Falkland Islands official football team
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| Nickname(s) | Stanley / The Warrahs | ||
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| Association | Falkland Islands Football League | ||
| Head coach | Jonny Wood | ||
| Most caps | Edward Robert Lloyd Andres Balladares (15) | ||
| Top scorer | Robert Mills (5) | ||
| Home stadium | Stanley Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | FIS | ||
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| First international | |||
| File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man 9–1 Falkland Islands File:Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg (Douglas, Isle of Man; 8 July 2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| File:Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg Falkland Islands 6–0 Frøya File:Flag of Frøya.svg (Hamilton, Bermuda; 18 July 2013) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey 12–0 Falkland Islands File:Flag of the Falkland Islands.svg (Douglas, Isle of Man; 9 July 2001) | |||
| Island Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2001) | ||
| Best result | Third Place (2013) | ||
The Falkland Islands official football team is a representative football team of the Falkland Islands, organised by the Falkland Islands Football League. The Falkland Islands Football League does not belong to the CONMEBOL, as its member countries support Argentina in the sovereignty conflict, and therefore neither can it be a member of FIFA.[2][3] Thus, the team is not eligible to play in official competitions such as the World Cup and the Copa América. The team has played in the Island Games in 2001, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2023. In 2013 the team enjoyed a record win and a 3rd place medal. After two years with no League football it was decided that the Falkland Islands Football League (FIFL) would be completely revamped, a Constitution was drawn up and Committee members were put forward and accepted. After the Constitution was passed by interested players, a new league was organised with four teams, with players being picked by each of the team's captains. On 9 November the opening league fixtures were played. At the same time, the Falkland Islands National team appointed manager Jimmy Curtis to lead the team at the 2009 Island Games in Åland. A squad of over 23 players was picked and training began in September 2008. The long distance needed to travel, the expensive cost to travel on RAF and LAN flights and the need to take between 16–18 players usually prevents the Football team from attending the Island Games more often than every four years. Due to the remoteness of the islands and the small population, the Stanley team can only play military teams or visiting warships. The Falkland Islands football team most recently competed at the NatWest Island Games in 2017, held between 24 and 30 June in Gotland. This was the seventh time the Falkland Islands have competed in the Island Games. They were drawn in Group D with the Isle of Man, Ynys Môn and Hitra. After losing all 3 group matches they played Alderney in the 15th place play off, losing 3–0. Their most recent squad led by local man Jonny Wood went unbeaten from October 2020 to June 2021 with talismanic striker Robert Mills and veteran Edward Lloyd scoring most of their goals.
List of matches played
Tournament records
Island Games
| Island Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| Faroe Islands 1989 | did not enter | |||||||
| Åland 1991 | ||||||||
| Isle of Wight 1993 | ||||||||
| Gibraltar 1995 | ||||||||
| Jersey 1997 | ||||||||
| Gotland 1999 | ||||||||
| Isle of Man 2001 | Group stage | 11th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 26 |
| Guernsey 2003 | did not enter | |||||||
| Shetland 2005 | Group stage | 10th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| Rhodes 2007 | did not enter | |||||||
| Åland 2009 | Group stage | 16th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| Isle of Wight 2011 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| Bermuda 2013 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| Jersey 2015 | Group stage | 12th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Gotland 2017 | 16th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Gibraltar 2019[n 1] | did not enter | |||||||
| Guernsey 2023 | Group stage | 14th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Orkney 2025 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Third place | 8/17 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 35 | 130 |
- ↑ Not held football tournament (Replaced by 2019 Inter Games Football Tournament in File:Flag of Anglesey.svg Anglesey).
Current squad
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: Martyn Gilson-Clarke is probably dead. (September 2023) |
The following players have been called up for the 2017 Island Games which took place in Gotland from 24 to 30 June 2017. Caps correct as of 18 July 2013.
Historical kits
Sources:[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Honours
Non-FIFA competitions
- Island Games
- Bronze medal (1): 2013
References
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ↑ "When Saturday Comes – Military tactics". Wsc.co.uk. 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ↑ "When Saturday Comes – The football archipelago". Wsc.co.uk. 2011-06-25. Archived from the original on 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ↑ "What Liam Ferdinand will be up to on the Falkland Islands". Football In Bracknell. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ↑ "Falkland Islands Football - Albums".
- ↑ "Island Games 2005".
- ↑ "Island Games 2009".
- ↑ "Island Games 2009".
- ↑ "Island Games 2011".
- ↑ "Island Games 2011".
- ↑ "Island Games 2013".
- ↑ "Island Games 2015".
- ↑ "Island Games 2015".
- ↑ "Island Games 2017".
- ↑ "Island Games 2017".
- ↑ "Falkland 2018".
