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Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games

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Region
  
Indian Ocean

Current champions
  
Réunion

Number of teams
  
7

Most successful club(s)
  
Réunion (4 titles)

Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games

Founded
  
1947 (1979 in its current format)

The association football tournament at the Indian Ocean Island Games (French: Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien) which is organised every 4 years for the Islands in the Indian Ocean. (The Maldives have occasionally been invited)

Contents

From 1947 until 1963 a precursor called Triangulaire was organized between Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion Island. The first official edition of Indian Ocean Island Games was held in 1979.

Participants

  •  Comoros
  •  Madagascar
  •  Maldives
  •  Mauritius
  •  Mayotte
  •  Réunion
  •  Seychelles
  • 1 The match was scratched and Comoros were awarded third place as Mauritius were unable to travel to Réunion for the match.

    2 The match was scratched and Comoros were awarded third place as Madagascar failed to appear at the stadium for the match.

    Women's tournament

    In 2015 a women's tournament was held.

    References

    Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games Wikipedia