Football at the 1997 Island Games

Men's Football at the Island Games 1997

Tournament details
Host country	Jersey
Dates	29 June – July 4
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)	Eifion Williams (6 goals)
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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

• Frøya
• Gibraltar
• Greenland
• Guernsey
• Hitra

• Isle of Wight
• Jersey
• Shetland
• Ynys Môn

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 29 June Frøya 1 - 4 Jersey FB Fields, St. Clement Karl Måsøval  ?' Adam Greig  ?', ?' Nelio de Freitas  ?' Craig Morton  ?' 29 June Gibraltar 1 - 2 Guernsey La Boulivot, Grouville Daisen Macedo  ?' Adrian Exall  ?' Paul Nobes  ?' 30 June Greenland 1 - 2 Jersey La Hague Manor, St. Peter Jan Nielsen  ?' Adam Greig  ?' Steve Coutanche  ?' 30 June Frøya 0 - 3 Guernsey St. Peter Jan Renouf  ?' Tony Vance  ?' Paul Nobes  ?' 1 July Guernsey 0 - 0 Greenland Springfield, St. Helier 1 July Frøya 0 - 4 Gibraltar La Couvent, St. Lawrence Keith Lagusa  ?' Dennis Lopez  ?', ?' Aaron Lima  ?' 2 July Gibraltar 5 - 1 Greenland La Couvent, St. Lawrence Nathan Bagu  ?' Dennis Lopez  ? Aaron Lima  ?' ?' Charles Rasmussen  ?' 2 July Guernsey 0 - 4 Jersey Springfield, St. Helier Attendance: 5,000 Adam Greig  ? Nelio de Freitas  ?' Lee Bramley  ?' Yozalde Santos  ?' 3 July Frøya 2 - 1 Greenland La Boulivot, Grouville Karl Måsøval  ?', ?' Jan Nielsen  ?' 3 July Gibraltar 2 - 3 Jersey Springfield, St. Helier 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 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 29 June Ynys Môn 8 - 0 Hitra La Hague Manor, St. Peter Campbell Harrison  ?' Andrew Wagstaff  ?', ?' Andrew Stewart  ?' Eifion Williams  ?', ?', ?', ?' 29 June Shetland 0 - 0 Isle of Wight St. Peter 1 July Ynys Môn 4 - 0 Shetland FB Fields, St. Clement David Evans  ?' Eifion Williams  ?', ?' Gerallt Jones  ?' 1 July Hitra 0 - 4 Isle of Wight La Boulivot, Grouville Darren Plenty  ?' Adam Robinson  ?' Martyn Raggett  ?', ?' 3 July Ynys Môn 0 - 0 Isle of Wight St. Peter 3 July Shetland 2 - 1 Hitra La Couvent, St. Lawrence Michael Williamson  ?', ?' Marius Fløkvik  ? Placement play-off matches 7th place match 3 July Frøya 4 - 1 Hitra La Boulivot, Grouville Tore Furberg  ?' Trond Bekken ?' Karl Måsevöl ?' Arve Iversen  ?' Bror Blichfeldt  ?' 5th place match 3 July Shetland 2 - 1 Gibraltar La Couvent, St. Lawrence Robert Adamson  ?' George Watt  ?' Joao da Silva  ?' 3rd place match 3 July Isle of Wight 3 - 1 Guernsey St. Peter Adam Bardsell  ?' Simon Butler  ?' Adam Robinson  ?' Stephen Brehault  ?' Final 3 July 12:30 Jersey 1 - 0 Ynys Môn Springfield, St. Helier 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 Eifion Williams 5 goals Adam Greig Dennis Lopez 4 goals Aaron Lima 3 goals Karl Måsøval External links Official 1997 website