The national champion SIFE teams from 40 countries met in Berlin, Germany for SIFE World Cup 2009. Competing teams presented the results of their community outreach projects to business leaders who evaluated the teams based on how much impact they achieved using business concepts to improve the quality of life and standard of living for people in need.

The competition began on Monday with each of the universities being divided among eight opening round leagues. From the opening round, two finalists from each league advanced to one of four semi-final round leagues Tuesday morning. The teams from Canada, Egypt, Germany and India moved out of the semi-final round and won the opportunity to compete in the prestigious final round of competition and present in front of a distinguished group of international business leaders. The final results are as follows:

SIFE World Cup Champion
Egypt - French University in Egypt

First Runner-Up
India - Alpha Arts and Science College

Third Place
Canada - Memorial University of Newfoundland

Fourth Place
Germany - University of Mannheim

Click here to view the complete list of competing teams, results from each round of the competition as well as videos from the event.

More than 2,000 university students, academic professionals, business executives and other guests, representing the top leaders of today and tomorrow, were in attendance at the 9th annual SIFE World Cup. In addition to the competition, events such a culture fair, Top to Top Forum, Top to Future Top Forum and many other unique activities provided participants an opportunity to connect, collaborate and learn from one another. The SIFE World Cup is a showcase of the positive difference that SIFE teams are making around the world and the success of this event offers strong support for the organizations vision to be the premier international business and higher education network.

Countries participating in SIFE World Cup 2009:
Albania, Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Swaziland, Sweden, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam, Zimbabwe