Football at the 1987 Summer Universiade
Football was contested for men only at the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. Football tournament at the 1987 Summer Universiade was held from July 8 to July 19. Victory in the tournament was won by USSR, represented by Žalgiris Vilnius - club of the Higher League of the USSR. The team played without three leading players - goalkeeper V. Yurkus, defender S. Yakubauskas and midfielder, captain of "Zalgiris", A. Matskevicius. All of them already at that time had a diplom of higher education and could not play at the tournament. Despite this, the players of Zalgiris confidently won the Universiade - this victory was the first and only for the representatives of the USSR at the Universiade.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's football |  Soviet Union (URS) |
 South Korea (KOR) |
 North Korea (PRK) |
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