Football was the optional sport at the
1979 edition. Between 1985 to 2019, football was a recognized mandatory sport. The women's football competition began in the
1993 edition as optional event. Due the creation of the
FISU University Football World Cup
The Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU, en, International University Sports Federation) is responsible for the organization and governance of worldwide sports competitions for student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 2 ...
in 2019, the sport will no longer be part of the Summer
World University Games program starting at that year. With this change, the number of mandatory sports will be kept at fifteen, since the place will be occupied by badminton which after five editions as an optional sport turned a compulsory sport.
History
Format
Men's tournaments
Results
Medal table
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* = ''Host''
Participating nations
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Women's tournaments
Results
Medal table
:
* = ''Host''
Participating nations
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Combinated medal table
Last updated after the 2019 Summer Universiade
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, Nations participating = 118
, Athletes participating = 5,971
, Events = 220
, Sports = 18
, Opening ceremony = 3 July
, Closing ceremony = 14 July
, Officially opened by = President Se ...
See also
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FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...
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FIFA Women's World Cup
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Football at the Summer Olympics
Football at the Summer Olympics, referred to as the Olympic Football Tournament, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 (the inaugural Games) and 1932 (in an attempt to promote the new FIFA Wo ...
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Football at the Youth Olympic Games
Football was inducted at the Youth Olympic Games at the inaugural edition in 2010 for both boys and girls.
From the 2018 edition in Buenos Aires, FIFA replaced football with futsal.
Football Boys Summaries
Team appearances
Girls Summaries
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Notes
References
RSSSF archive
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Sports at the Summer Universiade
Universiade
The Universiade is an international multi-sport event, organized for university athletes by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). The name is a portmanteau of the words "University" and " Olympiad".
The Universiade is referred ...
University and college soccer competitions