Football at the 2023 Island Games – Men's tournament

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
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International football competition

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

Participants

Venues

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

Group Phase

The group phase began on 9 July.

Group A

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
Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson
Referee: Joshua Lewis Drake
Guernsey 1–0 Western Isles
  • Allen 53' (pen.)
 Report
Western Isles 0–1 Isle of Wight
Report
Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin
Guernsey 4–1 Åland
  • Gauvain 2', 56'
  • Allen 41'
  • Loaring 53'
 Report
Guernsey 1–2 Isle of Wight
  • Allen 59'
 Report
Åland 0–2 Western Isles
  • Russell-Smith 34'
  • Morrison 56'

Group B

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
  • Patience 10' (pen.)
  • Garland 44', 65'
 Report
Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin
Ynys Môn 2–0 Shetland
  • Morris 21'
  • Gregson 81'
 Report
Falkland Islands 1–5 Ynys Môn
  • Balladares Vergara 3'
 Report
  • Morris 23'
  • Gregson 28'
  • Jones 30'
  • Reynolds 35'
  • Bentley 76'
Referee: Adam Simon James McAnoy
Shetland 3–2 Isle of Man
  • Copland 34'
  • Maver 45'
  • Thomson 55'
 Report
  • Garland 10'
  • Kelly 67'
Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson
Falkland Islands 1–4 Shetland
  • Gilson-Clarke 82'
 Report
  • Aitken 15'
  • Thomson 31'
  • Adamson 63'
  • McShane 85'
Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson
Isle of Man 1–2 Ynys Môn
  • Ridings 5'
 Report
  • Morris 11', 44'
Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin

Group C

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
  • Rendall 1'
  • Macleod 46'
 Report
Penalties
3–4
Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin
Greenland 2–0 Frøya
 Report
Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson
Bermuda U23 2–1 Orkney
 Report
  • Harrison 8'
Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin
Frøya 2–3 Orkney
  • Furberg 55', 72'
 Report
  • Flett 58', 76'
  • Macleod 61'
Greenland 2–3 Bermuda U23
 Report

Group D

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
  • Hidalgo 10'
  • Martínez 19', 55'
  • Urbina 32', 45'
 Report
Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson
Gozo 3–0 Saint Helena
  • Yon 27' (o.g.)
  • Harland 36'
  • Parnis 80'
 Report
Jersey 4–0 Menorca
  • Solomon 16'
  • Ritzema 19'
  • Campbell 65' (pen.)
  • Hinds 83'
 Report
Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson
Menorca 0–1 Gozo
Report
  • Parnis 53'
Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin
Saint Helena 0–5 Jersey
Report
  • Ritzema 5', 7'
  • Hinds 42', 47'
  • Watson 75'
Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson

Placement play-off matches

15th place match

Frøya 4–2 Saint Helena
  • Gaasø 12'
  • O. Espnes 25', 39'
  • I. Espnes 52'
 Report
  • Stroud 5'
  • R. Benjamin 88'
Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin

13th place match

Åland 1–1 Falkland Islands
Report
  • Bonner 62'
Penalties
4–2

11th place match

Western Isles 2–1 Menorca
  • Barber 57' (o.g.)
  • MacAulay 89'
 Report
  • Martínez 28'
Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson

9th place match

Orkney 0–1 Isle of Man
Report
  • Woods 90'

7th place match

Shetland 5–1 Greenland
  • Grant 11', 49', 66'
  • Aitken 59'
  • Laurenson 62'
 Report

5th place match

Guernsey 1–0 Gozo
  • Domaille 52'
 Report
Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin

Final Stage

Bracket

 
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

Isle of Wight 2–3 Jersey
 Report
  • Campbell 19'
  • Solomon 63'
  • Bickley 71'
Referee: Adam Simon James McAnoy
Ynys Môn 2–0 Bermuda U23
  • Reynolds 22'
  • Morris 40'
 Report
Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin

Third place match

Bermuda U23 1–2 Isle of Wight
 Report
  • Craig 53', 55'
Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin

Final

Ynys Môn 2–5 Jersey
  • Jones 2'
  • Gregson 16'
 Report
  • Bickley 6', 50'
  • Hinds 35'
  • Ritzema 42'
  • Watson 87'
Referee: Alex Rolfe
2023 Island Games Winners

Jersey
4th Title

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

  • Anglesey Liam Morris

4 goals

3 goals

  • Guernsey Ross Allen
  • Isle of Man Ryan Garland
  • Jersey Lorne Bickley
  • Jersey Sol Solomon
  • Menorca Luis David Martínez
  • Shetland Ronan Grant
  • Anglesey Sam Gregson

2 goals

  • Åland Joel Karlström
  • Bermuda Blaiz Hall
  • Frøya, Trøndelag Oliver Espnes
  • Frøya, Trøndelag Nataniel Furberg
  • Gozo Jordi Parnis
  • Guernsey Charlton Gauvain
  • Isle of Wight Joseph Craig
  • Jersey Luke Campbell
  • Jersey Luke Watson
  • Menorca Marc Urbina
  • Orkney Jamie Flett
  • Orkney Toby Macleod
  • Shetland James Aitken
  • Shetland Harry Thomson
  • Anglesey Sam Jones
  • Anglesey Matt Reynolds

1 goal

  • Bermuda Kashe Hall
  • Bermuda Rahzir Smith-Jones
  • Bermuda Ne-Jai Tucker
  • Falkland Islands Patricio Balladares Vergara
  • Falkland Islands Declan Bonner
  • Falkland Islands Ethan Gilson-Clarke
  • Frøya, Trøndelag Isak Espnes
  • Frøya, Trøndelag Kristoffer Gaasø
  • Gozo Samuel Harland
  • Greenland Niels-Erik Eriksen
  • Guernsey Keene Domaille
  • Guernsey Matt Loaring
  • Isle of Man Brody Patience
  • Isle of Man Philip Kelly
  • Isle of Man Joshua Ridings
  • Isle of Man Matthew Woods
  • Menorca Roberto Pulido
  • Orkney Craig Harrison
  • Orkney Connan Rendall
  • Saint Helena Rico Benjamin
  • Saint Helena Shane Stroud
  • Shetland Declan Adamson
  • Shetland Stuart Copland
  • Shetland Neil Laurenson
  • Shetland Sam Maver
  • Shetland Jack McShane
  • Outer Hebrides Dominic MacAulay
  • Outer Hebrides James Morrison
  • Outer Hebrides Micheil Russell Smith
  • Anglesey Kaine Bentley

1 own goal

Final rankings

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

References

  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.