The 2011 edition of the Belau Games was the first in which football was played. The tournament ran from 17 to 18 July 2011 and featured four teams from Palau. The teams that entered were not actual football clubs from Palau, but were instead teams representing four of the sixteen states of Palau.
The tournament featured a group stage which would determine which teams played each other in the semi-finals.
All four teams qualified from the group stage, which was played simply to decide which teams would be in which semi-final. The semis both took place on 18 July.
The Gold-medal match (the final) was played between the two semi final winners on 18 July. This would decide which team would win Gold, and which would win Silver.