The 9th European Universities Football Championship tournament takes place in Istanbul, Turkey and University teams from all over Europe are due to take part.

The event is being organised by a committee that also represents the European University Sports Association and the Turkish University Sports Federation. The hosts are the champions of the 8th European Universities Football Championship Halic University Istanbul.

There will be both a men’s and a women’s tournament and the matches will be taking place at a number of stadiums in Istanbul, including the Sariyer Stadium, the Marmara University Stadium, and the Eyup Stadium. Istanbul has a long and varied history and visitors will be able to do more than watch football, as the city is the cultural centre of the country.

Istanbul , Turkey

Istanbul, historically also known under the names Byzantium and Constantinople, is bounded on the north and the south by two seas, the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara, respectively. The western half of the city lies in Europe while the eastern half is situated in Asia; in between the two halves flows the Bosphorus Strait. Istanbul is a leading port whose importance is stressed by the age-old trade routes passing through the Bosphorus. It is the second largest metropolitan area in Europe by population and is the cultural, economic, and financial centre of Turkey. There are 37 universities in Istanbul, private and public. Championship’s partner university is Haliç University Istanbul, founded in 1998. The university embraces contemporary quality principle in education, and consists of 21 academic departments in its five faculties, three schools and a conservatory.

Participents of 9th European Universities Football Championship İstanbul

MEN TOURNAMENT

1. TURKEY – Haliç Üniversitesi
2. AZERBAIJAN – Not yet defined
3. BELGIUM – Hogeschool – Universiteit Brussel
4. CYPRUS – University of Cyprus
5. GERMANY – University of Frankfurt
6. GERMANY – University of Halle
7. FINLAND – Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences
8. FRANCE – Federation Francaise Du Sport Universitaire
9. NORWAY – Elverum Student Sportsclub
10. POLAND – Not yet defined
11. RUSSIAN FEDERATION – Kuban State University
12. PORTUGAL – Not yet defined
13. SPAIN – Unıversıdad Camilo Jose Cela
14. NETHERLANDS – Eindhoven University

WOMEN TOURNAMENT

1. GERMANY – Technische Universität München
2. GERMANY – University of Mainz
3. GERMANY – University of Würzburg
4. FRANCE – Federation Francaise Du Sport Universitaire
5. UNITED KINGDOM – Brunel University
6. POLAND – Not yet defined
7. RUSSIAN FEDERATION – Sibirean Federal University
8. TURKEY – Marmara University

Scheduled Program

June 20, 2011 (Monday) – Preliminary round, Opening ceremony
June 21, 2011 (Tuesday) – Preliminary round
June 22, 2011 (Wednesday) – Preliminary round
June23, 2011 (Thursday) – Day off
June 24, 2011 (Friday) – Quarter finals
June 25, 2011 (Saturday) – Semi-finals
June 26, 2011 (Sunday) – Finals, Closing ceremony

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