Football at the Summer World University Games

Football was an optional sport at the 1979 edition and two of the optional sports at the 1985 edition of the Universiade. Between 1987 and 2019, it was a recognized mandatory sport. The women's football competition began in the 1993 edition as an optional event. Due to the creation of the FISU University Football World Cup in 2019, the sport is no longer part of the Summer World University Games program, as of that year.^[1][2] With this change, the number of mandatory sports was kept at 15, since the place was occupied by badminton, which, after five editions as an optional sport, became compulsory.^[3]

Football at the Summer World University Games
Events	2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Games
1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1970 1970 1973 1972 1975 1975 1977 1978 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2025

Football at the Summer Universiade

Founded	(Men) (Women)
Current champions	Japan (M)  North Korea (W) (2019)
Most successful team(s)	Japan (M) (7 titles)  Brazil &  North Korea (W) (3 titles each)
2019 (M), 2019 (W)

Summary (1979-2021)

18 editions for men + 11 editions for women

Games	Year	Teams (M+W)	Ref
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10	1979	26+0	[4]
11
12
13	1985	12+0	[5]
14	1987	16+0	[6]
15
16	1991	16+0	[7]
17	1993	16+7	[8]
18	1995	16+0	[9]
19	1997	16+0	[10]
20	1999	16+0	[11]
21	2001	16+12	[12]
22	2003	16+12	[13]
23	2005	16+12	[14]
24	2007	16+16	[15]
25	2009	16+16	[16]
26	2011	16+12	[17]
27	2013	16+12	[18]
28	2015	16+15	[19]
29	2017	16+13	[20]
30	2019	12+12	[21]
31
32
33
34

Men's tournaments

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place
			Gold medal	Score	Silver medal		Bronze medal	Score	Fourth place
1979 details	Mexico		Mexico	5–3	Uruguay		Romania	4–1	Netherlands
1985 details	Kobe		North Korea	1–0	Uruguay		China	4–2	Japan
1987 details	Zagreb		Soviet Union	5–0	South Korea		North Korea	3–0	China
1991 details	Sheffield		South Korea	0–0 aet (5–4) pen	Netherlands		Great Britain	2–1	Uruguay
1993 details	Buffalo		Czech Republic	2–1	South Korea		Germany	2–1	Great Britain
1995 details	Fukuoka		Japan	2–0	South Korea		Russia	3–1	Ukraine
1997 details	Palermo		Italy	1–0	South Korea		United States	2–1	Ukraine
1999 details	Palma de Mallorca		Spain	2–1 aet	Italy		Brazil	2–2 aet (5–4) pen	Czech Republic
2001 details	Beijing		Japan	1–0	Ukraine		South Korea	0–0 aet (5–4) pen	China
2003 details	Daegu		Japan	3–2	Italy		Czech Republic	3–1	Morocco
2005 details	İzmir		Japan	3–3 aet (3–2) pen	Italy		Morocco	1–1 aet (4–3) pen	Brazil
2007 details	Bangkok		Ukraine	1–0	Italy		Thailand	1–1 aet (5–3) pen	Canada
2009 details	Belgrade		Ukraine	3–2	Italy		Japan	1–0	Great Britain
2011 details	Shenzhen		Japan	2–0	Great Britain		Brazil	2–0	Russia
2013 details	Kazan		France	3–2 aet	Great Britain		Japan	3–0	Russia
2015 details	Gwangju		Italy	3–0	South Korea		Japan	0–0 aet (7–6) pen	Brazil
2017 details	Taipei		Japan	1–0	France		Mexico	0–0 (5–3) pen	Uruguay
2019 details	Naples		Japan	4–1	Brazil		Italy	2–2 (4–3) pen	Russia

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Fourth place
Japan	7 (1995*, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2017, 2019)		3 (2009, 2013, 2015)	1 (1985*)
Italy	2 (1997*, 2015)	5 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)	1 (2019)
Ukraine	2 (2007, 2009)	1 (2001)		2 (1995, 1997)
South Korea	1 (1991)	5 (1987, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2015*)	1 (2001)
France	1 (2013)	1 (2017)
Russia	1 (1987)		1 (1995)	3 (2011, 2013*, 2019)
Czech Republic	1 (1993)		1 (2003)	1 (1999)
Mexico	1 (1979*)		1 (2017)
North Korea	1 (1985)		1 (1987)
Spain	1 (1999*)
Great Britain		2 (2011, 2013)	1 (1991*)	2 (1993, 2009)
Uruguay		2 (1979, 1985)		2 (1991, 2017)
Brazil		1 (2019)	2 (1999, 2011)	2 (2005, 2015)
Netherlands		1 (1991)		1 (1979)
China			1 (1985)	2 (1987, 2001*)
Morocco			1 (2005)	1 (2003)
Romania			1 (1979)
Germany			1 (1993)
United States			1 (1997)
Thailand			1 (2007*)
Canada				1 (2007)

* = Host

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Nation	1979	1985	1987	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019
Algeria	6th	10th	14th	11th
Argentina			12th														8th	12th
Australia				12th	15th	8th		15th
Brazil			16th			12th	8th	3rd	6th		4th	10th	9th	3rd	14th	4th	9th	2nd
Canada	11th				16th	16th				15th		4th	12th	9th	7th	13th	10th
China		3rd	4th				5th		4th	7th	15th			7th	12th	10th
Chinese Taipei																16th	16th
Colombia														10th
DR Congo ( Zaire)	19th
Cuba	20th
Czech Republic					1st	5th	10th	4th	5th	3rd	6th	11th	5th	11th
El Salvador	18th
France	9th	11th	13th						10th				7th		1st	8th	2nd	7th
Germany		9th	11th	13th	3rd
Ghana													15th	15th
Great Britain	13th	8th	10th	3rd	4th	15th	12th	9th	7th	8th	13th	8th	4th	2nd	2nd
Indonesia	22nd
Iran				16th		6th	13th	5th	11th	5th	11th					14th
Iraq	17th
Italy					12th		1st	2nd	13th	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	8th	11th	1st	5th	3rd
Japan	7th	4th	8th	8th	5th	1st	9th	13th	1st	1st	1st	5th	3rd	1st	3rd	3rd	1st	1st
Kazakhstan												14th
Kuwait	14th	12th
Kyrgyzstan												15th
Lesotho	23rd
Madagascar	8th
Malaysia												12th		12th	8th	15th	14th
Mexico	1st	6th		15th				7th	14th	14th	5th	6th	16th		9th	11th	3rd	9th
Morocco	12th						16th	8th	8th	4th	3rd	9th	13th
Namibia														16th
Netherlands	4th		5th	2nd	8th		7th
Nigeria			15th	7th	9th	10th	14th	14th	16th	16th
North Korea		1st	3rd	6th
Peru															15th
Republic of Ireland				14th	13th	13th	6th	12th	12th	13th	12th	13th	14th		5th	5th	13th	8th
Romania	3rd			10th
Russia ( Soviet Union)			1st	9th	6th	3rd					7th			4th	4th	9th	6th	4th
Saudi Arabia	16th
Serbia ( Yugoslavia)			9th										8th
Slovakia					7th	11th
South Africa					14th	7th	15th			12th	16th					6th	12th	11th
South Korea	5th	5th	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	6th	3rd	9th	14th		6th	5th		2nd	11th	5th
Spain	10th							1st
Tanzania	24th
Thailand									15th	6th	10th	3rd	10th	13th
Turkey											9th				13th
Ukraine						4th	4th	11th	2nd	11th		1st	1st	14th	6th	12th	7th	6th
United States	15th	7th	6th	5th	11th	9th	3rd										15th
Uruguay	2nd	2nd	7th	4th	10th	14th	11th	10th	9th	10th	8th	7th	11th	6th	10th	7th	4th	10th
Zambia	21st

•     — Host

Women's tournaments

Results

Year	Host		Final				Third place
			Gold medal	Score	Silver medal		Bronze medal	Score	Fourth place
1993 details	Buffalo		China	2–1	United States		Russia	2–0	Chinese Taipei
2001 details	Beijing		Brazil	2–1 aet	Netherlands		South Korea	4–3	France
2003 details	Daegu		North Korea	3–0	Japan		China	2–0	Chinese Taipei
2005 details	İzmir		Brazil	2–1	China		Japan	2–0	France
2007 details	Bangkok		North Korea	1–0	Russia		Brazil	2–1	Republic of Ireland
2009 details	Belgrade		South Korea	4–1	Japan		Great Britain	4–1	France
2011 details	Shenzhen		China	2–1 aet	Japan		Brazil	4–1	France
2013 details	Kazan		Great Britain	6–2	Mexico		Brazil	2–1	South Africa
2015 details	Gwangju		France	2–0	Russia		Japan	5–0	Canada
2017 details	Taipei		Brazil	1–0	Japan		Russia	5–0	South Africa
2019 details	Naples		North Korea	2–1	Japan		Russia	2–2 (4–2) (p)	Republic of Ireland

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Fourth place
Brazil	3 (2001, 2005, 2017)		3 (2007, 2011, 2013)
North Korea	3 (2003, 2007, 2019)
China	2 (1993, 2011*)	1 (2005)	1 (2003)
South Korea	1 (2009)		1 (2001)
Great Britain	1 (2013)		1 (2009)
France	1 (2015)			4 (2001, 2005, 2009, 2011)
Japan		5 (2003, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2019)	2 (2005, 2015)
Russia		2 (2007, 2015)	3 (2003, 2017, 2019)
United States		1 (1993*)
Netherlands		1 (2001)
Mexico		1 (2013)
Chinese Taipei				2 (1993, 2003)
South Africa				1 (2013, 2017)
Republic of Ireland				2 (2007, 2019)
Canada				1 (2015)

* = Host

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Nation	1993	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019
Argentina										13th
Australia	7th
Brazil		1st		1st	3rd	6th	3rd	3rd	6th	1st	11th
Canada	5th	10th	10th	5th	10th	7th	5th	10th	4th	8th	8th
China	1st	6th	3rd	2nd	8th	8th	1st	11th	5th		6th
Chinese Taipei	4th		4th	8th	14th		10th	8th	11th	11th
Colombia									15th	12th
Czech Republic				11th					8th
Estonia						12th	12th	12th
Finland		9th		7th
France		4th	6th	4th	5th	4th	4th		1st
Germany			9th		13th	10th
Great Britain					7th	3rd	9th	1st		9th
Hungary						13th
Italy											7th
Japan	6th	7th	2nd	3rd	9th	2nd	2nd	5th	3rd	2nd	2nd
Mexico		11th	8th				8th	2nd	9th	7th	10th
Netherlands		2nd
New Zealand			12th	9th	16th
North Korea		5th	1st		1st						1st
Poland		8th			11th				10th
Republic of Ireland			7th	6th	4th	14th		6th	13th	10th	4th
Russia	3rd				2nd	5th	6th	9th	2nd	3rd	3rd
Serbia						11th
South Africa		12th	11th	10th	12th	15th	11th	4th	14th	4th	12th
South Korea		3rd	5th		6th	1st	7th	7th	7th	6th	5th
Thailand					15th
Turkey				12th
United States	2nd								12th	5th	9th
Number of teams	7	12	12	12	16	12	12	12	15	13	12

•     — Host

Combined medal table

As of 2019 Summer Universiade

Men

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan (JPN)	7	0	3	10
2	Italy (ITA)	2	5	1	8
3	Ukraine (UKR)	2	1	0	3
4	South Korea (KOR)	1	5	1	7
5	France (FRA)	1	1	0	2
6	Czech Republic (CZE)	1	0	1	2
	Mexico (MEX)	1	0	1	2
	North Korea (PRK)	1	0	1	2
9	Soviet Union (URS)	1	0	0	1
	Spain (ESP)	1	0	0	1
11	Great Britain (GBR)	0	2	1	3
12	Uruguay (URU)	0	2	0	2
13	Brazil (BRA)	0	1	2	3
14	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	0	1
15	China (CHN)	0	0	1	1
	Germany (GER)	0	0	1	1
	Morocco (MAR)	0	0	1	1
	Romania (ROM)	0	0	1	1
	Russia (RUS)	0	0	1	1
	Thailand (THA)	0	0	1	1
	United States (USA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (21 entries)		18	18	18	54

Women

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil (BRA)	3	0	3	6
2	North Korea (PRK)	3	0	0	3
3	China (CHN)	2	1	1	4
4	Great Britain (GBR)	1	0	1	2
	South Korea (KOR)	1	0	1	2
6	France (FRA)	1	0	0	1
7	Japan (JPN)	0	5	2	7
8	Russia (RUS)	0	2	3	5
9	Mexico (MEX)	0	1	0	1
	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	0	1
	United States (USA)	0	1	0	1
Totals (11 entries)		11	11	11	33

Total

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	7	5	5	17
2	North Korea	4	0	1	5
3	Brazil	3	1	5	9
4	South Korea	2	5	2	9
5	Italy	2	5	1	8
6	China	2	1	2	5
7	France	2	1	0	3
	Ukraine	2	1	0	3
9	Great Britain	1	2	2	5
10	Mexico	1	1	1	3
11	Czech Republic	1	0	1	2
12	Soviet Union	1	0	0	1
	Spain	1	0	0	1
14	Russia	0	2	4	6
15	Netherlands	0	2	0	2
	Uruguay	0	2	0	2
17	United States	0	1	1	2
18	Germany	0	0	1	1
	Morocco	0	0	1	1
	Romania	0	0	1	1
	Thailand	0	0	1	1
Totals (21 entries)		29	29	29	87

See also

• FIFA World Cup
• FIFA Women's World Cup
• Football at the Summer Olympics
• Football at the Youth Olympic Games