On Saturday, November 3rd, ISU hosted the first International Football tournament for both boys and girls, in cooperation with the Zhejiang University Student��s Football Association(ZJUSFA). There were 18 teams (6 female and 12 male teams) consisting of 60 female and 120 male players from over 50 countries.

    For the Girls Tournament, a team of Chinese girls (The Zheda Girls), won the gold with their amazing football skills, beating all the teams convincingly with a total of 28 goals. A team from Yuquan Campus (West Lake Women), with one Chinese player and mostly European Players came second; finally, a team with girls from Pacific countries (K Queen) came in third place. Everyone in the crowd were excited to watch girls play in a football tournament for the first time.

    For the Boys Tournament, it was a very tight competition where a Yemenis Team, an African team, a Korean team, and a diverse team of many nationalities (Team Spirit) consisting of Indian, Australian, Canadian, Egyptian, Malian, and Haitian nationalities emerged as the 4 finalists. In the end, the African team won the final by beating the Yemen team in a penalty shootout, with Team Spirit winning the Bronze prize.

This tournament allowed International students to showcase their excellent football skills and abilities, giving a great opportunity for Chinese students to meet and exchange football skills with their international peers.Hoping us progress hand in hand ,creating the best!