Plays of the islands

The Jeux of the islands ( Island Ranges in English) are a competition multi-sports organized by the International Island Games Association (IGA) every two years since 1985.

Current members

The IGA currently counts 25 members:

Islands of Åland (Finland)
Anglesey (Wales)
Aurigny (Channel Islands)
Bermuda (the United Kingdom)
Cayman Islands (the United Kingdom)
Faroe Islands (Denmark)
Frøya (Norway)
Gibraltar (the United Kingdom, the only member which is not an island)
Gotland (Sweden)
Greenland (Denmark)
Guernesey (Channel Islands)
Hébrides Western (the United Kingdom)
Hitra (Norway)
Falkland Islands (the United Kingdom)
Island of Man (the United Kingdom)
Minorque (Spain)
Jersey (Channel Islands)
the Orkneys (the United Kingdom)
Island-of-Prince-Edouard
Rhodos (Greece)
Saaremaa (Estonia)
Island Grey waxbill (the United Kingdom)
Sercq (Channel Islands)
the Shetland (the United Kingdom)
Island of Wight (the United Kingdom)

Organizers

1985 : island of Man
1987: Guernesey
1989 : Faroe Islands
1991: islands of Åland
1993: island of Wight
1995: Gibraltar
1997: Jersey
1999: Gotland
2001 : island of Man
2003: Guernesey
2005 : Shetland Islands
2007: Rhodos
2009: islands of Åland

Sports

The organizing islands choose between 12 and 14 different sports among the following list:

Athletics
Badminton
Basketball
Bowling
Cycling
Gymnastic Football
Golf
Judo
Swimming
Squash
Tennis
Table tennis
Shooting
Shooting with the arc
Triathlon
Veil
Volley ball

Competition of football

The Plays of the islands are generally the occasion of a competition of Football. No participating team is in addition member of FIFA.

1985 : competition of football to five
1987: no the competition of football
1989:

Faroe Islands

Anglesey

Greenland

1991 :

Faroe Islands (Anglesey 2-0 beats finally)

Anglesey

1993 :

(the island of Man 5-1 beats finally)

Greenland

1995 :

(Gibraltar 1-0 beats finally)

Gibraltar

Greenland

1997 :

(Anglesey 1-0 beats finally)

Anglesey

Guernesey

1999 :

Anglesey (the island of Man 1-0 beats finally)

2001 :

Guernesey (Anglesey 3-1 with the shootings with the goals beats finally)

Anglesey

2003 :

Guernesey (the island of Man 3-1 beats finally)

2005 :

Shetland Islands (Guernesey 2-0 beats finally)

Guernesey

Hébrides Western

On the whole, the Faroe Islands, Guernesey and Jersey gained the competition twice, Anglesey, the Shetland and the island of Wight once.

See too

External bonds

Official site

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