Football at the 2015 Island Games – Women's tournament
International football competition
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The women's football tournament was contested as part of the programme for the 2015 Island Games which was hosted in Jersey from 27 June to 3 July 2015. It was the fourteenth edition of the women's football tournament at the multi-sport event organised by the International Island Games Association.
The football tournament began with the first matches in the group stage on 27 June 2015 and ended with the gold medal match on 3 July 2015. Host Jersey and three-time champion Åland contested the final. Jersey would win the final 0–1, earning their first win in the tournament. In the bronze medal match, Gotland defeated Isle of Man 0–2.
Background
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. The first women's football tournament was held at the 2001 Island Games in the Isle of Man. The Faroe Islands won the first three editions undefeated but have not competed since their win at the 2005 Island Games in Shetland. Åland won the tournament three Island Games in a row until Bermuda won their first title at the 2013 Island Games held in Bermuda. They would not appear at these Games for the women's tournament.[1][2]
Format
Eleven teams took part in the competition. They were drawn into three round robin groups, two groups of four teams and one group of three teams. The best placed team from each group and best placed runner-up would qualify for the semifinals.[3] At the play-off placement matches, the tenth and ninth ranked teams during the group stages would face each other in the ninth-place match, the eighth and seventh ranked teams would face each other in the seventh-place match, and the sixth and fifth ranked team would face each other in the fifth-place match. The winning team from each semifinal would contest the gold medal match and the losing team from each would contest the bronze medal match.[2]
Participants
Games
Group A
Åland won all three of their games and advanced to the semi-finals.[2]
| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Åland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 9 |
| 2 |  Isle of Wight |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 |  Guernsey |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 |
| 4 |  Ynys Môn |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 0 |
Source:[2]
| Guernsey | 0–2 | Isle of Wight |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
| Isle of Wight | 7–0 | Ynys Môn |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
| Åland | 3–2 | Isle of Wight |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
Group B
Isle of Man won all three of their matches while Gotland was the best placed runner-up, both advanced to the semi-finals.[2]
| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Isle of Man |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 |  Gotland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 |  Western Isles |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 |  Gibraltar |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
Source:[2]
| Isle of Man | 6–1 | Gibraltar |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
| Gotland | 7–0 | Western Isles |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
| Isle of Man | 1–0 | Gotland |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
Group C
Jersey won all of their matches and advanced to the semi-finals.[2]
Source:[2]
Placement play-off matches
9th place match
Greenland defeated Ynys Môn in the ninth-place match.[2]
7th place match
Guernsey defeated the Western Isles in the seventh-place match.[2]
| Guernsey | 2–4 | Western Isles |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
5th place match
The Isle of Wight defeated Hitra in the fifth-place match.[2]
| Isle of Wight | 2–1 |  Hitra |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
Final stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 July – Grouville FC | ||||||
| Åland | 2 | |||||
| 3 July – Springfield | ||||||
| Isle of Man | 1 | |||||
| Åland | 0 | |||||
| 2 July – Rozel Rovers FC | ||||||
 Jersey | 1 | |||||
| Jersey | 3 | |||||
| Gotland | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 3 July – St Brelade FC | ||||||
| Isle of Man | 0 | |||||
| Gotland | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
Åland defeated Isle of Man in the first semi-final match, while Jersey defeated Gotland in the second semi-final match.[2]
| Åland | 2–1 | Isle of Man |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
Third place match
Gotland defeated the Isle of Man in the bronze medal match.[2]
| Isle of Man | 0–2 | Gotland |
|---|---|---|
| [2] |
Final
Jersey defeated Åland in the gold medal match.[2]
| 2015 Island Games Winners |
|---|
 Jersey1st title |
Final rankings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Jersey |
 | Åland |
 | Gotland |
| 4 | Isle of Man |
| 5 | Isle of Wight |
| 6 | Hitra |
| 7 | Western Isles |
| 8 | Guernsey |
| 9 |  Greenland |
| 10 | Ynys Môn |
| 11 | Gibraltar |