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| Nickname | Stanley / The Warrahs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Falkland Islands Football League | ||
| Head coach | Daniel Biggs[1] | ||
| FIFA code | FIS | ||
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| First international | |||
 Isle of Man 9–1Falkland Islands  (Douglas, Isle of Man; 8 July 2001) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Falkland Islands 6–0Frøya  (Hamilton, Bermuda; 18 July 2013) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Guernsey 12–0Falkland Islands (Douglas, Isle of Man; 9 July 2001) | |||
| Island Games | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 2001) | ||
| Best result | Third Place (2013) | ||
TheFalkland Islands official football team is a representativefootball team of theFalkland Islands, organised by theFalkland Islands Football League. The Falkland Islands Football League does not belong to theCONMEBOL, as its member countries support Argentina in thesovereignty conflict, and therefore neither can it be a member ofFIFA.[3][4] Thus, the team is not eligible to play in official competitions such as theWorld Cup and theCopa América. The team has played in theIsland 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 competed at the2017 Island Games held between 24 and 30 June in Gotland. This was the seventh time the Falkland Islands had competed in the Island Games. They were drawn in Group D with the Isle of Man, Ynys Môn and Hitra. After losing all three group matches they played Alderney in the 15th place play off, losing 3–0.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2023 | Guernsey |  Åland | 1–1 |
| Jul 11, 2023 | Guernsey |  Shetland | 1–4 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Guernsey |  Ynys Môn | 1–5 |
| Jul 9, 2023 | Guernsey | Isle of Man | 0–3 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Reigate, UK |  Chagos Islands | 0–4 |
| Nov 11, 2018 | Falkland Islands |  FA England Representative Team[5] | 1–3 |
| Jun 29, 2017 | Gotland |  Alderney | 0–3 |
| Jun 27, 2017 | Gotland |  Hitra Municipality | 1–2 |
| Jun 26, 2017 | Gotland | Isle of Man | 2–5 |
| Jun 25, 2017 | Gotland | Ynys Môn | 0–3 |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Jersey |  Western Isles | 1–2 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | Jersey | Shetland | 0–5 |
| Jun 29, 2015 | Jersey |  Isle of Wight | 0–3 |
| Jun 28, 2015 | Jersey | Hitra Municipality | 1–2 |
| Jul 18, 2013 | Bermuda | Frøya | 6–0 |
| Jul 17, 2013 | Bermuda |  Greenland | 0–9 |
| Jul 15, 2013 | Bermuda |  Bermuda | 0–8 |
| Jul 14, 2013 | Bermuda | Frøya | 2–1 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | Isle of Wight | Alderney | 3–0 |
| Jun 28, 2011 | Isle of Wight |  Gotland | 1–6 |
| Jun 27, 2011 | Isle of Wight | Isle of Man | 0–6 |
| Jun 26, 2011 | Isle of Wight | Guernsey | 0–5 |
| Jul 2, 2009 | Åland Islands | Frøya | 1–3 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | Åland Islands | Western Isles | 1–7 |
| Jun 29, 2009 | Åland Islands | Gotland | 0–2 |
| Jun 28, 2009 | Åland Islands | Isle of Man | 1–2 |
| Jul 15, 2005 | Shetland |  Orkney | 0–2 |
| Jul 14, 2005 | Shetland | Åland | 1–2 |
| Jul 13, 2005 | Shetland | Isle of Man | 0–9 |
| Jul 12, 2005 | Shetland |  Saare County | 2–1 |
| Jul 10, 2005 | Shetland | Shetland | 0–4 |
| Jul 13, 2001 | Isle of Man | Orkney | 4–1 |
| Jul 12, 2001 | Isle of Man | Greenland | 0–4 |
| Jul 9, 2001 | Isle of Man | Guernsey | 0–12 |
| Jul 8, 2001 | Isle of Man | Isle of Man | 1–9 |
| Island Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 1989 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1991 | ||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | ||||||||
 1999 | ||||||||
| 2001 | Group stage | 11th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 26 |
| 2003 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2005 | Group stage | 10th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
 2007 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2009 | Group stage | 16th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 2011 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| 2013 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 |
| 2015 | Group stage | 12th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 2017 | 16th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| 2019[n 1] | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2023 | Group stage | 14th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 2025 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | Third place | 8/17 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 35 | 130 |
        2005 Home |  2009 Home |   2009 Away |      2011 Home |   2011 Away |     2013 Home |    2013 Away |  2015 Home |
   2015 Away |    2017 Home |  2017 Away |   2018 Home |  2020 Home |  2020 Away |  2023 Home |  2023 Away |
Sources:[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
