Federation of International Sports Table Football
The Federation of International Sports Table Football is the governing body for all Sports table football worldwide. FISTF was the result of negotiations between FISA members and ETF to unify sports table football/soccer associations within one governing body. FISTF was founded in 1992 and in September 1993 the first official European Championships where played in Belgium. The sport is now well administered worldwide by.
The sport is known as Sports table football and based on the table top game of Subbuteo and Newfooty. The Competitions are now organised under FISTF with strict organisation rules listed in the FISTF handbook. WASPA is a players association and has flexible organisation rules for emerging players, organisers, clubs and Nations, to promote the sport/game on all continents.
The latest development tournament is the newly created Youth Club Champions League, which will be played in Bolognia 23 and 24 May 2020. it will be the 2nd Edition. The European Championship played in 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999 saw a comeback after 20 years in 2019. The host Nation was Belgium with the City of Frameries 29 and 30 June 2019. The next edition will be in 2021 with Host Nation not yet decided. The Confederation of America South Championship will be play 10 and 11 October 2020. The Club Champions League will be in Athens and Europa League in Eugies 24 and 25 October 2020.
The 23rd edition of the FISTF World Cup will be in Rome, Date 5 and 6 September 2020. This will be the overall 30th World Cup including the Subbuteo World Cups played from 1970 to 1994. Information on the www.fistf.com website.
Covid-19 spread: Due to the wide virus spread in Italy, FISTF and FISCT with the organising committee have decided to postpone the World Cup 2020 to 2021. A date shall be named as soon as it may be possible. Several events from February to April 2020 had to be postponed or cancelled, as the Virus spread from China to Japan, Singapore and within February to Europe, march in America and Africa. Many host clubs have cancelled the FISTF tournaments.
The next edition of the Confederation Asia Cup will be in Japan, 2021.
The upcoming edition of the Confederation of North America Championship/Cup will be in Lansing, Michigan 2021.
FISTF the World governing body
The board of the international governing body, FISTF, founded in 1992 is elected every four years at the FISTF Congress, while the 8th FISTF Congress will be in 2020, usually held on the day before the World Cup . The first board was elected in 1992 and the first FISTF European Championship was hosted in Belgium, September 1993. The motto is known as 'Flick to kick'. FISTF is registered as a club in the City of Amiens, France.FISTF Board of Directors
The FISTF Member Nations voted a new Board of Directors, after an Extra Ordinary Congress was called in by Member nations. The Final result was announced 9 December 2017 in Milan, Italy. All Board members have been elected by the Member National Associations. The Promotion and Marketing VP has been co-opted onto the Board by Dec. 2019. The 8th FISTF Congress will be held around August 2020.Position | Name | Nation | Elected | Election Period |
President | Stephen Dettre | Elected | 2017–2020 | |
General Secretary | Horst Deimel | Elected | 2017–2020 | |
Vice-President Finance | Fred Vulpes | Elected | 2017–2020 | |
Vice-President Sports | Eric Naszalyi | Elected | 2017–2020 | |
Vice-President Communication | Adrianos Dervis | Elected | 2017–2020 | |
Vice-President Promotion & Marketing | Brandon Lavender | Co-opted | Dec. 2019 – 2020 | |
Vice-President Development | Stefano de Francesco | Elected | 2017–2020 | |
Vice-President Special Sport | Vacant | .. | .. | to be elected |
Vice-President Confederation Asia & Pacific | Tan Kok Wee | Elected | 2017–2020 | |
Vice-President Confederation America South | Daniel Matos | Elected | 2017–2020 | |
Vice-President Confederation America North | Vacant | .. | .. | to be elected |
Vice-President Confederation Africa South | Vacant | .. | .. | to be elected |
Vice-President Confederation Africa North | Vacant | .. | .. | to be elected |
Vice-President Confederation Europe | Jason Pisani | Elected | 2017–2020 |
FISTF Presidents since 1992
Position | Name | Nation | Elected | Election Period |
1 | Laurent Garnier | Elected | May 1992 – 1994, 1994–1996 | |
2 | Raymond Kroonberg | Commissarial | 1996–1998 | |
3 | David Baxter | Elected | 1998–2000, 2000–2002 | |
4 | Vincent Coppenolle | Elected | 2002–2006, 2006–2008, 2008–2010 | |
5 | Silvio Catania | Elected | March 2010 – January 2011 | |
6 | Piero Capponi | Elected | January 2011 – October 2011 | |
7 | Laurent Garnier | ad interim | November 2011 – 2013 | |
8 | Luís Horta | Elected | 2013–2014 | |
9 | Alan Collins | ad interim | 2014-October 2017 | |
10 | Fred Vulpes | ad interim | November 2017 | |
11 | Stephen Dettre | Elected | December 2017 – September 2020 |
Note: A President can only be officially elected at a Congress or Extra Ordinary Congress. All other are ad-interim.
FISTF Disciplinary and Fair Play Council
An independent department for disciplinary issues. The FISTF President is a non-member of the DC Council, bPosition | Name | Nation | Elected | Election Period |
Head of Department | Mr. Antonio Miguel Montaño | Nominated | 2017–2020 | |
Deputy of Department | Mr. Francesco Mattiangelli | Nominated | 2017–2020 | |
Deputy of Department | Mr. Luis Felipe Mendez Banderas | Nominated | 2017–2020 | |
Deputy of Department | Mr. Frank Chetcuti Dimech | Co-Opted | 2018–2020 | |
Ex-Officio Non-Voting | Mr. Stephen Dettre | Neutral Consulting Member | 2018–2020 |
FISTF Subsidiary departments
Position | Name | Nation | Elected | Election Period |
Database, Transfers, World Ranking | Frédéric Perdaens | Nominated | 2017–2021 | |
Web Administrator | Roger Trouillard | Nominated | 2017–2020 | |
Auditor Controller Head | ... | Nominated | 2020–2024 | |
Auditor Controller Vize | ... | Nominated | 2020–2024 | |
Auditor Controller Vize | ... | Nominated | 2020–2024 | |
History, Heritage & Archive Head | ... | Nominated | 2020–2024 | |
History, Heritage & Archive | ... | Nominated | 2020–2024 | |
History, Heritage & Archive | ... | Nominated | 2020–2024 |
Sports Table Football – Playing Rules
Details for Sports table football playing rules are found here Sports table football.Position | Sport | Thematic | Version | Other Info |
1 | Sports Table Football | Playing Rules | Standard | since 1992 |
2 | Sports Table Football | Referees | .. | .. |
3 | Sports Table Football | Playing equipment | .. | Since 1929 |
4 | Sports Table Football | Competitions | .. | Since 1963 |
5 | Sports Table Football | Competition Formats | .. | .. |
6 | Sports Table Football | Historical playing rules | .. | Since 1929 |
7 | Sports Table Football | Subbuteo Publications | .. | .. |
8 | External links | .. | .. | |
9 | Sports Table Football | Playing Rules | Beginners | .. |
10 | Sports Table Football | Playing Rules | 5-A side | .. |
FISTF Member Nations
There are 27 FISTF Member Nations and others are not yet FISTF members. Several countries are in development.Position | Confederation | Nation | Abbreviation | Association Name | Founded | Member since |
1 | Europe | EÖTV | Erster Österreichischer Tischfußball Verband | 1973 | 1994 | |
2 | Europe | FBFTS | Federation Belge de Football Table Subbuteo | 19xx | 1993 | |
3 | Europe | CTSU | Czech Table Subbuteo Union | 20xx | 2014 / No Member | |
4 | Europe | DSBU | Dansk Subbuteo Bordfodbold Union | 1992 | 1993 | |
5 | Europe | ESA | English Subbuteo Association | 1967 | 1993 | |
6 | Europe | SUBU | Suomen Pöytäjalkapalloyhdistys | 2006 | 2007 / No Member | |
7 | Europe | 3FTS | Fédération Française de Football de Table Sport | 1980 | 1993 | |
8 | Europe | DSTFB | Deutscher Subbuteo Tischfußballbund | 1961 | 1993 | |
9 | Europe | UHTF | Union of Hellenic Table Football | 198x | 1993 | |
10 | Europe | GTSA | Gibraltar Table Soccer Association | 197x | 20xx | |
11 | Europe | HTFA | Hungarian Table Football Association | 2012 | 2017 | |
12 | Europe | FISCT | Federazione Italiana Sport Calcio da Tavolo | 1972 | 1993 | |
13 | Europe | MTFSA | Malta Table Football Sports Association | 1974 | 1993 | |
14 | Europe | NSVB | Nederlandse Subbuteo Voetbal Bond | 195x | 1993 | |
15 | Europe | APS | Associação Portuguesa de Subbuteo | 1993 | 1993 | |
16 | Europe | RFTFS | Russian Federation Table Football Subbuteo | 2016 | 2016 / No member | |
17 | Europe | STFA | Scottish Table Football Association | 1967 | 199x | |
18 | Europe | AFM | Asociacion Española de Jugadores de Futbol de Mesa | 1985 | 199x | |
19 | Europe | SSTV | Schweizerischer Subbuteo-Tischfussball-Verband | 1969 | 1993 | |
20 | Europe | WSTFA | Welsh Sports Table Football Association | 1967 | 1993 | |
21 | Europe | NITFA | Northern Ireland Table Football Association | 197x | No Member | |
22 | Europe | TFAI | Table Football Association of Ireland | 197x | Member again since Oct. 2019 | |
23 | Europe | CTFA | Cypriot Table Football Association | 19xx | No Member | |
24 | Europe | NBFF | Norges Bordfotball Forbund | 1989 | No Member | |
25 | Europe | FRSFM | Federatia Romana Sport Football de Masa | 2000 | re-development | |
26 | Europe | .. | in development |
- European Sport Table Football Federation in re-development
- Nations Participated at World Cup – Re-development necessary:
- Romania: Re-development process ongoing with WASPA events. Participated at World Cup 2000 in Vienna.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina:.
- Luxemburg: and Bahamas .
- Monaco: participated as a Nation, but are integrated again within 3FTS.
- Poland: 2008, no activities. Participated at World Cup 2008 in Vienna.
- Sweden: No information available.
- Serbia: in development. Several Serbian players live in Austria and Germany.
Position | Confederation | Nation | Abbreviation | Association Name | Founded | Member since |
1 | America South | LAFM | Liga Argentina de Fútbol de Mesa | 20xx | 2002 | |
2 | America South | CBFM | Confederação Brasileira de Futebol de Mesa | 20xx | 2002 | |
3 | America South | FCSMS | Federação Chile de Futebol de Mesa de Sport | 2016 | in development 2016 |
in South America, the countries play also the Button Football and Sectorball codes and have a Confederation. Chile is development phase.
Position | Confederation | Nation | Abbreviation | Association Name | Founded | Member since |
4 | America North | ASA | American Subbuteo Association | 1990 | 1996 | |
5 | America North | SubCan | Subbuteo Canada | 1990 | 2018 | |
6 | America North | AMFM | Asociacion Mexico Fotbol de Mesa | .. | in development 2016 |
in North America, the countries are in motion to form the Confederation. Mexico is in an emerging phase.
Position | Confederation | Nation | Abbreviation | Association Name | Founded | Member since | - |
1 | Asia | ATFA | Australian Table Football Association | 1988 | 1994 | ||
2 | Asia | TFAS | Table Football Association of Singapore | 1981 | 2002 | - | |
3 | Asia | NOSKSJ | Nihon Ohajiki Soccer Kyokai Subbuteo Japan | 2012 | 2012 | - | |
4 | Asia | HKSA | Hong Kong Subbuteo Association | 2012 | No Member | - | |
5 | Asia | NZ... | New Zealand.... | .. | in development 2017 | - | |
6 | Asia | MTFA | Malaysian Table Football Association | 2012 | in development | - | |
7 | Asia | ISA | Israel Subbuteo Association | 1986 | re-development 2014 | - | |
8 | Asia | BGTFC | Batavia Garudas Table Football Club | 2012 | no information | - | |
9 | Asia | I... | Iranian.... | 2019 | no information | - | |
10 | Asia | I... | India.... | 2019 | no information | - |
- CASTFA was founded in Tokyo 11 June 2017 by NOSK, TFAS and ATFA.
- Hong Kong: Information open.
- China: No update information. Participated at World Cup 2006 in Dortmund
Position | Confederation | Nation | Abbreviation | Association Name | Founded | Member since |
1 | Africa | FTFTS | Fédération Tunisian de Football de Table Sport | 2017 | 2017 / No Member | |
2 | Africa | SATFA | South African Table Football Association | 2009 | 2009 / No Member |
- Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal: Development in progress
- Sudan: Contact exist to Sudan players since 2017.
TIMELINE Sports Table Football
Timeline | Abbreviation | Historical fact | Important Person | Other information |
1893–1940s | - | - | - | - |
1893 | Newfooty | Mr William Lane Keeling was born September. | William L. Keeling | Birth |
1916 | Subbuteo | Mr Peter Adolph was born. | Peter Adolph | Birth |
1925 | Newfooty | Table football/soccer invented from Mr. William Lane Keeling for his children. The Development began until the patent was able to be registered. | William Lane Keeling | Development |
1929 | Newfooty | Newfooty Company founded and invented table football / soccer material. The figures where flat Version with a plastic base and lead at the bottom of the base. The patent for Newfooty was registered. | William Lane Keeling | Patent registry |
1934 | NPA | The 'Newfooty Players Association' was established. In England people could become member to participate in Leagues and Knock-out Cup competitions. It was the world's first "players association" organized by Newfooty Company. There was also a Newfooty player of the Year Trohpy. The Newfooty handbook "Libro Oficial" was also available in Spanish language with "Instrucciones y Reglamentos" for "Futbol de Mesa". | NPA | .. |
1939 | Newfooty | Newfooty Patent ran 1929–1934, and a second period of 5 years, 1934–1939. | William L. Keeling | England |
1947 | Subbuteo | Subbuteo Sports Games Ltd was founded from Mr. Peter Adolph. New material and flat cardboard figures came into sales. | Peter Adolph | Flat figures |
1948 | FBFTS | The first national association was founded in Belgium. Mr. Beliard becomes the first Belgium champion. The world has his first ever table football/soccer champion. | Mr. Beliard | Belgium |
1950s–1960s | - | - | - | - |
1950 | TSPA | Peter Adolph founds the 'Table Soccer Players Association' in England. | Peter Adolph | TSPA |
1953 | Newfooty | Newfooty brings the first 3D plastic figurine into the market. | William Lane Keeling | 3D |
1954 | NTVB | The Dutch federation was founded in Haarlem. | NTVB | Netherlands |
1957 | Subbuteo | Subbuteo Sports Games Ltd. take over rivals Newfooty Company from Liverpool. 1957–58 the first team championship was played in Belgium. Subbuteo Club Jemeppe became the first team champion. | Peter Adolph | Company takeover |
1960 | FBFTS | The first ever International match was played in Bruxelles on 7 February 1960, between Belgium and the Netherlands. Belgium won! The foundation of an international federation was in line. Later in Oct./Nov. 1960, England lost 1–2 vs. Belgium in Turnbridge the 2nd International match. | .. | International match. |
1961 | UES | The "Union Europeene de Subbuteo " was founded in Schiedam from Mr. Ling, Mr Kroonberg and Mr. Feuerlein. He was the first president of the DSTFB, which was founded shortly before the creation of the UES/UNEFTA. The UES was the predecessor of the ETF. | UES | Foundation |
1963 | ETF | The motivation was set to found a real European table football/soccer federation, for all European countries. The 'European Table Soccer Federation' ETF / 'Union Europeene de Football de table' UNEFTA' was founded in 1963 by the three active nations Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. The BTSA was founded and invited, but showed no interest to join the ETF. | .. | .. |
1964 | ETF | The 1st ETF Europa Cup was played in Rotterdam, which saw Marinus Schild became the first ever International Champion. | Europe | .. |
1965 | ETF | BEL, NED, GER, ENG and FRA participated in Bruxelles at the 2nd Edition of the ETF Cup. The first French player at the ETF Europa Cup was Mr.de Smet. The British Table Soccer Association was changed into BSTSA with the S standing for Subbuteo. | Britain | .. |
1967 | BSTSA | The British Subbuteo Table Soccer Association splits into separate independent associations, with free choice of material and not regulated by Subbuteo. The foundation of the English Table Soccer Association, Scottish and Welsh were based on democratic elections. | Britain | .. |
1969 | WSSG | Waddingtons take over Subbuteo Sports Games. The SSTFB was founded in Switzerland from Mr. Dieter Brechbühl. | SSG | Company takeover |
1970s–1980s | - | - | - | - |
1970 | SSG | The 1st Subbuteo World Cup was played in London. Subbuteo Sports Games. | Peter Adolph | World Cup. |
1973 | EÖTV | The EÖTV was founded in Vienna, Austria from Mr. Walter Fried & Gustav Adler. | Walter Fried | Gustav Adler |
1975 | FISCT | The Italian championships are organized. In March the 'Federatione Italian Calcio Miniatura Subbuteo' FICMS is founded. The FICMS is affiliated with the ETF, the European federation, where all materials are permitted. FICMS plays only with the 3D-Subbuteo figures and not with the flat traditional figures. | Edilio Parodi | FICMS |
1976 | Newfooty | William Lane Keeling departed | William L. Keeling | England |
1979 | FISA | FISA was founded as an alternative to ETF. | World | Europe |
1980 | FISA | The 1st FISA European Championship where played in Rome. | Subbuteo | Team event |
1983 | ETF | The ETF Nations Cup made a comeback on behalf of DSTFB German initiative. | Horst Becker | Germany |
1985 | ETF-FISA | The Europa Cup for club teams was born. The Associations came closer. | Eric Naszalyi | France |
1987 | FICMS | The FICMS was dissolved the Associationi Italia Calcio in Miniatura Subbuteo was established. The name was changed, because it was necessary to remove the word "Federation", it was a bureaucratic issue, due to the relationship with 'Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano'. Curiously the same problem arose again in 2013 within FISCT. | AICIMS | Olympic |
1990s–2000s | - | - | - | - |
1992 | FISTF | FISTF was founded in Hamburg, Germany, 16 June 1992. On the same weekend the Subbuteo European Championship was held in Hamburg. | Laurant Garnier | Willy Hofmann |
1993 | FISTF-ESTF | The 1. FISTF European Championship was played in Verviers. The 30th Edition of the ETF Europa Cup was played and ESTF defunct in Farehem with the democratic votes of the participating nations. Belgium and France did not participate. The FISTF Europa Cup for clubs had its official debut edition played. | Defunct | Club EC |
1994 | FISTF-FISA | A tough year. The 1st FISTF World Championship was played in Paris and the 7th FISA Subbuteo World Cup was played for the 'first' time outside Europe, in Chicago,. In the same year Hasbro take over Waddingtons Sports Games section, including Monopoly and Cluedo. Mr. Peter Adolph, founder of Subbuteo Sports Games Ltd. departed. | Two world cups | Company takeover. |
1995 | ZEUGO | Zeugo playing equipment was introduced. The Emilio Parodi company created their own table football sets and material. | Edilio and Giovanni Parodi | Zeugo |
1996 | FISA | FISA was defunct in London after the last edition. Hasbro fails to supply good playing material for the world players. Many new manufacturers arose to supply good quality playing material. | Hasbro | New materials |
1998 | GSS | Global Sports Games, The 'Toccer' figure was invented by Willy Hofmann. | Willy Hofmann | Toccer |
2000 | FISTF | The FISTF World Masters was installed. | Masters | .. |
2010s–2020s | - | - | - | - |
2002 | FISTF | The SubbuteoOsacar awards have been installed for severa catgories such as best player, club and newcomer. | Awards | |
2010 | FISTF | The Europa Cup for clubs was rebranded into the FISTF Champions- and Europa League. | CL & EL | |
2011 | WASPA | World Amateur Subbuteo Players Association founded from Mr. Vincent Coppenolle. | Vincent Coppenolle | |
2014 | NSVB | 60 years of Sports table football in the Netherlands. | Jubilee | Netherlands |
2017 | FISTF, Subbuteo | 70 Years Subbuteo trade mark. 25 Years FISTF. | Jubilee | TM |
2017 | CASTFA | The Confederation of Asian Sports Table Football Associations was founded in Tokyo 11 June 2017 by executives of NOSKSJ, TFAS, ATFA, and FISTF Vice President, Stephen Dettre. Kenzo Koi was named first president of CASTFA | Asia | Australia |
2018 | FISTF | World Cup in Gibraltar, the smallest country as FISTF member was host to the main Event. | GTSA | The Rock |
2018 | FBFTS | 70 Years FBFTS-Belgian Association. 1. WASPA World Cup in Budapest, Hungaria | Vincent Coppenolle | Hungaria |
2019 | SSTV, Newfooty | 50 Years SSTV-Swiss Association. 90 Years Newfooty invention. The European Youth Champions League, 1st Edition | William L. Keeling | .. |
2020 | CONASTF | The Confederation of North American Sports Table Football was founded 8th February 2020 in Ontario. Founding members are American Subbuteo Association and Subbuteo Canada. The foundation fell during the time when the coronavirus emerged worldwide and several FISTF tournaments had to be cancelled. The World Cup 2020 in Rome, Italy was postponed until 2021. | Horst Deimel | Mike Sgro, Bryan Arnolds |
2022 | FISTF | 30 Years FISTF | Laurant Garnier | France |
2023 | EÖTV, DSTFB | 50 Years EÖTV-Austrian Association. 60 Years DSTFB-German Association. | Jubilee | .. |
2025 | FISCT | 50 Years FISCT-Italian Association | Jubilee | .. |
2029 | STF | 100 Years Sport Table Football, from Newfooty to modern Sport Table Football/Soccer. | 100 Years | |
.. | .. | .. | .. |
- Many other domestic Associations were established around the globe.. The main problem is still the professional distribution of quality sports playing material and activities to promote sport table football and not a children & kids game.
Hall of FAME
Federation | Championship | Individual / Team | Category |
FISA | European Championship | Individual players | Open & Junior U-16 |
FISA | European Championship | National Team competition | 1x Open & 2x Junior U-16 |
FISA | World Championship | Individual players | Open & Junior U-16 |
Federation | Championship | Individual / Team | Category |
FISTF | European Championship | Individual players | Open, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad |
FISTF | European Championship | National Teams | Open, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad |
FISTF | World Championship | Individual players | Open, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad |
FISTF | World Championship | National Teams | Open, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad |
FISTF | World Sports Table Football Masters | Individual | Open |
FISTF | European Cup | Club Teams | Open |
FISTF | European Champions League | Club Teams | Open |
FISTF | Europa League | Club Teams | Open |
FISTF | Asian Cup | National & Club Teams | Open, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad |
FISTF | America South | National & Club Teams | Open, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad |
FISTF | America North | National & Club Teams | Open, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad |
FISTF | Africa Cup | National & Club Teams | Open, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad |
Federation | Championship | Individual / Team | Category |
ETF | European Cup | Individual players | Open |
ETF | European Nations Cup | National Teams | Open, B-Team, Juniors U-16 |
FISA Subbuteo World Cup
The first ever Subbuteo table football World Cup was played in London 1970 with 13 Nations competing. The 'big' three of the 1960s where Belgium, Netherlands, West Germany and Switzerland was the emerging ETF Nation. The four UK Home Nations England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Irland and Eire, as well as from southern Europe Malta and Gibraltar travelled to London.The Americas where represented through the US and Asia through Israel, which reached against all odds the Semi-Final stage. Stuart Goldman was UK citizen from England and represented Israel. The 24 players were drawn in the 6 groups of 4 players and the 2 top players of each group proceeded to the 2nd group stage, with 4 groups of 3 players. The top 2 players again emerged then to the Quarter-Finales.
All results are in the FISTF archive. We can see that Subbuteo was innovative with the tournament modus in 1970. The FIFA World Cup 1982 was played with this modus, without the Q/F stage.
The World Cup 1970 Quarter- and Semi-Finals
Player | Nation | Result | Player | Nation |
Q/F | - | - | - | - |
Colin Vickers | 0–1 | Peter Czarkowski | ||
Günther Czarkowski | 1–2 | Dick Rietveld | ||
Stuart Goldman | 1–0 | Bertus Mulder | ||
M'Mullan | 0–1 aet | Pierre Tignani | ||
S/F | - | - | - | - |
Peter Czarkowski | 0–0; 3–2 shots | Stuart Goldman | ||
Dick Rietveld | 0–2 | Pierre Tignani |
Two players from eleven Nations participated and USA and Israel with one player each made completed the field.
The 7th Edition in 1994 was the last edition under the Patronance of FISA. The organization was already well under way in 1992–1993 and the event was finally played, in Chicago. The first FISTF Sports World Championship was played in Paris 1994. In 1993, two European champions reigned, 1994 two world champions reigned and in 1996 a FISA Subbuteo European Championship and the FISTF World Championship was played. After 1996 there were no more double events played and FISTF strengthened its position as the global sports table football federation. The junior World Cup was played in 1978 for the first time with three new Nations present, such as Austria, Greece and Canada.
Year | Place | Senior Champion | Senior Finalist | Result | Senior 3rd place | Senior 4th place | Result |
1970 | , London | Peter Czarkowski | Pierre Tignani | 2–0 | Dick Rietveld | Stuart Goldman | 4–1 |
1974 | , Munich | Dick Rietveld | Michael Dent | 2–1 a.e.t. | Stefano Beverini | Christian Delahaut | 5–1 |
1978 | , London | Phillipe Outmans | Norman Gleave | 1–0 | Edoardo Belloto | Michael Bordach | 4–1 |
1982 | , Barcelona | Renzo Frignani | Horst Becker | 2–1 | Willy Hoffman | James Skelly | 6–0 |
1986 | , Athens | Willy Hoffman | Renzo Frignani | 5–2 | Bruno Goset | John McGiffen | 4–3 a.e.t. |
1990 | , Rome | Angelos Tsakiris | Frédéric Hernandez | 2–1 | Willy Hoffman | Felipe Maia | 4–2 |
1994 | , Chicago | Dominique De Marco | Christophe Fuseau | 4–3 | Angelos Tsakiris | Carl Young | 3–1 |
Year | Place | Junior Champion | Junior Finalist | Result | Junior 3rd Place | Junior 4th Place | Result |
1970 | , London | Not played | Not played | x-x | Not played | Not played | x-x |
1974 | , Munich | Not played | Not played | x-x | Not played | Not played | x-x |
1978 | , London | Andrea Piccaluga | Dirk Bärwald | 2–0 | Marc Clairbois | Fred Verhey | 2–1 |
1982 | , Barcelona | Joseph Bonfante | Bruno Debray | 1–1 a.e.t. 6–5 Shots | Pierpaola Pesce | David Lambert | 4–3 |
1986 | , Athens | Mario Baglietto | George Grillakis | 4–3 | Eric Threis | John Field | 5–1 |
1990 | , Rome | Vasco Guimares | Joris Van Braker | 3–2 | Marco Gagliardi | Bertrand Sartisse | 3–2 |
1994 | , Chicago | Not played | Not played | x-x | Not played | Not played | x-x |
Position | Nation | World Champion | Finalist | 3rd place | 4th place | |
1 | 1978, 82, 86, | 1986 | 1974, 78, 82, 90 | – | 3+1+4+0=8 | |
2 | 1978, 94, | 1970 | 1978, 2x86, | 1974, 90 | 2+1+3+2=8 | |
3 | 1970, | 1978, 82, | – | 1978, | 1+2+0+1=4 | |
4 | 1974, | 1990 | 1970, | 1978, | 1+1+1+1=4 | |
5 | 1990, | 1986 | 1997, | – | 1+1+1+0=3 | |
6 | 1986, | – | 1982, 90, | – | 1+0+2+0=3 | |
7 | 1982 | – | – | 1986 | 1+0+0+1=2 | |
8 | 1990 | – | – | 1990 | 1+0+0+1=2 | |
9 | – | 1982, 90, 94 | – | – | 0+3+0+0=3 | |
10 | – | 1974, 78 | – | 1982 | 0+2+0+1=3 | |
11 | – | – | – | 1970 | 0+0+0+1=1 | |
12 | – | – | – | 1982 | 0+0+0+1=1 | |
13 | – | – | – | 1986 | 0+0+0+1=1 | |
14 | – | – | – | 1994 | 0+0+0+1=1 |
FISA Subbuteo European Championship
The very first FISA European Subbuteo Championship in 1980 was played as a Team event, with 1 Senior and 2 Junior Player. The nation winning the most individual matches, won the team match. A draw was also possible, if each team won an individual match and the third match would be a draw itself. The result would be a 1–1; as an example. Starting with 1984, the European Championship was played with the same structure as the FISA World Cup, containing one Senior and one Junior category. In 1996 another FISA Subbuteo European Championship event was organized, although FISTF had already been established in 1992.Several nations were not invited or did not participate, and the reason is unclear. After 1993, with all nations joining FISTF, the ETF became defunct in October 1993. Hasbro, tried to carry on by itself to organize a FISA event, with a limited number of players participating. The 1996 competition was therefore the very last organized by FISA. All matches played were 2x15min, with extra time of 2x5min in necessary, and 5x shots in the knock out phase.
Year | Place | Team Winner | Team Finalist | Result | Team S/F | Team S/F | Result |
1980 | , Rome | Italy | Belgium | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
Senior | Giuseppe Trovato | Phillipe Outmanns | 3–2 | Giuseppe Trovato – Michael Bordach 4–1 | Phillipe Outmanns – Paul Watkins 6–0 | ||
Junior | Andrea Piccaluga | Marc Clairbois | 2–2 | Andrea Piccaluga – Olaf Gotke 8–0 | Marc Clairbois – John McGiffen 3–1 | ||
Junior | Andrea Antiga | Alphonse Paulis | 3–2 | Andrea Antiga – Wilhem Massman 8–0 | Alphonse Paulis – John Robb 6–0 |
Germany and Scotland win the team bronze medal, because the 3rd/4th place match was not played.
Year | Place | Senior Winner | Senior Finalist | Result | Senior 3rd Place | Senior 4th Place | Result |
1984 | , Paris | Renzo Frignani | Lionel Abecassis | 1–0 | Horst Becker | William Boschma | 4–1 |
1988 | , Bruxelles | Mario Baglietto | Dominique De Marco | 4–3 a.e.t. | Christophe Fuseau | Michael Kunkel | 7–2 |
1992 | , Hamburg | Paulo Sobral | Dominique De Marco | 3–2 | Christophe Fuseau | Mario Baglietto | 2–1 |
1996 | , London | Felipe Maia | Joseph Borg Bonaci | 1–0 | Christian Filippella | Gil Delogne | No 3rd/4th match |
Year | Place | Junior Winner | Junior Finalist | Result | Junior 3rd Place | Junior 4th Place | Result |
1984 | , Paris | Dominique De Marco | Marco Santachiara | 1–1 a.e.t. 3–2 Shots | Pedro Rodrigues | Brian Cairins | 1–1 a.e.t. 1–0 Shots |
1988 | , Bruxelles | Raymond De Marco | Kostas Sohoritis | 1–0 | Alberto Maia | Robert Lenz | 5–1 |
1992 | , Hamburg | Bertrand Sartisse | Hugo Carvalho | 2–1 | Joseph Borg Bonaci | Morten Andersen | 4–3 a.e.t. |
1996 | , London | Dionisis Koutis | Sergio Loureiro | 2–1 | Gianmaria Mancinelli | Sami Targui | No 3rd/4th match |
Position | Nation | European Champion | Finalist | 3rd place | 4th place | Sum |
1 | 1984, 92, 98, | 1988, 92 | 1980 | 2x 1996 | 3+2+1+2=8 | |
2 | 1980, 84, 88 | 1984 | 2x 1996 | 1992 | 3+1+2+1=7 | |
3 | 1992, 96 | 1992, 96 | 1984, 88 | – | 2+2+2+0=6 | |
4 | 1996 | 1988 | – | – | 1+1+0+0=2 | |
5 | – | 1984 | 1988, 92 | – | 0+1+2+0=3 | |
6 | – | 1980 | 1984, 88 | – | 0+1+2+0=3 | |
7 | – | 1996 | 1992 | – | 0+1+1+0=2 | |
8 | – | – | 1980 | – | 0+0+1+0=1 | |
9 | – | – | – | 1984 | 0+0+0+1=1 | |
10 | – | – | – | 1984 | 0+0+0+1=1 | |
11 | – | – | – | 1988 | 0+0+0+1=1 | |
12 | – | – | – | 1992 | 0+0+0+1=1 |
FISTF European Sports Table Football Championship – Individual
FISTF started in 1993 with the European Championship and are mistakenly used in statistics as World Championships. 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999 where European Championships, and not World Championships. The age changed from U-20 to U-19, U-16 to U-15 after 1999. The ages for the Veteran category started at 35 and was increased steadily to 40 years of age, and is now once again in process to go up to 45 years of age. The progress is from 2013 to 2018. The European Championship played in 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999 will see a comeback after 20 years in 2019.Year | Host City | Open | Under 20/19 | Under 16/15 | Ladies | Veteran | Under 12 |
1993 | , Verviers | Christophe Fuseau | Fabian Brau | Bertrand Sartisse | Véronique Garnier | not played | not played |
1995 | , Wuppertal | David Ruelle | Vasco Guimarães | Thomas Wittmann | Delphine Dieudonné | not played | not played |
1997 | , Athens | Vasco Guimarães | Dionisis Koutis | Nikos Beis | Delphine Dieudonné | Gerhard Ecker | not played |
1999 | , Delft | Massimo Bolognino | Efrem Intra | Nikos Beis | Cynthia Bouchez | Thierry Vivron | not played |
2019 | , Frameries | Florian Giaux | Dimitrios Dimopoulos | Mattia Ferrante | Audrey Herbaut | Mario Camilleri | Francesco Borgo |
2021 | to be announced | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
FISTF decision: The World Cup will be held every two years, as originally played in the 1990s. The odd years will see European Championships played.
Position | Nation | European Champion | Finalist | 3rd place | 4th place | Sum |
1 | 2x1993,2x95,97,99 | – | – | – | 6 | |
2 | 2x1993, 99 | – | – | – | 3 | |
3 | 2x1997, 99 | – | – | – | 3 | |
4 | 1995, 97 | – | – | – | 2 | |
5 | 1995, 97 | – | – | – | 2 | |
6 | 2x1999 | – | – | – | 2 |
Explanation example: 2x1993 means two x Gold medal in the same year for a country in all categories.
FISTF World Sports Table Football Championship – Individual
FISTF began in 1993 with a European Championship which are mistakenly named as World Championships in several publications, such as printed Tournament leaflets and websites. The FISTF World Cup will be held again every even year, starting with 2020, 2022, 2024 and so forth. The odd years will host the Confederations Championships or Cups, such as in Asia, America South and Europe. Africa and America North will follow as soon as the development lets it happen.- ) Covid-19 Virus spread: The World Cup 2020 Rome, will be postponed to 2021.
Year | Host City | Open | Under 20/19 | Under 16/15 | Ladies | Veteran | Under 12 |
1994 | , Paris | Dominique De Marco | Joseph Borg Bonaci | Darren Scicluna | Delphine Dieudonné | not played | - |
1996 | , Silkeborg | Vasco Guimarães | Simone Bertelli | Wolfgang Haas | Delphine Dieudonné | Gerhard Ecker | - |
1998 | , Namur | Gil Delogne | Simone Bertelli | Wolfgang Haas | Delphine Dieudonné | Thierry Vivron | - |
2000 | , Vienna | Massimo Bolognino | Nicolas Wlodarczyk | Simão Fonseca | Delphine Dieudonné | Horst Deimel | - |
2001 | , Oporto | Massimo Bolognino | Nicolas Wlodarczyk | Simão Fonseca | Carla Conceiçao | Renzo Frignani | - |
2002 | , Birmingham | Gil Delogne | Sami Targui | Jessica Hardenne | Delphine Dieudonné | Stefano De Francesco | - |
2003 | , Cottonera | Massimiliano Nastasi | Roderick Sciberras | Arnaud Nullens | Kamilla Kristensen | Arturo Martinez | - |
2004 | , Bologna | Giancarlo Giulianini | Daniele Bertelli | Ricardo Barros | Delphine Dieudonné | Renzo Frignani | - |
2005 | , Tournai | Massimo Bolognino | Daniele Bertelli | Juan Manuel Noguera | Delphine Dieudonné | Renzo Frignani | - |
2006 | , Dortmund | Efrem Intra | Stefano Buono | Kristian Staal Nielsen | Kamilla Kristensen | Martijn Bom | - |
2007 | , Les Herbiers | Daniele Bertelli | Stefano Buono | Ruben Português | Françoise Guyot | Renzo Frignani | Mathew Pace |
2008 | , Vienna | Eric Verhagen | Juan Manuel Noguera | Björn Kegenbein | Michaela Scherbaum | Martijn Bom | Diego Tagliaferri |
2009 | , Rotterdam | Daniele Bertelli | Björn Kegenbein | Emanuele Lo Cascio | Delphine Dieudonné | Martijn Bom | Diego Tagliaferri |
2010 | , Rain am Lech | Carlos Flores | José Antonio Gómez Ros | Marcel Kwiatkowski | Delphine Dieudonné | Juan Carlos Granados | Kai Hagenkötter |
2011 | , Palermo | Massimiliano Nastasi | Björn Kegenbein | Luigi Colangelo | Giuditta Lo Cascio | Vincent Prats | Marco Di Vito |
2012 | , Manchester | Carlos Flores | Björn Kegenbein | Matteo Ciccarelli | Delphine Dieudonné | Francesco Mattiangeli | Marco Di Vito |
2013 | , Madrid | Alberto Mateos | Luigi Di Vito | Claudio Panebianco | Delphine Dieudonné | Massimo Bolognino | Claudio La Torre |
2014 | , Rochefort | Juan Manuel Noguera | Luigi Di Vito | Matteo Ciccarelli | Jessica Hardenne | Francesco Mattiangeli | Francesco Vezzuto |
2015 | , San Benedetto | Carlos Flores | David Gonzalez | Claudio La Torre | Delphine Dieudonné | Massimo Bolognino | Leonardo Giudice |
2016 | , Mons | Wolfgang Leitner | Matteo Ciccarelli | Leonardo Giudice | Carolina Villargues | Gianfranco Calonico | Giorgio Giudice |
2017 | , Elancourt | Rémy Huynh | Nicola Borgo | Claudio La Torre | Delphine Dieudonne | Filipe Maia | Francesco Borgo |
2018 | , Gibraltar | Matteo Ciccarelli | Marco Di Vito | Leonardo Giudice | Audrey Herbaut | Charles Aquilina | Giorgio Giudice |
2020 | , Rome*) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
2022 | , Host City to be announced | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Position | Nation | World Cup | Finalist | 3rd place | 4th place | Sum |
1 | 1996,98,2000,2x01,02,03,3x04,3x05,2x06,3x07,08,3x09,4x11,3x12,4x13,4x14,3x15,4x16,3x17, 4x18 | – | – | – | 51 | |
2 | 2x1994,96,2x98,2000,4x02,03,04,05,09,10,12,13,14,15,2x17 | – | – | – | 21 | |
3 | 2003,05,08,3x10,11,12,13,14,2x15 | – | – | – | 12 | |
4 | 1996,2000,2x01,04,07,16,17 | – | – | – | 8 | |
5 | 2x1996,98,2000,08,16 | – | – | – | 6 | |
6 | 2008,09,2x10,11,12 | – | – | – | 6 | |
7 | 2x1994,03,07,2018 | – | – | – | 5 | |
8 | 1998,2000,01,07,2018 | – | – | – | 5 | |
9 | 2006,2x08,09 | – | – | – | 4 | |
10 | 2003,2x06, | – | – | – | 3 |
Explanation example: 4x2011 means four x Gold medal in the same year for a country in all categories.
FISTF World Sports Table Football Masters – Individual
The FISTF Masters had the target to bring the best players of the Season together and to promote the Sport in different countries. After the sixth edition the event was cancelled, due to the fact that the event became not really popular among the elite players.Year | Host City | Winner Open | 2nd | S/F | S/F |
2000 | Leverkusen | Gil Delogne 2–1 | Vasco Guimareas | Filipe Maia S/F 2–2ms Delogne | Alain Hanotiaux S/F 1–2ms Guimareas |
2001 | Aberdeen | David Ruelle 4–3 | Gil Delogne | Stefano De Francesco S/F 2–2ms | Alain Hanotiaux S/F 1–2 Delogne |
2002 | Neaples | Massimiliano Nastasi 1–0 | Massimo Bolognino | Gil Delogne S/F 0–2 Bolognino | Giancarlo Giulianini S/F 0–0ms Nastasi |
2004 | Kamen | Massimo Bolognino 1–0 | Gil Delogne | Francesco Mattiangeli S/F 0–2 Bolognino | Alain Hanotiaux S/F 0–0ms Delogne |
2006 | Valletta | Carlos Flores 3–1 | Massimiliano Nastasi | Joseph Mifsud S/F 0–3 Nastasi | Massimo Bolognino S/F 1–2 Flores |
2008 | Madrid | Massimiliano Nastasi __-__ | Simone Bertelli | ____ S/F __-__ Bertelli | ____ S/F __-__ Nastasi |
The World Masters was a FISTF tournament for the best 12 players of the year or Season. It was last played in 2008 after the FISTF Calendar was full of main tournaments. It was meant to promote the sport table football/soccer in different cities. 2008 results missing.
FISTF European Sports Table Football Championship – National Team
FISTF began in 1993 with a European Championship and are mistakenly used as World Championships in several publications, such as printed Tournament leaflets. 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999 where European Team Championships, and not World Team Championships.Year | Host Country | Open | Under 19 | Under 15 | Ladies | Veteran | Under 12 |
1993 | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | |
1995 | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | ||
1997 | not played | not played | |||||
1999 | not played | ||||||
2019 | |||||||
2021 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Position | Nation | European Championships | Finalist | 3rd place | 4th place | Sum |
1 | 3x 1999 | – | – | – | 3 | |
2 | 1995, 1996 | – | – | – | 2 | |
3 | 2x 1997 | – | – | – | 2 | |
4 | 1997 | – | – | – | 1 | |
5 | 1999 | – | – | – | 1 | |
6 | 1999 | – | – | – | 1 |
Explanation example: 2x1997 means two x Gold medal in the same year for a country in all categories.
FISTF World Sports Table Football Championship – National Team
FISTF began in 1994 with a World Championship for National Team, which was such a great success that over the years in all categories the Team event were introduced. FISTF is the only sport worldwide which has also U-12 World Champions in individual and in team events. A world tournament was played in 1987, Paris which was an initiative to promote team events for coming world championships. The teams where mixed with 2x Open, 1x Feminine and 1x Junior player. 7 Nations and France 'B' participated in the quarter Finals. Results will follow.- The final: 3–1
Year | Host Country | Open | Under 19 | Under 15 | Ladies | Veteran | Under 12 |
1994 | - | ||||||
1996 | - | ||||||
1998 | - | ||||||
2000 | - | ||||||
2001 | not played | - | |||||
2002 | - | ||||||
2003 | not played | - | |||||
2004 | - | ||||||
2005 | - | ||||||
2006 | - | ||||||
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2020 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | |
2022 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... |
FISTF decision: The World Cup will be held every two years, as originally played in the 1990s. The odd years will see a comeback of the FISTF European Championships in 2019, 2021 and so forth.
Position | Nation | Team World Cup | Finalist | 3rd place | 4th place | Sum |
1 | 2x98,01,02,2x03,3x04,05,2x06,4x07,4x08,4x09,3x10,6x11,3x12,5x13,4x14,4x15,4x16,5x17,3x18 | – | – | – | 61 | |
2 | 1994,3x96,98,4x2000,2x01,3x02,04,2x05,06,07,09,10,12,13,2x14,2x16,17 | – | – | – | 28 | |
3 | 2007,08,09,12,2x15,2x18 | – | – | – | 8 | |
4 | 2x1996,98,05,06,08,2018 | – | – | – | 7 | |
5 | 2000,01,03,04,05 | – | – | – | 5 | |
6 | 2003,2010 | – | – | – | 2 | |
7 | 1998,2012 | – | – | – | 2 | |
8 | 2002,2010 | – | – | – | 2 | |
9 | 2006 | – | – | – | 1 |
Explanation example: 4x2011 means four x Gold medal in the same year for a country in all categories.
CASTFA Asian Sports Table Football Cup
Under the authority of FISTF, the Confederation of Asian Sport Table Football Associations hosts a continental championship annually with individual, club team and national team categories.CASTFA was founded in Tokyo 11 June 2017 by NOSK, TFAS and ATFA, with the full support of the Federation of International Sports Table Football.
At the meeting in Tokyo, in conjunction with the 3rd Asian Cup of Table Football, it was decided the position of President of CASTFA would rotate through all member federations. Japan's Mr. Kenzo Koi taking the inaugural position for the first two-year period.
The target will be to develop the sport across the Asian region, including helping form associations in other countries and to develop the Asian Cup of Table Football into an even more important event in the region. After the 2018 edition, the Asian Cup will be held every two years.
Year | Place | Open | Under 19 | Under 15 | Under 12 | Veteran | Ladies | Club Team | National Team |
2015 | Melbourne | Peter Thomas | not played | not played | Benjamin NG | not played | not played | Northern Falcons TFC | Singapore |
2016 | Singapore | Rudy Hesty | Giovanni Choong | not played | not played | not played | not played | Jurong Central SC | Singapore |
2017 | Tokyo | Tan Kok Wee | not played | not played | Tan Yi De | Robert Green | Eiko Yoneda | S.G. Lions | Singapore |
2018 | Melbourne | Carl Young | Oli Ollnow | not played | not played | not played | Kimi Wada | Melbourne TFC | Singapore |
2019 | Singapore | Rudy Hesty | Oli Ollnow | not played | not played | Den Mulia | not played | S.G. Lions | Singapore |
2021 | City to be announced | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... |
FISTF America North and Central Sports Table Football Championship
Under the authority of FISTF, the Confederation America North and Central Sport Table Football continental championship shall be held every two years, with its comebach inm 2021. Individual, club team and national team categories to be played.The Confederation America North is under motion for foundation. USA and Canada are the most active associations.
Year | Place | Open | Under 19 | Under 15 | Under 12 | Veteran | Ladies | Club Team | National Team |
2008 | Alexandria, VA | Zach Walker | Daniel Cranston | not played | not played | Paul Eyes | not played | Maryland SC | not played |
2009 | Alexandria, VA | Zach Walker | Patrick Sheridan | Nevin Varghese | not played | Paul Eyes | Stephanie Bao | Maryland SC | Not Played |
2010–2020 | Not Played | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... |
2021 | Lansing, Michigan | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... | ..... |
FISTF America South Sports Table Football Championship
Under the authority of FISTF, the South America Sport Table Football Confederation hosts a continental championship annually with individual, club team and national team categories.The FISTF South America Sports Table Football Championship began in 2010 in Argentina, where Brazil was the first guest Nation. The two main Nations are doing well in STF development and in 2016 Chile joined as the third nation. Antofagasta was the Host City 2016 and it was the premiere event outside Argentina and Brazil. The Host City for 2017 will be Santa Rosa de Calamuchita, Cordoba, Argentina.
An independent confederation of the "Americas" has not yet been founded. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, USA and Canada are the most active federations.
Year | Place | Open | Under 19 | Under 15 | Under 12 | Veteran | Ladies | Club Team | National Team |
2010 | Buenos Aires | Fabrico Bertolini | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | Club de R. Vasco de Gama | Argentina |
2011 | Rio de Janeiro | Claudio Murcilli | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | A.S.R. 08 Rosario | Brazil |
2012 | Rosario | Fabrico Bertolini | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | A.S.R. 08 Rosario | Argentina |
2013 | São Paulo | Rony Suzuki | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | Club de R. Vasco de Gama | Brazil |
2014 | Rosario | Flavio Riccomagno | Agustin Ortega | not played | not played | Flavio Riccomagno | not played | Club de R. Vasco de Gama | Argentina |
2015 | Curitiba | Ednilson Gaffo | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | Club de R. Vasco de Gama | Brazil |
Antofagasta | Flavio Riccomagno | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | A.S.R. 08 Rosario | Brazil | |
Cordoba | Flavio Riccomagno | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | A.S.R. 08 Rosario | Argentina | |
2018 | Rio de Janeiro | Roni Suzuki | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | Club de R. Vasco de Gama | Brazil |
2019 | Buenos Aires | Ednilson Gaffo | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | Club de R. Vasco de Gama | Brazil |
2020 | Valparaiso | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
FISTF African Sports Table Football Championship
Under the authority of FISTF, the African Sport Table Football Confederation hosts a continental championship annually with individual, club team and national team categories.Year | Place | Open | Under 19 | Under 15 | Under 12 | Veteran | Ladies | Club Team | National Team |
2009 | Johannesburg | Clifford Graaf | not played | not played | Max Silber | not played | Gillian Graaf | not played | not played |
2010 | ...... | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played |
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ETF Europa Cup for Individual Players
- Participating Nations where:
- Founding nations: Belgium, Netherlands, Germany
- Joined later: Great Britain BTSA and later split up, England ETSA, Switzerland SSTV, Malta MSTSA, Austria EÖTV, Scotland STSA, Italy FICMS, Gibraltar GTSA, Wales WTSA, France FFFT and sensationally Australia ATSA. Which was then an indicator for the upcoming FISTF as the new world federation.
The development of FISTF is ongoing and more Nations around the Globe are joining. All ETF matches played 2x20min., a.e.t.=after extra time with 2x10min, if necessary 1x10min. golden goal decision or 5x shots.
Corrections: Willi Hogeweg was German, and not Dutch. Kurt Erb won the 1980 Europa Cup in Uddingston, and not his brother Peter Erb. Both mistakes corrected, which were previously mentioned. Tonio Montesin was the finalist in the 1993 ESTF Cup final, and not John Barrons ! Important to mention is that Mike Dent is Scottish, while playing for England in 1976.
Year | Host City | Winner | Finalist | Result | 3rd place | 4th place | Result |
1964 | , Rotterdam | Marius Schild | Jean-Pierre De Joncker | 4–1 | Louis van der Heyden | Günther Czarkowski | 4–0 |
1965 | , Bruxelles | Johnny De Bruining | François Van Cauwelaert | 4–3 a.e.t. | van Ee | Roger Dresselaers | *No match 3rd/4th |
1966 | , Dortmund | Pierre Tignani | Jean-Pierre De Joncker | 5–1 a.e.t. | John De Groot | Dirk Boon | 4–2 |
1967 | , London | Pierre Tignani | Bertus Mulder | 3–1 | De Groot | Delahaut | 8–4 |
1968 | , Rotterdam | Willi Hogeweg | René Schoukens | 3–2 | Pierre Tignani | Manfred Hogeweg | 4–2 |
1969 | , Jambes | Bertus Mulder | Jean-Marie Delahaut | 4–3 | Schoukens | Dick Rietveld | 4–3 a.e.t. 2x10min. |
1970 | , Altenmarkt | Dick Rietveld | Pierre Tignani | 1–0 | Bertus Mulder | Willi Hogeweg | 4–2 |
1971 | , Romford | Dick Rietveld | Bertus Mulder | 4–3 a.e.t. | Marius Mulder | Jacques Brichaud | 2–0 |
1972 | , Maassluis | Antoon Verhaal | Marius Schild | 1–0 | Bertus Mulder | Peter Körmann | 3–1 |
1973 | , Spa | Antoon Verhaal | Gerard Donk | 3–1 a.e.t. | Jacques Brichaud | Jean-Marie Delahaut | 4–3 a.e.t. |
1974 | , Basel | Jacques Brichaud | Kurt Erb | 1–0 | Antoon Verhall | Gerhard Donck | 2–1 |
1975 | , Haibach | Peter Czarkowski | Norman Gleave | 2–1 | Gerhard Donck | Kurt Erb | 3–1 |
1976 | , La Valletta | Mike Dent | Norman Gleave | 2–0 | Bertie van Haag * | Roland Surer | 1–1 a.e.t. 2x 10min. Shots |
1977 | , Bracknell | Kurt Erb | Richard Stolwijk | 3–2 | Mike Dent | Jacques Brichaud | 2–1 |
1978 | , Wien | Bertus Mulder | Jacques Brichaud | 3–2 a.e.t. | Kurt Erb * | Michael Bordach | 2–2 a.e.t. Shots 5–4 |
1979 | , Rijswijk | Jacques Brichaud | Philippe Outmanns | 3–2 | Rene Vergeer | Andre Beckers | 2–1 |
1980 | , Uddingston | Kurt Erb | Joe Enriles | 2–1 a.e.t. | Bertus Mulder | Malcolm Lees | 3–1 |
1981 | , Verviers | André Beckers | Kurt Erb | 1–0 | Michael Bordach | Martijn Bom | 3–2 a.e.t. |
1982 | , Wallisellen | Willy Hofmann | Marc Clairbois | 1–0 | Kurt Erb | Phillipe Outmanns | 1–0 |
1983 | , Haibach | Willy Hofmann | Marc Clairbois | 3–2 a.e.t. | Gerhard Ecker * | Horst Becker | 4–4 a.e.t. Shots 1–0 |
1984 | , Verviers | Willy Hofmann | Marc Clairbois | 2–0 | Kevin Dyson | Horst Becker | 2–1 a.e.t. |
1985 | , Barry, Vale of Glamorgan | Bruno Goset | Martijn Bom | 1–0 | Willy Hofmann | Paul Remund | 2–1 |
1986 | , Boskoop | Didier Stévenot | Horst Becker | 1–0 a.e.t. | Etienne Pairoux | Martijn Bom | 3–2 |
1987 | , Birmingham | Willy Hofmann | Gerherd Ecker | 4–1 | Dominique Demarco | Timothy Young | 3–1 |
1988 | , Salzburg | Willy Hofmann | Horst Deimel | 4–1 | Dominique Demarco | Axel Schneider | 2–1 a.e.t. |
1989 | , Wallisellen | Dominique De Marco | Martijn Bom | 1–0 | Christophe Fuseau | Kevin Dyson | 4–3 a.e.t. |
1990 | , South Queensferry | Willy Hofmann | Martijn Bom | 4–1 | Dominique De Marco | Jim Law | 5–1 |
1991 | , Stennweiler | Dominique De Marco | Gil Delogne | 2–1 | Horst Deimel | Thierry Vivron | 1–0 |
1992 | , La Valletta | Christophe Fuseau | David Baxter | 2–1 | Timothy Young | Felix Gübeli | 7–4 |
1993 | , Fareham | Horst Deimel | Tonio Montesin | 2–1 | Kevin Dyson | Erich Hinkelmann | 3–1 |
Position | Nation | Europa Cup Winner | Finalist | 3rd place | 4th place | Sum |
1 | 1966,67,74,79,81,85,86,89,91 | 1964,65,66,68,69,70,78,79,82,83,84,91 | 1965*,68,69,73,86,87,88,90 | 1967,71,73,77,79,82 | 9+12+8+6=35 | |
2 | 1964,65,69,70,71,72,73,78 | 1966,71,72,73,77,85,89,90 | 1964,65*,66,67,70,71,72,74,75,76,79,90 | 1966,69,74,81,86 | 8+8+12+5=33 | |
3 | 1977,80,82,83,84,87,88,90 | 1974,81 | 1978,82,85 | 1975,76,85,92 | 8+2+3+5=18 | |
4 | 1968,75 | 1986 | 1981 | 1964,68,70,72,78,83,84,88 | 2+1+1+8=12 | |
5 | 1976 | 1975,76 | 1977,84,93 | 1989 | 1+2+3+1=7 | |
6 | 1993 | 1987,88 | 1983,91 | 1993 | 1+2+2+1=6 | |
7 | 1992 | – | 1989 | 1991 | 1+0+1+1=3 | |
8 | – | 1992 | – | 1980,90 | 0+1+0+1=2 | |
9 | – | 1980 | – | – | 0+1+0+0=1 | |
10 | – | 1993 | – | – | 0+1+0+0=1 | |
11 | – | – | 1993 | 1987 | 0+0+1+1=2 |
Note: In 1965, there was no 3rd/4th Place play-off match. Both players are given third place in the summary table.
ETF Nations Cup for National Teams
The season 1966–67, 1967–68 and 1968–69 also saw the ETF Nations Cup for National B-Teams and Junior Teams. The three ETF Members Belgium, Netherlands and Germany participated. England, the fourth ETF Member did not participate. In the 1960s 2 points were given for win and 1 point for a draw, that's why a high score of 8–0 was possible, which meant a 4–0 win in today's result system.Starting with the 1983 ETF Nations Cup, the one point system was introduced for an individual win and for a draw non-points were given to both teams. A team consisted of four Players. All ETF Matches were played 2x20min. In knock-out Stages, an 'after extra time' with 2x10min was applied if the match had a draw result. In case there was no winner, the 'golden goal' had to be scored in a 1x10min period. If no winner came up, the 5 shot system was used. The 5 shot system is practically the penalty shooting in real football/soccer. The Editions 1969–70 and 1970–71 were cancelled due to the fact that the Netherlands were not interested to participate at the ETF Nations Cup.
FISA and ETF Europa Cup for Club Teams 1985–1993
On the weekend of 7–8 September 1985, SPA, the first Club Team Europa Cup was played. In the honor of the fine Paul Outmanns who was a great player and organizer, the Coupe par equipe d'Europe was named 'Trophy Paul Outmanns'. The Europa Cup in Spa is considered as the first ever Europa Cup for Club teams. At the 1st edition in Spa, Clubs participated from Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Italian clubs participated at the 2nd edition.The 2nd edition in Aubervilliers was played on the weekend 9–10 January 1988 with 4 countries, France, Belgium, Italy and Germany with a total of 15 clubs.
The 3rd edition in Oldham on 4–5 August 1990 with 7 countries, France, Belgium, Italy, Wales, England and Netherlands. The 7th nation is not yet confirmed from research work.
The Quarter-Finals 1989–90:
Cardiff TSL 2–0 SC Elbeuf, SC Goldfingers Cornesse 3–0 Charlton SC, Birmingham TSL 2–0 Leicster Cheetah SC, RSMV Rotterdam 2–1 Florence SC. The editions in 1985–86 and 1987–88 were an initiative by the clubs and players, as well as the FBFTS and FFFT. The edition in 1989–90 was organized by FISA personal. The Europa Cup for ) of Sport Table Football was finally born. The club Teams consisted of three players each. The club winning the most of the three matches wins.
The playing time was 2x20 minutes with three players per team. The single win per player counted 1 point, the draw 0 points for each team and the loss 0 points, and therefore it was often important, to have a good goal difference scored from the three individual matches.
Clubs participated from FISA and ETF countries, and the Europa Cup for Club Teams began too emerge steadily.
It was the beginning, when the flicking nations from FISA and ETF, came step by step together. Talks and meetings, ideas and projects came up to get the table football community merged. The BIG Ignition sparkled!
Year | Host City | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th place |
1985–86 | Spa | S.C Aubervilliers 2–1 | J.R.S.C. Rochefort | S.C. Verviers 3*−3 | R.S.M.V. Rotterdam |
1986–87 | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played |
1987–88 | Aubervilliers | S.C. Goldfingers Cornesse 1–0 | S.C. Aubervilliers | S.C. Verona 2–1 | S.C. Monaco |
1988–89 | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played |
1989–90 | Oldham | S.C. Goldfingers Cornesse 3–0 | S.C. Cardiff | Birmingham T.S.L. | R.S.M.V. Rotterdam |
1990–91 | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played |
1991–92 | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played |
1992–93 | not played | not played | not played | not played | not played |
FISTF Europa Cup for Club Teams – 1993–2009
FISTF Champions League for Club Teams – since 2010
FISTF Europa League for Club Teams – since 2010
FISTF Europa Cup, Champions- and Europa League statistics
Overview per winning club.Winners per club – Europa Cup, Champions – and Europa League
Rang | Club | Winner EC | Finalist EC | Winner CL | Finalist CL | Winner EL | Finalist EL | Total Winner | Total Finalist | ||||
1 | F. Ili Bari Reggio Emilia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||||
2 | TFC Mattersburg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||
3 | SC Goldfingers Cornesse | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
4 | CCT Eagles Naples | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||
5 | CCT Black & Blue Pise | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||||
6 | SC Bologna Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
7 | SC Charleroi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||
8 | ACS Perugia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||
9 | AS Hennuyer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
10 | SC Fiamme Azzure | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
11 | GD Dias Ferreira | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
12 | SC Falcons Athènes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
13 | TSC Stella Artois Milan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
14 | Atlas TFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
15 | SC Aubervilliers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
16 | Valletta Subbuteo Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
17 | Real Murcia CF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
22 | JRSC Rochefort | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
23 | SC Cardiff | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
24 | Olimpia CS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Overview per winning nation.
Winners per Nation – Europa Cup, Champions – and Europa League
Rang | Nation | Winner EC | Finalist EC | Winner CL | Finalist CL | Winner EL | Finalist EL | Total Winner | Total Finalist |
1 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | |
2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |
3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* Europa Cup 1985–1993
- Belgium 2
- France 1
- Italy 8
- Belgium 5
- Austria 3
- Portugal 1
- Italy 8
- No other Nation could win the CL yet.
- Italy 3
- Greece 3
- Austria 1
- Malta 1
FISTF – FISA – ETF – 3 or 4 Country Tournament
It was common that, and //, and played these events. The British Championship with,, and were also played irregular within ETF and FISA. Possibly that,, and played such a 3 country tournament as well. It is common that Nations play international friendly games when possible and within ETF it was a main sports event with the A-Team, B-Team and Juniors. Today, International tournaments are used, to play 'internationals' between Nations. Mainly the Open and Veteran category are played. FISTF has a registration form to agree on an international match. 2017 saw in Élancourt the first 4-Country tournament with 3 Continents, America, Africa and Europe, involved. We will update this passage with more information.
Year | Host City | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th place |
1976 | Haibach, Lower Franconia | - | |||
1976 | Vienna | - | |||
1977 | Koblenz | - | |||
1980 | Basel | - | |||
1981 | Traunreut | - | |||
1981 | Elst, Utrecht | - | |||
1985 | Milton Keynes | - | |||
1985 | Cardiff | ||||
1987 | Wallisellen | - | |||
1987 | Bercy | - | |||
1989 | Vienna | - | |||
1990 | Wallisellen | - | |||
1991 | Kaufering | - | |||
2014 | Budapest | - | |||
2015 | Cardiff | - | |||
2015 | San Benedetto del Tronto | ||||
2015 | Vienna | - | |||
2017 | Élancourt |
Position | Nation | Winner | Finalist | 3rd place | 4th place | Sum |
1 | 1985,90,2014,2x2015 | – | – | – | 5 | |
2 | 1985,87,89,91 | – | – | – | 4 | |
3 | 1976,81 | – | – | – | 2 | |
4 | 1980,81 | – | – | – | 2 | |
5 | 1976 | – | – | – | 1 | |
6 | 1977 | – | – | – | 1 | |
7 | 1987 | – | – | – | 1 | |
8 | 2015, 17 | – | – | – | 2 |
ETF. FISTF. British Home Championship
Update: The British Home Nation Tournament from 1973 was added, found in a private archive. The edition counting will be revised. The 13th edition was played in 1986. The information are mentioned in the Table Soccer Review of the ETSA. Mainly England, Scotland and Wales participated, with Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland participating in several editions.In 1976, England won their 5th Home Championship, therefore the Edition numbers need corrections. Research goes on through old copies of "The blue" magazine.
England won the first seven editions. Wales humbled England in 1981. 1982–1986 England won again five editions in a row. The 14th edition has not been found yet. Research work ongoing.
The first ever International match was played in Bruxelles 7 February 1960, between Belgium and the Netherlands. Belgium won! The foundation of an international federation was in line.
All started with an International match in England, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. This 2nd International match between two Nations was played in Tunbridge Wells, Oct./Nov. 1960, England against Belgium, on behalf of an invitation for three players from Mr. Peter Adolph. Earlier in February 1960 the 1st International Match was played between Belgium and the Netherlands. After that, more International matches between sports table football associations have been played.
It is not known to date, if in 1960 England played the Netherlands.
2nd International Match between Nations 1960
England | 1–2 | Belgium | ||
Player | Nation | Result | Player | Nation |
Mahoney __ | 2–3 | Roger Dresselars | ||
Brian Nixon | 2–1 | Pierre Tignani | ||
Woolcock __ | 1–3 | Francois van Caulewaert |
A British Home championship with Ireland started in 2004, following renewed interest in Sports Table Football within the UK and Ireland. Each nation could enter a maximum of 5 players, who competed for the Individual Championship on Day 1 and for the Team Crown on Day 2. The tournament was held annually until 2008, when all five Nations had taken their turn as hosts.
Year | Host City | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th place | 5th place | Edition Nr. |
1971 | 1*) | _?_ Edition | |||||
1972 | 1*) | _?_ Edition | |||||
1973 | Southport 1*) | _?_ Edition | |||||
1974 | 1st Edition | ||||||
1975 | 2nd Edition | ||||||
1976 | Warrington | 3rd Edition | |||||
1977 | 4th Edition | ||||||
1978 | 5th Edition | ||||||
1979 | 6th Edition | ||||||
1980 | 7th Edition | ||||||
1981 | South Wales | 8th Edition | |||||
1982 | Havercroft | 9th Edition | |||||
1983 | Uddingston | 10th Edition | |||||
1984 | Barry | 11th Edition | |||||
1985 | Barry | 12th Edition | |||||
1986 | Milton Keynes | 13th Edition | |||||
1987 | 14th Edition | ||||||
2004 | Preston | 15th Edition | |||||
2005 | Dublin | 16th Edition | |||||
2006 | Dundee | 17th Edition | |||||
2007 | Belfast | 18th Edition | |||||
2008 | Cardiff | 19th Edition |
Reference Website:
Note 1*) 1971 and 1972 was won by England due to an article mentioned by Sentence: "England duly completed a hat-trick of wins in this competition, reported 1973 by Mr Barry Winston.
Sports table football – Unions, Associations and Federations
The following is an ultimate list of founded Unions, Associations and Federations. FISTF Member countries are not mentioned.Year | Nation | Abbreviation | Name | Years | Other info |
1934 | NPA | Newfooty Players Association was founded in England by William Lane Keeling. The year of dissolution is not exactly known. | 1934–1947 | .. | |
1950 | TSPA | Table Soccer Players Association was founded in England by Peter Adolph, when the UES, then ETF was in preparation. | 1950–present | .. | |
1961 | Europe | UES | Union Europeene de Subbuteo was founded in Schiedam by Mr. Ling, Mr. Kroonberg and Mr. Feuerlein. Named also UES/UNEFTA. The UES was predecessor of the ETF. | 1961–1963 | .. |
1963 | Europe | ETF | European Table Soccer Federation was founded in 1963 by the founding Association members NTVB, FBFTS and DSTFB. It was renamed to ESTF in 1992–1993 | 1963–1993 | 1993 the last Europa Cup was played. |
1979 | World | FISA | Federation International Subbuteo Associations was founded in England by Waddingtons Sports Games Ltd. | 1979–1994 | 1996 the last European Championship was played. |
1992 | World | FISTF | Federation of International Sports Table Football was founded in Paris, France by Laurent Garnier | 1992–present | .. |
2010 | America South | CSAFM | Confederación SudAmericana de Fútbol de Mesa was founded in Río de Janeiro on 06.06.2010 by LAFM, Argentina and CBFM, Brazil | 2010–present | .. |
2011 | World | WASPA | World Amateur Subbuteo Players Association founded from Mr. Vincent Coppenolle is a simple organisation, which is not registered as an official club/association. | 2011–present | .. |
2017 | Asia | CASTFA | Confederation of Asian Sports Table Football Associations was founded in Tokyo 11 June 2017 by NOSKSJ, Japan, TFAS, Singapore and ATFA, Australia | 2017–present | .. |
2018 | Europe | CETFA | A new Confederation for European STFA is in preparation | 2018–present | .. |
2020 | America North | CONASTF | The Confederation of North American Sports Table Football was founded 8th February 2020 in Ontario. Founding members: American Subbuteo Association and Subbuteo Canada. | 2020–present | .. |
Sports table football – Historical sources and archives
Champions- and Europa League and International tournaments, such as Majors, Grand Prix, International Open, Satellite and Challenger tournaments. The folded Associations of FISA and ETF archives are documented in PDF files. The archive is documented for FISTF World Cup, European Championships,- FISTF historical archive and historical data from ETF and FISA.
- National associations and clubs with archives.
- Private Sport Table Football collectors.
- Webpages from FISTF Member Associations, clubs and private persons.
Association | Nation | Publications | Years | Other info |
EÖTV | EÖTV News, EÖTV Handbook, Subbuteo Magazin, Der Tischfussballer. EÖTV Festschrift 1973–1988 | since 1973 | .. | |
DSTFB | DSTFB Report | since 1961 | .. | |
FFFTS | Movement International & Football de table magazine | since 1984 | .. | |
ESA | The Blue, The Subbuteo Blue, Table soccer review, Subbuteo Magazine. | since 1967 | .. | |
SSTV | Subbuteo Bulletin & SSTV Info | since 1969 | .. | |
NSVB | Infomatie bulletin, Subbuteo bulletin, IEBEE | since 1958 | .. | |
FISCT | La Freccia Calcio de tavola, Subbuteo magazine | since 1974 | .. | |
FBFTS | Subbuteo Flash | since 1950s / 1960s. | .. |