The Department of Production Engineering and Metallurgy team retained the title of the University of Technology Football Championship for Lecturers for the ninth consecutive time after defeating the Department of Applied Sciences team by four goals to nil in the final match at the university's stadium. The match was attended by the Assistant President of the University for Administrative Affairs, Professor Dr. Farhad Mohammed Othman, and several heads of engineering and scientific departments and university lecturers.

The first half of the match ended in a goalless draw before the Department of Production Engineering team imposed its control over the game in the second half and succeeded in scoring four goals, which Lec. Adel Shbib, Ass. Prof. . Dr., scored. Munir Mahmoud, Ass. Lec. Ali Raad, and Ass. Lec. Momin Mazin.

The match was led by the referees, Ass,Prof. Muwaid Walid, Ass. Lec.. Murtadha Ali, Ass. Lec.. Mustafa Najdat, and the supervisor, Ass. Lec.. Mutaz Riyadh. The head of the Football Committee in the Student Activities Department at the university, Ass. Lec.. Ali Ismail, said that 16 teams representing the engineering and scientific departments at the university participated in the tournament.

The medals were distributed by the Head of the Department of Production Engineering and Metallurgy, Dr. Muhannad Al-Khafaji, to the Department of Applied Sciences team, which came in second place. The medals were distributed by the Head of the Department of Applied Sciences, Dr. Raid Abd Alwahab, to the first-place winner. The cups were distributed to the first and second-place winners by the Assistant President of the University for Administrative Affairs, Dr. Farhad Mohammed Othman, and the Director of the Student Activities Department, Dr. Amin Dhanun Ahmed distributed the awards to many heads and directors of departments, centers, and departments participating in and supporting sports activities at the University of Technology.

 

Under the auspices of the President of the University of Technology, Professor Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ghabban, the sporting season was inaugurated under the direct supervision of the Students Activates Department. The opening ceremony began with a recitation of the Fatiha for the souls of the martyrs, followed by a parade of the participating teams, represented by the scientific and engineering departments, which raised the republican flag, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research flag, and the University of Technology flag.

The flags of the scientific and engineering departments were carried at the head of each department, raising their flags and a sign bearing the name of the scientific and engineering department. A friendly women's football match was held in cooperation with the Iraqi Football Association. The first match of the University Football Championship (men) followed this between the Petroleum and Gas Engineering Department vs. Computer Sciences Department and the match ended with the victory of the Petroleum and Gas Engineering team by five clear goals to one for Computer Sciences.