| Nickname(s) | The Shelties, The Blues | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Shetland Football Association | ||
| Head coach | Neil Fenwick | ||
| Captain | Erik Peterson | ||
| Home stadium | Gilbertson Park, Lerwick, Shetland | ||
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| First international | |||
 Orkney 2–3 Shetland  (Kirkwall, Orkney; 7 May 1919) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Orkney 0–8 Shetland (Kirkwall, Orkney; 30 July 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Orkney 7–1 Shetland (Kirkwall, Orkney; 30 June 1972) | |||
The Shetland football team represents the islands of Shetland, Scotland, in association football. It is not a member of FIFA or UEFA and is therefore not eligible to enter the World Cup or the European Championships. The team regularly competes in the Island Games, which it won in 2005, and has a strong rivalry with the representative team of Orkney.[1][2][3] This representative team should not be confused with Shetland FC, which was formed as a separate entity to compete during the mainland's winter season cup competitions - despite being separate entities, the teams share management staff and squad of players.[4]
- ^ "Shetland Shock to End: The 2005 Island Games ended with the biggest shock in island games football history". BBC Sport. 16 July 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Football and hockey teams get ready to entertain Orkney rivals". The Shetland Times. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Shields, Tom (22 July 2007). "Island Fling: Tom Shields investigates the very special rivalry between Orkney and Shetland". The Sunday Herald. Glasgow: Scottish Media Group.
- ^ "Shetland Squad : Shetland Football". www.shetlandfootball.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2016.