Indian Ocean Island Games 1979 / Soccer

At the 1st Indian Ocean Island Games 1979 ( French Jeux des Iles de l'Océan India ) a men's football tournament was held in the Stade Michel-Volnay , Saint-Pierre , Réunion . Five teams took part in the competition, the host Réunion won the tournament with a final victory over the Seychelles .

Group stage

Group A

rank	team	S.	U	N	Gates	Pt.
1.	Reunion	2	0	0	12: 00	4-0
2.	Seychelles	1	0	1	09: 03	2: 2
3.	Maldives	0	0	2	00:18	0: 4

Results
Aug 26, 1979	Reunion	3-0	Seychelles
Aug 27, 1979	Seychelles	9-0	Maldives
Aug 28, 1979	Reunion	9-0	Maldives

Group B

rank	team	S.	U	N	Gates	Pt.
1.	Mauritius	2	0	0	6: 1	4-0
2.	Comoros	0	0	2	1: 6	0: 4

Results
Aug 26, 1979	Mauritius	3-0	Comoros
Aug 28, 1979	Mauritius	3: 1	Comoros

Final round

Play for 5th place

Results
29 Aug 1979	Comoros	2: 1	Maldives
The Comoros qualified as fourth team for the semifinals.

Semifinals

Results
Aug 31, 1979	Seychelles	1: 1, 4: 2 i. E.	Mauritius
Aug 31, 1979	Reunion	6: 1	Comoros

3rd place match

Results
0Sep 1 1979	Comoros	-	Mauritius
The game was not played due to logistical problems.

final

Results
0Sep 1 1979	Reunion	2: 1	Seychelles

Web links

• Jeux des Iles de l'Océan India (Indian Ocean Games) , in: rsssf.com (25 August 2011), accessed on 11 April 2014 (English).