Football at the 2023 Island Games – Women's tournament

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Women's Football at the Island Games 2023
Tournament details
Host countryGuernsey
Dates9 – 14 July
Teams10
Venue(s)6 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Bermuda (2nd title)
Runners-up Western Isles
Third place Isle of Man
Fourth place Menorca
Tournament statistics
Matches played19
Goals scored85 (4.47 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bermuda Leilanni Nesbeth
Jersey Eve Watson
Outer Hebrides Sinead Macleod
(4 Goals each)
2017
2025

The 2023 Island Games in Guernsey is the tenth edition in which a Woman's football tournament will be played at the multi-games competition.[1]

Participants[edit]

Group Phase[edit]

The group phase is set to begin 9 July.[2]

Group 1[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Bermuda 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Final stage
2  Jersey 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6
3  Åland 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Hitra 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 July 2023. Source: Guernsey 2023
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Bermuda 4–0 Jersey
Report
Åland 3–1 Hitra
Report

Jersey 4–1 Åland
Report
Hitra 0–4 Bermuda
Report

Hitra 0–5 Jersey
Report
Åland 0–2 Bermuda
Report

Group 2[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Isle of Man 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6 Final stage
2  Menorca 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3
3  Isle of Wight 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 July 2023. Source: Guernsey 2023
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Isle of Man 3–1 Menorca
Report

Isle of Wight 0–5 Isle of Man
Report

Menorca 3–2 Isle of Wight
Report

Group 3[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Western Isles 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 6 Final stage
2  Ynys Môn 2 1 0 1 4 8 −4 3
3  Guernsey (H) 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on 9 July 2023. Source: Guernsey 2023
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Guernsey 2–3 Ynys Môn
Report

Guernsey 0–6 Western Isles
Report

Group Stage Ranking[edit]

Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in groups with four teams were not considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 3  Western Isles 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 6 Final Stage
2 2  Isle of Man 2 2 0 0 8 1 +7 6
3 1  Bermuda 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 6
4 2  Menorca 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3 Final Stage
5 1  Jersey 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 3 5th place match
6 3  Ynys Môn 2 1 0 1 4 8 −4 3
7 1  Åland 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 7th place match
8 2  Isle of Wight 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
9 3  Guernsey 2 0 0 2 2 9 −7 0 9th place match
10 1  Hitra 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0 9th place match
Source: IGGGY 2023
Rules for classification: 1) group position; 2) points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) disciplinary points.

Placement play-off matches[edit]

9th place match[edit]

Guernsey 3–4 Hitra
Report
Northfield, Saint Sampson

7th place match[edit]

Åland 3–2 Isle of Wight
Report
College Field, Saint Peter Port

5th place match[edit]

Jersey 2–3 Ynys Môn
Report
College Field, Saint Peter Port

Final Stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 July – Saint Sampson
 
 
 Western Isles3
 
14 July – Saint Sampson
 
 Menorca0
 
 Western Isles0
 
13 July – Saint Sampson
 
 Bermuda4
 
 Isle of Man0
 
 
 Bermuda1
 
Third place
 
 
14 July – Saint Sampson
 
 
 Menorca1
 
 
 Isle of Man3

Semi-finals[edit]

Western Isles 3–0 Menorca
Report
Northfield, Saint Sampson

Isle of Man 0–1 Bermuda
Report

Third place match[edit]

Menorca 1–3 Isle of Man
Report
Northfield, Saint Sampson

Final[edit]

Western Isles 0–4 Bermuda [4]
Report

Statistics[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

There were 85 goals scored in 19 matches, for an average of 4.47 goals per match (as of 14 July 2023).

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Final ranking[edit]

Rank Team
 Bermuda
 Western Isles
 Isle of Man
4  Menorca
5  Ynys Môn
6  Jersey
7  Åland
8  Isle of Wight
9  Hitra
10  Guernsey

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Football - Guernsey 2023". guernsey2023.gg. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Island Games 2023: Football draw is made for Guernsey event". BBC. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ "First WI win of the Games". 9 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Senior women's football team and golfer Ebonie Cox strike gold at Island Games". 14 July 2023.