{"id":1051,"date":"2023-09-08T00:49:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:49:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unisport.wpenginepowered.com\/uq-feeds-into-fifa-frenzy-with-inaugural-5-a-side-football-tournament\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T13:39:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T03:39:33","slug":"uq-feeds-into-fifa-frenzy-with-inaugural-5-a-side-football-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/uq-feeds-into-fifa-frenzy-with-inaugural-5-a-side-football-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"UQ feeds into FIFA frenzy with inaugural 5-a-side football tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

In collaboration with UQ Life, UQ Sport launched the first 5-a-Side Football tournament, open to all UQ students for free. The tournament was a great success, riding on the wave of Australia\u2019s football craze after the FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup. Twenty-eight teams in both men\u2019s and women\u2019s categories battled it out for cash prizes on the night.<\/p>\n

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The group stage was all fun and games, with high-scoring matches opening the event. A handful of teams that have built years of chemistry from playing Social Soccer<\/a> at UQ Sport fared well over the tournament, entertaining audiences with flair and skill. When the semi-finals started, competition rose to a new level with Jim\u2019s Mowing FC<\/em>\u2060 and The Goal Diggers\u2060<\/em> showing promising signs of going all the way. However, the competitive spirit of Tiki Taka<\/em> spurred them to victory in the Men\u2019s grand final, with the winners of the Women\u2019s competition, 5-a-Side Fanatics,<\/em> winning with absolute dominance.<\/p>\n

Football lovers from different nations were able to enjoy the atmosphere on campus with a live DJ, food trucks and a halftime challenge to entertain the crowds.<\/p>\n

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Spectator Kelly said, \u201cI love events like this with good music, good vibes and sport coming all together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Football participant, Jasper said \u201cWe\u2019ve brought the whole college family down to campus tonight to cheer us on and I am loving it. So good to have this kind of event on campus, I\u2019m already excited for the next one.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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