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.

Muratti Vase
Founded1905[1]
Number of teams3
Current champions Jersey
Most successful team(s) Jersey (56 titles)
The Jersey and Guernsey teams warming up before the 2012 final

History

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Since its inception, the competition has been interrupted only between 1915–1919, 1940–1946 and 2020-2021 due to the First, Second World Wars and the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] 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[3] 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.[4]

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.

Participants

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Alderney
 
Home stadiumArsenal Ground
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First colours

Guernsey
 
Home stadiumFootes Lane
 
 
 
 
 
 
First colours

Jersey
 
Home stadiumSpringfield Stadium
 
 
 
 
 
 
First colours

Venues

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The tournament is hosted in three venues:

Saint Anne
Muratti Vase (Channel Islands)
Saint Peter Port
Arsenal Ground Footes Lane
Capacity: 1,500 Capacity: 5,000
   
Saint Helier
Springfield Stadium
Capacity: 7,000
 

Results

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

Key to colours
Competition won by Alderney
Competition won by Guernsey
Competition won by Jersey
Year Final Semi-final Notes No
1905 Jersey   0–1   Guernsey Guernsey   6–0   Alderney 1
1906 Guernsey   1–0   Alderney Jersey   1–2   Guernsey 2
1907 Jersey   2–3   Guernsey Alderney   1–2   Jersey [nb 1] 3
1908 Guernsey   0–4   Jersey Guernsey   3–0   Alderney [nb 2] 4
1909 Guernsey   2–0   Alderney Guernsey   3–0   Jersey [nb 3] 5
1910 Guernsey   2–3   Jersey Jersey   7–1   Alderney [nb 1] 6
1911 Jersey   4–1   Guernsey Guernsey   2–1   Alderney 7
1912 Guernsey   4–0   Alderney Jersey   2–5   Guernsey [nb 4] 8
1913 Jersey   2–4   Guernsey Jersey   5–2   Alderney [nb 1] 9
1914 Guernsey   2–1   Jersey Alderney   0–4   Guernsey [nb 2] 10
1915 Competition suspended due to First World War
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920 Alderney   1–0   Guernsey Guernsey   1–0   Jersey [nb 3] 11
1921 Guernsey   0–1   Jersey Jersey   2–0   Alderney 12
1922 Jersey   1–2   Guernsey Guernsey   8–0   Alderney 13
1923 Guernsey   3–2   Alderney Jersey   0–1   Guernsey 14
1924 Jersey   1–0   Guernsey Jersey   1–0   Alderney [nb 1] 15
1925 Guernsey   2–1   Jersey Alderney   0–3   Guernsey [nb 2] 16
1926 Jersey   7–1   Alderney Guernsey   1–5   Jersey 17
1927 Guernsey   1–0   Jersey Jersey   3–0   Alderney 18
1928 Jersey   2–1   Guernsey Guernsey   4–0   Alderney 19
1929 Guernsey   5–0   Alderney Jersey   1–7   Guernsey 20
1930 Jersey   2–3   Guernsey Jersey   3–2   Alderney [nb 1] 21
1931 Guernsey   2–4   Jersey Alderney   0–1   Guernsey [nb 2] 22
1932 Alderney   2–4   Guernsey Guernsey   2–0   Jersey [nb 3] 23
1933 Guernsey   4–1   Jersey Jersey   6–0   Alderney 24
1934 Jersey   0–1   Guernsey Guernsey   3–0   Alderney 25
1935 Guernsey   5–0   Alderney Jersey   0–1   Guernsey 26
1936 Guernsey   2–1   Jersey Jersey   9–0   Alderney 27
1937 Guernsey   3–3   Jersey Guernsey   4–1   Alderney [nb 5] 28
1938 Guernsey   3–1   Alderney Guernsey   4–3   Jersey [nb 3] 29
1939 Guernsey   0–1   Jersey Jersey   2–1   Alderney 30
1940 Competition suspended due to Second World War
and German occupation of the Channel Islands
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947 Guernsey   1–3   Jersey [nb 6] 31
1948 Jersey   6–3   Guernsey Guernsey   3–0   Alderney 32
1949 Guernsey   1–2   Jersey Jersey   9–0   Alderney 33
1950 Jersey   0–2   Guernsey Guernsey   3–1   Alderney 34
1951 Guernsey   3–1   Jersey Jersey   8–1   Alderney 35
1952 Jersey   1–3   Guernsey Guernsey   7–2   Alderney 36
1953 Guernsey   0–2   Jersey Jersey   4–0   Alderney 37
1954 Jersey   3–5   Guernsey Guernsey   2–1   Alderney 38
1955 Jersey   1–0   Guernsey Jersey   3–0   Alderney [nb 7] 39
1956 Jersey   2–1   Guernsey Guernsey   4–0   Alderney 40
1957 Guernsey   6–4   Jersey Jersey   7–1   Alderney 41
1958 Jersey   2–1   Guernsey Guernsey   8–2   Alderney 42
1959 Guernsey   2–3   Jersey Jersey   6–0   Alderney 43
1960 Jersey   5–1   Guernsey Guernsey   5–1   Alderney 44
1961 Guernsey   1–2   Jersey Jersey   4–2   Alderney 45
1962 Jersey   3–1   Guernsey Guernsey   6–1   Alderney 46
1963 Guernsey   1–4   Jersey Jersey   6–0   Alderney 47
1964 Jersey   1–0   Guernsey Guernsey   3–0   Alderney 48
1965 Guernsey   2–4   Jersey Jersey   8–0   Alderney 49
1966 Guernsey   3–1   Jersey Guernsey   10–0   Alderney [nb 8] 50
1967 Guernsey   1–3   Jersey Jersey   3–1   Alderney 51
1968 Jersey   2–1   Guernsey Guernsey   2–0   Alderney 52
1969 Guernsey   2–1   Jersey Jersey   5–0   Alderney 53
1970 Jersey   2–0   Guernsey Guernsey   5–0   Alderney 54
1971 Guernsey   0–1   Jersey Jersey   11–0   Alderney 55
1972 Jersey   0–3   Guernsey Guernsey   5–0   Alderney 56
1973 Guernsey   1–4   Jersey Jersey   6–1   Alderney 57
1974 Jersey   1–2   Guernsey Guernsey   6–0   Alderney 58
1975 Jersey   2–3   Guernsey Jersey   3–1   Alderney [nb 9] 59
1976 Jersey   3–1   Guernsey Alderney   0–5   Guernsey 60
1977 Guernsey   1–5   Jersey Alderney   0–3   Jersey 61
1978 Jersey   0–2   Guernsey Guernsey   12–0   Alderney 62
1979 Guernsey   5–0   Jersey Jersey   8–0   Alderney 63
1980 Jersey   1–2   Guernsey Alderney   0–5   Guernsey 64
1981 Guernsey   1–4   Jersey Alderney   0–5   Jersey 65
1982 Jersey   2–1   Guernsey Guernsey   6–1   Alderney 66
1983 Guernsey   2–1   Jersey Jersey   6–1   Alderney 67
1984 Jersey   6–2   Guernsey Alderney   0–6   Guernsey 68
1985 Guernsey   4–3   Jersey Alderney   0–5   Jersey 69
1986 Jersey   3–2   Guernsey Guernsey   7–0   Alderney 70
1987 Guernsey   3–4   Jersey Jersey   10–0   Alderney 71
1988 Jersey   0–1   Guernsey Alderney   1–5   Guernsey 72
1989 Guernsey   0–4   Jersey Alderney   0–4   Jersey 73
1990 Jersey   2–1   Guernsey Guernsey   4–0   Alderney 74
1991 Guernsey   3–0   Jersey Alderney   1–4   Jersey 75
1992 Jersey   2–3   Guernsey Guernsey   9–1   Alderney 76
1993 Guernsey   1–2   Jersey Alderney   0–10   Guernsey 77
1994 Jersey   3–1   Guernsey Jersey   18–0   Alderney 78
1995 Guernsey   1–2   Jersey Alderney   1–3   Jersey 79
1996 Guernsey   0–1   Jersey Alderney   0–2   Guernsey [nb 7] 80
1997 Guernsey   2–1   Jersey Alderney   0–6   Guernsey 81
1998 Jersey   2–0   Guernsey Alderney   0–2   Jersey 82
1999 Guernsey   2–0   Jersey Alderney   0–1   Guernsey 83
2000 Jersey   1–0   Guernsey Alderney   0–10   Jersey 84
2001 Guernsey   4–1   Jersey Alderney   0–6   Guernsey 85
2002 Jersey   2–1   Guernsey Alderney   1–2   Jersey 86
2003 Jersey   1–0   Guernsey[7] Alderney   1–4   Guernsey[8] [nb 10] 87
2004 Jersey   3–0   Guernsey[9] Alderney   0–4   Jersey[10] 88
2005 Jersey   3–3   Guernsey[11] Alderney   1–2   Guernsey[12] [nb 11] 89
2006 Jersey   3–2   Guernsey[13] Alderney   1–4   Jersey[14] 90
2007 Guernsey   0–0   Jersey[15] Alderney   1–4   Guernsey[16] [nb 12] 91
2008 Jersey   1–1   Guernsey[17] Alderney   0–7   Jersey[18] [nb 12] 92
2009 Guernsey   0–1   Jersey[19] Alderney   0–5   Guernsey[20] 93
2010 Jersey   0–1   Guernsey[21] Alderney   0–3   Jersey[22] 94
2011 Guernsey   1–1   Jersey[23] Alderney   0–5   Guernsey[24] [nb 12] 95
2012 Jersey   0–2   Guernsey[25] Alderney   0–7   Guernsey[26] 96
2013 Guernsey   2–1   Jersey[27] Alderney   2–9   Jersey[28] 97
2014 Jersey   1–4   Guernsey[29] Alderney   0–4   Guernsey[30] 98
2015 Guernsey   2–3   Jersey[31] Alderney   0–5   Jersey[32] 99
2016 Jersey   1–0   Guernsey[33] Alderney   0–1   Guernsey[34] 100
2017 Guernsey   2–1   Jersey[35] Alderney   1–2   Jersey[36] 101
2018 Jersey   1–0   Guernsey Alderney   0–2   Guernsey 102
2019 Guernsey   0–0   Jersey[37] Alderney   0–2   Jersey [nb 12] 103
2020 Competition suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic[38]
2021
2022 Jersey   1–0   Guernsey[39] Alderney   0–2   Guernsey 104
2023 Guernsey   1-2   Jersey Alderney   1–6   Jersey 105
2024 Jersey   3-2   Guernsey Alderney   1-4   Guernsey 106

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e Semi-final in Guernsey
  2. ^ a b c d Semi-final in Jersey
  3. ^ a b c d Final in Jersey
  4. ^ Semi-final replayed after a 3 – 3 draw
  5. ^   Guernsey &   Jersey shared title
  6. ^ No semi-final –   Alderney withdrew
  7. ^ a b 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 won replay on penalties
  12. ^ a b c d   Jersey won final on penalties

Winners by Island

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Island Winners
  Jersey 57 (plus one shared with Guernsey in 1937)
  Guernsey 46 (plus one shared with Jersey in 1937)
  Alderney 1

updated to 2022

Records

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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

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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

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U-11

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Results[42]

Year Home Result Away
1994 Jersey   7–1   Guernsey
1995 Guernsey   0–1   Jersey
1996 Jersey   2–1   Guernsey
1997 Guernsey   3–0   Jersey
1998 Jersey   3–3   Guernsey
1999 Guernsey   0–6   Jersey
2000 Jersey   1–3   Guernsey
2001 Guernsey   1–0   Jersey
2002 Jersey   2–1   Guernsey
2003 Guernsey   2–1   Jersey
2004 Jersey   5–0   Guernsey
2005 Jersey   6–2   Guernsey
2006 Jersey   0–0   Guernsey
2007 Guernsey   0–4   Jersey
2008 Jersey   5–0   Guernsey
2009 Guernsey   2–2   Jersey
2010–2019 not played
2017 Guernsey   0–9   Jersey
2018 Jersey   1–0   Guernsey
2019 Guernsey   3–4   Jersey
2020 Jersey   2–3   Guernsey
2021– not played

Star Trophy (U-15)

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Results[43]

Nigel Gavey Memorial Trophy (U-16)

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Guernsey and Jersey under 16 men's team have competed in their own Muratti Cup since 2007.[44] 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.[45] This was in light of the Guernsey women's team being disbanded the previous year.

Results[46]

Year Hosts Winners Results Runners-up
2007 Guernsey   Jersey 1–0   Guernsey
2008 Jersey   Jersey 3–0   Guernsey
2009 Guernsey   Jersey 1–0   Guernsey
2010 Jersey   Jersey 2–0   Guernsey
2011 Guernsey   Guernsey 2–1   Jersey
2012 Jersey   Guernsey 3–1   Jersey
2013 Guernsey   Guernsey 3–1   Jersey
2014 Jersey   Jersey 4–1   Guernsey
2015 Guernsey   Jersey 1–1   Guernsey
2016 Jersey   Jersey 4–0   Guernsey
2017 Guernsey   Guernsey 1–0   Jersey
2018 Jersey   Jersey 2–1   Guernsey
2019 Guernsey   Jersey 5–4   Guernsey
2020–2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Jersey   Jersey 3–0   Guernsey
2023 Guernsey   Jersey 2–1   Guernsey

London Channel Islanders Society Trophy (U-18 - Junior Muratti)

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Results[47]

Hotel Ambassadeur Bowl (U-21)

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Results[48]

Women's tournament

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The Ladies Muratti is the women's equivalent of the tournament. It's played for the Norman Piette Trophy. 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.[49] The tournament restarted in 2022.[50]

Results

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Year Hosts Winners Results Runners-up
1997 Guernsey   Guernsey 3–0   Jersey
1998 Jersey   Guernsey 2–0   Jersey
1999 Guernsey   Guernsey 3–1   Jersey
2000 Jersey   Guernsey 1–0   Jersey
2001 Guernsey   Guernsey 2–1   Jersey
2002 Jersey   Jersey 1–0   Guernsey
2003 Guernsey   Jersey 3–2   Guernsey
2004 Jersey   Jersey 4–1   Guernsey
2005 Guernsey   Jersey 5–1   Guernsey
2006 Jersey   Jersey 1–0   Guernsey
2007 Guernsey   Jersey 3–0   Guernsey
2008 Jersey   Guernsey 1–0   Jersey
2009 Guernsey   Jersey 1–0   Guernsey
2010 Jersey   Jersey 8–0   Guernsey
2011 Guernsey   Jersey 6–2   Guernsey
2012 Jersey   Jersey 1–0   Guernsey
2013 Guernsey   Jersey 3–0   Guernsey
2014 Jersey   Jersey 5–1[51]   Guernsey
2015 Guernsey   Jersey 7–0[52]   Guernsey
2016 Jersey   Jersey 9–0[53]   Guernsey
2017–2021 Cancelled due to the absence of a women's team for Guernsey
2022 Jersey   Jersey 5–0[50]   Guernsey
2023 Guernsey   Jersey 4–1   Guernsey
2024 Jersey   Guernsey 2-0   Jersey

See also

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References

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