Football at the 1979 Indian Ocean Island Games
# Football at the 1979 Indian Ocean Island Games

The 1st edition of the 1979 Indian Ocean Games were held in Réunion. Réunion were the champions, beating Seychelles in the final 2-1.

All games were played at the Stade Michel Volnay in St-Pierre, Réunion.

## Group stage

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Réunion (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Seychelles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Maldives | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | −18 | 0 | Advance to qualification play off |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mauritius | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Comoros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | Advance to qualification play off |

## Knockout stage

### Third place match

$^1$ The match was forfeited and Comoros were awarded third-place as Mauritius were unable to travel to Réunion for the match.

### Final

* Indian Ocean Games 1979 Champion Réunion 1st Title
