International_Table_Soccer_Federation

International Table Soccer Federation

International Table Soccer Federation

Non-profit organization based in France

The International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF) is a non-profit organization based in France that promotes table soccer. The ITSF endorses soccer tables that meet requirements for international competition.

Quick Facts Founded, Type ...

The five official tables are currently furnished by Bonzini, Garlando, Roberto Sport, Tornado (table football), and Leonhart, with the ITSF recognising a number of other tables (Warrior Table Soccer, Fireball, Rosengart, Jupiter, Metegol) - as being suitable for national competition.

Membership

There are two membership categories that ITSF operates - Regular and Associate. The categories differ in the list of required standards, like membership fees, up-to-date registers of national clubs and venues, the number of ITSF-sanctioned tournaments, the general understanding of table football as a sport etc.[1]

While Regular Members are mature federations, Associate Members should be able to demonstrate the potential to develop table football to the level of a Regular Member.

Nations Members Regions

ITSF was founded in 2002. Events was started since 2004.

61 Nations in 1 July 2023:[2]

  1. Asia-Oceania (12): Afghanistan/China/India/Iran/Japan/Kuwait/Laos/Nepal/Saudi Arabia/South Korea/United Arab Emirates/Vietnam
  2. Africa (11): Algeria/Cameroon/Congo (Kinshasa)/Ghana/Ivory Coast/Mali/Nigeria/Somalia/Togo/Tunisia/Zimbabwe
  3. Europe (27): Armenia/Austria/Belgium/Bulgaria/Croatia/Czech Republic/Denmark/Finland/France/Germany/Hungary/Israel/Italy/Lithuania/Luxembourg/Malta/Netherlands/Poland/Portugal/Russia/Romania/Serbia/Slovakia/Spain/Switzerland/Turkey/United Kingdom
  4. North America (2): Canada/United States
  5. Latin America (9): Argentina/Bolivia/Brazil/Chile/Colombia/Costa Rica/Guatemala/Mexico/Peru

Current Regular Members

More information Country, National Federation ...

The Associate members include: Australia, Bangladesh, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, South Africa, Croatia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Mexico, United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia.

Tournaments

Main article: ITSF World Table Football Championship

The ITSF does not organize most of the events that come under its banner. ITSF organizes the Multi-Table World Championships and World Cup, which takes place bi-annually. Entry to the championships is earned by winning (or placing very highly in) one of the official table type World Championships; by accruing enough ranking points over a number of smaller events that meet ITSF's strict criteria for events; or by becoming a national champion of a member country.

ITSF ranking tournaments are restricted in number to each member country, and ranking status is awarded based around standard of entry expected, number of players entering and prize money to be awarded.

  • World Table Football Championship in USA since 1974-Ongoing annually. (International Foosball Promotions (IFP)
  • ITSF World Table Football Championship In Euro since 2005-Ongoing. In 2015, it was decided to host this event every two years instead of annually.
  • ITSF World Table Football championship Series In Euro since 2004-Ongoing annually.

USA World Table Football Championship

(International Foosball Promotions (IFP)

1st in 1974 Denver  United States and 47th in 2022 Lexington, Kentucky  United States.

Events Format

Format

  1. Purple: ITSF World Championships + ITSF World Cup
  2. Red: ITSF World Championship Series
  3. Grey: ITSF European Champions League (ECL)
  4. Yellow: ITSF International Series (Since 2024: ITSF 750 WT)
  5. Green: ITSF Masters Series (Since 2024: ITSF 500 WT)
  6. Blue: ITSF Pro Tour Series (Since 2024: ITSF 250 WT)

ITSF World Table Football Championship

2005-2014: Annual

2017-Ongoing: Biannual

  1. 2005  Italy - 1 Divisions [3][4]
  2. 2006  Italy - 2 Divisions [5][6]
  3. 2007  Italy - 4 Divisions [7][8]
  4. 2008  Italy - 9 Divisions [9][10]
  5. 2009  France - 9 Divisions [11][12]
  6. 2010  France - 13 Divisions [13][14]
  7. 2011  France - 13 Divisions [15][16]
  8. 2012  France - 18 Divisions [17][18]
  9. 2013  France - 19 Divisions [19][20]
  10. 2014  France - 18 Divisions [21][22]
  11. 2017  Germany - 25 Divisions [23][24]
  12. 2019  Spain - 44 Divisions [25][26]
  13. 2021  France (Was held in 2022) - 40 Divisions [27][28]

World Cup

1st Table Soccer World Cup - 2006 Germany

World Championship Series

Between 3 - 6 WCS in each year Since 2004:

  1. WCS Tornado 2004
  2. WCS Eurosoccer 2004
  3. WCS Bonzini 2004
  4. WCS Roberto Sport 2004
  5. WCS Tornado 2005
  6. WCS Garlando 2005
  7. WCS Roberto Sport 2005
  8. WCS Bonzini 2005
  1. World Series Garlando - ITSF World Series 2024
  2. World Series Infinity 2 Legs - ITSF World Series 2024
  3. World Series Leonhart - ITSF World Series 2024
  4. World Series Tornado – ITSF World Series 2024
  5. World Series Bonzini - ITSF World Series 2024

ITSF World Tour

Source:[29]

Since 2004.

Tables

A vast number of different table types exist. As of 2019, there are 5 official ITSF table brands (Bonzini, Roberto Sport, Garlando, Tornado, Leonhart), which are involved in an ITSF World Cup and World Championships and which may host an ITSF World Series.[30]

In the past, these brands also included Fireball, Eurosoccer and Tecball. Moreover, ITSF recognises additional brands for international and professional tournaments, namely Warrior, Fireball, Ullrich Sport, Rosengart and Guardian.

Current

  1. Bonzini
  2. Roberto Sport
  3. Garlando
  4. Tornado
  5. Leonhart

Past

  1. Fireball
  2. Eurosoccer
  3. Tecball
  4. Warrior
  5. Ullrich Sport
  6. Rosengart
  7. Guardian

See also

References

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