2008 World Interuniversity Games

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Budapest 2008
OpeningOctober 6, 2008 (2008-10-06)
ClosingOctober 10, 2008 (2008-10-10)

The 2008 World Interuniversity Games were the tenth edition of the Games (organised by IFIUS, and were held in Budapest, Hungary, from October 6 to October 10, 2008.

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Hosting

With Budapest as host city, 2008 marked the first time the Games took place outside Western Europe. The host of 2008 was the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME).

Competitions

Teams participated in seven competitions (four sports). For the first time the Basketball Women competition was held.

Football Men

Results of the Final Round:

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
October 9, 2008
 
 
Flag of France.svg University of Nancy (pen.) 1 (5)
 
October 10, 2008
 
Flag of Austria.svg Vienna University of Technology 1 (4)
 
Flag of France.svg University of Nancy 5
 
October 9, 2008
 
Flag of Russia.svg Academy of Labour and Social Relations 0
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lessius University College 1
 
October 10, 2008
 
Flag of Russia.svg MESI 3
 
Flag of France.svg University of Nancy 2
 
October 9, 2008
 
Flag of Russia.svg MESI 0
 
Flag of Germany.svg University of Karlsruhe 0 (3)
 
October 10, 2008
 
Flag of Russia.svg Academy of Labour and Social Relations (pen.)0 (4)
 
Flag of Russia.svg MESI 3
 
October 9, 2008
 
Flag of Russia.svg Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas 1 Third place
 
Flag of Austria.svg University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt 0 (4)
 
October 10, 2008
 
Flag of Russia.svg Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (pen.)0 (5)
 
Flag of Russia.svg Academy of Labour and Social Relations 4
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas 0
 

Football Women

Results of the Final Round:

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
October 10, 2008
 
 
Flag of Panama.svg Catholic University Santa Maria La Antigua 6
 
October 10, 2008
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lessius University College 0
 
Flag of Panama.svg Catholic University Santa Maria La Antigua 1
 
October 10, 2008
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg University of Antwerp 0
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg University of Antwerp 3
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest University of Technology and Economics 2
 
Third place
 
 
October 10, 2008
 
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Lessius University College 0
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest University of Technology and Economics 3

Futsal Men

Results of the Final Round:

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
October 9, 2008
 
 
Flag of Serbia.svg Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade 6
 
October 10, 2008
 
Flag of Russia.svg Sakhalin State University 3
 
Flag of Serbia.svg Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade 3
 
October 9, 2008
 
Flag of Russia.svg D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology 1
 
Flag of Russia.svg D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology 7
 
October 10, 2008
 
Flag of Hungary.svg Semmelweis University 2
 
Flag of Serbia.svg Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade 1
 
October 9, 2008
 
Flag of Iran.svg Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch 3
 
Flag of Romania.svg University Ovidius Constanta 10
 
October 10, 2008
 
Flag of Serbia.svg Faculty of Economics, Belgrade 2
 
Flag of Romania.svg University Ovidius Constanta 7
 
October 9, 2008
 
Flag of Iran.svg Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch 9 Third place
 
Flag of Iran.svg Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch 4
 
October 10, 2008
 
Flag of Russia.svg North-West Academy of Public Administration 2
 
Flag of Russia.svg D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology 8
 
 
Flag of Romania.svg University Ovidius Constanta 6
 

Final standings

Football Men

Gold medal icon.svg Flag of France.svg University of Nancy Nancy, France
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg MESI Moscow, Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg Academy of Labour and Social Relations Moscow, Russia

Football Women

Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Panama.svg Catholic University Santa Maria La Antigua Panama City, Panama
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg University of Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest University of Technology and Economics Budapest, Hungary

Futsal Men

Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Iran.svg Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch Karaj, Iran
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Serbia.svg Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade Belgrade, Serbia
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology Moscow, Russia

Basketball Men

Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg Leningrad State University named after Pushkin Saint Petersburg, Russia
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest University of Technology and Economics Budapest, Hungary
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Italy.svg Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Milan, Italy

Basketball Women

Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest University Budapest, Hungary
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Italy.svg Catholic University of the Sacred Heart Milan, Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest University of Technology and Economics Budapest, Hungary

Volleyball Men

Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Iran.svg Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch Karaj, Iran
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg North-West Academy of Public Administration Saint Petersburg, Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of North Macedonia.svg State University of Tetovo Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia

Volleyball Women

Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Romania.svg University of Bacău Bacău, Romania
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg North-West Academy of Public Administration Saint Petersburg, Russia
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg St Petersburg State University of Service and Economics Saint Petersburg, Russia

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