The SEA-EU Football Tournament, held on Monday 20 and Tuesday 21 November 2023, unprecedentedly brought together 70 participants from the four universities of the , through their common love of football.
The tournament involved teams in two categories: students and staff. Students played in teams representing: University of Malta (½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ), Erasmus Student Network ½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ, University of Split (Croatia), University of Cadiz (Spain), University of Kiel (Germany). In the staff category, the teams that represented their institutions were: 2 teams from the ½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ, the University of Split and the Eastern Regional Council.
Prof. Alan Deidun, the Rector’s Delegate for SEA-EU officially opened the event, welcoming and thanking all the participants for uniting on this occasion, besides playing with one of the ½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ squads in the tournament.
The SEA-EU Office at ½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ organised the event, supported by the University’s Institute for Physical Education & Sport. The event took place at the University Sports Complex. The tournament was conceived and co-organised by Msida Local Council, which collaborates closely with the SEA-EU Alliance as ½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ's representatives on the SEA-EU City Council.
For the final match of the staff category, ½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ Staff went head-to-head with the Eastern Regional Council team. After an intense battle, the score stopped at 3 to 0 for the Eastern Regional Council team.
No less exciting was the clash in the final of the students. For the final match of the student category, ½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ played against the team from the University of Cadiz. Both teams played at a similarly high level finishing with a score of 5 to 4 for the team from Spain.
It was two days of intense and at the same time international, sporting competition. Congratulations to all the participating teams!
