The Opening Ceremony of the 9th European Universities Football Championship took place on the 20th of June in Istanbul at ITU Maslak Campus.

On behalf of the Organizing Commitee participants were welcomed by Prof. Dr. Mr. Kemal Tamer, President of the Turkish University Sports Federation and prof. dr. Sait Sevgener, Rector of Halic University. EUSA Delegate Mr. Wolf Frühauf welcomed all participants and wished success to all the teams and participants.

With the assistance of EUSA technical delegates Mr Antonis Petrou and Andreas Demetriou, the organisers will ensure the best conditions for quality matches. The Championship is organized by Halic University with the contribution of Turkish University Sports Federation and it will take place from 20th to 26th of June, 2011. The competition hosts 11 Men and 8 Women teams from 12 countries.

More information about the championship is available at http://football2011.halic.edu.tr.