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 edit

Venues edit

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 edit

Group Phase edit

The group phase began on 9 July.

Group A edit

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
Report

Western Isles  0–1  Isle of Wight
Report
Guernsey  4–1  Åland
Report

Guernsey  1–2  Isle of Wight
Report
Åland  0–2  Western Isles

Group B edit

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
Report
Ynys Môn  2–0  Shetland
Report

Falkland Islands  1–5  Ynys Môn
Report
Referee: Adam Simon James McAnoy
Shetland  3–2  Isle of Man
Report

Falkland Islands  1–4  Shetland
Report
Isle of Man  1–2  Ynys Môn
Report

Group C edit

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
Report
Referee: Adam Simon James McAnoy
Orkney  2–2  Greenland
Report
Penalties
3–4

Greenland  2–0  Frøya
Report
Bermuda U23  2–1  Orkney
Report

Frøya  2–3  Orkney
Report
Greenland  2–3  Bermuda U23
Report

Group D edit

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
Report
Menorca  5–0  Saint Helena
Report

Gozo  3–0  Saint Helena
Report
Jersey  4–0  Menorca
Report

Menorca  0–1  Gozo
Report
Saint Helena  0–5  Jersey
Report

Placement play-off matches edit

15th place match edit

Frøya  4–2  Saint Helena
Report

13th place match edit

Åland  1–1  Falkland Islands
Report
Penalties
4–2

11th place match edit

Western Isles  2–1  Menorca
Report

9th place match edit

Orkney  0–1  Isle of Man
Report

7th place match edit

Shetland  5–1  Greenland
Report

5th place match edit

Guernsey  1–0  Gozo
Report

Final Stage edit

Bracket edit

 
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 edit

Isle of Wight  2–3  Jersey
Report
Referee: Adam Simon James McAnoy

Ynys Môn  2–0  Bermuda U23
Report

Third place match edit

Bermuda U23  1–2  Isle of Wight
Report

Final edit

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

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  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.