Falkland Islands official football team
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| Nickname(s) | Stanley / The Warrahs | ||
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| Association | Falkland Islands Football League | ||
| Head coach | Ian Betts | ||
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| First international | |||
 Isle of Man 9–0 Falkland Islands  (8 July 2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Falkland Islands 6–0 Frøya  (18 July 2013) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Isle of Man 9–0 Falkland Islands (8 July 2001) Isle of Man 9–0 Falkland Islands (13 July 2005)  Greenland 9–0 Falkland Islands (17 July 2013) | |||
The Falkland Islands official football team is a representative football team of the Falkland Islands, organised by the Falkland Islands Football League. The Falkland Islands Football League does not belong to the CONMEBOL, as its member countries support Argentina in the sovereignty conflict, and therefore neither can be a member of FIFA.[2][3] Thus, the team is not eligible to play in official competitions such as the World Cup and the Copa América. The team has played in the Island Games in 2001, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017. In 2013 the team enjoyed a record win and a 3rd place medal.
After two years with no League football it was decided that the Falkland Islands Football League (FIFL) would be completely revamped, a Constitution was drawn up and Committee members were put forward and accepted. After the Constitution was passed by interested players, a new league was organised with four teams, with players being picked by each of the team's captains. On 9 November the opening league fixtures were played.
At the same time, the Falkland Islands National team appointed manager Jimmy Curtis to lead the team at the 2009 Island Games in Åland. A squad of over 23 players was picked and training began in September 2008. The long distance needed to travel, the expensive cost to travel on RAF and LAN flights and the need to take between 16–18 players usually prevents the Football team from attending the Island Games more often than every four years. Due to the remoteness of the islands and the small population, the Stanley team can only play military teams or visiting warships.
The Falkland Islands football team most recently competed at the NatWest Island Games in 2017, held between 24 and 30 June in Gotland. This was the seventh time the Falkland Islands have competed in the Island Games. They were drawn in Group D with the Isle of Man, Ynys Môn and Hitra. After losing all 3 group matches they played Alderney in the 15th place play off, losing 0–3.
Selected internationals
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score |
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| Nov 11 2018 | Falkland Islands |  FA England Representative Team[4] |
1–3 |
| Jun 30 2009 | Åland Islands |  Western Isles |
1–7 |
| Jun 29 2009 | Åland Islands |  Gotland |
0–2 |
| Jun 28 2009 | Åland Islands | Isle of Man |
1–2 |
| Jul 15 2005 | Shetland |  Orkney |
0–2 |
| Jul 14 2005 | Shetland |  Åland |
1–2 |
| Jul 13 2005 | Shetland | Isle of Man |
0–9 |
| Jul 12 2005 | Shetland |  Saare County |
2–1 |
| Jul 10 2005 | Shetland |  Shetland |
0–4 |
| Jul 13 2001 | Isle of Man | Orkney |
4–1 |
| Jul 12 2001 | Isle of Man | Greenland |
0–4 |
| Jul 9 2001 | Isle of Man |  Guernsey |
0–3 |
| Jul 8 2001 | Isle of Man | Isle of Man |
0–9 |
Tournament records
Island Games record
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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| 2001 |
11th Place Match | 11th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 2005 |
9th Place Match | 10th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 2009 |
15th Place Match | 16th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
 2011 |
13th Place Match | 13th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
 2013 |
3rd Place Match | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
 2015 |
11th place match | 12th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
 2017 |
15th place match | 16th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Total | 29 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 108 | ||
Current squad
The following players have been called up for the 2017 Island Games which take place in Gotland from 24 to 30 June 2017. Caps correct as of 18 July 2013.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | ||
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| 1 | GK | Ben Hoyles | 11 | 0 | Falkland Islands Holidays FC
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| 13 | GK | Ross Peters | 3 | 0 | C&R Construction FC
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| 2 | DF | Luke Clark | 10 | 0 | C&R Construction FC
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| 3 | DF | Shupikaya Chipunza | 7 | 1 | C&R Construction FC
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| 5 | DF | Kyle Biggs | 13 | 0 | Malvina House Hotel FC
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| 12 | DF | Jean Paul | 0 | 0 | Falkland Island Holidays FC
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| 15 | DF | Torin Harte | 0 | 0 |  Crescent Valley Raiders
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| 4 | MF | Wayne Clement | 0 | 0 | C&R Construction FC
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| 6 | MF | Daniel Biggs | 13 | 0 | Unattached
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| 7 | MF | Joshee Peck | 13 | 1 | Malvina House Hotel FC
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| 8 | MF | Michael Betts | 5 | 0 | Malvina House Hotel FC
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| 11 | MF | Sam Toolan | 3 | 0 | Worthing United F.C.U18
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| 17 | MF | Jordan Betts | 0 | 0 | Malvina House Hotel FC
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| 18 | MF | Andres Balladares | 16 | 0 | Falkland Island Holidays FC
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| - | MF | Joshua Ennis | – | 0 | 0 | Sheffield United
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| 9 | FW | Rafael Sotomayor Morales | 30 May 1979 | 12 | 3 | Falkland Island Holidays FC
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| 10 | FW | Aiden Morris | 4 | 0 | Malvina House Hotel FC
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| 14 | FW | Declan Bonner | 2 | 0 |  BGC F.C.
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| 16 | FW | Ethan Gilson-Clarke | 0 | 0 | Cheltenham Town F.C. Academy
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| 19 | FW | Martyn Gilson-Clarke | 0 | 0 | C&R Construction FC
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References
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "When Saturday Comes – Military tactics". Wsc.co.uk. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ^ "When Saturday Comes – The football archipelago". Wsc.co.uk. 2011-06-25. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ^ "What Liam Ferdinand will be up to on the Falkland Islands". Football In Bracknell. Retrieved 8 November 2018.