match

 Frøya4 - 1 Hitra
Tore Furberg  ?'
Trond Bekken ?'
Karl Måsevöl ?'
Arve Iversen  ?'
Bror Blichfeldt  ?'
La Boulivot, Grouville

5th place match

 Shetland2 - 1 Gibraltar
Robert Adamson  ?'
George Watt  ?'
Joao da Silva  ?'
La Couvent, St. Lawrence

3rd place match

 Isle of Wight3 - 1 Guernsey
Adam Bardsell  ?'
Simon Butler  ?'
Adam Robinson  ?'
Stephen Brehault  ?'

Final

 Jersey1 - 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

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