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Falkland Islands official football team

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Falkland Islands
Nickname(s)Stanley / The Warrahs
AssociationFalkland Islands Football League
Head coachJonny Wood
Most capsEdward Robert Lloyd
Andres Balladares (15)
Top scorerRobert Mills (5)
Home stadiumStanley Stadium
FIFA codeFIS
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Isle of Man 9–1 Falkland Islands 
(Douglas, Isle of Man; 8 July 2001)
Biggest win
 Falkland Islands 6–0 Frøya 
(Hamilton, Bermuda; 18 July 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Guernsey 12–0 Falkland Islands 
(Douglas, Isle of Man; 9 July 2001)
Island Games
Appearances3 (first in 2001)
Best resultThird Place (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 it 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, 2017 and 2023. 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 3–0.

Their most recent squad led by local man Jonny Wood went unbeaten from October 2020 to June 2021 with talismanic striker Robert Mills and veteran Edward Lloyd scoring most of their goals.

List of matches played

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Date Venue Opponent Score
Jul 13, 2023 Guernsey  Åland 1-1
Jul 11, 2023 Guernsey  Shetland 1-4
Jul 10, 2023 Guernsey  Ynys Môn 1-5
Jul 9, 2023 Guernsey  Isle of Man 0-3
Jul 3, 2023 Reigate, UK  Chagos Islands 0–4
Nov 11, 2018 Falkland Islands FA England Representative Team[4] 1–3
Jun 29, 2017 Gotland  Alderney 0–3
Jun 27, 2017 Gotland  Hitra 1–2
Jun 26, 2017 Gotland  Isle of Man 2–5
Jun 25, 2017 Gotland  Ynys Môn 0–3
Jul 2, 2015 Jersey  Western Isles 1–2
Jun 30, 2015 Jersey  Shetland 0–5
Jun 29, 2015 Jersey  Isle of Wight 0–3
Jun 28, 2015 Jersey  Hitra 1–2
Jul 18, 2013 Bermuda  Frøya 6–0
Jul 17, 2013 Bermuda  Greenland 0–9
Jul 15, 2013 Bermuda  Bermuda 0–8
Jul 14, 2013 Bermuda  Frøya 2–1
Jun 30, 2011 Isle of Wight  Alderney 3–0
Jun 28, 2011 Isle of Wight  Gotland 1–6
Jun 27, 2011 Isle of Wight  Isle of Man 0–6
Jun 26, 2011 Isle of Wight  Guernsey 0–5
Jul 2, 2009 Åland Islands  Frøya 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 0–12
Jul 8, 2001 Isle of Man  Isle of Man 1–9

Tournament records

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Island Games

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Island Games record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Faroe Islands 1989 did not enter
Åland 1991
Isle of Wight 1993
Gibraltar 1995
Jersey 1997
Gotland 1999
Isle of Man 2001 Group stage 11th 4 1 0 3 5 26
Guernsey 2003 did not enter
Shetland 2005 Group stage 10th 5 1 0 4 3 18
Rhodes 2007 did not enter
Åland 2009 Group stage 16th 4 0 0 4 3 14
Isle of Wight 2011 13th 4 1 0 3 4 17
Bermuda 2013 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 8 18
Jersey 2015 Group stage 12th 4 1 0 3 3 11
Gotland 2017 16th 4 0 0 4 3 13
Gibraltar 2019[n 1] did not enter
Guernsey 2023 Group stage 14th 4 0 1 3 3 13
Orkney 2025 To be determined
Total Third place 8/17 33 6 1 26 35 130
  1. ^ Not held football tournament (Replaced by 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament in  Anglesey).

Current squad

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The following players have been called up for the 2017 Island Games which took 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
1 1GK Ben Hoyles 11 0 Falkland Islands Falkland Islands Holidays FC
13 1GK Ross Peters 3 0 Falkland Islands C&R Construction FC
2 2DF Luke Clark 10 0 Falkland Islands C&R Construction FC
3 2DF Shupikaya Chipunza (1988-10-28) 28 October 1988 (age 36) 7 1 Falkland Islands C&R Construction FC
5 2DF Ron Mills jnr 13 0 Falkland Islands Malvina House Hotel FC
12 2DF Jean Paul 0 0 Falkland Islands Falkland Island Holidays FC
15 2DF Torin Harte 0 0 United States Crescent Valley Raiders
4 3MF Wayne Clement 15 4 Falkland Islands C&R Construction FC
6 3MF Daniel Biggs 13 0 England Unattached
7 3MF Joshee Peck 13 1 Falkland Islands Malvina House Hotel FC
8 3MF Michael Betts (1994-11-28) 28 November 1994 (age 30) 5 0 Falkland Islands Malvina House Hotel FC
11 3MF Sam Toolan (1986-11-28) 28 November 1986 (age 38) 3 0 England Worthing United F.C.U18
17 3MF Jordan Betts (1994-11-28) 28 November 1994 (age 30) 0 0 Falkland Islands Malvina House Hotel FC
18 3MF Andres Balladares 15 0 Falkland Islands Falkland Island Holidays FC
- 3MF Joshua Ennis – 0 0 England Sheffield United
9 4FW Rafael Sotomayor Morales (1979-05-30)30 May 1979 (aged 38) 12 3 Falkland Islands Falkland Island Holidays FC
10 4FW Aiden Morris 4 0 Falkland Islands Malvina House Hotel FC
14 4FW Declan Bonner 2 0 Thailand BGC F.C.
16 4FW Ethan Gilson-Clarke 0 0 England Cheltenham Town F.C. Academy
19 4FW Martyn Gilson-Clarke 0 0 Falkland Islands C&R Construction FC

Historical kits

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2005 Home
2009 Home
2009 Away
2011 Home
2011 Away
2013 Home
2013 Away
2015 Home
2015 Away
2017 Home
2017 Away
2018 Home
2020 Home
2020 Away
2023 Home
2023 Away

Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]

Honours

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Non-FIFA competitions

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References

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  1. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  2. ^ "When Saturday Comes – Military tactics". Wsc.co.uk. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  3. ^ "When Saturday Comes – The football archipelago". Wsc.co.uk. 2011-06-25. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  4. ^ "What Liam Ferdinand will be up to on the Falkland Islands". Football In Bracknell. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Falkland Islands Football - Albums".
  6. ^ "Island Games 2005".
  7. ^ "Island Games 2009".
  8. ^ "Island Games 2009".
  9. ^ "Island Games 2011".
  10. ^ "Island Games 2011".
  11. ^ "Island Games 2013".
  12. ^ "Island Games 2015".
  13. ^ "Island Games 2015".
  14. ^ "Island Games 2017".
  15. ^ "Island Games 2017".
  16. ^ "Falkland 2018".
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