Football at the 2023 Island Games – Men's tournament

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

Men's Football at the Island Games 2023

Tournament details
Host country	Guernsey
Dates	9 July – 14 July
Teams	16
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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Participants

•  Åland
•  Bermuda U23
•  Falkland Islands
•  Frøya
•  Gozo
•  Greenland
•  Guernsey
•  Isle of Man
•  Isle of Wight
•  Jersey
•  Menorca
•  Orkney
•  Saint Helena
•  Shetland
•  Western Isles
•  Ynys Môn

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

Main article: Football at the 2023 Island Games – Men's tournament 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

9 July 2023 (2023-07-09)

10:30

Åland	0–2	Isle of Wight
	Report	Scrimshaw 3' (pen.), 74'

Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson

Referee: Joshua Lewis Drake

9 July 2023 (2023-07-09)

18:30

Guernsey	1–0	Western Isles
Allen 53' (pen.)	Report

The Track, Saint Sampson

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10 July 2023 (2023-07-10)

14:30

Western Isles	0–1	Isle of Wight
	Report	Scrimshaw 56'

Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin

10 July 2023 (2023-07-10)

18:30

Guernsey	4–1	Åland
Gauvain 2', 56' Allen 41' Loaring 53'	Report	Karlström 40' (pen.)

The Track, Saint Sampson

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11 July 2023 (2023-07-11)

18.30

Guernsey	1–2	Isle of Wight
Allen 59'	Report	Scrimshaw 17', 45' (pen.)

The Track, Saint Sampson

11 July 2023 (2023-07-11)

18.30

Åland	0–2	Western Isles
		Russell-Smith 34' Morrison 56'

The Corbet Field, Saint Sampson

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

9 July 2023 (2023-07-09)

14:30

Isle of Man	3–0	Falkland Islands
Patience 10' (pen.) Garland 44', 65'	Report

Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin

9 July 2023 (2023-07-09)

18:30

Ynys Môn	2–0	Shetland
Morris 21' Gregson 81'	Report

The Corbet Field, Saint Sampson

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10 July 2023 (2023-07-10)

18:30

Falkland Islands	1–5	Ynys Môn
Balladares Vergara 3'	Report	Morris 23' Gregson 28' Jones 30' Reynolds 35' Bentley 76'

The Corbet Field, Saint Sampson

Referee: Adam Simon James McAnoy

10 July 2023 (2023-07-10)

18.30

Shetland	3–2	Isle of Man
Copland 34' Maver 45' Thomson 55'	Report	Garland 10' Kelly 67'

Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson

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11 July 2023 (2023-07-11)

18.30

Falkland Islands	1–4	Shetland
Gilson-Clarke 82'	Report	Aitken 15' Thomson 31' Adamson 63' McShane 85'

Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson

11 July 2023 (2023-07-11)

18.30

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

9 July 2023 (2023-07-09)

10:30

Bermuda U23	7–0	Frøya
Bean 13', 15', 49' K. Hall 17' B. Hall 28' Russell 71' Smith-Jones 90'	Report

The Corbet Field, Saint Sampson

Referee: Adam Simon James McAnoy

9 July 2023 (2023-07-09)

10:30

Orkney	2–2	Greenland
Rendall 1' Macleod 46'	Report	Thomsen 10', 60'
Penalties
	3–4

Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin

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10 July 2023 (2023-07-10)

10:30

Greenland	2–0	Frøya
Eriksen 70' Thomsen 77'	Report

Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson

10 July 2023 (2023-07-10)

18:30

Bermuda U23	2–1	Orkney
Tucker 45' Russell 67'	Report	Harrison 8'

Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin

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11 July 2023 (2023-07-11)

10.30

Frøya	2–3	Orkney
Furberg 55', 72'	Report	Flett 58', 76' Macleod 61'

College Field, Saint Peter Port

11 July 2023 (2023-07-11)

10.30

Greenland	2–3	Bermuda U23
Thomsen 72', 79'	Report	Bean 6' Russell 62' B. Hall 81'

The Corbet Field, Saint Sampson

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

9 July 2023 (2023-07-09)

14:30

Jersey	1–0	Gozo
Solomon 36'	Report

The Corbet Field, Saint Sampson

9 July 2023 (2023-07-09)

18:30

Menorca	5–0	Saint Helena
Hidalgo 10' Martínez 19', 55' Urbina 32', 45'	Report

Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson

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10 July 2023 (2023-07-10)

14:30

Gozo	3–0	Saint Helena
Yon 27' (o.g.) Harland 36' Parnis 80'	Report

The Track, Saint Sampson

10 July 2023 (2023-07-10)

14:30

Jersey	4–0	Menorca
Solomon 16' Ritzema 19' Campbell 65' (pen.) Hinds 83'	Report

Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson

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11 July 2023 (2023-07-11)

10.30

Menorca	0–1	Gozo
	Report	Parnis 53'

Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin

11 July 2023 (2023-07-11)

10.30

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

13 July 2023 (2023-07-13)

10:30

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

13 July 2023 (2023-07-13)

10:30

Åland	1–1	Falkland Islands
Karlström 16'	Report	Bonner 62'
Penalties
	4–2

The Corbet Field, Saint Sampson

11th place match

13 July 2023 (2023-07-13)

10:30

Western Isles	2–1	Menorca
Barber 57' (o.g.) MacAulay 89'	Report	Martínez 28'

Northfield Stadium, Saint Sampson

9th place match

13 July 2023 (2023-07-13)

14.30

Orkney	0–1	Isle of Man
	Report	Woods 90'

The Track, Saint Sampson

7th place match

13 July 2023 (2023-07-13)

14.30

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

The Corbet Field, Saint Sampson

5th place match

13 July 2023 (2023-07-13)

14.30

Guernsey	1–0	Gozo
Domaille 52'	Report

Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin

Final Stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	13 July – Blanche Pierre Lane
	Ynys Môn	2
					14 July – Footes Lane
	Bermuda U23	0
					Ynys Môn	2
	13 July – The Track
					Jersey	5
	Isle of Wight	2
	Jersey	3
					Third place
					14 July – Blanche Pierre Lane
					Bermuda U23	1
					Isle of Wight	2

Semi-finals

13 July 2023 (2023-07-13)

18.30

Isle of Wight	2–3	Jersey
Scrimshaw 41', 47'	Report	Campbell 19' Solomon 63' Bickley 71'

The Track, Saint Sampson

Referee: Adam Simon James McAnoy

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13 July 2023 (2023-07-13)

18.30

Ynys Môn	2–0	Bermuda U23
Reynolds 22' Morris 40'	Report

Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin

Third place match

14 July 2023 (2023-07-14)

14.30

Bermuda U23	1–2	Isle of Wight
Russell 35'	Report	Craig 53', 55'

Blanche Pierre Lane, Saint Martin

Final

14 July 2023 (2023-07-14)

15.30

Ynys Môn	2–5	Jersey
Jones 2' Gregson 16'	Report	Bickley 6', 50' Hinds 35' Ritzema 42' Watson 87'

Footes Lane, Saint Peter Port

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

• Jake Scrimshaw

6 goals

• Nemo Thomsen

5 goals

• Liam Morris

4 goals

• Jai Bean
• Tokia Russell
• Karl Hinds
• Toby Ritzema

3 goals

• Ross Allen
• Ryan Garland
• Lorne Bickley
• Sol Solomon
• Luis David Martínez
• Ronan Grant
• Sam Gregson

2 goals

• Joel Karlström
• Blaiz Hall
• Oliver Espnes
• Nataniel Furberg
• Jordi Parnis
• Charlton Gauvain
• Joseph Craig
• Luke Campbell
• Luke Watson
• Marc Urbina
• Jamie Flett
• Toby Macleod
• James Aitken
• Harry Thomson
• Sam Jones
• Matt Reynolds

1 goal

• Kashe Hall
• Rahzir Smith-Jones
• Ne-Jai Tucker
• Patricio Balladares Vergara
• Declan Bonner
• Ethan Gilson-Clarke
• Isak Espnes
• Kristoffer Gaasø
• Samuel Harland
• Niels-Erik Eriksen
• Keene Domaille
• Matt Loaring
• Brody Patience
• Philip Kelly
• Joshua Ridings
• Matthew Woods
• Roberto Pulido
• Craig Harrison
• Connan Rendall
• Rico Benjamin
• Shane Stroud
• Declan Adamson
• Stuart Copland
• Neil Laurenson
• Sam Maver
• Jack McShane
• Dominic MacAulay
• James Morrison
• Micheil Russell Smith
• Kaine Bentley

1 own goal

• Keith Yon (against Gozo)
• Eric Barber (against Western Isles)

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

• Football at the 2023 Island Games – Women's tournament
• Football at the 2023 Island Games