| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Faroe Islands |
| Dates | July 6th - July 12th |
| Teams | 5 |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Faroe Islands (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ynys Môn |
| Third place |  Åland Islands |
| Fourth place |  Greenland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 44 (4.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Bergur Magnussen (11 goals) |
The 1989 Island Games in the Faroe Islands was the 1st edition in which a men's football (soccer) tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 5 teams.
The Faroe Islands won the tournament for the first time.
Participants
Åland Islands
Faroe Islands
Greenland
Shetland
Ynys Môn
Final rankings
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
){kind=icon} | Faroe Islands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 8 | +19 |
){kind=icon} | Ynys Môn | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | -1 |
){kind=icon} | Åland Islands | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | -2 |
| 4 | Greenland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | -4 |
| 5 |  Shetland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | -12 |
Matches
| Faroe Islands | 6 – 0 | Ynys Môn |
|---|---|---|
Magnussen  2', 83', 86', 89'Jarnskor 15'Reynheim 26' | Report |
| Faroe Islands | 4 – 0 | Shetland |
|---|---|---|
| Mørkøre 17' Rasmussen 54'Magnussen 77'Nielsen 89' | Report |
| Åland Islands | 4 - 5 | Ynys Môn |
|---|---|---|
| G.Börman 5' Own Goal 10'B.Danielsson 16'S.Fonsell 65' | Gray 31', 47' Welsh 34'Roberts 41'Owen 86' |
Attendance: 400
| Faroe Islands | 3 – 0 | Greenland |
|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen 48', 78', 82' | Report |
| Åland Islands | 2 - 0 | Shetland |
|---|---|---|
| K.Nylund 54' C.Mattson 55' |
| Åland Islands | 3 - 0 | Greenland |
|---|---|---|
Sandur
Attendance: 200
| Faroe Islands | 7 – 1 | Åland Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Magnussen 25', 50', 61', 62', 70', 78' Danielsen 56' | Report | Matsson 41' |
| 1989 Island Games Winners |
|---|
) Faroe Islands First Title |