Football was the optional sport at the
1979 edition. Between 1985 and 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 in 2019, the sport will no longer be part of the Summer
World University Games
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 t ...
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.
Summary (1979-2023)
18 Editions in Men + 11 Editions in Women
Men's tournaments
Results
Medal table
:
* = ''Host''
Participating nations
* —
Women's tournaments
Results
Medal table
:
* = ''Host''
Participating nations
* —
Combined medal table
Last updated after the 2019 Summer Universiade
)
, 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
*
FIFA Women's World Cup
The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA), the sport's international governing bo ...
*
Football at the Summer Olympics
*
Football at the Youth Olympic Games
Notes
References
RSSSF archive*https://web.archive.org/web/20120124031040/http://sports123.com/
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110714072225/http://sports123.com/uni/index.html
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110609172229/http://sports123.com/foo/mun.html
*https://web.archive.org/web/20090723035448/http://sports123.com/foo/wun.html
External links
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Sports at the Summer World University Games
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University and college soccer competitions