Muratti Vase

Muratti Vase

Founded	1905[1]
Number of teams	3
Current champions	Jersey
Most successful team(s)	Jersey (55 titles)

The Jersey and Guernsey teams warming up before the 2012 final

The Muratti Vase is an annual men'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 occurring in 1920.

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 now played at Footes Lane after being held at 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 competition was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

Participants[]

Alderney Home stadium Arsenal Ground First colours

Guernsey Home stadium Footes Lane First colours

Jersey Home stadium Springfield Stadium First colours

Venues[]

The tournament is hosted in three venues:

Mount Hale	Mount Hale Saint Helier Saint Peter Port 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[]

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

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 COVID-19 pandemic[38]
2021

Notes[]

Winners by Island[]

Island	Winners
Jersey	55 (plus one shared with Guernsey in 1937)
Guernsey	46 (plus one shared with Jersey in 1937)
Alderney	1

updated to 2019

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.

• 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.^[39] 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.^[40]

See also[]

• Alderney national football team
• Guernsey national football team
• Jersey national football team
• Upton Park Trophy
• Inter-insular match – the equivalent event in cricket
• Siam Cup – the equivalent event in rugby union

References[]

External links[]

• RSSSF
• Guernsey FA
• Jersey FA