International Table Soccer Federation
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The International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF) is a non-profit organisation based in France that promotes table soccer. The ITSF endorses soccer tables that meet requirements for international competition.
The five official tables are currently furnished by Bonzini, Garlando
, Roberto Sport, , Tornado
and Leonhart, with the ITSF recognizing a further 3tables - Rosengart, Sardi and Fireball
- as being suitable for national competition.
Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, China, Central African Republic, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Hong-Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic Of Korea, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States Of America, Zimbabwe.
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.
The five official tables are currently furnished by Bonzini, Garlando
Garlando
Garlando is a company based in Italy that produces pocket billiards and table football tables.-History:Garlando was founded officially in 1954 at Spinetta Marengo – a small village near Alessandria – by Renato Garlando, the father of the present managing director, already in the...
, Roberto Sport, , Tornado
Tornado (Foosball)
Tornado is brand of table football table that has been used in the World Championships since 1986. The original Tornado model was created by engineer Bob Furr...
and Leonhart, with the ITSF recognizing a further 3tables - Rosengart, Sardi and Fireball
Fireball Foosball Table
-Fireball:Fireball is a brand of table football table that was initially developed with the support of the professional players Oktay Mann and Thierry Müller. It is designed and manufactured in China by Qingdao Rock-It Sports....
- as being suitable for national competition.
Current members
As of 2010, the ITSF has expanded to include (per 2010) the 65 following countries:Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, China, Central African Republic, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Great Britain, Hong-Kong, Hungary, India, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Republic Of Korea, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States Of America, Zimbabwe.
Tournaments
The ITSF does not organize most of the events that come under its banner. ITSF organizes the Multi-Table World Championships in Nantes, France in early January, and is responsible for organizing the World Cup, which takes place annually. Entry to the annual championships is earned by winning (or placing very highly in) one of the official table type World Championships. Entry can also be earned 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.