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Muratti Vase

Muratti Vase

Football tournament


The Muratti Vase is an annual men's and women's football competition, inaugurated in 1905, between teams representing the Channel Islands of Alderney, Guernsey and Jersey. The larger islands of Guernsey and Jersey dominate the competition, with Alderney's sole match final championship victory – and sole victory in any tournament fixture – occurring in 1920.

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The Jersey and Guernsey teams warming up before the 2012 final

History

Since its inception, the competition has been interrupted only between 1915–1919 and 1940–1946 due to the First and Second World Wars. The teams wear their island colours of green and white (Guernsey) and red and white (Jersey) and blue and white (Alderney). The competition is sponsored by Hepburns Insurance and now includes Ladies', under 21s and an under 18s competition for men.

The tournament consists of a semi-final and a final. Before the Second World War the draw for the semi-final rotated between the three islands, but since then Jersey and Guernsey have taken turns to play Alderney in the semi.

The Final is played on alternate years in Guernsey and Jersey. When in Guernsey it is played at either Footes Lane or The Track[2] for a number of years and in Jersey at Springfield Stadium.

The first Muratti final took place at Springfield on 27 April 1905, but after two years the venue for Muratti matches in Jersey moved to Westmount until 1923 when Springfield became host in alternate years. Since 1930 Muratti matches in Jersey have been regularly held at Springfield with few exceptions.[3]

Up until 2005 a drawn final would be replayed. Seven finals were decided on a replay. Since 2006, the game has been decided on the day and three matches have gone to extra time since then, with all these matches being decided on a penalty shoot-out.

2016 saw Jersey host the 100th final.

The 2020 & 2021 competitions were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Participants

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Venues

The tournament is hosted in three venues:

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Results

A full list of Muratti results. Home team listed first unless noted.[1][5][6]

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Notes

  1. Semi-final in Guernsey
  2. Semi-final in Jersey
  3. Final in Jersey
  4. Semi-final replayed after a 3 – 3 draw
  5. Guernsey Guernsey & Jersey Jersey shared title
  6. No semi-final – Alderney withdrew
  7. Final replayed after a 0 – 0 draw
  8. Final replayed after a 1 – 1 draw
  9. Final replayed after a 2 – 2 draw
  10. Final replayed after a 3 – 3 draw
  11. Final replayed after a 0 – 0 draw; Guernsey Guernsey won replay on penalties
  12. Jersey Jersey won final on penalties

Winners by Island

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updated to 2022

Records

Jersey hold the record for longest run as champions, having held the title for eight years between 1958 and 1965.

Guernsey's longest unbeaten run was a stretch of five finals between 1932 and 1936. They were prevented a sixth straight win by a tie in 1937, the only year the title has been shared. Guernsey won it in 1938 meaning they held the trophy for seven years, albeit one of those shared.

Alderney have not won a match in the competition since 1920 despite some very close performances in recent years.

  • The biggest victory margin is an 18–0 win by Jersey over Alderney in the 1994 semi-final.
  • The biggest victory margin in a final was 7–1 in 1926 when Jersey beat Alderney.
  • The highest scoring final was in 1957 when Guernsey beat Jersey 6–4.

Change of name

It was reported in March 2009 that the name of the competition would have to be changed due to proposed legislative restrictions on tobacco advertising in Jersey.[40] Although the Muratti brand of cigarettes is not sold in Jersey, the name of the tobacco manufacturer linked to the name of the trophy would fall within the ban on promotion of brands.[41]

Youth Tournaments

Men's U-16

Guernsey and Jersey under 16 men's team have competed in their own Muratti Cup since 2007.[42] In 2018, female player Maya Le Tissier made her debut for the Guernsey team in the Muratti Cup, being the first female player to play for any Guernsey men's team.[43] This was in light of the Guernsey women's team being disbanded the previous year.

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Women's tournament

The Muratti Cup is the women's equivalent of the tournament. Unlike the men's version, the women's competition is a one off match between Jersey and Guernsey only. The competition ran from its inception in 1997 to 2017 when the Guernsey women's team was disbanded.[44] The tournament restarted in 2022.[45]

Results

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See also


References

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  2. "'The Lane' gets the nod to host Muratti". Guernsey Press. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. "The pick of the Island on show at Springfield". Jersey Evening Post. 17 August 2012.
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  6. "Muratti results across the years". BBC News. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  7. "Jersey wins Muratti final". BBC News. 10 May 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  8. "Bohan is the hero of Mount Hale". Guernsey Press. 24 March 2003. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  9. "Jersey make it look easy". BBC News. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  10. "On-the-ball Jersey cruise into the final". Guernsey Press. 9 March 2004. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  11. "Muratti magic". Guernsey Press. 16 May 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  12. "It was Alderney's day". Guernsey Press. 14 March 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  13. "Jersey win 2006 Muratti". BBC News. May 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  14. "Jersey beat Alderney and wind!". BBC News. March 2006. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  15. "Jersey win shoot-out drama". BBC News. May 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  16. "Guernsey through to Muratti Final". BBC News. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  17. "Jersey win Muratti on penalties". BBC News. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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  19. "Jersey claim fourth Muratti win". BBC News. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  20. "Alderney 0–5 Guernsey". BBC News. 21 March 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  21. "Guernsey beat Jersey to win 2010 Muratti vase". BBC News. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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  23. "Jersey take Muratti Vase on penalties". BBC News. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  24. "Guernsey beat Alderney to make Muratti Vase final". BBC News. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  25. "2012 Muratti Vase: Jersey 0–2 Guernsey". BBC News. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
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  27. "Muratti Vase 2013: Guernsey beat Jersey 2–1 to retain trophy". BBC News. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  28. "Muratti Vase: Jersey crush Alderney 9–2 in semi-final". BBC News. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  29. "Muratti 2014: Guernsey crush Jersey 4–1 to retain Vase". BBC News. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  30. "Guernsey book trip to Jersey for Muratti final". BBC News. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  31. "Muratti 2015: Jersey secure win over Guernsey". BBC Sport. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  32. "Muratti Vase 2015: Jersey thump Alderney in semi-final". BBC News. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  33. "Red Card for Muratti". This is Jersey. 2009-03-27. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved 2012-06-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  34. "Jersey Law may mean an end to Muratti". This is Guernsey. 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2012-06-28.

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