Football at the 1997 Island Games
The 1997 Island Games on the island of Jersey was the 5th edition in which a men's football tournament was played at the multi-games competition. It was contested by 9 teams.
Jersey won the tournament for the second time.
Participants
Group phase
Group A
| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 12 | +9 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | +6 | |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | –9 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | –6 |
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Group B
| Rank | Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | GD |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | +12 | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | +4 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | -13 |
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Placement play-off matches
7th place match
5th place match
3rd place match
Final
| 1997 Island Games Winners |
Jersey First Title |
Final Rankings
Top goalscorers
;6 goals;5 goals
;4 goals
;3 goals
- Karl Måsøval