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The '''Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire''' was a [[wikt:triangulaire|triangulaire]], or tournament between three [[association football]] national teams, between [[Mauritius national football team|Mauritius]], [[Réunion national football team|Réunion]], and [[Madagascar national football team|Madagascar]]. It was the predecessor to the [[Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games|Indian Ocean Island Games]]. The triangulaire was held every year from 1947 until 1958, and then once more in 1963. In 1963, the last game, Mauritius vs Madagascar was abandoned in the 54th minute, which gave Madagascar the win that year. After that, Mauritius did not want to play Madagascar, and the tournament was not held. In the [[Association football|football]] portion, Mauritius participated along with [[Réunion national football team|Réunion]], [[Seychelles national football team|Seychelles]], [[Comoros national football team|Comoros]], and [[Maldives national football team|the Maldives]]. Madagascar did not join until the second Indian Ocean Island Games, which was in [[Mauritius]] in 1985. The three triangulaire teams have been to every Indian Ocean Island Games since.

==Past winners==
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|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!width=8%| Year
!width=10%| Host
!width=14%| Champion
!width=14%| Runner-up
!width=14%| Third Place
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| 1947 <br>''[[1947 Triangulaire|Details]]''
| [[Madagascar]]
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| {{fb-big|MAD|1896}}
| {{fb-big|REU}}
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| 1948 <br>''[[1948 Triangulaire|Details]]''
| [[Mauritius]]
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| {{fb-big|MAD|1896}}
| {{fb-big|REU}}
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| 1949 <br>''[[1949 Triangulaire|Details]]''
| [[Réunion]]
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| {{fb-big|MAD|1896}}
| {{fb-big|REU}}
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| 1950 <br>''[[1950 Triangulaire|Details]]''
| [[Madagascar]]
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| {{fb-big|REU}}
| {{fb-big|MAD|1896}}
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| 1951 <br>''[[1951 Triangulaire|Details]]''
| [[Mauritius]]
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| {{fb-big|MAD|1896}}
| {{fb-big|REU}}
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| 1952 <br>''[[1952 Triangulaire|Details]]''
| [[Réunion]]
| '''{{fb-big|MRI|1923}}'''
| {{fb-big|MAD|1896}}
| {{fb-big|REU}}
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| 1953 <br>''[[1953 Triangulaire|Details]]''
| [[Madagascar]]
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| {{fb-big|MAD|1896}}
| {{fb-big|REU}}
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| 1954 <br>''[[1954 Triangulaire|Details]]''
| [[Mauritius]]
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| {{fb-big|REU}}
| {{fb-big|MAD|1896}}
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| 1955 <br>''[[1955 Triangulaire|Details]]''
| [[Réunion]]
| '''{{fb-big|MAD|1896}}'''
| {{fb-big|MRI|1923}}
| {{fb-big|REU}}
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| 1956 <br>''[[1956 Triangulaire|Details]]''
| [[Madagascar]]
| '''{{fb-big|MRI|1923}}'''
| {{fb-big|MAD|1896}}
| {{fb-big|REU}}
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| 1957 <br>''[[1957 Triangulaire|Details]]''
| [[Mauritius]]
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| {{fb-big|REU}}
| {{fb-big|MAD|1896}}
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| 1958 <br>''[[1958 Triangulaire|Details]]''
| [[Réunion]]
| '''{{fb-big|MAD}}'''
| {{fb-big|MRI|1923}}
| {{fb-big|REU}}
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
| 1963 <br>''[[1963 Triangulaire|Details]]''
| [[Madagascar]]
| '''{{fb-big|MAD}}'''
| {{fb-big|REU}}
| {{fb-big|MRI|1923}}
|}

==Final Positions==
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!Team
!Champions
!Runners-up
!Third-place
|- align=center
|align=left|{{fb|MRI|1923}}
| 10
| 2
| 1
|- align=center
|align=left|{{fb|MAD}}
| 3
| 7
| 3
|- align=center
|align=left|{{fb|REU}}
| 
| 4
| 9
|}

==See also==
*[[Mauritius at the Indian Ocean Games Triangulaire]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Triangulaire| ]]
[[Category:Defunct international association football competitions in Africa]]
[[Category:Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1947]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1963]]


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