Football at the 2001 Island Games – Men's tournament
Football was contested as part of the programme for the 2001 Island Games which was hosted in the Isle of Man from 7 to 13 July 2001. It was the seventh edition of the men's football tournament at the multi-sport event organised by the International Island Games Association.
The football tournament began with the first matches in the group stage on 8 July 2001 and ended with the gold medal match on 13 July 2001. Guernsey and defending champions Ynys Môn contested the final. Following a goalless draw, Guernsey defeated Ynys Môn 11–10 on penalties to win the gold medal. In the bronze medal match, Jersey defeated the Isle of Wight 2–0.
Background
A five-a-side youth football tournament was held at the inaugural games in 1985 held in Douglas, Isle of Man but football was completely absent from the programme at the 1987 Island Games held in Guernsey. The first men's football tournament was held at the 1989 Island Games in the Faroe Islands and had been ever present in the intervening years. The Faroe Islands and Jersey held the record for gold medals having won the men's football tournament twice although the Faroe Islands have not competed since their win at the 1991 Island Games in Åland. Ynys Môn were the defending champions after defeating the Isle of Man 1–0 in the gold medal match at the 1999 Island Games in Gotland.Format
A total of 12 teams took part in the competition. They were drawn into four single round robin groups of three teams. The winning team from each group would contest the semi-finals which would decide the teams contesting the gold and bronze medal matches. Play-off placement matches were held for the teams finishing second and third in each group – the runners-up would contest the fifth to eighth semi-finals and the third-placed teams contested the ninth to 12th semi-finals.Group Phase
Group 1
Ynys Môn won the group on goal difference to progress to the semi-finals.| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +3 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | –4 |
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Group 2
Jersey won both of their games to progress to the semi-finals.| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 6 | +13 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | –14 |
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Group 3
The Isle of Wight won their group to progress to the semi-finals.| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | +3 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | –1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | –2 |
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Group 4
Guernsey won both of their games to progress to the semi-finals.| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 6 | +14 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 3 | +7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 0 | –20 |
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Placement play-off matches
Ninth to 12th semi-finals
Saare County defeated Orkney and Greenland defeated the Falkland Islands in the ninth to 12th semi-finals.----
Fifth to eighth semi-finals
Rhodes defeated the Isle of Man and Gibraltar defeated Shetland in the fifth to eighth semi-finals.----
11th-place match
The Falkland Islands defeated Orkney in the 11th-place match.Ninth-place match
Greenland defeated Saare County in the ninth-place match.Seventh-place match
The Isle of Man defeated Shetland in the seventh-place match.Fifth-place match
Gibraltar defeated Rhodes in the fifth-place match.Semi-finals
Guernsey defeated the Isle of White and Ynys Môn defeated Jersey in the semi-finals.----