Association 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 YearGamesHostFinalThird Place GoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place1989detailsIIIFaroe Islands Round robin Round robin5 1991detailsIVÅland2–02–081993detailsVIsle of Wight5–12–1 81995detailsVIGibraltar1–0 6–3 81997detailsVIIJersey1–03–191999detailsVIIIGotland 1–02–0142001detailsIXIsle of Man0–0(p.s.o)2–0122003detailsXGuernsey3–13–0152005detailsXIShetland2–04–0102007detailsXIIRhodes4–01–0112009detailsXIIIÅland2–15–0162011detailsXIVIsle of Wight4–25–1152013detailsiiga.org - Football - NatWest Island Games - Bermuda 2013XVBermuda1–06–042015detailsjersey2015results.com - Football - Men's FootballXVIJersey3–01–0162017detailsXVIIGotland6–01–0162019XVIIIGibraltarNo football tournament held(see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament)2023detailsXIXGuernsey5–22–1 U23162025detailsorkney2025results.com - Football - Men's FootballXXOrkney U233–13–2122027detailsXXIFaroe Islands
Medalists TeamGoldSilverBronze Jersey4 ('93, '97, '09, '23)5 ('91, '95, '01, '03, '11) Guernsey3 ('01, '03, '15)2 ('05, '11)2 ('09, '17) Isle of Wight2 ('95, '11) 3 ('97, '99, '23) Bermuda2 ('13, '25) Faroe Islands2 ('89, '91) Ynys Môn1 ('99)5 ('89, '91, '97, '01, '23, '25) Isle of Man1 ('17)4 ('93, '99, '03, '15)1 ('25) Gibraltar1 ('07)1 ('95) Shetland1 ('05) Greenland2 ('13, '17) Åland1 ('09)2 ('89, '93) Rhodes1 ('07) Western Isles2 ('05, '07) Falkland Islands1 ('13) Minorca1 ('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 162025 103rd 4th3rd7th 6th 7th7th2nd 4th 9th7th 13th 11th 14th 16th15th 4th 1st 4th1st 11th 10th 16th13th3rd12th 16th 14th1st1st 7th12th 13th 8th15th 4th 14th15th10th 8th2nd6th11th5th6th 1st9th 5th 10th 7th 9th 6th11th 10th 14th 6th 4th8th4th4th9th8th9th10th8th 12th 11th2nd 5th2nd 8th 6th 5th4th9th1st1st2nd 3rd2nd 1st3rd 5th 6th7th 8th13th 15th12th9th 2nd8th 2nd7th2nd4th 4th 8th 2nd1st 9th3rd 7th 5th 1st3rd3rd4th4th 10th 1st 6th 3rd 3rd1st3rd1st4th3rd3rd 5th1st3rd 7th5th 1st4th 9th7th7th 3rd4th 12th 12th8th9th 9th10th5th 5th6thDNF 2nd5th DSQ 14th10th12th6th10th14th6th 13th13th 16th 14th 5th5th7th 5th10th8th7th1st 13th 4th10th7th6th 3rd3rd8th12th 11th11th11th8th2nd2nd5th 6th2nd1st2nd5th 5th11th6th 9th 8th8th2nd2nd
Top goalscorers
YearPlayerGoals1989 Bergur Magnussen111991 Jens Erik Rasmussen61993 Adam Greig71995 Adam Barsdell41997 Eifion Williams61999 Peter Langridge92001 Chris Higgins Daniel Craven52003 Roy Chipolina Graham Alvez 92005 Peter Langridge Johnny Myers Martti Pukk42007?2009 Lee Casciaro Ross Allen 52011 Peter Lundberg52013 Norsaq Lund Mathæussen52015 Dominic Heaume Ashley Webster Leighton Flaws Shane Jamieson42017 Calum Morrissey82023 Jake Scrimshaw7
Women's tournament
Results YearGamesHostFinalThird Place GoldScoreSilverBronzeScoreFourth place2001detailsIXIsle of Man5–43–272003detailsXGuernsey5–23–282005detailsXIShetlandRound robinRound robin62007detailsXIIRhodes3–00–0 (p.s.o)112009detailsXIIIÅland2–03–1102011detailsXIVIsle of Wight5–11–0102013detailsXVBermuda0–0colspan=2 32015detailsjersey2015results.com - Football - Women's FootballXVIJersey 1–02–0112017detailsXVIIGotland2–13–1112019XVIIGibraltarNo football tournament held(see 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament)2023detailsXVIIIGuernsey4–03–1102025detailsXVIVOrkney1–13–011
Medalists TeamGoldSilverBronze Åland3 ('07, '09, 11')3 ('01, '05, '15) Bermuda3 ('13, '23, '25)2 ('05, '07) Faroe Islands3 ('01, '03, '05) Gotland1 ('17)2 ('03, '09)1 ('15) Jersey1 ('15)3 (01', '03, '17) Isle of Man 3 ('11, '17, '25)2 ('09, '23) Greenland 1 ('13)1 ('11) Prince Edward Island 1 ('07) Western isles 1 ('23) 1 ('25) 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 Islands2nd2nd1st1st1st 2nd 5th 7th Bermuda3rd3rd 1st 1st Faroe Islands1st1st1st Gibraltar10th11th 10th Gotland2nd6th2nd7th3rd 1st Greenland8th7th3rd2nd9th 8th Guernsey6th4th5th7th8th8th10th Hitra9th9th3rd6th 9th9th Isle of Man4th8th4th4th3rd2nd 4th 2nd3rd Isle of Wight5th5th5th4th5th 5th4th8th Jersey3rd3rd11th6th8th 1st 3rd6th Menorca 6th4th Prince Edward Island2nd Rhodes7th10th Saaremaa10th6th Shetland6th Western Isles9th5th4th7th 7th2nd Ynys Môn7th6th10th11th5th
Top goalscorers YearPlayerGoals2001?20032005 Rannvá B. Andreasen72007?2009 Donna Shimmin82011 Adelina Engman Jade Burden Eleanor Gawne52013 Tschana Wade Laila Platoú32015?2017 Gemma Woodford62023 Leilanni Nesbeth Eve Watson Sinead Macleod4
See also Non-FIFA international football N.F.-Board
References
External links Island Games results on RSSF