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Football at the 2023 Island Games – Men's tournament

The 2023 Island Games in Guernsey is the sixteenth edition in which a football tournament will be played at the multi-games competition.[2]

Men's Football at the Island Games 2023
Tournament details
Host countryGuernsey
Dates9 July – 14 July
Teams16
Venue(s)6[1]
Final positions
Champions Jersey (4th title)
Runners-up Ynys Môn
Third place Isle of Wight
Fourth place Bermuda U23
← 2017
2025 →

Participants

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Venues

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Ground Parish Capacity
Footes Lane Saint Peter Port 5,000
The Track Saint Sampson 3,000
The Corbet Field Saint Sampson 3,000
College Field Saint Peter Port 1,200
Northfield Saint Sampson 900
Blanche Pierre Lane Saint Martin 750

Squads

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Main article: Football at the 2023 Island Games – Men's tournament Squads

Group Phase

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The group phase began on 9 July.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Isle of Wight (A) 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Final Stage
2   Guernsey (H) 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3   Western Isles 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4   Åland 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 July 2023. Source: Guernsey 2023
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (H) Hosts
Åland  0–2  Isle of Wight
Report
Referee: Joshua Lewis Drake
Guernsey  1–0  Western Isles
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Western Isles  0–1  Isle of Wight
Report
Guernsey  4–1  Åland
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Guernsey  1–2  Isle of Wight
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Åland  0–2  Western Isles

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ynys Môn (A) 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Final Stage
2   Shetland 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3   Isle of Man 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4   Falkland Islands 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 July 2023. Source: Guernsey 2023
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round
Isle of Man  3–0  Falkland Islands
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Ynys Môn  2–0  Shetland
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Falkland Islands  1–5  Ynys Môn
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Referee: Adam Simon James McAnoy
Shetland  3–2  Isle of Man
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Falkland Islands  1–4  Shetland
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Isle of Man  1–2  Ynys Môn
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bermuda U23 (A) 3 3 0 0 12 3 +9 9 Final Stage
2   Greenland 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
3   Orkney 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
4   Frøya 3 0 0 3 2 12 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 July 2023. Source: Guernsey 2023
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round
Bermuda U23  7–0  Frøya
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Referee: Adam Simon James McAnoy
Orkney  2–2  Greenland
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Penalties
3–4
Greenland  2–0  Frøya
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Bermuda U23  2–1  Orkney
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Frøya  2–3  Orkney
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Greenland  2–3  Bermuda U23
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Jersey (A) 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Final Stage
2   Gozo 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
3   Menorca 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
4   Saint Helena 3 0 0 3 0 13 −13 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 July 2023. Source: Guernsey 2023
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round
Jersey  1–0  Gozo
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Menorca  5–0  Saint Helena
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Gozo  3–0  Saint Helena
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Jersey  4–0  Menorca
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Menorca  0–1  Gozo
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Saint Helena  0–5  Jersey
Report

Placement play-off matches

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15th place match

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Frøya  4–2  Saint Helena
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13th place match

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Åland  1–1  Falkland Islands
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Penalties
4–2

11th place match

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Western Isles  2–1  Menorca
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9th place match

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Orkney  0–1  Isle of Man
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7th place match

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Shetland  5–1  Greenland
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5th place match

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Guernsey  1–0  Gozo
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Final Stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 July – Blanche Pierre Lane
 
 
  Ynys Môn2
 
14 July – Footes Lane
 
  Bermuda U230
 
  Ynys Môn2
 
13 July – The Track
 
  Jersey5
 
  Isle of Wight2
 
 
  Jersey3
 
Third place
 
 
14 July – Blanche Pierre Lane
 
 
  Bermuda U231
 
 
  Isle of Wight2

Semi-finals

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Isle of Wight  2–3  Jersey
 Report
Referee: Adam Simon James McAnoy
Ynys Môn  2–0  Bermuda U23
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Third place match

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Bermuda U23  1–2  Isle of Wight
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Final

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Ynys Môn  2–5  Jersey
 Report
Referee: Alex Rolfe
2023 Island Games Winners
 
Jersey
4th Title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 119 goals scored in 34 matches, for an average of 3.5 goals per match (as of 14 July 2023).

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Final rankings

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Rank Team
    Jersey
    Ynys Môn
    Isle of Wight
4   Bermuda
5   Guernsey
6   Gozo
7   Shetland
8   Greenland
9   Isle of Man
10   Orkney
11   Western Isles
12   Menorca
13   Åland
14   Falkland Islands
15   Frøya
16   Saint Helena

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Isthmian League club one of six venues to host football matches at the 2023 Island Games". Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Football - Guernsey 2023". guernsey2023.gg. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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