Football at the Summer World University Games

Men's Association football was a Summer Universiade sport from the 1979 edition. In the 1979 edition, it was an unofficial sport. From 1985, football was a recognized official sport. The women's football competition began in the 1993 edition.

Men's tournaments

Summaries

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	Izmir		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
2017 details	Taipei

Medal table

Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Fourth Place
Japan	5 (1995*, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011)		1 (2009)	1 (1985*)
Ukraine	2 (2007, 2009)	1 (2001)		2 (1995, 1997)
Italy	1 (1997*)	5 (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
South Korea	1 (1991)	4 (1987, 1993, 1995, 1997)	1 (2001)
Czech Republic	1 (1993)		1 (2003)	1 (1999)
North Korea	1 (1985)		1 (1987)
Russia	1 (1987)		1 (1995)	1 (2011)
Mexico	1 (1979*)
Spain	1 (1999*)
Uruguay		2 (1979, 1985)		1 (1991)
Great Britain		1 (2011)	1 (1991*)	2 (1993, 2009)
Netherlands		1 (1991)		1 (1979)
Brazil			2 (1999, 2011)	1 (2005)
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

Participating nations

Nation	1979	1985	1987	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017
Algeria	6th	10th	14th	11th
Argentina			12th
Australia				12th	15th	8th		15th
Brazil			16th			12th	8th	’’’3rd’’’	6th		4th	10th	9th	’’’3rd’’’	14th
Canada	11th				16th	16th				15th		4th	12th	9th	7th
China		’’’3rd’’’	4th				5th		4th	7th	15th			7th	12th
Chinese Taipei
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’’’
Germany(West 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
Iraq	17th
Italy					12th		’’’1st’’’	’’’2nd’’’	13th	’’’2nd’’’	’’’2nd’’’	’’’2nd’’’	’’’2nd’’’	8th	11th
Japan	7th	4th	8th	8th	5th	’’’1st’’’	9th	13th	’’’1st’’’	’’’1st’’’	’’’1st’’’	5th	’’’3rd’’’	’’’1st’’’	’’’3rd’’’
Kazakhstan												14th
Kuwait	14th	12th
Kyrgyzstan												15th
Lesotho	23rd
Madagascar	8th
Malaysia												12th		12th	8th
Mexico	’’’1st’’’	6th		15th				7th	14th	14th	5th	6th	16th		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
Romania	’’’3rd’’’			10th
Russia (Soviet Union)			’’’1st’’’	9th	6th	’’’3rd’’’					7th			4th	4th
Saudi Arabia	16th
Serbia (Yugoslavia)			9th										8th
Slovakia					7th	11th
South Africa					14th	7th	15th			12th	16th
South Korea	5th	5th	’’’2nd’’’	’’’1st’’’	’’’2nd’’’	’’’2nd’’’	’’’2nd’’’	6th	’’’3rd’’’	9th	14th		6th	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
United States	15th	7th	6th	5th	11th	9th	’’’3rd’’’
Uruguay	’’’2nd’’’	’’’2nd’’’	7th	4th	10th	14th	11th	10th	9th	10th	8th	7th	11th	6th	10th
Zambia	21st

Women's tournaments

Summaries

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	Izmir		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
2017 details	Taipei

Medal table

Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Fourth Place
China	2 (1993, 2011*)	1 (2005)	1 (2003)
Brazil	2 (2001, 2005)		2 (2007, 2011)
North Korea	2 (2003, 2007)
South Korea	1 (2009)		1 (2001)
Japan		3 (2003, 2009, 2011)	1 (2005)
Russia		1 (2007)	1 (2003)
United States		1 (1993*)
Netherlands		1 (2001)
Great Britain			1 (2009)
France				4 (2001, 2005, 2009, 2011)
Chinese Taipei				2 (1993, 2003)
Republic of Ireland				1 (2007)

* = host

References

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