Football at the 1997 Island Games
# Football at the 1997 Island Games

The 1997 Island Games on the island of Jersey was the 5th edition in which a men's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 9 teams.

Jersey won the tournament for the second time.

## Participants

* Frøya
* Gibraltar
* Greenland
* Guernsey
* Hitra
* Isle of Wight
* Jersey
* Shetland
* Ynys Môn

## Group phase

### Group A

| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jersey | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 12 | +9 |
| 2 | Guernsey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Gibraltar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | +6 |
| 4 | Frøya | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | –9 |
| 5 | Greenland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | –6 |

### Group B

| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ynys Môn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | +12 |
| 2 | Isle of Wight | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | +4 |
| 3 | Shetland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | –3 |
| 4 | Hitra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | –13 |

## Final

* 1997 Island Games Winners
* Jersey First Title

## Final rankings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Jersey |
| | Ynys Môn |
| | Isle of Wight |
| 4 | Guernsey |
| 5 | Shetland |
| 6 | Gibraltar |
| 7 | Frøya |
| 8 | Hitra |
| 9 | Greenland |
