Rhodes football team
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The Rhodes football team is the football
team which represents the island of Rhodes
, at the biannual Island Games
. Rhodes is not a member of FIFA
or UEFA
, it is an island
within Greece
and plays under the auspices of the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team which represents the island of Rhodes
Rhodes
Rhodes is an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea. It is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population, with a population of 117,007, and also the island group's historical capital. Administratively the island forms a separate municipality within...
, at the biannual Island Games
Island Games
The Island Games are an international multi-sports event organized by the International Island Games Association.- History :The Island Games began in 1985 as the Inter-Island Games, as part of the Isle of Man International Year of Sport, and were intended to be a one-off sporting celebration only...
. Rhodes is not a member of FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
or UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
, it is an island
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
within Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and plays under the auspices of the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece.
Selected internationals in Island Games
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26 2011 | Isle of Wight |  Rhodes |
2 - 1 | |
| Jul 3 2009 | Aland | Rhodes |
4 - 0 | |
| Jun 30 2009 | Aland | Rhodes |
3 - 0 | |
| Jun 29 2009 | Aland | Rhodes |
0 - 1 | |
| Jun 28 2009 | Aland | Rhodes |
2 - 0 | |
| Jul 6 2007 | Rhodes | Rhodes |
0 - 4 | |
| Jul 4 2007 | Rhodes | Rhodes |
1 - 0 | |
| Jul 2 2007 | Rhodes | Rhodes |
3 - 1 | |
| Jun 30 2007 | Rhodes | Rhodes |
2 - 0 | |
| Jun 1 2003 | Guernsey | Rhodes |
1 - 2 | |
| Jun 30 2003 | Guernsey | Rhodes |
5 - 1 | |
| Jun 29 2003 | Guernsey | Rhodes |
6 - 1 | |
| Jul 13 2001 | Isle of Man | Rhodes |
0 - 2 | |
| Jul 12 2001 | Isle of Man | Rhodes |
3 - 1 | |
| Jul 10 2001 | Isle of Man | Rhodes |
1 - 4 | |
| Jul 9 2001 | Isle of Man | Rhodes |
2 - 0 | |
| Jul 2 1999 | Gotland | Rhodes |
3 - 2 | |
| Jul 1 1999 | Gotland | Rhodes |
2 - 0 | |
| Jun 28 1999 | Gotland | Rhodes |
0 - 0 | |
| Jun 27 1999 | Gotland | Rhodes |
 Ynys Môn |
1 - 1 |
Squad 2009
The following players were in the Island Games squad in 2009.- (GK) Dimitris Karagianis
- Georgios Fotinis
- Michail Manias
- Xipas Antunis
- Antonios Athanasiou
- Nikolaos Frantzis
- Charalampos Tagaef
- Apostolos Axiotis
- Antonis Georgalis
- Eleft. Mavromoustakos
- Theoharis Moshis
- Chrisostomos Nikolaou
- Savvas Pafiakis
- George Toppos
- Stilianos Chatzipetros
- Charalampos Tagaef
- Konstantinos Kalimeris
- Spirydon Tsakmakidis
- Mihalis Filakouris
- Alexandros Tzaferis
- Panagiotis Pompou
Island Games record
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1999Football at the 1999 Island Games The 1999 Island Games on the island of Gotland was the 6th edition in which a men's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition... |
5th Place Match | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
 2001Football at the 2001 Island Games The 2001 Island Games on the Isle of Man was the 7th edition in which a men's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition... |
5th Place Match | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
 2003Football at the 2003 Island Games The 2003 Island Games on the island of Guernsey was the 8th edition in which a men's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition... |
Withdrew | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2007 Football at the 2007 Island Games The 2007 Island Games on the island of Rhodes was the 10th edition in which a men's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition... |
Final | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
 2009Football at the 2009 Island Games The 2009 Island Games in Åland was the 11th edition in which a men's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 16 teams.Jersey won the tournament for the third time.-Group A:... |
5th place Match | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 5/11 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 18 |