The 1997 Island Games

1997 Island Games

The 1997 Island Games were the 7th Island Games, and were held in Jersey, from June 14 to June 28, 1997.-Medal table:-Sports:-External links:* *...

on the island of Gotland

Gotland

Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area...

 was the 5th edition in which a men's football (soccer)

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...

 tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 9 teams.

Jersey

Jersey

Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...

 won the tournament for the second time.

Group A

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Group B

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7th place match

5th place match

3rd place match

Final

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Jersey

Jersey national football team

The Jersey official football team is the official football team for the Bailiwick of Jersey. They are not affiliated with FIFA nor UEFA, and therefore cannot compete for the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Football Championship...

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Final Rankings

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Top goalscorers

6 goals Eifion Williams

Eifion Williams

Eifion Wyn Williams is a Welsh footballer who plays for Jarrow Roofing as a midfielder/striker after coming out of retirement. He has recently retired whilst playing for Wrexham...

5 goals Adam Greig Dennis Lopez
4 goals Aaron Lima

3 goals Karl Måsøval

External links

• Official 1997 website