Competition programme for university members

The German University Championships (DHM) is the flagship event for University Sports at national level. Every year, the adh courses around 40 German University Championships in over 30 sports.

The special thing about a DHM is that amateur and amateur athletes compete together with cadre athletes. Furthermore, it is not just about the pure comparison of performance at a high level, but also about combining aspects of competitive sport with student interests in meeting, communicating and exchanging ideas.

The German University Championships are organised by adh member universities throughout Germany and allow students and staff to attend as individual starters or in teams. Some universities have formed competition pools as they would otherwise not be able to find enough active participants - for example for team sports.

Registration takes place via the local university sports centre or the sports department.

Round-robin competitions
Teams must qualify for attendance at the finals of some German university championships via round-robin competitions. The preliminary and intermediate rounds take place in the adh regions.
The match modes, dates and results of the round-robin matches for the current semester can be found in the current competition programme.

Originating from the German University of Applied Sciences Championships and the adh Cup, the German University Cup (DHP) has been organised since 2011 specifically for all smaller universities with up to 10,000 students and for universities of applied sciences in the four major sports.

The German University Cup Basketball, Football, Handball and Volleyball is organised by the adh member universities as a nationwide course, usually on a weekend in the summer semester.

Entries are submitted via the local university sports centre or the sports department.

The adh-Open is a national competition for sports that are not part of the adh canon of sports and therefore cannot organise German University Championships. adh-Open events are offered if university competitions have already taken place at national level in the sport in question and it is clear from the participation that students are very interested in national competitions. Furthermore, the adh-Open serves as a reference event for sports that aspire to be included in the adh sports canon. Only when two adh-Open events have been organised in a sport by two different member universities in two consecutive years can this sport be applied for inclusion in the adh sport canon.

In some individual sports, however, the adh-Open has also established itself as a further level of competition below the German University Championships, where the idea of performance is less of a priority. The surfing course in the south of France, for example, is one of the classic adh-Open events. Fistball, floorball and flag football adh-Open events have also been held regularly in recent years. It goes without saying that in addition to lots of sport, a varied supporting programme awaits the participants!

Fancy unconventional competitions in special sports? As many university sports facilities offer trendy and fun sports in their semester programme, the adh also offers suitable competition events.

The adh Trophy courses are among the youngest in the adh competition programme. Since the 2008 summer semester, students and staff from both large and smaller universities and colleges have been able to take part. The focus is always on having fun!