Soccer is a minor sport in Christmas Island. Christmas Island is not a member of FIFA.
History
The Christmas Island national football team has competed in the Inter-Island Cup. In 2015, a Swiss side traveled to Christmas Island, where they played against the Christmas Island national team.
There is a league, which contained four teams in 1994. By 2014, there were five teams, with all games played at the High School Soccer Field in Flying Fish Cove. There have been seven-a-side tournaments as well, with the 2016 edition won by Supa Strikers.
See also
References
- "Christmas Island". unchartedfootball.com.
- "Christmas Island - International Matches". rsssf.org.
- "Impressionen Christmas Cocos 2015". kellair.ch.
- "Christmas Island 1994". rsssf.org.
- "Christmas Island 2014". rsssf.org.
- "Christmas Island 2016". rsssf.org.
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