The ASU Football Team Wins Group B in the 2026 NSFL Premier Division

The final Group B mini-tournament of the 2026 National Student Football League (NSFL) Premier Division Championship, part of the Univer League Champions Project, was held at Rector Yachikov Stadium at the Maykop Humanitarian and Technical College of Adyghe State University. Four teams took part: Adyghe State University (Maykop), Tver State University, Kazan National Research Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev (KNRTU-KAI), and the Crimean Engineering and Pedagogical University named after Yakubov.

Before the mini-tournament, five teams were competing for two promotion spots: Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Ural Federal University (Yekaterinburg), Adyghe State University (Maykop), Tver State University, and KNRTU-KAI (Kazan). The results in Maykop would prove decisive.

ASU rose to the occasion, winning all three matches and earning the maximum nine points to claim the Group B title. Across 12 group matches, the team collected 26 points, scored 28 goals, and conceded 12. ASU recorded eight wins in regulation time and one in a penalty shootout.

ASU made its NSFL division debut this season.