The men's association football tournament at the Indian Ocean Island Games

Indian Ocean Island Games

The Indian Ocean Island Games is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Indian Ocean islands. The Games was adopted by the International Olympic Committee in 1976 and currently gather the islands of Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, Réunion and the...

 (French: Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien) which is organised every 4 years for the Islands in the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...

. (The Maldives

Maldives

The Maldives , , officially Republic of Maldives , also referred to as the Maldive Islands, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls oriented north-south off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and...

 have occasionally been invited)

From 1947 until 1963 a precursor called Triangulaire

Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire

The Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire was a triangulaire, or tournament between three teams, between Mauritius, Réunion, and Madagascar. It was the predecessor to the Indian Ocean Island Games. The triangulaire was held every year from 1947 until 1958, and then once more in 1963...

was organized between Madagascar

Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

, Mauritius

Mauritius

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

 and Réunion Island. The first official edition of Indian Ocean Island Games

Indian Ocean Island Games

The Indian Ocean Island Games is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Indian Ocean islands. The Games was adopted by the International Olympic Committee in 1976 and currently gather the islands of Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, Réunion and the...

 was held in 1979.

Past results

Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match
		Champion	Score	Second Place	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1979 Details 1979 Indian Ocean Games 1979 Indian Ocean Games in RéunionPlayed at the Stade Michel Volnay in St-Pierre, Réunion.-Group A:August 26, 1979August 27, 1979August 28, 1979-Group B:August 26, 1979August 28, 1979-Fifth Place Match:August 29, 1979...	Réunion		2 - 1			[1]
1985 Details 1985 Indian Ocean Games -Group A:August 27, 1985August 28, 1985August 29, 1985-Group B:August 27, 1985August 29, 1985August 30, 1985-Third place match:August 31, 1985NB : Madagascar forfeited-Final:August 31, 1985-References:*...	Mauritius		4 - 4 (4 PK 2)			[2]
1990 Details 1990 Indian Ocean Games -Group 1:August 21, 1990August 23, 1990August 25, 1990-Group 2:August 25, 1990-Semifinals:August 27, 1990-Third place match:August 29, 1990-Final:August 30, 1990-References:*...	Madagascar		5 - 1			3 - 1
1993 Details 1993 Indian Ocean Games 1993 Indian Ocean Games in SeychellesPlayed at Stade Linite in Victoria, Seychelles-Group 1:August 20, 1993August 22, 1993August 24, 1993-Group 2:August 22, 1993August 24, 1993-Semifinals:August 26, 1993-Third place match:...	Seychelles		1 - 0			6 - 2
1998 Details 1998 Indian Ocean Games -Group A:August 7, 1998August 11, 1998-Group B:August 7, 1998August 9, 1998August 11, 1998-Semifinals:August 13, 1998-Third place match:August 15, 1998NB : Madagascar forfeited-Final:August 15, 1998-References:*...	Réunion		3 - 3 (7 PK 6)			4 - 3
2003 Details 2003 Indian Ocean Games The men's association football tournament at the 2003 Indian Ocean Island Games held in Mauritius. Originally scheduled for Moroni, Comoros; moved to Mauritius-Group 1:---------Group 2:----...	Mauritius		2 - 1			2 - 0
2007 Details 2007 Indian Ocean Games The men's association football tournament at the 2007 Indian Ocean Island Games held in Madagascar at Mahamasina Stadium in Antananarivo.-Group A:-------------Group B:-------------Semifinals:----...	Madagascar		1 - 1 (7 PK 6)			1 - 1 (4 PK 2)
2011 Details	Seychelles		1 - 1 (4 PK 3)			1 - 0

[1] : did not play due to transport problems

[2] : Madagascar forfeited

Final Positions

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place	Participation
	3 (1979, 1998, 2007)	3 (1985, 1993, 2003)	1 (2011)		8
	2 (1985, 2003)	2 (1990, 2011)	1 (1993)	3 (1979, 1998, 2007)	8
	2 (1990, 1993)	2 (1998, 2007)		1 (1985)	7
	1 (2011)	1 (1979)	3 (1990, 1998, 2003)	1 (1993)	8
			2 (1979, 1985)	2 (1990, 2003)	8
			1 (2007)	1 (2011)	2
					3