Football sides discover if they will compete at Orkney 2025

September 4, 2024 at 6:22 pm

Robbie Moar, from Firth, flanked by Lord-Lieutenant Elaine Grieve and Karl Adamson, who is one of the organisers of the football at the 2025 games.

The teams who will compete in the football competition at next year’s Orkney Island Games has been drawn.

With the men and women’s competitions limited to 12 teams due to accommodation, and over-subscribed, a draw was held tonight to decide who would fill the available spots and take their place at the games.

The women’s draw will see the following teams compete: Orkney, Bermuda, Froya, Gozo, Guernsey, Hitra, Isle of Wight, Jersey, Menorca, Shetland, Western Isles and Ynys Mon.

Aland, Greenland and Isle of Man are in reserve should any of the above teams withdraw.

The men’s draw saw the following teams confirmed a spot: Orkney, Hitra, Jersey, Bermuda, Shetland, Western Isles, Isle of Man, Gozo, Froya, Ynys Mon, Menorca and Guernsey.

The reserves are Aland, Isle of Wight, Falklands and Greenland.

The draw for the group stages of the competition will take place on Monday, September 30.