Football was contested for men only at the 1987 Summer Universiade in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. The tournament was won by the Soviet Union, which sent a team composed entirely of players from FK Žalgiris football club.
| Men's football | ||||
| Players | Almantas Kalinauskas Alvydas Koncevičius Vyacheslav Sukristov Virginijus Baltušnikas Viktoras Bridaitis Romas Mažeikis Arvydas Janonis Vladimiras Buzmakovas Vidmantas Rasiūkas Arminas Narbekovas Robertas Tautkus Valdas Ivanauskas Kęstutis Ruzgys Stasys Baranauskas Igoris Pankratjevas Gintaras Kviliūnas | |||
| Managers | Benjaminas Zelkevičius |