# Football at the Island Games

Football has been a regular event since 1989 at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies. A 5-a-side competition for under-16s was held at the inaugural event on the Isle of Man, and the success this minor competition brought to the games meant senior men's football was included on the itinerary for the first time in the Faroe Islands, in 1989. Women's football was included on the games' schedule for the first time in 2001.
Over the years, the competition has grown in stature, becoming one of the most important competitions for 'national' teams in non-FIFA football, and has grown from a five-team round robin competition to a 16-team tournament. Football was not included in the 2019 Island Games as hosts Gibraltar do not have enough pitches. As a replacement the 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament was held in Anglesey, and was not officially part of the games.

## Men's tournament
### Results

| Year | Games | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third Place | Third Place | Third Place | Num. teams |
| Year | Games | Host | Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | Num. teams |
| 1989 details | III | Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | Round robin | Ynys Môn | Åland | Round robin | Greenland | 5 |
| 1991 details | IV | Åland | Faroe Islands | 2–0 | Ynys Môn | Jersey | 2–0 | Åland | 8 |
| 1993 details | V | Isle of Wight | Jersey | 5–1 | Isle of Man | Åland | 2–1 | Greenland | 8 |
| 1995 details | VI | Gibraltar | Isle of Wight | 1–0 | Gibraltar | Jersey | 6–3 | Greenland | 8 |
| 1997 details | VII | Jersey | Jersey | 1–0 | Ynys Môn | Isle of Wight | 3–1 | Guernsey | 9 |
| 1999 details | VIII | Gotland | Ynys Môn | 1–0 | Isle of Man | Isle of Wight | 2–0 | Jersey | 14 |
| 2001 details | IX | Isle of Man | Guernsey | 0–0 (p.s.o) | Ynys Môn | Jersey | 2–0 | Isle of Wight | 12 |
| 2003 details | X | Guernsey | Guernsey | 3–1 | Isle of Man | Jersey | 3–0 | Isle of Wight | 15 |
| 2005 details | XI | Shetland | Shetland | 2–0 | Guernsey | Western Isles | 4–0 | Isle of Man | 10 |
| 2007 details | XII | Rhodes | Gibraltar | 4–0 | Rhodes | Western Isles | 1–0 | Bermuda | 11 |
| 2009 details | XIII | Åland | Jersey | 2–1 | Åland | Guernsey | 5–0 | Isle of Man | 16 |
| 2011 details | XIV | Isle of Wight | Isle of Wight | 4–2 | Guernsey | Jersey | 5–1 | Åland | 15 |
| 2013 details | XV | Bermuda | Bermuda | 1–0 | Greenland | Falkland Islands | 6–0 | Frøya | 4 |
| 2015 details | XVI | Jersey | Guernsey | 3–0 | Isle of Man | Menorca | 1–0 | Shetland | 16 |
| 2017 details | XVII | Gotland | Isle of Man | 6–0 | Greenland | Guernsey | 1–0 | Menorca | 16 |
| 2019 | XVIII | Gibraltar | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) |
| 2023 details | XIX | Guernsey | Jersey | 5–2 | Ynys Môn | Isle of Wight | 2-1 | Bermuda U23 | 16 |
| 2025 details | XX | Orkney | | | | | | | 12 |

### Medalists

| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Jersey | 4 ('93, '97, '09, '23) | | 5 ('91, '95, '01, '03, '11) |
| Guernsey | 3 ('01, '03, '15) | 2 ('05, '11) | 2 ('09, '17) |
| Isle of Wight | 2 ('95, '11) | | 3 ('97, '99, '23) |
| Faroe Islands | 2 ('89, '91) | | |
| Ynys Môn | 1 ('99) | 5 ('89, '91, '97, '01, '23) | |
| Isle of Man | 1 ('17) | 4 ('93, '99, '03, '15) | |
| Gibraltar | 1 ('07) | 1 ('95) | |
| Shetland | 1 ('05) | | |
| Bermuda | 1 ('13) | | |
| Greenland | | 2 ('13, '17) | |
| Åland | | 1 ('09) | 2 ('89, '93) |
| Rhodes | | 1 ('07) | |
| Western Isles | | | 2 ('05, '07) |
| Falkland Islands | | | 1 ('13) |
| Minorca | | | 1 ('15) |

### Performances by team

* Blue square indicates host
| Year Participants | 1989 5 | 1991 8 | 1993 8 | 1995 8 | 1997 9 | 1999 14 | 2001 12 | 2003 15 | 2005 10 | 2007 11 | 2009 16 | 2011 15 | 2013 4 | 2015 16 | 2017 16 | 2023 16 |
| Åland | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 7th | | 6th | | | 7th | 7th | 2nd | 4th | | 9th | 7th | 13th |
| Alderney | | | | | | | | 11th | | | | 14th | | 16th | 15th | |
| Bermuda | | | | | | | | | | 4th | | | 1st | | | 4th |
| Falkland Islands | | | | | | | 11th | | 10th | | 16th | 13th | 3rd | 12th | 16th | 14th |
| Faroe Islands | 1st | 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Frøya | | | | | 7th | 12th | | 13th | | 8th | 15th | | 4th | | 14th | 15th |
| Gibraltar | | | 8th | 2nd | 6th | 11th | 5th | 6th | | 1st | 9th | 5th | | 10th | | |
| Gotland | | | | | | 7th | | 9th | | 6th | 11th | 10th | | 14th | 6th | |
| Greenland | 4th | 8th | 4th | 4th | 9th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 8th | | 12th | 11th | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | 8th |
| Guernsey | | 6th | | 5th | 4th | 9th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | | 3rd | 2nd | | 1st | 3rd | 5th |
| Gozo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6th |
| Hitra | | | | | 8th | 13th | | | | | | | | 15th | 12th | |
| Isle of Man | | | 2nd | 8th | | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 4th | | 4th | 8th | | 2nd | 1st | 9th |
| Isle of Wight | | 7th | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | | | 10th | 1st | | 6th | | 3rd |
| Jersey | | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | | 5th | 1st | 3rd | | 7th | 5th | 1st |
| Menorca | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 7th | 7th | | 3rd | 4th | 12th |
| Orkney | | | | | | | 12th | 8th | 9th | | | | | | 9th | 10th |
| Rhodes | | | | | | 5th | 6th | DNF | | 2nd | 5th | DSQ | | | | |
| Saare County | | | | | | 14th | 10th | 12th | 6th | 10th | 14th | 6th | | 13th | 13th | |
| Saint Helena | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th |
| Sark | | | | | | | | 14th | | | | | | | | |
| Shetland | 5th | 5th | 7th | | 5th | 10th | 8th | 7th | 1st | | 13th | | | 4th | 10th | 7th |
| Western Isles | | | | | | | | | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 12th | | 11th | 11th | 11th |
| Ynys Môn | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 11th | 6th | 9th | | 8th | 8th | 2nd |

### Top goalscorers

| Year | Player | Goals |
| 1989 | Bergur Magnussen | 11 |
| 1991 | Jens Erik Rasmussen | 6 |
| 1993 | Adam Greig | 7 |
| 1995 | Adam Barsdell | 4 |
| 1997 | Eifion Williams | 6 |
| 1999 | Peter Langridge | 9 |
| 2001 | Chris Higgins Daniel Craven | 5 |
| 2003 | Roy Chipolina Graham Alvez | 9 |
| 2005 | Peter Langridge Johnny Myers Martti Pukk | 4 |
| 2007 | ? | |
| 2009 | Lee Casciaro Ross Allen | 5 |
| 2011 | Peter Lundberg | 5 |
| 2013 | Norsaq Lund Mathæussen | 5 |
| 2015 | Dominic Heaume Ashley Webster Leighton Flaws Shane Jamieson | 4 |
| 2017 | Calum Morrissey | 8 |
| 2023 | Jake Scrimshaw | 7 |

## Women's tournament
### Results

| Year | Games | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third Place | Third Place | Third Place | Num. teams |
| Year | Games | Host | Gold | Score | Silver | Bronze | Score | Fourth place | Num. teams |
| 2001 details | IX | Isle of Man | Faroe Islands | 5–4 | Åland | Jersey | 3–2 | Isle of Man | 7 |
| 2003 details | X | Guernsey | Faroe Islands | 5–2 | Gotland | Jersey | 3–2 | Guernsey | 8 |
| 2005 details | XI | Shetland | Faroe Islands | Round robin | Åland | Bermuda | Round robin | Isle of Man | 6 |
| 2007 details | XII | Rhodes | Åland | 3–0 | Prince Edward Island | Bermuda | 0–0 (p.s.o) | Isle of Man | 11 |
| 2009 details | XIII | Åland | Åland | 2–0 | Gotland | Isle of Man | 3–1 | Isle of Wight | 10 |
| 2011 details | XIV | Isle of Wight | Åland | 5–1 | Isle of Man | Greenland | 1–0 | Western Isles | 10 |
| 2013 details | XV | Bermuda | Bermuda | 0–0 (p.s.o) | Greenland | Hitra | — | — | 3 |
| 2015 details | XVI | Jersey | Jersey | 1–0 | Åland | Gotland | 2–0 | Isle of Man | 11 |
| 2017 details | XVII | Gotland | Gotland | 2–1 | Isle of Man | Jersey | 3–1 | Isle of Wight | 11 |
| 2019 | XVII | Gibraltar | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) | No football tournament held (see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament) |
| 2023 details | XVIII | Guernsey | Bermuda | 4–0 | Western Isles | Isle of Man | 3–1 | Menorca | 10 |
| 2025 details | XVIV | Orkney | | | | | | | 12 |

### Medalists

| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Åland | 3 ('07, '09, 11') | 3 ('01, '05, '15) | |
| Faroe Islands | 3 ('01, '03, '05) | | |
| Bermuda | 2 ('13, '23) | | 2 ('05, '07) |
| Gotland | 1 ('17) | 2 ('03, '09) | 1 ('15) |
| Jersey | 1 ('15) | | 3 (01', '03, '17) |
| Isle of Man | | 2 ('11, '17) | 2 ('09, '23) |
| Greenland | | 1 ('13) | 1 ('11) |
| Prince Edward Island | | 1 ('07) | |
| Western isles | | 1 ('23) | |
| Hitra | | | 1 ('13) |

### Performances by team

* Blue square indicates host
| Year Participants | 2001 7 | 2003 8 | 2005 6 | 2007 11 | 2009 10 | 2011 10 | 2013 3 | 2015 11 | 2017 11 | 2023 10 |
| Åland Islands | 2nd | | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | | 2nd | 5th | 7th |
| Bermuda | | | 3rd | 3rd | | | 1st | | | 1st |
| Faroe Islands | 1st | 1st | 1st | | | | | | | |
| Gibraltar | | | | | | 10th | | 11th | 10th | |
| Gotland | | 2nd | | 6th | 2nd | 7th | | 3rd | 1st | |
| Greenland | | | | 8th | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 9th | 8th | |
| Guernsey | 6th | 4th | 5th | 7th | 8th | | | 8th | | 10th |
| Hitra | | | | | 9th | 9th | 3rd | 6th | 9th | 9th |
| Isle of Man | 4th | 8th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | | 4th | 2nd | 3rd |
| Isle of Wight | 5th | 5th | | 5th | 4th | 5th | | 5th | 4th | 8th |
| Jersey | 3rd | 3rd | | 11th | 6th | 8th | | 1st | 3rd | 6th |
| Menorca | | | | | | | | | 6th | 4th |
| Prince Edward Island | | | | 2nd | | | | | | |
| Rhodes | | 7th | | 10th | | | | | | |
| Saaremaa | | | | | 10th | 6th | | | | |
| Shetland | | | 6th | | | | | | | |
| Western Isles | | | | 9th | 5th | 4th | | 7th | 7th | 2nd |
| Ynys Môn | 7th | 6th | | | | | | 10th | 11th | 5th |

### Top goalscorers

| Year | Player | Goals |
| 2001 | ? | |
| 2003 | | |
| 2005 | Rannvá B. Andreasen | 7 |
| 2007 | ? | |
| 2009 | Donna Shimmin | 8 |
| 2011 | Adelina Engman Jade Burden Eleanor Gawne | 5 |
| 2013 | Tschana Wade Laila Platoú | 3 |
| 2015 | ? | |
| 2017 | Gemma Woodford | 6 |
| 2023 | Leilanni Nesbeth Eve Watson Sinead Macleod | 4 |