Indian Ocean Games Soccer Tournament 2011

Seychelles Indian Ocean Games Mascot 2011 [Reference: 1]
Seychelles Indian Ocean Games Mascot 2011 [Reference: 1]

Finals Stage Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
11.08.2011Seychelles2Reunion1
11.08.2011Mayotte0 (4p)Mauritius0 (5p)
3rd Place
13.08.2011Reunion1Mayotte0
Final
13.08.2011Seychelles1 (4p)Mauritius1 (3p)
[References: 2]

Group Tables

Indian Ocean Games 2011PWDLFAPts
Group A
Seychelles (Q)3210727
Mauritius (Q)3111433
Comoros3021242
Maldives3021482
Group B
Mayotte (Q)2110314
Reunion (Q)2101233
Madagascar2011231
[References: 2]

Group Results

DateHome TeamAway Team
Group A
04.08.2011Seychelles0Comoros0
04.08.2011Maldives1Mauritius1
06.08.2011Seychelles2Mauritius1
06.08.2011Comoros2Maldives2
09.08.2011Mauritius2Comoros0
09.08.2011Seychelles5Maldives1
Group B
04.08.2011Madagascar1Mayotte1
06.08.2011Reunion2Madagascar1
08.08.2011Mayotte2Reunion0
[Reference: 2]

Report

Seychelles deservedly won the Indian Ocean Games Soccer Tournament in 2011 on home soil. Having started slowly with a 0-0 draw with Comoros, they went on to defeat Mauritius 2-1 and Maldives 5-1 thus winning Group A. They then defeated Reunion 2-1 in the Semi-Finals before needing penalties to again defeat Mauritius in the Final. Reunion took third with a 1-0 win over Mayotte. Madagascar completed the line-up.

About the Indian Ocean Games

The Indian Ocean Games take place every four years in a single location. It is a Multi-Sport Games along the lines of the Olympic Games and includes a Soccer Tournament which has been played since 1979. Ireland has cultural links to Mauritius through immigration from the Indian Ocean Island.

References

Images

[1] Seychelles Holidays (2010) Seychelles Indian Ocean games [Internet] Available from: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-VramSWpmuZs/TjPbj5pvD_I/AAAAAAAAEpI/HvVf3sQcczQ/s1600/Seychelles+Indian+Ocean+games.jpg [Accessed 5 January 2021]

Newspapers / Magazines

[2] Anon. (2000) “Results”.World Soccer. September 2007, pg. 128.

Acknowledgements

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 5 January 2021

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