Soccer in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

The Cocos Islands national football team represents the national team in a match.

The national team is currently not affiliated with either FIFA or the OFC.

Between 1994 and 2017, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands national team contested the Inter-Island Cup with the neighbouring Christmas Island national football team. The inaugural competition was won 5–4 on aggregate by the Cocos (Keeling) Islands with both matches played in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

The competition returned in 1997 with both matches played on Christmas Island. A record win for Christmas Island of 10–3 was recorded in the first match as they won the tournament 13–3 on aggregate. Two years later, they retained the cup, defeating the Cocos (Keeling) Islands 7–1 on aggregate with both matches again played on Christmas Island.

In 2004, Christmas Island again retained the competition, travelling to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands for the two matches, winning 3–2 on aggregate. The following year, Christmas Island again travelled to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and again won the competition, 2–1 on aggregate.

No results are known from the 2006 and 2008 editions of the Inter-Island Cup. In 2010, both the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island won one match. The results from the contests held in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 are unknown.

In 2015, a Swiss side toured Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, where they played against the Cocos (Keeling) Islands national team.

There has been a league competition and it contained four teams (Black Arrows, Black Hawks, Flying Fish and Islanders) in the 2003–04 season, which started in December 2003 and ended in May 2004.

See also

  • List of soccer clubs in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands