Football at the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games will host matches of the Football competition Football at the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games The men's association football tournament at the 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games (French: "Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien 2015") will be held in Réunion. The competition format will be determined based upon the number of teams entering the competition. Each team will have up to 20 players. If more than four teams enter there will be two Groups; A and B. Réunion, the representative team of the host will be placed in Group A and Seychelles, the winner of the 2011 edition will be
Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games The association football tournament at the Indian Ocean Island Games (French: Jeux des îles de l'océan Indien) which is organised every 4 years for the Islands in the Indian Ocean. (The Maldives have occasionally been invited) From 1947 until 1963 a precursor called "Triangulaire" was organized between Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion Island. The first official edition of Indian Ocean Island Games was held in 1979. The match was scratched and Comoros were awarded third place as Mauritius were unable to travel to Réunion for the match. In 2015 a women's tournament was held.