5th ANNUAL GLOBAL FOOTBALL HACKATHON RESULTS
5th Annual Global Football University Hackathon
2025 Group Virtual Photo
Congratulations 2025 Winners
As voted by industry judges, the following winners are:
1st Place Winners: Team 6, Hexastrikes and Team 10, United Strikers
Team 6:
Kya XuThe Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Tomas Farias, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
Amelia Rodriguez, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
Dina Lizeth Del Villar Gastélum, Tec de Monterrey, Mexico
Lamia Dakhil Aldosari, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia
Bayan Nasser Al-Dosari, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia
Team 10:
Yasmina Bizri, The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Joaquin Reyes Ayala, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
Josefa Ivana Salazar Pina, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile,
Iris Sterrenburg, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, SPECO, Netherlands
Bodor Mazin Alealyan, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia
Ishaan Jatia, University of Westminster, United Kingdom
Runner Up Winner: Team 2 - Strikers
Cristina Carbonelli, The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Maya Martelluzzi, The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Felix Salazar Álvarez, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
Almendra Carla Athens Ruz, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
Wouter Meeuwsen, University of Applied Sciences, SPECO, Netherlands
Layan Zakariaa Wafi, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia
Best Team Name Winner: The Maple Plan, Team 7
Andrei Lupse, The Creative School, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Javiera Movillo, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
Antonia Marcela Maldonado Hucke, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile
Jorge Pérez Arguedas, Tec de Monterrey, Mexico
Reem Suhail Al-Raimi, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia
Raghad Suleiman Al-Moussa, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Saudi Arabia
GLOBAL FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY HACKATHON
WHAT IS THE GLOBAL FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY HACKATHON?
In its 5th Year, students from The Creative School in Canada, Fontys SPECO in The Netherlands, Tec de Monterrey in Mexico, Universidad del Desarrollo in Chile, University of Westminster in the United Kingdom, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University close to 100 students will have the opportunity to come together to work on a case competition/hackathon related to a "real" sporting objective of Canada's 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP hosting committee, including members from Soccer Canada, being overall: How can 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, reach global audiences and drive fan engagement and growth?
ORGANIZERS:
The Creative School & Global Experiential Sport Lab (GXSLab)
PARTNER INSTITUTIONS:
This unique international experience is in partnership with seven universities Fontys University of Applied Sciences, University of Westminster Universidad del Desarrollo, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University and New York University.
FORMAT:
Online/ Global
DURATION:
2 days
DATES:
April 2, 2025 - Launch
April 16, 2025 - Presentations
News on LinkedIn:
Last Years Winners:
If you would like to participate as a university, judge or student competitor in the 2026, 6th Annual Global Football University Hackathon, please contact, faculty lead: Laurel Walzak