title: Football at the 1997 Island Games
text: # 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 |
  