The official award ceremony of the Rome University Championships 2025/2026 was held this year at UniCamillus University, an event that has now become a central appointment in Rome’s university sports landscape, celebrating athletes, teams, managers, and institutions involved in a season marked by strong participation and growth.
The evening featured a presidium composed of leading institutional and sports representatives, including Marco Parlanti (Spokesperson of the University Sports Coordination of Rome), Paolo Anedda (Vice President of CONI Lazio), Svetlana Celli (President of the Capitoline Assembly – City of Rome), Simone Foglio (President of Lazio DiSCo), Damiano Lembo (President of US ACLI Italia), and Giampaolo Morsa (Head of Football at AICS Lazio).
Among the opening institutional speeches, Prof. Barbara Tavazzi, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at UniCamillus, delivered greetings on behalf of the host university, emphasizing the educational value of university sport.
Institutional Awards and Special Recognitions
The President of the Capitoline Assembly, Svetlana Celli, and the President of Lazio DiSCo, Simone Foglio, were awarded the “20th Anniversary Trophy”, commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the Rome University Championships and symbolizing the continuity and development of the Roman university sports movement.
Special recognitions were also awarded to Prof. Daniele Masala, Olympic champion in modern pentathlon and Delegate of Rector Gianni Profita for sports activities at UniCamillus, and to student-athlete Rebecca Scagnetto (Campus Bio-Medico), who achieved outstanding results at the World University Championships, winning a gold medal in the 4×50 mixed relay and two bronze medals in the 200m and 400m finswimming events.
Institutions and the University Sports Movement
During the event, special recognition was given to the universities and institutional representatives forming the University Sports Coordination of Rome, the organizational core of the championships, with the participation of the main Roman and international universities operating in the city.
A segment of the ceremony was also dedicated to match officials from the finals of the Rome University Championships, acknowledging referees involved in football and five-a-side football matches, as well as the refereeing coordinators for their organizational support.
Championships and Participation
The second part of the evening focused on the official awards across various sports disciplines: football, men’s and women’s five-a-side football, mixed volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, tennis, and padel, with trophies awarded to the winning teams in both the Champions League and Europa League categories, along with recognitions for best players, top scorers, goalkeepers, and coaches.
Among the participating universities were UniCamillus – Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences, host of the event, together with Sapienza University of Rome, Roma Tre University, LUISS Guido Carli, LUMSA (Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta), Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, European University of Rome, Università degli Studi Internazionali di Roma (UNINT), Link Campus University, Foro Italico University of Rome, John Cabot University, and The American University of Rome.
Alongside academic institutions, representative and mixed teams also took part in the sports circuit, including ERA Erasmus, Rome City, Rome City A, Rome City B, Link Erasmus, and Educatt Cattolica, further enriching the competitive level of the tournament and fostering participation from students across diverse academic and international backgrounds.
UniCamillus in the Awards
During the Rome University Championships awards ceremony, UniCamillus featured prominently in several official competitions.
In the 20th Football Championship, the University achieved 3rd place in both the Europa League and the Champions League.
In the 10th Men’s Five-a-Side Football Championship, UniCamillus secured 2nd place in the Europa League.
In the 4th Men’s Basketball Championship, the University won 1st place in the Europa League, establishing itself at the top of its category.
In the 13th Mixed Volleyball Championship, the University was recognized through the individual award for Best Player Saul Giovanni Orsini and the presence of coach Emanuela Todini within the technical staff, in addition to achieving 2nd place in the Champions League, confirming UniCamillus’ strong involvement in the Roman university sports circuit.
A Shared Model of University Sport
The event once again confirmed the central role of sport as a tool for aggregation, inclusion, and personal development within the Roman university context, supported by sports and territorial institutions such as CONI Lazio and the City of Rome.
“University sport is not an accessory activity: it is a laboratory of life,” emphasized Gianni Profita, Rector of UniCamillus. “Here, students learn to compete without losing respect, to fall and rise again without losing direction, and to win without forgetting others. Seeing our students on the field, wearing the university jersey and full of energy, confirms that education does not come only from books, but also from the character built together. And this, for a university, is a true source of pride.”
The ceremony concluded with strong participation and with the shared hope among organizers to continue developing the Roman university sports movement, strengthening collaboration among universities, institutions, and federations.
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