Football At The 2001 Island Games – Women's Tournament
The women's football tournament was contested as part of the programme for the 2001 Island Games which was hosted in the Isle of Man from 27 June to 3 July 2015. It was the first 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 8 July 2001 and ended with the gold medal match on 13 July 2001. The Faroe Islands and Åland contested the final. The Faroe Islands would win the final 5–4 with added overtime, winning the inaugural tournament and their first win in the competition. In the bronze medal match, Jersey defeated Isle of Man 2–3. 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. This edition of the Island Games would have its first women's tournament in footbal ...
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Football At The 2003 Island Games – Women's Tournament
The 2003 Island Games on Guernsey was the 2nd edition in which a women's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by eight teams. The Faroe Islands retained their title. Participants * * * * * * * * Group phase Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final stage 7th/8th place match 5th/6th place match 3rd/4th place match Final Final rankings See also Men's Football at the 2003 Island Games External linksOfficial 2003 website {{Island Games Women's Football Tournament 2003 Women Island An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...

Guernsey
Guernsey ( ; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; ) is the second-largest island in the Channel Islands, located west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy. It is the largest island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which includes five other inhabited islands – Alderney, Herm, Jethou, Lihou and Sark – and many small islets and rocks. The bailiwick has a population of 63,950, the vast majority of whom live on Guernsey, and the island has a land area of . Guernsey was part of the Duchy of Normandy until 1204, when the Channel Islands remained loyal to the English crown, splitting from mainland Normandy. In 1290, the Channel Islands were divided administratively and Guernsey became part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. During the World War II, Second World War, Guernsey was invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany. After five years of occupation, the island was liberated on 9 May 1945, that date being celebrated annually as Liberation Day. Guernsey is administered as part of the Bailiwick of Gu ...
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Women's Football At The Island Games
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