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Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games
Founded 1947 (1979 in its current format)
Region Indian Ocean
Number of teams7
Current champions  Réunion
Most successful team(s)  Réunion (5 titles)
Football at the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games – Men's tournament

The association football tournament at the Indian Ocean Island Games (French: Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien) which is organised every 4 years for the Islands in the Indian Ocean.

From 1947 until 1963 a precursor called Triangulaire was organized between Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion Island. The first official edition of Indian Ocean Island Games was held in 1979.

The competition has been won by its host country on seven of the ten occasions it has been held.

Participants

Past results

[1]

Year Host Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1979
Details
  Réunion
Réunion
2–1
Seychelles

Comoros
1
Mauritius
1985
Details
  Mauritius
Mauritius
4–4
(4–2 pen.)

Réunion

Comoros
2
Madagascar
1990
Details
  Madagascar
Madagascar
5–1
Mauritius

Seychelles
3–1
Comoros
1993
Details
  Seychelles
Madagascar
1–0
Réunion

Mauritius
6–2
Seychelles
1998
Details
  Réunion
Réunion
3–3
(7–6 pen.)

Madagascar

Seychelles
4–3
Mauritius
2003
Details
  Mauritius
Mauritius
2–1
Réunion

Seychelles
2–0
Comoros
2007
Details
  Madagascar
Réunion
1–1
(7–6 pen.)

Madagascar

Mayotte
1–1
(4–2 pen.)

Mauritius
2011
Details
  Seychelles
Seychelles
1–1
(4–3 pen.)

Mauritius

Réunion
1–0
Mayotte
2015
Details
  Réunion
Réunion
3–1
Mayotte

Mauritius
3–1
Madagascar
2019
Details
  Mauritius
Réunion
1–1
(1-0 pen.)

Mauritius

Mayotte
3–1
Seychelles

1 The match was scratched and Comoros were awarded third place as Mauritius were unable to travel to Réunion for the match.

2 The match was scratched and Comoros were awarded third place as Madagascar failed to appear at the stadium for the match.

Final Positions

Team Champions Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place Participation
  Réunion 5 ( 1979, 1998, 2007, 2015, 2019) 3 ( 1985, 1993, 2003) 1 ( 2011) 8
  Mauritius 2 ( 1985, 2003) 3 ( 1990, 2011, 2019) 2 ( 1993, 2015) 3 ( 1979, 1998, 2007) 9
  Madagascar 2 ( 1990, 1993) 2 ( 1998, 2007) 2 ( 1985, 2015) 7
  Seychelles 1 ( 2011) 1 ( 1979) 3 ( 1990, 1998, 2003) 2 ( 1993, 2019) 8
  Mayotte 1 ( 2015) 2 ( 2007, 2019) 1 ( 2011) 3
  Comoros 2 ( 1979, 1985) 2 ( 1990, 2003) 8
  Maldives 3

Women's tournament

In 2015 a women's tournament was held.

Year Winner Runner-up 3rd place 4th place
2015
Réunion

Madagascar

Mayotte

Seychelles

References

  1. ^ "Jeux des Iles de l'Océan Indien (Indian Ocean Games)". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 January 2017.