Summer Universiade football men. Has the team always been this successful?

Depending on the sports, the Universiade can be summer or winter. Next Winter Games will be held in Russia for the first time. Previously, only twice the Summer Universiade was held in our country. Many are interested in where the next Universiade will be held, which will be held not in 2018, but in 2019 from March 2 to March 12. The city where competitions between students in winter sports will be held will be Krasnoyarsk. The city's candidacy was approved in 2013.

Symbols and mascot of the 29th Winter Universiade 2018

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On July 20, the VI All-Russian Summer Universiade 2018 started

IN Russian Federation The VI All-Russian Summer Universiade has started, which will last until the eighth of July. The final competitions are held on June 25-30 in the city of Belgorod.

VI All-Russian Summer Universiade 2018 is a complex sporting event and is carried out in order to develop and popularize summer species sports in the Russian Federation, as well as raising the level physical fitness and skills of student youth.

Summer Universiade 2018: dates

The VI All-Russian Summer Universiade 2018 started on June 20 and will last until July 8. The Universiade is a complex sporting event and is held to develop and popularize summer sports in the Russian Federation, as well as to increase the level of physical fitness and mastery of the Russian sports reserve.

The main objectives of the Universiade are:

  • propaganda healthy lifestyle life, the formation of positive life attitudes, civil and patriotic education of student youth;
  • increasing the level of physical culture and sports work in educational institutions of higher education;
  • prevention of crime, drug addiction and alcoholism among the youth;
  • identification of the strongest athletes and their preparation for participation in international competitions, student championships of Europe, the world and the world Universiade.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

Full-time students enrolled in higher professional education programs, full-time graduate students, as well as graduates are allowed to compete in the Universiade. educational organizations higher education, who received a state diploma of full-time education in 2017, regardless of their citizenship.

The age of participants should not exceed 25 years (born in 1993 and younger).

students educational institutions, which are part of educational organizations of higher education, studying under the programs of secondary special education, to the competitions of the Universiade are not allowed.

Athletes participating in the Universiade must be enrolled in this educational organization of higher education no later than September 01, 2017.

Teams of educational institutions of higher education take part in the competition.

Summer Universiade 2018: watch video

Today, the grand opening of the VI All-Russian Summer Universiade took place in the Omsk cycling track. The guests of honor of the ceremony were the multiple world and USSR champion, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR, Honorary Citizen of Omsk Alexander Pushnitsa, Vice-President of the Russian Student Sports Union Vladimir Mikhalev, Rector of SibSUPC Oleg Shalaev, Director Department of Youth Affairs, physical education and sports of the Administration of the city of Omsk Alexei Fadin, two-time Olympic champion in boxing Alexei Tishchenko, senior coach of the Russian national sambo team Anastasia Kondratieva. Participants, organizers, fans on behalf of the head of the region Alexander Burkov were greeted and congratulated on the opening of the VI All-Russian Summer Universiade by the Minister of Youth Affairs, of Physical Culture and Sports of the Omsk Region Dmitry Krikoryants: “For the first time, the Omsk Region has been entrusted with holding finals in three sports at once, two of which are Olympic - swimming and boxing. Firstly, it means that we have all the conditions for organizing competitions high level, secondly, our athletes show decent results at the competitions among students. I wish all participants a fighting spirit and success. May the All-Russian Summer Universiade give you unforgettable moments and open new horizons for you!”.

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Universiade 2018

At the closing of the World Student Games in Almaty on February 8, 2017, the FISU flag was handed over to ambassadors from Krasnoyarsk. The question of when the 2018 Universiade will take place is of increasing interest to people who are not indifferent to sports. In fact, a world-class sports competition takes place every two years, and next games will be held in 2019.

Krasnoyarsk is the venue for the next Winter Universiade

Universiade is called international sport competitions similar to the Olympics, but students of educational institutions become their participants. The holding of this event is of great importance in the preparation of future Olympic champions and the development of sports among young people in general.

Depending on the sports, the Universiade can be summer or winter. The next Winter Games will be held in Russia for the first time. Previously, only twice the Summer Universiade was held in our country. Many are interested in where the next Universiade will be held, which will be held not in 2018, but in 2019 from March 2 to March 12. The city where competitions between students in winter sports will be held will be Krasnoyarsk. The city's candidacy was approved in 2013.

The center of the Siberian region for the competition was not chosen by chance. There are several reasons for this:

  1. Harsh winters create ideal conditions for winter sports competitions.
  2. Krasnoyarsk perfectly embodies the real Russian winter and makes it easy to plunge into the enchanting atmosphere of the reign of cold and frost.
  3. This city is one of the largest sports and academic centers. More than 120,000 students are educated at Krasnoyarsk universities, and athletes of the region have repeatedly become winners of the Olympic Games.


Symbols and mascot of the 29th Winter Universiade 2018

Each global event has its own distinctive symbolism. XXIX Winter Universiade, which will be held in 2019 and not in 2018, as some mistakenly believe, is no exception. The obligatory element of the logo of the World University Games is the letter "U" and a block of FISU stars. The developed logo became the embodiment of versatility and transformation and was able to convey the special atmosphere of a real winter in Russia, the energy and aspirations of young people.

The corporate slogan of the important event in the field of youth sports will be the phrase "Real Winter", and the slogans "Welcome to Winter" and "100% Winter" will also be used additionally. The invented slogans perfectly convey what awaits the participants and guests of this event.

The mascot of the Universiade will be U-like, which was chosen by the residents of Krasnoyarsk in 2013. Variants with a polar bear and an elk have also been proposed. The Siberian Husky personifies friendliness and devotion, readiness to always come to the rescue, as well as incredible energy, strength, and endurance.

Objects of the Universiade in Krasnoyarsk

The Winter Universiade Village, which will be held in Russia for the first time, will be located on the campus of the Siberian Federal University. Participants will appreciate the convenience as many sports objects located nearby. The village will consist of three main facilities:

  1. LCD "University" will be able to accept about 3 thousand participants.
  2. The multifunctional center of the Siberian University will consist of a power supply unit and gyms in which athletes will be able to conduct training before the competition.
  3. Residential complex "Perya" will allow to place support staff and volunteers near the Village. Can accommodate 1800 people.

Competitions between the participants will be held at 11 sports facilities, most of them have long been put into operation, including ice palaces"Arena. Sever", "Rassvet" and "Falcon", as well as the complex "Academy of Biathlon" and others.

To resolve the issue of where the Universiade will be held in Russia, sports facilities will also be built, which are planned to be put into operation in 2018. These include:

  1. Sports and training complex "Academy winter views sports”, on the territory of which competitions will be held in many sports, including freestyle, snowboarding and skiing. The complex will consist of several parts.
  2. sports complex"Platinum Arena Krasnoyarsk", with a capacity of 7000 spectators. It will host the opening and closing ceremonies, and participants will be able to show their skills in figure skating in the arena of the complex.
  3. Ice Arena on Partizan Zheleznyaka Street will be built for hockey competitions.


Kinds of sports

Both girls and boys will be able to participate in the 29th World Student Games. Mandatory sport program will include competitions in 8 sports:

  • skiing;
  • hockey;
  • ski race;
  • biathlon;
  • curling;
  • short track;
  • figure skating;
  • snowboard.

Additionally, freestyle competitions will be held, as well as orienteering by ski. These sports were chosen by the organizers. Bandy was also added to the program in 2015 as a demonstration game. First this species sport was presented at competitions in Kazakhstan.

The main feature of the Winter Universiade in Russia was the countdown clock installed on the embankment of the Yenisei River. They started their work on June 5, 2016, exactly one thousand days before the start of the event.

Summer Universiade 2017 in Taipei: schedule of football competitions (men, women)

The football tournament at the Summer Universiade 2017 in Chinese Taipei will be held from 18 to 28 August. Both Russian teams will also fight for the awards of the student games.

The Russian men's team at the 2017 Summer Universiade will be headed by Alexei Sherstnev.

Russian football players will play on group stage with Italians, Brazilians and Americans.

The Russian women's national football team in Taipei will perform under the leadership of Elena Fomina, in group D the Russians will meet with Great Britain and South Africa.

two best teams from each group will reach the ¼ finals, the rest of the participants will compete for places below the eighth.

Universiade 2017, football, schedule and results of matches

Chinese Taipei 0-3 Mexico 0-3 Ireland 0-0 France Italy 2-0 USA 2-0 Brazil 2-3 Russia

Japan - Malaysia 2:0 Uruguay - Canada 2:0 Republic of Korea - Argentina 1:2 South Africa - Ukraine 0:2

Japan - Canada 5:0Republic of Korea - Ukraine 5:0South Africa - Argentina 1:2Uruguay - Malaysia 3:0Chinese Taipei - France 0:1Ireland - Mexico 0:1Brazil - USA 5:0Italy - Russia 0:3

Japan - Uruguay 2:1Canada - Malaysia 2:1Italy - Brazil 2:0Russia - USA 8:0Chinese Taipei - Ireland 1:2France - Mexico 1:1Republic of Korea - South Africa 2:2Ukraine - Argentina 2:1

Matches for 9-16 places

Canada-USA 2:0Malaysia-Brazil 1:3Chinese Taipei-South Korea 0:6Ireland-South Africa 0:3

Quarterfinals

Japan-Italy 6:0Russia-Uruguay 0:1Ukraine-Mexico 0:2France-Argentina 0:0, on pen. 5:3

Matches for 9-12 and 13-16 places

Ireland-USA 4:1South Korea-Brazil 3:3, 7:8 pen.South Africa-Canada 1:2Taiwan-Malaysia 2:2, 2:3 pen.

Matches for 5-8 places

Argentina-Russia 0:4Ukraine-Italy 1:2

Semi-finals

France-Uruguay 0:0, on penalties 5:4Mexico-Japan 1:3

15th place match Chinese Taipei-USA 1-213th place match Malaysia-Ireland 0-111th place match South Africa-South Korea 0-33rd place match Mexico-Uruguay 0-0, on pen . 5:3Match for 9th place Canada-Brazil 3:4Match for 7th place Ukraine-Argentina 2:0Match for 5th place Italy-Russia 5:2FINAL Japan-France 1:0

Great Britain - South Africa 1:3 Chinese Taipei - Argentina 3:0 Republic of Korea - USA 3:0 Brazil - Colombia 17:0 Mexico - Ireland 0:0

Canada - Ireland 1:0 Chinese Taipei - USA 1: 2 Russia - South Africa 1: 0 Japan - Colombia 14: 0 Republic of Korea - Argentina 2: 2

Canada 0-2 Mexico Chinese Taipei 1-1 Republic of Korea USA 1-0 Argentina 1-0 Japan 1-3 Brazil Russia 2-1 UK

Matches for 9-16 places

Argentina-Great Britain 1:6

Quarterfinals

Mexico-Japan 2:3USA - South Africa 0:1Canada-Brazil 0:1South Korea-Russia 0:0, on pen. 4:5

Matches for 9-12 places

UK-Colombia 7-1Chinese Taipei-Ireland 1-1, on pen. 3:5

Match for 5-8 places

Canada-South Korea 0-0, on pen. 3:4USA-Mexico 5:2

Semi-finals

Russia-Brazil 0:1South Africa-Japan 0:4

Match for 3rd place Russia-South Africa 5:0 more15:00 FINAL Japan-Brazil

(Moscow time)

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At the World Summer Universiade, which takes place in Chinese Taipei from August 19 to 30, the Russian men's football team shows incredible results. In the first round of the group stage, the Russians in the minority in the last minutes snatched a victory from the Brazilian national team with a score of 3:2. Following was confidently defeated the Italian team - 3:0.

Today, the Russian team will face the final match of the group stage against the United States, but it has already booked a ticket to the quarterfinals ahead of schedule. But from the first or second place of the group, it will become clear this afternoon.

Has the team always been this successful?

No. For example, in 2015 at the Universiade in Gwangju, the Russians were in a group with China, Uruguay and Ireland and could not leave it. At the group stage, the team had only one victory - over China (3:2).

best achievement our student football team is left with gold at the 1987 Summer Universiade, where in the final the USSR defeated South Korea. In 1995, Russia was close to repeating the success, but in the end was content with bronze. Since then, we have only managed to get close to the podium twice - in 2011 in Shenzhen and in 2013 in Kazan - but both times were unsuccessful.

What has changed in the national team compared to the Universiade-2015?

Literally everything. First, instead of Pavel Makeev the team was led Main coach"Strogino" Alexey Sherstnev. Secondly, the composition of the team was completely updated. None of those who took part in the 2015 Universiade remained in it.

Moreover, representatives of amateur clubs have disappeared from the national team. football league, so that the overall level of the teams in which the "collections" are played has grown.

Are there professional football players on the team?

Yes. All football players of the Russian student team play football at a professional level. The vast majority play for PFL teams. For example, 11 "compilations" are the players of Moscow "Strogino".

However, there are representatives of the FNL and even the Premier League. Defender Mikhail Tikhonov, the son of Andrei Tikhonov, plays for the "Wings of the Soviets", and the attackers Nikolai Obolsky And Camille Mullin- for Dynamo and Rubin. And this is not surprising - at one time they played for the student team Vladimir Dyadyun, Yuri Gazinsky, Khoren Bayramyan and others.

Against the general background, only Lionel Adams. The Russian defender of Nigerian origin spent last season in the Armenian Premier League playing for Banants. However, he was called up to the national team as a free agent.

Who coaches the student team?

Alexey Sherstnev. In his playing career there were no top clubs. He played his first match as a professional football player for Ramensky Saturn in 1992, and made his debut in the Premier League only eight years later - as part of Anji. After finishing his career as a football player, he headed the youth team Dynamo, born in 1999, and now coaches Strogino.

Did you expect success this year?

Yes and no. On the one hand, the team met for the first time, and there was not much time for preparation in order to draw conclusions and forecasts. On the other hand, the main backbone of the national team and the head coach know each other well from their work at Strogino. It is noteworthy, but it is the mutual understanding within the team that the players and the coach call one of the strongest sides of the current student team.

How does the team manage to show such a result?

On luggage "Strogino". The bulk of the "collections" not only managed to play in the Moscow club, but also achieved good results. In October last year, the team led by Sherstnev won the RFU Cup, and at the start of the 2017/18 season they won three victories in four matches.

It is worth considering the level of opponents. This year Russia was in the same group with Italy, Brazil and the USA. The first two - one of the strongest teams - have already lost to our team. The Russian coaching staff has repeatedly noted the difficulty of playing with these opponents, but their level turned out to be quite comparable to ours.

The victories are based on the huge work carried out by the team of Alexei Sherstnev. Before matches, he spends complete analysis opponent, along with assistants Sergei Svechkar, Alexander Shulga and analyst Igor Manannikov. So the team enters the field ready physically, psychologically and tactically.

What to expect from the team next?

Success. Next up is Team USA. American college football is considered one of the most developed in the world, but at the Universiade, the Americans lost both matches with a crushing score. And then - the quarterfinals. And judging by the matches played, this year the Russian team has every chance to be on the podium.

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The 2017 Universiade in Taipei has come to an end, the Russian team at the 29th Summer World Student Games took fourth place in the team standings.

6:07 31.08.2017

The 2017 Universiade in Taipei came to an end, the Russian team at the 29th Summer World Student Games took fourth place in the team event, for the first time since 2001, in terms of the number of gold medals, it did not hit the top three teams.

The Universiade lasted from 19 to 30 August. During this time, 271 sets of awards were played in 21 sports, more than 7.5 thousand athletes from 144 countries took part in the competition. The Russian delegation included 348 athletes representing more than a hundred universities of the country, including athletes who are students of foreign universities.

On the first line of the medal standings is the Japanese team (37-27-37), the second position was taken by the team of South Korea (30-22-30), the third place was taken by the Taiwanese team (26-34-30). The Russian team won 25 gold, 31 silver and 38 bronze medals. In total, the Russians won 94 awards and total medals lost only to the Japanese (101).

Most successful Russian athletes performed in rhythmic gymnastics where they won seven gold, four silver and two bronze medals. High scores they also showed in diving (4-3-3), where the country, in particular, was represented by world champions Ilya Zakharov and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Russian team won the most awards in swimming - 16, but only two of them are gold (2-5-9).

The plight of athletes

The last time the Russian team remained below the top three was in 2001, when Beijing hosted the Universiade. In the Chinese capital, the Russians also finished fifth, leaving behind the teams of Ukraine, Japan, the USA and China.

President of the Russian Student Sports Union Sergei Seiranov, commenting on the results of the competition, identified two reasons why the national team failed to stay in the lead. In many respects, the fact that Russian athletes could not compete in Taipei prevented. The ongoing suspension of the All-Russian Athletics Federation (VFLA) allowed the Russians to compete at the Universiade only in a neutral status, as happened at the recent World Championships in athletics However, the decision was made to abandon this idea. Although at the last Universiade, which was held in Kazan, athletes brought 29 medals to the Russian team, 12 of them were gold. In Taipei, 50 sets of awards were played in athletics.

"The second blow - we knew that China was ignoring the Universiade, but the fact that they would bring such "passengers," Seiranov said about the second reason. table tennis, and the Chinese have only one gold! As a result, all these medals that the Chinese were supposed to win (badminton, rollersport, table tennis) were played among themselves by three Asian countries: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan.

Deserved victories

It was understandable and the desire to prove themselves with the best side Japanese national team, whose capital will host summer Olympic Games. "Japan has never shown such an attitude towards the Universiade before," Seiranov noted.

This was also noted by the country's leadership. Throughout the tournament, the President of Russia noted the contribution to the success of the national team of the Universiade winners.

Following the results of the competition, Vitaly Mutko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation for Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy, sent a government telegram to the athletes. "You showed your best athletic qualities, confidently fought with worthy opponents, brought well-deserved medals to Russia," the telegram says.

Medal table

Teams Gold Silver Bronze Sum Glasses
1 Japan 37 27 37 101 202
2 South Korea 30 22 30 82 164
3 Taiwan 26 34 30 90 176
4 Russia 25 31 38 94 175
5 USA 16 19 16 51 102
6 Ukraine 12 11 13 36 71
7 North Korea 12 5 6 23 52
8 Italy 9 6 16 31 55
9 China 9 6 2 17 41
10 Iran 8 4 11 23 43
11 Poland 7 9 9 25 48
12 Germany 7 6 11 24 44
13 Mexico 6 5 11 22 39
14 Hungary 5 5 4 14 29
15 France 4 5 8 17 30
16 Canada 4 5 4 13 26
17 Australia 4 3 2 9 20
18 Dominican Republic 4 2 0 6 16
19 Serbia 4 0 0 4 12
20 Türkiye 3 7 6 16 29
21 Kazakhstan 3 6 7 16 28
22 Belarus 3 4 2 9 19
23 Romania 3 2 6 11 19
24 Azerbaijan 3 1 4 8 15
25 Lithuania 3 1 3 7 14
26 Armenia 3 1 2 6 13
27 Thailand 2 5 6 13 22
28 Brazil 2 4 6 12 20
29 Portugal 2 1 2 5 10
30 Hong Kong 2 0 2 4 8
31 Netherlands 2 0 1 3 7
32 Macau 2 0 0 2 6
33 Colombia 1 3 7 11 16
34 Finland 1 1 2 4 7
35 Switzerland 1 1 1 3 6
36 Uganda 1 1 1 3 6
37 Cuba 1 1 0 2 5
38 Vietnam 1 0 4 5 7
39 Czech 1 0 2 3 5
40 Austria 1 0 1 2 4
41 Ireland 1 0 0 1 3
42 Kyrgyzstan 1 0 0 1 3
43 Jamaica 1 0 0 1 3
44 South Africa 0 5 0 5 10
45 Great Britain 0 3 6 9 12
46 Malaysia 0 3 4 7 10
47 Algeria 0 3 2 5 8
48 Cyprus 0 2 0 2 4
49 Latvia 0 1 2 3 4
50 Sweden 0 1 1 2 3
51 Bahamas 0 1 1 2 3
52 Slovakia 0 1 1 2 3
53 Mongolia 0 1 0 1 2
54 Estonia 0 1 0 1 2
55 India 0 1 0 1 2
56 Spain 0 1 0 1 2
57 Argentina 0 1 0 1 2
58 Burkina Faso 0 1 0 1 2
59 Philippines 0 1 0 1 2
60 Indonesia 0 0 3 3 3
61 Croatia 0 0 3 3 3
62 Jordan 0 0 1 1 1
63 Norway 0 0 1 1 1
64 Moldova 0 0 1 1 1
65 New Zealand 0 0 1 1 1
66 Belgium 0 0 1 1 1

Points are awarded to teams according to the following principle: gold - 3 points, silver - 2 points, bronze - 1 point

At the World Summer Universiade, which takes place in Chinese Taipei from August 19 to 30, the Russian men's football team shows incredible results. In the first round of the group stage, the Russians in the minority in the last minutes snatched a victory from the Brazilian national team with a score of 3:2. Following was confidently defeated the Italian team - 3:0.

Today, the Russian team will face the final match of the group stage against the United States, but it has already booked a ticket to the quarterfinals ahead of schedule. But from the first or second place of the group, it will become clear this afternoon.

Has the team always been this successful?

No. For example, in 2015 at the Universiade in Gwangju, the Russians were in a group with China, Uruguay and Ireland and could not leave it. At the group stage, the team had only one victory - over China (3:2).

The best achievement of our student football team remains gold at the 1987 Summer Universiade, where in the final the USSR defeated South Korea with a crushing score of 5:0. In 1995, Russia was close to repeating the success, but in the end was content with bronze. Since then, we have only managed to get close to the podium twice - in 2011 in Shenzhen and in 2013 in Kazan - but both times were unsuccessful.

What has changed in the national team compared to the Universiade-2015?

Literally everything. First, instead of Pavel Makeev the team was headed by the head coach of Strogino Alexey Sherstnev. Secondly, the composition of the team was completely updated. None of those who took part in the 2015 Universiade remained in it.

Moreover, representatives of amateur football league clubs have disappeared from the national team, so the overall level of teams in which “collections” are played has grown.

Are there professional football players on the team?

Yes. All football players of the Russian student team play football at a professional level. The vast majority play for PFL teams. For example, 11 "compilations" are the players of Moscow "Strogino".

However, there are representatives of the FNL and even the Premier League. Defender Mikhail Tikhonov, the son of Andrei Tikhonov, plays for the "Wings of the Soviets", and the attackers Nikolai Obolsky And Camille Mullin- for Dynamo and Rubin. And this is not surprising - at one time they played for the student team Vladimir Dyadyun, Yuri Gazinsky, Khoren Bayramyan and others.

Against the general background, only Lionel Adams. The Russian defender of Nigerian origin spent last season in the Armenian Premier League playing for Banants. However, he was called up to the national team as a free agent.

Who coaches the student team?

Alexey Sherstnev. There were no top clubs in his playing career. He played his first match as a professional football player for Ramensky Saturn in 1992, and made his debut in the Premier League only eight years later - as part of Anji. After finishing his career as a football player, he headed the youth team Dynamo, born in 1999, and now coaches Strogino.

Did you expect success this year?

Yes and no. On the one hand, the team met for the first time, and there was not much time for preparation in order to draw conclusions and forecasts. On the other hand, the main backbone of the national team and the head coach know each other well from their work at Strogino. It is noteworthy, but it is the mutual understanding within the team that the players and the coach call one of the strongest sides of the current student team.

How does the team manage to show such a result?

On luggage "Strogino". The bulk of the “compilations” not only managed to play in the Moscow club, but also achieved good results. In October last year, the team led by Sherstnev won the RFU Cup, and at the start of the 2017/18 season they won three victories in four matches.

It is worth considering the level of opponents. This year Russia was in the same group with Italy, Brazil and the USA. The first two - one of the strongest teams - have already lost to our team. The Russian coaching staff has repeatedly noted the difficulty of playing with these opponents, but their level turned out to be quite comparable to ours.

The victories are based on the huge work carried out by the team of Alexei Sherstnev. Before matches, he conducts a complete analysis of the opponent, along with assistants Sergei Svechkar, Alexander Shulga and analyst Igor Manannikov. So the team enters the field ready physically, psychologically and tactically.

What to expect from the team next?

Success. Next up is Team USA. American college football is considered one of the most developed in the world, but at the Universiade, the Americans lost both matches with a crushing score. And then - the quarterfinals. And judging by the matches played, this year the Russian team has every chance to be on the podium.