Football at the 2003 Indian Ocean Island Games

2003 Football at the Indian Ocean Island GamesJeux des îles de l'océan Indien

Tournament details
Host country| Mauritius
City| Curepipe
Dates| 28 August – 6 September
Teams| 5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)| George V Stadium (in Curepipe host cities)
Final positions
Champions|  Mauritius (2nd title)
Runners-up|  Réunion
Third place|  Seychelles
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 9
Goals scored| 22 (2.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Kersley Appou
Christopher Perle
(3 goals each)

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The men's association football tournament at the 2003 Indian Ocean Island Games (French: Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien 2003) held in Mauritius. Originally scheduled for Moroni, Comoros; moved to Mauritius

## Teams[edit]

* Comoros
* Madagascar
* Mauritius
* Réunion
* Seychelles

## Group stage[edit]

### Group A[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Mauritius (H) | 2  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 4  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Seychelles | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2
3  |  Madagascar | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 1  |

Source: IOCS
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
(H) Hosts

28 August 2003

UTC+4

Seychelles | 1-1|  Madagascar

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Alpha Baldé 87' |  | Ruphin Menakely 32'

Stade George V, Curepipe

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)

* * *

30 August 2003

UTC+4

Mauritius | 3-1|  Madagascar

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Kersley Appou 15' (pen.), 63'
Christopher Perle 17' |  | Claude Ralaitafika 54'

Stade George V, Curepipe

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Christophe Ramsamy (Réunion)

* * *

2 September 2003

UTC+4

Mauritius | 0-0|  Seychelles

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Stade George V, Curepipe

### Group B[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Réunion | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 0  | +5  | 6  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Comoros | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 5  | −5  | 0

Source: IOCS
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

30 August 2003

UTC+4

Réunion | 1-0|  Comoros

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Willy Robert 34' |  |

Stade Auguste Vollaire, Centre de Flacq

Attendance: 103

Referee: Jean-Claude Labrosse (Seychelles)

* * *

2 September 2003

UTC+4

Comoros | 0-4|  Réunion

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|  | Payet 6', 87'
Hoarau 10', 74'

Stade Auguste Vollaire, Centre de Flacq

## Knockout stage[edit]

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 4 September| |

|  Mauritius| 5

| 6 September

|  Comoros| 0 |

|  Mauritius| 2

| 4 September

| |  Réunion| 1

|  Réunion| 1

|  Seychelles| 0 |

| Third place

| 6 September

|  Comoros| 0

|  Seychelles| 2

## Semi-final[edit]

4 September 2003

UTC+4

Mauritius | 5-0|  Comoros

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Christopher Perle 8', 87'
Kersley Appou 42' (pen.)
Henri Speville 47'
Jimmy Cundasamy 70' |  |

Stade George V, Curepipe

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Jean-Claude Labrosse (Seychelles)

* * *

4 September 2003

UTC+4

Réunion | 1-0|  Seychelles

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Willy Robert 2' |  |

Stade Auguste Vollaire, Centre de Flacq

Attendance: 1,000

## Third place match[edit]

6 September 2003

UTC+4

Seychelles | 2-0|  Comoros

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Yelvahny Rose 2', 25' |  |

Stade George V, Curepipe

## Final[edit]

6 September 2003

UTC+4

Mauritius | 2-1|  Réunion

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Jimmy Cundasamy 41'
J.M. Ithier 83' |  | Gérard Hubert 70'

Stade George V, Curepipe

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Jean-Claude Labrosse (Seychelles)

## Medalists[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men's football  |  Mauritius |  Réunion |  Seychelles

## Final ranking[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result

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1  |  Mauritius (H) | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 10  | 2  | +8  | 10  | Champions
2  |  Réunion | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 2  | +5  | 9  | Runners-up
3  |  Seychelles | 4  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 5  | Third place
4  |  Comoros | 4  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 12  | −12  | 0  | Fourth place
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5  |  Madagascar | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 4  | −2  | 1  | Group stage

Source: IOCS
(H) Hosts

Per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-out are counted as draws.

## See also[edit]

* Indian Ocean Island Games
* Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games

## References[edit]

* 2003 MATCHES - AFRICA

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Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games

* Réunion 1979
* Mauritius 1985
* Madagascar 1990
* Seychelles 1993
* Réunion 1998
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* Seychelles 2011
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