Football at the 2007 Island Games – Men's tournament
International football competition
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Football was contested as part of the programme for the 2007 Island Games which was hosted in Rhodes from 30 June to 6 July 2007. It was the 10th edition of the men's football tournament at the multi-sport event organised by the International Island Games Association.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Rhodes |
| Dates | 30 June – 6 July |
| Teams | 11 |
| Venues | 10 (in 10 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Gibraltar (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Rhodes |
| Third place |  Western Isles |
| Fourth place |  Bermuda |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
| Goals scored | 62 (2.95 per match) |
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The football tournament began with the first matches in the group stage on 30 June 2007 and ended with the gold medal match on 5 July 2007. Gibraltar and hosts Rhodes contested the final. Gibraltar defeated Rhodes 4–0 to win the gold medal. In the bronze medal match, the Western Isles defeated the Bermuda 1–0.
Background
Football had been part of the Island Games programme following the debut of a senior men's competition at the 1989 Island Games in the Faroe Islands. Previously, a five-a-side youth football tournament was held at the inaugural games in 1985 held in Douglas, Isle of Man but football was completely absent from the programme at the 1987 Island Games held in Guernsey.[1]
The Faroe Islands, Jersey and Guernsey held the record for gold medals having won the men's football tournament twice although the Faroe Islands have not competed since their win at the 1991 Island Games in Åland. Shetland were the defending champions after defeating Guernsey 2–0 in the gold medal match as hosts at the 2005 Island Games, preventing Guernsey from winning a third consecutive gold medal.[1]
Format
A total of 11 teams took part in the competition. They were drawn into four groups – three single round robin groups of three teams and one double round robin group of two teams. The winning team from each group would contest the semi-finals which would decide the teams contesting the gold and bronze medal matches. Play-off placement matches were held for the teams finishing second and third in each group – the runners-up would contest the fifth to eighth semi-finals and the third-placed teams contested the ninth to 11th semi-finals.[2]
Participants
Åland
Bermuda U23
Rhodes
Jersey
Menorca
Frøya
Gibraltar
Saare County
Gotland
Western Isles
Ynys Môn
Group Phase
Group A
Gibraltar won the group to progress to the semi-finals.[3]
Group B
Bermuda U23 won the group on goal difference to progress to the semi-finals.[3]
Group C
Rhodes won both of their games to progress to the semi-finals.[3]
| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhodes |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +4 |
| 2 |  Frøya |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | -1 |
| 3 |  Saare County |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -3 |
| Saare County | 2–3 | Frøya |
|---|---|---|
Group D
The Western Isles won both of their games to progress to the semi-finals.[3]
| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Isles |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | +3 |
| 2 |  Gotland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -3 |
Placement play-off matches
Ninth to 11th semi-final
Menorca defeated Ynys Môn in the ninth to 11th semi-final.[3]
Fifth to eighth semi-finals
Jersey defeated Åland and Gotland defeated Frøya in the fifth to eighth semi-finals.[3]
Ninth-place match
Menorca defeated Saare County in the ninth-place match.[3]
Seventh-place match
Åland defeated Frøya in the seventh-place match.[3]
Fifth-place match
Jersey defeated Gotland in the fifth-place match.[3]
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
The Western Isles defeated Bermuda U23 in the bronze medal match.[3]
| Bermuda U23 | 0–1 | Western Isles |
|---|---|---|
Gold medal match
Final rankings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Gibraltar |
 | Rhodes |
 | Western Isles |
| 4 | Bermuda U23 |
| 5 |  Jersey |
| 6 | Gotland |
| 7 |  Åland |
| 8 | Frøya |
| 9 |  Menorca |
| 10 | Saare County |
| 11 |  Ynys Môn |