| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Jersey |
| Dates | 29 June – 4 July |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Jersey (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Ynys Môn |
| Third place |  Isle of Wight |
| Fourth place |  Guernsey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 68 (3.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Eifion Williams (6 goals) |
The 1997 Island Games on the island of Jersey was the 5th edition in which a men's football (soccer) tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 9 teams.
Jersey won the tournament for the second time.
Participants
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 |
| Frøya | 1 – 4 | Jersey |
|---|---|---|
Karl Måsøval  ?' | Adam Greig ?', ?' Nelio de Freitas ?'Craig Morton ?' |
FB Fields, St. Clement
| Frøya | 0 – 3 | Guernsey |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Renouf ?' Tony Vance ?'Paul Nobes ?' |
| Guernsey | 0 – 0 | Greenland |
|---|---|---|
| Frøya | 0 – 4 | Gibraltar |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Lagusa ?' Dennis Lopez ?' (?)Aaron Lima ?' |
La Couvent, St. Lawrence
| Gibraltar | 5 – 1 | Greenland |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Bagu ?' Dennis Lopez ?'Aaron Lima ?', ?' | Charles Rasmussen ?' |
La Couvent, St. Lawrence
| Guernsey | 0 – 4 | Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Greig ?' Nelio de Freitas ?'Lee Bramley ?'Yazalde Santos ?' |
Attendance: 5,000
| Gibraltar | 2 – 3 | Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Laguse ?' Dennis Lopez ?' | Adam Greig ?' Damon Pih ?'Craig Morton ?' |
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 |
| Ynys Môn | 8 - 0 | Hitra |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell Harrison ?' Andrew Wagstaff ?', ?'Andrew Stewart ?'Eifion Williams ?', ?', ?', ?' |
La Hague Manor, St. Peter
| Shetland | 0 - 0 | Isle of Wight |
|---|---|---|
| Ynys Môn | 4 - 0 | Shetland |
|---|---|---|
| David Evans ?' Eifion Williams ?', ?'Gerallt Jones ?' |
FB Fields, St. Clement
| Hitra | 0 - 4 | Isle of Wight |
|---|---|---|
| Darren Plenty ?' Adam Robinson ?'Martyn Raggett ?', ?' |
La Boulivot, Grouville
| Ynys Môn | 0 - 0 | Isle of Wight |
|---|---|---|
| Shetland | 2 - 1 | Hitra |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Williamson ?' (?) | Marius Fløkvik ?' |
La Couvent, St. Lawrence
Placement play-off matches
7th place match
| Frøya | 4 - 1 | Hitra |
|---|---|---|
| Tore Furberg ?' Trond Bekken ?'Karl Måsevöl ?'Arve Iversen ?' | Bror Blichfeldt ?' |
La Boulivot, Grouville
5th place match
| Shetland | 2 - 1 | Gibraltar |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Adamson ?' George Watt ?' | Joao da Silva ?' |
La Couvent, St. Lawrence
3rd place match
| Isle of Wight | 3 - 1 | Guernsey |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Bardsell ?' Simon Butler ?'Adam Robinson ?' | Stephen Brehault ?' |
Final
| Jersey | 1 - 0 | Ynys Môn |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Bramley ?' |
| 1997 Island Games Winners |
|---|
) Jersey First Title |
Final Rankings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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| 4 | Guernsey |
| 5 | Shetland |
| 6 | Gibraltar |
| 7 | Frøya |
| 8 | Hitra |
| 9 | Greenland |