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 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)Anglesey Eifion Williams
(6 goals)
1995
1999

Jersey won the tournament for the second time.

Participants

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Group phase

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Group A

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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   ?'


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   ?'
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   ?'

Group B

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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

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

Shetland  2–1  Hitra
Michael Williamson   ?', ?' Marius Fløkvik   ?'
La Couvent, St. Lawrence

Placement play-off matches

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7th place match

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

5th place match

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

3rd place match

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

Final

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Jersey  1–0  Ynys Môn
Lee Bramley   ?'


1997 Island Games Winners
 
Jersey
First Title

Final rankings

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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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