Federation of International Sports Table Football

The Federation of International Sports Table Football (FISTF) is the governing body for all Sports table football worldwide. FISTF was the result of negotiations between FISA (Federation of International Subbuteo Associations, founded 1979) members and E(S)TF (European (Sport) Table Football Federation, founded 1963) 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 were played in Belgium. The sport is now well administered worldwide by (FISTF).

The FISTF game of Sports table football
Two Sports Table Football players
Publisher(s)FISTF
Players4 per playing team, 6 per squad
Setup time2–3 minutes
Playing time2x15-minute periods, 1x 10-minute extra-time period
Random chanceLow
Age range10 and up
Skill(s) requiredDexterity, tactics, accuracy, concentration

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 (team) Champions League (YCL), which was due to be played in Bolognia 23/24 May 2020 (2nd edition), but was postponed because of Covid-19. 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 29/30 June 2019. The next edition will be in 2021 with Host Nation of Gibraltar. The Confederation of South American Championship will be played in October 2021. The Club Champions League will be in Athens (GRE) and Europa League in Eugies (BEL) in October 2021.

The 23rd edition of the FISTF World Cup will be in Rome (ITA), Original date 5/6 September 2020, but pushed forward to 2022. 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 2022. A date shall be named as soon as it may be possible. Several events from February to December 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 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 (USA) in late 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 (last Extraordinary Congress was 2017), while the 8th FISTF Congress will be in 2020, usually held on the day (Friday) before the World Cup (Championships) (Saturday and Sunday). 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 an Association/club (named as a Federation) in the City of Amiens, France.

FISTF Board of Directors

The FISTF Member Nations (delegates) voted a new Board of Directors, after an Extraordinary Congress (EOC) was called in by member nations. The final result was announced on 9 December 2017 in Milan, Italy. All Board members have been elected by the Member National Associations (MNA). The Promotion and Marketing VP has been co-opted onto the Board by Dec. 2019. The 8th FISTF Congress will be held online on the 21st November 2020. This is the first time that a FISTF Congress will be held completely online including all voting polls and elections. The online debut was done though at the Extraordinary Congress (EOC) 2017. The Board Members are liste below and are in office from 2021-2024.

PositionNameNationElectedElection Period
Core BoardElected by MNAs
PresidentStephen Dettre AustraliaElected2021–2024
General SecretaryFrancesco Lo Presti ItalyElected2021–2024
Finance DirectorFred Vulpes GermanyElected2021–2024
Vice President DepartmentsElected by MNAs
Vice-President SportsEric Naszalyi FranceElected2021–2024
Vice-President MediaMike Sgro CanadaElected2021–2024
Vice-President Promotion & MarketingBrandon Lavender EnglandElected2021–2024
Vice-President DevelopmentJurgen Balzan MaltaElected2021–2024
Vice-President Special SportVacant....to be elected / Co-opted
Vice Presidents ConfederationNominated by Confederations
Vice-President Confederation AsiaTan Kok Wee SingaporeElected2017–2020
Vice-President Confederation America SouthDaniel Matos BrazilElected2017–2020
Vice-President Confederation America NorthPeter Alegi United StatesNominatedJuly 2020
Vice-President Confederation AfricaVacant....to be elected
Vice-President Confederation EuropeJason Pisani MaltaElected2017–2020

FISTF Presidents since 1992

PositionNameNationElectedElection Period
1Laurent Garnier FranceElectedMay 1992 – 1994
2Laurent Garnier FranceElected1994–1996
3Raymond Kroonberg BelgiumCommissarial1996–1998
4David Baxter ScotlandElected1998–2000
5David Baxter ScotlandElected2000–2002
6Vincent Coppenolle BelgiumElected2002–2006
7Vincent Coppenolle BelgiumElected2006–2008
8Vincent Coppenolle BelgiumElected2008–2010
9Silvio Catania MaltaElectedMarch 2010 – January 2011
10Piero Capponi SpainElectedJanuary 2011 – October 2011
11Laurent Garnier Francead interimNovember 2011 – 2013
12Luís Horta PortugalElected2013–2014
13Alan Collins Englandad interim2014 - October 2017
14Alan Collins EnglandElectedSeptember - October 2017
15Fred Vulpes Germanyad interimNovember 2017
16Stephen Dettre AustraliaElectedDecember 2017 – November 2020
17Stephen Dettre AustraliaElectedNovember 2020 – November 2024

Note: A President can only be officially elected at a Congress or Extraordinary Congress. All others are ad-interim.

FISTF Disciplinary and Fair Play Council

An independent department for disciplinary (legal) issues. The FISTF President is a non-member of the DC Council, b

PositionNameNationElectedElection Period
Head of DepartmentMr. Antonio Miguel Montaño SpainNominated2017–2020
Deputy of DepartmentMr. Francesco Mattiangelli ItalyNominated2017–2020
Deputy of DepartmentMr. Luis Felipe Mendez Banderas SpainNominated2017–2020
Deputy of DepartmentMr. Frank Chetcuti Dimech MaltaCo-Opted2018–2020
Ex-Officio Non-VotingMr. Stephen Dettre AustraliaNeutral Consulting Member2018–2020

FISTF Subsidiary departments

PositionNameNationElectedElection Period
Database, Transfers, World RankingFrédéric Perdaens BelgiumNominated2021–2020
Web AdministratorRoger Trouillard FranceNominated2021–2024
Web Admin Assistant...{{__}}Nominated2021–2024
Auditor Controller...{{__}}Nominated2021–2024
Auditor Controller Vize...{{__}}Nominated2021–2024
History & Heritage Archive HeadHorst Deimel AustriaNominated2021–2024
History & Heritage Archive...{{__}}Nominated2021–2024
History & Heritage Archive...{{__}}Nominated2021–2024

Sports Table Football – Playing Rules

Details for Sports table football playing rules are found here Sports table football.

PositionSportThematicVersionOther Info
1Sports Table FootballPlaying RulesStandardsince 1992
2Sports Table FootballReferees....
3Sports Table FootballPlaying equipment..Since 1929
4Sports Table FootballCompetitions..Since 1963
5Sports Table FootballCompetition Formats....
6Sports Table FootballHistorical playing rules..Since 1929
7Sports Table FootballSubbuteo Publications....
8External links....
9Sports Table FootballPlaying RulesBeginners..
10Sports Table FootballPlaying Rules5-A side..

FISTF Member Nations

There are 22 FISTF Member Nations (MNA per 2020). Many others are not FISTF members as development moves on. Small associations are struggling with organisation and budgets as well as creating sustainable clubs.

PositionConfederationNationAbbreviationAssociation NameFoundedMember since
1Europe AustriaEÖTVErster Österreichischer Tischfußball Verband19731994
2Europe BelgiumFBFTS-BSTVBFederation Belge de Football Table Subbuteo-Belgische Subbuteo Tafelvoetbal Bond19481993
3Europe DenmarkDSBUDansk Subbuteo Bordfodbold Union19921993
4Europe EnglandESAEnglish Subbuteo Association19671993
5Europe France3FTSFédération Française de Football de Table Sport19801993
6Europe GermanyDSTFBDeutscher Subbuteo Tischfußballbund19611993
7Europe GreeceUHTFUnion of Hellenic Table Football1981?1993
8Europe GibraltarGTSAGibraltar Table Soccer Association1970?19xx
9Europe HungaryHTFAHungarian Table Football Association20122017
10Europe ItalyFISCTFederazione Italiana Sportiva Calcio Tavolo19721993
11Europe MaltaMTFSAMalta Table Football Sports Association19741993
12Europe NetherlandsNSVBNederlandse Subbuteo Voetbal Bond19541993
13Europe PortugalAPSAssociação Portuguesa de Subbuteo19931993
14Europe ScotlandSSTFAScottish Table Football Association19671993
15Europe SpainAEFMAsociacion Española de Jugadores de Futbol de Mesa1985199x
16Europe  SwitzerlandSSTVSchweizerischer Subbuteo-Tischfussball-Verband19691993
17Europe WalesWSTFAWelsh Sports Table Football Association19671993
No Member
1Europe FinlandSUBUSuomen Pöytäjalkapalloyhdistys2006No Member
2Europe Czech RepublicCTSUCzech Table Subbuteo Union19xxNo Member
3Europe RussiaRFTFSRussian Federation Table Football Subbuteo2016No member
4Europe Northern IrelandNITFANorthern Ireland Table Football Association197xNo Member
5Europe IrelandTFAITable Football Association of Ireland197xNo Member
6Europe CyprusCYTFACypriot Sports Table Football Association19xxNo Member
7Europe NorwayNBFFNorges Bordfotball Forbund1989No Member
8Europe RomaniaFRSFMFederatia Romana Sport Football de Masa2000re-development
9Europe..in development
  • European Sport Table Football Federation (ESTF) in re-development (existed 1963–1993)
  • 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: Participated at European Championship 1996.
  • Luxemburg: (1986) and Bahamas (1974) (participated in FISA events).
  • Monaco: (20xx) participated as a Nation, but are integrated again within 3FTS (France).
  • 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.
PositionConfederationNationAbbreviationAssociation NameFoundedMember since
1America South ArgentinaLAFMLiga Argentina de Fútbol de Mesa20xx2002, No member
2America South BrazilCBFMConfederação Brasileira de Futebol de Mesa20xx2002
3America South ChileACFMAssociaciòn Chile Futebol de Mesa2016in development 2016

In South America, the countries play also the Button Football (Sectorball, 12-Touch, 3-Touch, Chapas) codes and have a Confederation. Chile is in a development phase.

PositionConfederationNationAbbreviationAssociation NameFoundedMember since
4America North United StatesASAAmerican Subbuteo Association19821996
5America North CanadaSCA)Subbuteo Canada (Sports Table Football Association)19902018
6America North MexicoAMFMAsociacion 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.

PositionConfederationNationAbbreviationAssociation NameFoundedMember since
1Asia AustraliaATFAAustralian Table Football Association19881994
2Asia SingaporeTFASTable Football Association of Singapore19812002
3Asia JapanNOSKSJNihon Ohajiki Soccer Kyokai Subbuteo Japan20122012
4Asia Hong KongHKSAHong Kong Subbuteo Association2012No Member
5Asia New ZealandNZLTFANew Zealand ......in development 2017
6Asia MalaysiaMYTFAMalaysian Table Football Association2012in development
7Asia IsraelISRTFAIsrael Sports Table Football Association1986re-development 2014
8Asia IndonesiaINATFAIndonesian ...2012no information
9Asia IranIRITFAIranian ...2019no information
10Asia IndiaIN...India ....2019no information
  • CASTFA was founded in Tokyo 11 June 2017 by NOSK (Japan), TFAS (Singapore) and ATFA (Australia).
  • Hong Kong: Information open.
  • China: No update information. Participated at World Cup 2006 in Dortmund
PositionConfederationNationAbbreviationAssociation NameFoundedMember since
1Africa TunisiaFTFTSFédération Tunisian de Football de Table Sport20172017 / No Member
2Africa South AfricaSATFASouth African Table Football Association20092009 / No Member
  • Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal: Contact exists
  • Sudan: Contact exist to Sudan players since 2017.

TIMELINE Sports Table Football

The historical relevance of the sport, game and hobby of Sports Table Football/Soccer (aka Newfooty/Subbuteo), from the first day in 1925 till this day. Mentioned are main upcoming anniversaries in the timeline.

TimelineAbbreviationHistorical factImportant PersonOther information
1893–1940s
1893NewfootyMr William Lane Keeling was born (around) September. (born 1893-died 1976)William L. KeelingBirth
1916SubbuteoMr Peter Adolph was born. (born 1916-died 1994)Peter AdolphBirth
1925NewfootyTable football/soccer invented from Mr. William Lane Keeling for his children. The Development began until the patent was able to be registered.William Lane KeelingDevelopment
1929NewfootyNewfooty Company founded and invented table football / soccer material. The figures were flat version with a plastic base and lead at the bottom of the base. The patent for Newfooty was registered.William Lane KeelingPatent registry
1934NPAThe 'Newfooty Players Association' (NPA) was established. In England, people could become members 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 Trophy. The Newfooty handbook "Libro Oficial" was also available in Spanish language with "Instrucciones y Reglamentos" for "Futbol de Mesa".NPA..
1939NewfootyNewfooty Patent ran 1929–1934, and a second period of 5 years, 1934–1939.William L. KeelingEngland
1947SubbuteoSubbuteo Sports Games Ltd was founded from Mr. Peter Adolph. New material and flat cardboard figures came into sales.Peter AdolphFlat figures
1948FBFTSThe first national association was founded in Belgium (FBFTS). Mr. Beliard becomes the first Belgium champion. The world has his first ever table football/soccer champion.Mr. BeliardBelgium
1950s–1960s
1950TSPAPeter Adolph founds the 'Table Soccer Players Association' (TSPA) in England.Peter AdolphTSPA
1953NewfootyNewfooty brings the first 3D plastic figurine into the market.William Lane Keeling3D
1954NTVBThe Dutch federation (NTVB) was founded in Haarlem (NED).NTVBNetherlands
1957SubbuteoSubbuteo 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 AdolphCompany takeover
1960FBFTSThe first-ever International match (National Teams) was played in Bruxelles (BEL) 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.
1961UESThe "Union Europeene de Subbuteo (UES)" was founded in Schiedam (NED) from Mr. Ling (NTVB), Mr Kroonberg (FBFTS) and Mr. Feuerlein (DSTFB). He was the first president of the DSTFB (GER), which was founded shortly before the creation of the UES/UNEFTA. The UES was the predecessor of the ETF.UESFoundation
1963ETFThe 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 (City:?) by the three active nations Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. The BTSA (British Table Soccer Association) was founded and invited, but showed no interest to join the ETF.....
1964ETFThe 1st ETF Europa Cup was played in Rotterdam (NL), which saw Marinus Schild became the first ever International Champion.Europe..
1965ETFBEL, 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 (FRA). The British Table Soccer Association (BTSA) was changed into BSTSA with the S standing for Subbuteo.Britain..
1967BSTSAThe British Subbuteo Table Soccer Association (BSTSA) splits into separate independent associations, with free choice of material and not regulated by Subbuteo. The foundation of the English Table Soccer Association (ETSA), Scottish (STSA) and Welsh (WTSA) were based on democratic elections.Britain..
1969WSSGWaddingtons take over Subbuteo Sports Games (SSG). The SSTFB (later SSTV) was founded in Switzerland from Mr. Dieter Brechbühl.SSGCompany takeover
1970s–1980s
1970SSGThe 1st Subbuteo World Cup was played in London (ENG). Subbuteo Sports Games.Peter AdolphWorld Cup.
1973EÖTVThe EÖTV was founded in Vienna, Austria from Mr. Walter Fried & Gustav Adler.Walter FriedGustav Adler
1975FISCTThe 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 ParodiFICMS
1976NewfootyWilliam Lane Keeling departedWilliam L. KeelingEngland
1980FISAThe 1st FISA European Championship (National teams of 1 Senior & 2 Juniors) were played in Rome (ITA).SubbuteoTeam event
1981FISAFISA (Subbuteo company controlled) was founded as an alternative to ETF (Democratic Sports Federation) 1979?WorldEurope
1982FISAThe American Subbuteo Association (ASA) is established and North America is on the Sports Table Football (aka Subbuteo) map. Barcelona (ESP) was Subbuteo World Cup hostSubbuteoUSA, Spain
1983ETFThe ETF Nations Cup made a comeback on behalf of DSTFB German initiative.Horst BeckerGermany
1985ETF-FISAThe Europa Cup for club teams was born (in-official event). The Associations came closer.Eric NaszalyiFrance
1987FICMSThe FICMS was dissolved the Associationi Italia Calcio in Miniatura Subbuteo (AICiMS) was established. The name was changed, because it was necessary to remove the word "Federation" (replaced by "Association"), it was a bureaucratic issue, due to the relationship with 'Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano' (CONI). Curiously the same problem arose again in 2013 within FISCT.AICIMSOlympic
1990s–2000s
1992FISTFFISTF was founded in Hamburg, Germany, 16 June 1992. On the same weekend the Subbuteo European Championship was held in Hamburg.Laurant GarnierWilly Hofmann
1993FISTF-ESTFThe 1. FISTF European Championship was played in Verviers (BEL). The 30th Edition of the ETF (ESTF) Europa Cup was played and ESTF defunct in Farehem (ENG) with the democratic votes of the participating nations (ENG, WAL, SCO, MAL, AUT, GER, SUI, NED). Belgium and France did not participate. The FISTF Europa Cup for clubs had its official debut edition played.DefunctClub EC
1994FISTF-FISAA tough year. The 1st FISTF World Championship was played in Paris (FRA) and the 7th FISA Subbuteo World Cup was played for the 'first' time outside Europe, in Chicago, (USA). In the same year Hasbro (USA) take over Waddingtons Sports Games section (UK), including Monopoly and Cluedo. Mr. Peter Adolph, founder of Subbuteo Sports Games Ltd. departed.Two world cupsCompany takeover.
1995ZEUGOZeugo playing equipment was introduced. The Emilio Parodi company (Genoa, ITA) created their own table football sets and material.Edilio and Giovanni ParodiZeugo
1996FISAFISA was defunct in London (ENG) 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.HasbroNew materials
1998GSSGlobal Sports Games (Lichtenstein), The 'Toccer' figure was invented by Willy Hofmann (SUI).Willy HofmannToccer
2000FISTFThe FISTF World Masters was installed.Masters..
2010s–2020s
2002FISTFThe SubbuteoOsacar awards have been installed for several categories such as best player, club and newcomer.Awards
2010FISTFThe Europa Cup for clubs was rebranded into the FISTF Champions- and Europa League.CL & EL
2011WASPAWorld Amateur Subbuteo Players Association founded from Mr. Vincent Coppenolle (Belgium).Vincent Coppenolle
2014NSVB60 years of Sports table football in the Netherlands (NSVB).JubileeNetherlands
2017FISTF, Subbuteo70 Years Subbuteo trade mark. 25 Years FISTF.JubileeTM
2017CASTFAThe Confederation of Asian Sports Table Football Associations (CASTFA) was founded in Tokyo 11 June 2017 by executives of NOSKSJ (Japan), TFAS (Singapore), ATFA (Australia), and FISTF Vice President, Stephen Dettre. Kenzo Koi was named first president of CASTFAAsiaAustralia
2018FISTFWorld Cup in Gibraltar, the smallest country as FISTF member was host to the main event.GTSAThe Rock
2018FBFTS70 Years FBFTS-Belgian Association. 1. WASPA World Cup in Budapest, HungariaVincent CoppenolleHungaria
2019SSTV, Newfooty50 Years SSTV-Swiss Association. 90 Years Newfooty invention. The European Youth Champions League, 1st EditionWilliam L. Keeling..
2020CONASTFThe Confederation of North American Sports Table Football was founded 8 February 2020 in Ontario (Canada). Founding members are American Subbuteo Association and Subbuteo Canada. The foundation fell during the time when the Coronavirus (COVID-19) emerged worldwide and several FISTF tournaments had to be canceled. The World Cup 2020 in Rome (Italy) was postponed until 2022.Horst DeimelMike Sgro, Bryan Arnolds
2022FISTF30 Years FISTFLaurant GarnierFrance
2023EÖTV, DSTFB50 Years EÖTV-Austrian Association. 60 Years DSTFB-German Association.Jubilee..
2025FISCT50 Years FISCT-Italian Association (formal FICMS and AICIMS)Jubilee..
2029STF100 Years Sport Table Football, from Newfooty to modern Sport Table Football/Soccer.100 Years
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  • Many other domestic Associations were established around the globe. (see above FISTF members). 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 (toy).

Hall of FAME

FISTF, ETF and FISA Hall of Fame winners (2nd, 3rd and 4th place) are mentioned and being updated successively.

FederationChampionshipIndividual / TeamCategory
FISAEuropean ChampionshipIndividual playersOpen & Junior U-16
FISAEuropean ChampionshipNational Team competition1x Open & 2x Junior U-16
FISAWorld ChampionshipIndividual playersOpen & Junior U-16
FederationChampionshipIndividual / TeamCategory
FISTFEuropean ChampionshipIndividual playersOpen, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad
FISTFEuropean ChampionshipNational TeamsOpen, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad
FISTFWorld ChampionshipIndividual playersOpen, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad
FISTFWorld ChampionshipNational TeamsOpen, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad
FISTFWorld Sports Table Football MastersIndividualOpen
FISTFEuropean CupClub TeamsOpen
FISTFEuropean Champions LeagueClub TeamsOpen
FISTFEuropa LeagueClub TeamsOpen
FISTFAsian CupNational & Club TeamsOpen, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad
FISTFAmerica SouthNational & Club TeamsOpen, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad
FISTFAmerica NorthNational & Club TeamsOpen, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad
FISTFAfrica CupNational & Club TeamsOpen, U-19, U-15, U-12, Vet, Lad
FederationChampionshipIndividual / TeamCategory
ETFEuropean CupIndividual playersOpen
ETFEuropean Nations CupNational TeamsOpen, B-Team, Juniors U-16

FISA Subbuteo World Cup

The first ever Subbuteo table football (soccer) World Cup was played in London (UK/ENG) 1970 with 13 Nations competing. The 'big' three of the 1960s were 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 were 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

PlayerNationResultPlayerNation
Q/F
Colin Vickers England0–1Peter Czarkowski Germany
Günther Czarkowski Germany1–2Dick Rietveld Netherlands
Stuart Goldman Israel1–0Bertus Mulder Netherlands
M'Mullan Northern Ireland0–1 aetPierre Tignani Belgium
S/F
Peter Czarkowski Germany0–0; 3–2 shotsStuart Goldman Israel
Dick Rietveld Netherlands0–2Pierre Tignani Belgium

Two players from eleven Nations participated (22 Players) and USA and Israel with one player each made completed the field. The 7th Edition in 1994 (host Nation was the USA) was the last edition under the Patronance of FISA (Waddingtons Sports Games Ltd.). 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 (Fra) 1994. In 1993, two European champions reigned (ETF and FISTF), 1994 two world champions reigned (FISA and FISTF) 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 (U-16) World Cup was played in 1978 for the first time with three new Nations present, such as Austria, Greece and Canada.

FISA Subbuteo World Cup – Senior
Year Place Senior Champion Senior Finalist Result Senior 3rd place Senior 4th place Result
1970  England, London Peter Czarkowski  West Germany Pierre Tignani  Belgium 2–0 Dick Rietveld  Netherlands Stuart Goldman  Israel 4–1
1974  West Germany, Munich Dick Rietveld  Netherlands Michael Dent  England 2–1 a.e.t. Stefano Beverini  Italy Christian Delahaut  Belgium 5–1
1978  England, London Phillipe Outmans  Belgium Norman Gleave  England 1–0 Edoardo Belloto  Italy Michael Bordach  Germany 4–1
1982  Spain, Barcelona Renzo Frignani  Italy Horst Becker  Germany 2–1 Willy Hoffman   Switzerland James Skelly  Northern Ireland 6–0
1986  Greece, Athens Willy Hoffman   Switzerland Renzo Frignani  Italy 5–2 Bruno Goset  Belgium John McGiffen  Scotland 4–3 a.e.t.
1990  Italy, Rome Angelos Tsakiris  Greece Frédéric Hernandez  France 2–1 Willy Hoffman   Switzerland Felipe Maia  Portugal 4–2
1994  United States, Chicago Dominique De Marco  Belgium Christophe Fuseau  France 4–3 Angelos Tsakiris  Greece Carl Young  Wales 3–1
FISA Subbuteo World Cup – Junior (U-16)
Year Place Junior Champion Junior Finalist Result Junior 3rd Place Junior 4th Place Result
1970  England, London Not played Not played x-x Not played Not played x-x
1974  West Germany, Munich Not played Not played x-x Not played Not played x-x
1978  England, London Andrea Piccaluga  Italy Dirk Bärwald  Germany 2–0 Marc Clairbois  Belgium Fred Verhey  Netherlands 2–1
1982  Spain, Barcelona Joseph Bonfante  Gibraltar Bruno Debray  France 1–1 a.e.t. 6–5 Shots Pierpaola Pesce  Italy David Lambert  England 4–3
1986  Greece, Athens Mario Baglietto  Italy George Grillakis  Greece 4–3 Eric Threis  Belgium John Field  Gibraltar 5–1
1990  Italy, Rome Vasco Guimares  Portugal Joris Van Braker  Netherlands 3–2 Marco Gagliardi  Italy Bertrand Sartisse  Belgium 3–2
1994  United States, Chicago Not played Not played x-x Not played Not played x-x
FISA Subbuteo World Cup – Senior and Junior (U-16) Summary
Position Nation World Champion Finalist 3rd place 4th place
1  Italy 1978, 82, 86, 1986 1974, 78, 82, 90 3+1+4+0=8
2  Belgium 1978, 94, 1970 1978, 2x86, 1974, 90 2+1+3+2=8
3  Germany 1970, 1978, 82, 1978, 1+2+0+1=4
4  Netherlands 1974, 1990 1970, 1978, 1+1+1+1=4
5  Greece 1990, 1986 1997, 1+1+1+0=3
6   Switzerland 1986, 1982, 90, 1+0+2+0=3
7  Gibraltar 1982 1986 1+0+0+1=2
8  Portugal 1990 1990 1+0+0+1=2
9  France 1982, 90, 94 0+3+0+0=3
10  England 1974, 78 1982 0+2+0+1=3
11  Israel 1970 0+0+0+1=1
12  Northern Ireland 1982 0+0+0+1=1
13  Scotland 1986 0+0+0+1=1
14  Wales 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 (Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Netherlands, Cyprus, Norway) were not invited or did not participate, and the reason is unclear. After 1993, with all nations joining FISTF, the ETF (ESTF 1992–93) became defunct in October 1993. Hasbro (took over Waddington Sports Games Ltd. with Subbuteo brand name in 1995–1996), 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 (Hasbro). All matches played were 2x15min, with extra time of 2x5min in necessary, and 5x shots in the knock out phase.

FISA Subbuteo European Championship – Team 1x Senior and 2x Junior (U-16)
Year Place Team Winner Team Finalist Result Team S/F Team S/F Result
1980  Italy, Rome Italy  Italy Belgium  Belgium 2–0  Italy 3–0  Germany  Belgium 3–0  Scotland
Senior Giuseppe Trovato Phillipe Outmanns 3–2 Giuseppe Trovato – Michael Bordach 4–1 Phillipe Outmanns – Paul Watkins 6–0
Junior (U-16) Andrea Piccaluga Marc Clairbois 2–2 Andrea Piccaluga – Olaf Gotke 8–0 Marc Clairbois – John McGiffen 3–1
Junior (U-16) 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.

FISA Subbuteo European Championship – Senior
Year Place Senior Winner Senior Finalist Result Senior 3rd Place Senior 4th Place Result
1984  France, Paris Renzo Frignani  Italy Lionel Abecassis  France 1–0 Horst Becker  Germany William Boschma  Netherlands 4–1
1988  Belgium, Bruxelles Mario Baglietto  Italy Dominique De Marco  Belgium 4–3 a.e.t.(2x5min) Christophe Fuseau  France Michael Kunkel  Germany 7–2
1992  Germany, Hamburg Paulo Sobral  Portugal Dominique De Marco  Belgium 3–2 Christophe Fuseau  France Mario Baglietto  Italy 2–1
1996  England, London Felipe Maia  Portugal Joseph Borg Bonaci  Malta 1–0 Christian Filippella  Italy Gil Delogne  Belgium No 3rd/4th match
FISA Subbuteo European Championship – Junior (U-16)
Year Place Junior Winner Junior Finalist Result Junior 3rd Place Junior 4th Place Result
1984  France, Paris Dominique De Marco  Belgium Marco Santachiara  Italy 1–1 a.e.t.(2x5min) 3–2 Shots Pedro Rodrigues  Portugal Brian Cairins  Northern Ireland 1–1 a.e.t. (2x5min) 1–0 Shots
1988  Belgium, Bruxelles Raymond De Marco  Belgium Kostas Sohoritis  Greece 1–0 Alberto Maia  Portugal Robert Lenz  Austria 5–1
1992  Germany, Hamburg Bertrand Sartisse  Belgium Hugo Carvalho  Portugal 2–1 Joseph Borg Bonaci  Malta Morten Andersen  Denmark 4–3 a.e.t.
1996  England, London Dionisis Koutis  Greece Sergio Loureiro  Portugal 2–1 Gianmaria Mancinelli  Italy Sami Targui  Belgium No 3rd/4th match
FISA Subbuteo European Championship – Senior and Junior (U-16) Summary
Position Nation European Champion Finalist 3rd place 4th place Sum
1  Belgium 1984, 92, 98, 1988, 92 1980 2x 1996 3+2+1+2=8
2  Italy 1980, 84, 88 1984 2x 1996 1992 3+1+2+1=7
3  Portugal 1992, 96 1992, 96 1984, 88 2+2+2+0=6
4  Greece 1996 1988 1+1+0+0=2
5  France 1984 1988, 92 0+1+2+0=3
6  Germany 1980 1984, 88 0+1+2+0=3
7  Malta 1996 1992 0+1+1+0=2
8  Scotland 1980 0+0+1+0=1
9  Netherlands 1984 0+0+0+1=1
10  Northern Ireland 1984 0+0+0+1=1
11  Austria 1988 0+0+0+1=1
12  Denmark 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  Belgium, Verviers Christophe Fuseau  France Fabian Brau  Belgium Bertrand Sartisse  Belgium Véronique Garnier  France not played not played
1995  Germany, Wuppertal David Ruelle  Belgium Vasco Guimarães  Portugal Thomas Wittmann  Austria Delphine Dieudonné  Belgium not played not played
1997  Greece, Athens Vasco Guimarães  Portugal Dionisis Koutis  Greece Nikos Beis  Greece Delphine Dieudonné  Belgium Gerhard Ecker  Austria not played
1999  Netherlands, Delft Massimo Bolognino  Italy Efrem Intra  Italy Nikos Beis  Greece Cynthia Bouchez  Belgium Thierry Vivron  France not played
2019  Belgium, Frameries Florian Giaux  Belgium Dimitrios Dimopoulos  Greece Mattia Ferrante  Italy Audrey Herbaut  France Mario Camilleri  Malta Francesco Borgo  Italy
2021 to be announced ... {{_}} ... {{_}} ... {{_}} ... {{_}} ... {{_}} ... {{_}}

FISTF decision: The World Cup will be held every two years (even years), as originally played in the 1990s. The odd years will see European Championships played.

Individual European Championships – Open, Veteran, U-19, U-15, U-12 and Ladies Summary
Position Nation European Champion Finalist 3rd place 4th place Sum
1  Belgium 2x1993,2x95,97,99 6
2  France 2x1993, 99 3
3  Greece 2x1997, 99 3
4  Portugal 1995, 97 2
5  Austria 1995, 97 2
6  Italy 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.
Individual World Championships
Year Host City Open Under 20/19 Under 16/15 Ladies Veteran Under 12
1994  France, Paris Dominique De Marco  Belgium Joseph Borg Bonaci  Malta Darren Scicluna  Malta Delphine Dieudonné  Belgium not played
1996  Denmark, Silkeborg Vasco Guimarães  Portugal Simone Bertelli  Italy Wolfgang Haas  Austria Delphine Dieudonné  Belgium Gerhard Ecker  Austria
1998  Belgium, Namur Gil Delogne  Belgium Simone Bertelli  Italy Wolfgang Haas  Austria Delphine Dieudonné  Belgium Thierry Vivron  France
2000  Austria, Vienna Massimo Bolognino  Italy Nicolas Wlodarczyk  France Simão Fonseca  Portugal Delphine Dieudonné  Belgium Horst Deimel  Austria
2001  Portugal, Oporto Massimo Bolognino  Italy Nicolas Wlodarczyk  France Simão Fonseca  Portugal Carla Conceiçao  Portugal Renzo Frignani  Italy
2002  England, Birmingham Gil Delogne  Belgium Sami Targui  Belgium Jessica Hardenne  Belgium Delphine Dieudonné  Belgium Stefano De Francesco  Italy
2003  Malta, Cottonera Massimiliano Nastasi  Italy Roderick Sciberras  Malta Arnaud Nullens  Belgium Kamilla Kristensen  Denmark Arturo Martinez  Spain
2004  Italy, Bologna Giancarlo Giulianini  Italy Daniele Bertelli  Italy Ricardo Barros  Portugal Delphine Dieudonné  Belgium Renzo Frignani  Italy
2005  Belgium, Tournai Massimo Bolognino  Italy Daniele Bertelli  Italy Juan Manuel Noguera  Spain Delphine Dieudonné  Belgium Renzo Frignani  Italy
2006  Germany, Dortmund Efrem Intra  Italy Stefano Buono  Italy Kristian Staal Nielsen  Denmark Kamilla Kristensen  Denmark Martijn Bom  Netherlands
2007  France, Les Herbiers Daniele Bertelli  Italy Stefano Buono  Italy Ruben Português  Portugal Françoise Guyot France Renzo Frignani  Italy Mathew Pace  Malta
2008  Austria, Vienna Eric Verhagen  Netherlands Juan Manuel Noguera  Spain Björn Kegenbein  Germany Michaela Scherbaum  Austria Martijn Bom  Netherlands Diego Tagliaferri  Italy
2009  Netherlands, Rotterdam Daniele Bertelli  Italy Björn Kegenbein  Germany Emanuele Lo Cascio  Italy Delphine Dieudonné  Belgium Martijn Bom  Netherlands Diego Tagliaferri  Italy
2010  Germany, Rain am Lech Carlos Flores  Spain José Antonio Gómez Ros  Spain Marcel Kwiatkowski  Germany Delphine Dieudonné  Belgium Juan Carlos Granados Spain Kai Hagenkötter  Germany
2011  Italy, Palermo Massimiliano Nastasi  Italy Björn Kegenbein  Germany Luigi Colangelo  Italy Giuditta Lo Cascio  Italy Vincent Prats  Spain Marco Di Vito Italy
2012  England, Manchester Carlos Flores  Spain Björn Kegenbein  Germany Matteo Ciccarelli  Italy Delphine Dieudonné  Belgium Francesco Mattiangeli  Italy Marco Di Vito Italy
2013  Spain, Madrid Alberto Mateos  Spain Luigi Di Vito  Italy Claudio Panebianco  Italy Delphine Dieudonné  Belgium Massimo Bolognino  Italy Claudio La Torre  Italy
2014  Belgium, Rochefort Juan Manuel Noguera  Spain Luigi Di Vito  Italy Matteo Ciccarelli  Italy Jessica Hardenne  Belgium Francesco Mattiangeli  Italy Francesco Vezzuto  Italy
2015  Italy, San Benedetto Carlos Flores  Spain David Gonzalez  Spain Claudio La Torre  Italy Delphine Dieudonné  Belgium Massimo Bolognino  Italy Leonardo Giudice  Italy
2016  Belgium, Mons Wolfgang Leitner  Austria Matteo Ciccarelli  Italy Leonardo Giudice  Italy Carolina Villargues  Portugal Gianfranco Calonico  Italy Giorgio Giudice  Italy
2017  France, Elancourt Rémy Huynh  Belgium Nicola Borgo  Italy Claudio La Torre  Italy Delphine Dieudonne  Belgium Filipe Maia  Portugal Francesco Borgo  Italy
2018  Gibraltar, Gibraltar Matteo Ciccarelli  Italy Marco Di Vito  Italy Leonardo Giudice  Italy Audrey Herbaut  France Charles Aquilina  Malta Giorgio Giudice  Italy
2020  Italy, Rome*) ...{{_}} ...{{_}} ...{{_}} ...{{_}} ...{{_}} ...{{_}}
2022 {{___}}, Host City to be announced ...{{_}} ...{{_}} ...{{_}} ...{{_}} ...{{_}} ...{{_}}
Individual World Cup – Open, Veteran, U-19, U-15, U-12 and Ladies Summary
Position Nation World Cup Finalist 3rd place 4th place Sum
1  Italy 1996,98,2000,2x01,02,03,3x04,3x05,2x06,3x07,08,3x09,4x11,3x12,4x13,4x14,3x15,4x16,3x17, 4x18 51
2  Belgium 2x1994,96,2x98,2000,4x02,03,04,05,09,10,12,13,14,15,2x17 21
3  Spain 2003,05,08,3x10,11,12,13,14,2x15 12
4  Portugal 1996,2000,2x01,04,07,16,17 8
5  Austria 2x1996,98,2000,08,16 6
6  Germany 2008,09,2x10,11,12 6
7  Malta 2x1994,03,07,2018 5
8  France 1998,2000,01,07,2018 5
9  Netherlands 2006,2x08,09 4
10  Denmark 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.

Individual World Masters
Year Host City Winner Open 2nd S/F S/F
2000 Leverkusen  Germany Gil Delogne  Belgium 2–1 Vasco Guimareas  Portugal Filipe Maia  Portugal S/F 2–2ms (0–1) Delogne Alain Hanotiaux  Belgium S/F 1–2ms (0–1) Guimareas
2001 Aberdeen  Scotland David Ruelle  Belgium 4–3 Gil Delogne  Belgium Stefano De Francesco  Italy S/F 2–2ms (0–1) Alain Hanotiaux  Belgium S/F 1–2 Delogne
2002 Neaples Italy Massimiliano Nastasi  Italy 1–0 Massimo Bolognino  Italy Gil Delogne  Belgium S/F 0–2 Bolognino Giancarlo Giulianini  Italy S/F 0–0ms Nastasi
2004 Kamen  Germany Massimo Bolognino  Italy 1–0 Gil Delogne  Belgium Francesco Mattiangeli  Italy S/F 2-3 Bolognino Alain Hanotiaux  Belgium S/F 0–0ms Delogne
2006 Valletta  Malta Carlos Flores  Spain 3–1 Massimiliano Nastasi  Italy Joseph Mifsud  Malta S/F 0–3 Nastasi Massimo Bolognino  Italy S/F 1–2 Flores
2008 Madrid  Spain Massimiliano Nastasi  Italy __-__ Simone Bertelli  Italy ____ {{___}} 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 (team event was not played), 1995, 1997 and 1999 where European Team Championships, and not World Team Championships.

National Team European Championships
Year Host Country Open Under 19 Under 15 Ladies Veteran Under 12
1993  Belgium not played not played not played not played not played not played
1995  Germany  Portugal not played not played not played not played not played
1997  Greece  Portugal  Greece  Greece not played  Austria not played
1999  Netherlands  Italy  Belgium  Belgium  France  Belgium not played
2019  Belgium  Italy  Italy  Italy  France  Italy  Italy
2021 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
National Team European Championships – Open, Veteran, U-19, U-15, U-12 and Ladies Summary
Position Nation European Championships Finalist 3rd place 4th place Sum
1  Belgium 3x 1999 3
2  Portugal 1995, 1996 2
3  Greece 2x 1997 2
4  Austria 1997 1
5  Italy 1999 1
6  France 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 (non-official) was played in 1987, Paris (FRA) 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.

Covid-19 Virus spread: The World Cup 2020 Rome, will be postponed to 2021.

National Team World Championships
Year Host Country Open Under 19 Under 15 Ladies Veteran Under 12
1994  France  Belgium
1996  Denmark  Belgium  Belgium  France  Belgium  France
1998  Belgium  Italy  Italy  Austria  France  Belgium
2000  Austria  Belgium  Portugal  Belgium  Belgium  Belgium
2001  Portugal  Italy  Portugal  Belgium not played  Belgium
2002  England  Italy  Belgium  Belgium  Belgium  Netherlands
2003  Malta  Italy  Malta  Portugal not played  Italy
2004  Italy  Italy  Italy  Portugal  Belgium  Italy
2005  Belgium  Italy  Belgium  Portugal  Belgium  France
2006  Germany  Italy  Belgium  Denmark  France  Italy
2007  France  Italy  Spain  Italy  Belgium  Italy  Italy
2008  Austria  Italy  Spain  Italy  France  Italy  Italy
2009  Netherlands  Italy  Spain  Italy  Belgium  Italy  Italy
2010  Germany  Malta  Netherlands  Italy  Belgium  Italy  Italy
2011  Italy  Italy  Italy  Italy  Italy  Italy  Italy
2012  England  Spain  Italy  Italy  Belgium  Austria  Italy
2013  Spain  Italy  Italy  Italy  Belgium  Italy  Italy
2014  Belgium  Italy  Italy  Italy  Belgium  Italy  Belgium
2015  Italy  Spain  Italy  Italy  Italy  Spain  Italy
2016  Belgium  Italy  Belgium  Italy  Italy  Belgium  Italy
2017  France  Italy  Italy  Italy  Belgium  Italy  Italy
2018  Gibraltar  Spain  Italy  Italy  France  Italy  Spain
2020  Italy ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......
2022 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......

FISTF decision: The World Cup will be held every two years (even 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.

Team World Cup – Open, Veteran, U-19, U-15, U-12 and Ladies Summary
Position Nation Team World Cup Finalist 3rd place 4th place Sum
1  Italy 2x98,01,02,2x03,3x04,05,2x06,4x07,4x08,4x09,3x10,6x11,3x12,5x13,4x14,4x15,4x16,5x17,3x18 61
2  Belgium 1994,3x96,98,4x2000,2x01,3x02,04,2x05,06,07,09,10,12,13,2x14,2x16,17 28
3  Spain 2007,08,09,12,2x15,2x18 8
4  France 2x1996,98,05,06,08,2018 7
5  Portugal 2000,01,03,04,05 5
6  Malta 2003,2010 2
7  Austria 1998,2012 2
8  Netherlands 2002,2010 2
9  Denmark 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 (CASTFA) hosts a continental championship annually with individual, club team and national team categories. CASTFA was founded in Tokyo 11 June 2017 by NOSK (Japan), TFAS (Singapore) and ATFA (Australia), with the full support of the Federation of International Sports Table Football (FISTF). 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.

CASTFA Asian Cup
Year Place Open Under 19 Under 15 Under 12 Veteran Ladies Club Team National Team
2015 Melbourne  Australia Peter Thomas  Australia not played not played Benjamin NG  Australia not played not played Northern Falcons TFC  Australia Singapore  Singapore
2016 Singapore  Singapore Rudy Hesty  Singapore Giovanni Choong  Singapore not played not played not played not played Jurong Central SC  Singapore Singapore  Singapore
2017 Tokyo  Japan Tan Kok Wee  Singapore not played not played Tan Yi De  Singapore Robert Green  Australia Eiko Yoneda  Japan S.G. Lions  Singapore Singapore  Singapore
2018 Melbourne  Australia Carl Young  Australia Oli Ollnow  Australia not played not played not played Kimi Wada  Japan Melbourne TFC  Australia Singapore  Singapore
2019 Singapore  Singapore Rudy Hesty  Singapore Oli Ollnow  Australia not played not played Den Mulia  Singapore not played S.G. Lions  Singapore Singapore  Singapore
2021 City to be announced Japan ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....

CONASTF 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 come back in 2021. Individual, club team and national team categories are to be played. The Confederation America North has been established in 2020. USA and Canada signed an agreement under the patronce of FISTF.

CONASTF North and Central America Championship
Year Place Open Under 19 Under 15 Under 12 Veteran Ladies Club Team National Team
2008 Alexandria, VA  United States Zach Walker  United States Daniel Cranston  United States not played not played Paul Eyes  United States not played Maryland SC  United States not played
2009 Alexandria, VA  United States Zach Walker  United States Patrick Sheridan  United States Nevin Varghese  United States not played Paul Eyes  United States Stephanie Bao  United States Maryland SC  United States Not Played
2010–2020 Not Played ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
2021 Lansing, Michigan  United States ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....

CSAFM Confederacion Sudamerica Futbal de Mesa Championship

Under the authority of FISTF, the CSAFM Confederacion Sudamerica Futbal de Mesa (Confederation South America Table Football) hosts a continental championship annually with individual, club team and national team categories. The CSAFM South America Sports Table Football Championship began in 2010 in Argentina, where Brazil was the first guest Nation. The two main Nations (Argentina and Brazil) are doing well in STF development and in 2016 Chile joined as the third nation. Antofagasta (CHI) was the Host City 2016 and it was the premiere event outside Argentina and Brazil. The Host City for 2017 was Santa Rosa de Calamuchita, Cordoba, Argentina. CSAFM will switch to a biannual system like the other Confederations CASTFA, CONASTF and ECSTFA.

CSAFM South America Championship
Year Place Open Under 19 Under 15 Under 12 Veteran Ladies Club Team National Team
2010 Buenos Aires  Argentina Fabrico Bertolini  Argentina not played not played not played not played not played Club de R. Vasco de Gama  Brazil Argentina  Argentina
2011 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil Claudio Murcilli  Argentina not played not played not played not played not played A.S.R. 08 Rosario Argentina Brazil  Brazil
2012 Rosario Argentina Fabrico Bertolini  Argentina not played not played not played not played not played A.S.R. 08 Rosario Argentina Argentina  Argentina
2013 São Paulo  Brazil Rony Suzuki  Brazil not played not played not played not played not played Club de R. Vasco de Gama  Brazil Brazil  Brazil
2014 Rosario  Argentina Flavio Riccomagno  Chile Agustin Ortega  Argentina not played not played Flavio Riccomagno  Italy Argentina not played Club de R. Vasco de Gama  Brazil Argentina  Argentina
2015 Curitiba  Brazil Ednilson Gaffo  Brazil not played not played not played not played not played Club de R. Vasco de Gama  Brazil Brazil  Brazil
2016 Antofagasta  Chile Flavio Riccomagno  Chile not played not played not played not played not played A.S.R. 08 Rosario Argentina Brazil  Brazil
2017 Cordoba  Argentina Flavio Riccomagno  Chile not played not played not played not played not played A.S.R. 08 Rosario Argentina Argentina Argentina
2018 Rio de Janeiro  Brazil Roni Suzuki  Brazil not played not played not played not played not played Club de R. Vasco de Gama  Brazil Brazil  Brazil
2019 Buenos Aires  Argentina Ednilson Gaffo  Brazil not played not played not played not played not played Club de R. Vasco de Gama  Brazil Brazil  Brazil
2021 Valparaiso  Chile ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

ACSTFA African Confederation Sports Table Football Associations

Under the authority of FISTF, the African Sport Table Football Confederation hosts a continental championship annually with individual, club team and national team categories.

ACSTFA African Championship
Year Place Open Under 19 Under 15 Under 12 Veteran Ladies Club Team National Team
2009 Johannesburg South Africa Clifford Graaf  South Africa not played not played Max Silber  South Africa not played Gillian Graaf  South Africa not played not played
2010 ......  South Africa 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 (all 1963)
  • Joined later: Great Britain BTSA (1965) and later split up, England ETSA (1969), Switzerland SSTV (1970), Malta MSTSA (1971), Austria EÖTV (1974), Scotland STSA(1974), Italy FICMS (1975), Gibraltar GTSA (1979), Wales WTSA (1979), France FFFT (1989) and sensationally Australia ATSA(1991). Which was then an indicator for the upcoming FISTF as the new world federation.

The ETF founded in 1963, defunct after the 30th Edition of the Europa Cup in 1993. It was a strong and stable association and the base for the merger of ETF Nations (associations) and FISA Nations (associations), to form and built FISTF. Some countries had two (2) table football/soccer/Subbuteo associations each affiliated to ETF or FISA. That took time to meld together. The main problems where the playing rules and equipment manufactured. FISTF made a new start to melt all players into one democratic global federation, with sport rules and material with several manufacturers offering sports equipment.

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 (similar to penalties in football but taken from different positions just inside the shooting area). Corrections: Willi Hogeweg was German, and not Dutch. Kurt Erb won the 1980 Europa Cup in Uddingston (SCO), and not his brother Peter Erb. Both mistakes corrected, which were previously mentioned. Tonio Montesin (Malta) was the finalist in the 1993 ESTF Cup final, and not John Barrons (NIL)! Important to mention is that Mike Dent is Scottish, while playing for England in 1976.

E.T.F. Europa Cup (Individual)
Year Host City Winner Finalist Result 3rd place 4th place Result
1964  Netherlands, Rotterdam Marius Schild ( Netherlands) Jean-Pierre De Joncker ( Belgium) 4–1 Louis van der Heyden ( Netherlands) Günther Czarkowski  Germany 4–0
1965  Belgium, Bruxelles Johnny De Bruining ( Netherlands) François Van Cauwelaert ( Belgium) 4–3 a.e.t.(2x10min) van Ee ( Netherlands) Roger Dresselaers  Belgium *No match 3rd/4th
1966  West Germany, Dortmund Pierre Tignani ( Belgium) Jean-Pierre De Joncker ( Belgium) 5–1 a.e.t.(2x10min) John De Groot ( Netherlands) Dirk Boon  Netherlands 4–2
1967  England, London Pierre Tignani ( Belgium) Bertus Mulder ( Netherlands) 3–1 De Groot ( Netherlands) Delahaut  Belgium 8–4
1968  Netherlands, Rotterdam Willi Hogeweg ( West Germany) René Schoukens( Belgium) 3–2 Pierre Tignani ( Belgium) Manfred Hogeweg  Germany 4–2
1969  Belgium, Jambes Bertus Mulder ( Netherlands) Jean-Marie Delahaut ( Belgium) 4–3 Schoukens ( Belgium) Dick Rietveld  Netherlands 4–3 a.e.t. 2x10min.
1970  West Germany, Altenmarkt Dick Rietveld ( Netherlands) Pierre Tignani ( Belgium) 1–0 Bertus Mulder ( Netherlands) Willi Hogeweg  Germany 4–2
1971  England, Romford Dick Rietveld ( Netherlands) Bertus Mulder ( Netherlands) 4–3 a.e.t.(2x10min) Marius Mulder ( Netherlands) Jacques Brichaud  Belgium 2–0
1972  Netherlands, Maassluis Antoon Verhaal ( Netherlands) Marius Schild ( Netherlands) 1–0 Bertus Mulder ( Netherlands) Peter Körmann  Germany 3–1
1973  Belgium, Spa Antoon Verhaal ( Netherlands) Gerard Donk ( Netherlands) 3–1 a.e.t.(2x10min) Jacques Brichaud ( Belgium) Jean-Marie Delahaut  Belgium 4–3 a.e.t.
1974   Switzerland, Basel Jacques Brichaud ( Belgium) Kurt Erb (  Switzerland) 1–0 Antoon Verhall ( Netherlands) Gerhard Donck  Netherlands 2–1
1975  West Germany, Haibach Peter Czarkowski ( West Germany) Norman Gleave ( England) 2–1 Gerhard Donck  Netherlands Kurt Erb   Switzerland 3–1
1976  Malta, La Valletta Mike Dent ( England) Norman Gleave ( England) 2–0 Bertie van Haag  Netherlands* Roland Surer   Switzerland 1–1 a.e.t. 2x 10min. Shots
1977  England, Bracknell Kurt Erb (  Switzerland) Richard Stolwijk ( Netherlands) 3–2 Mike Dent ( England) Jacques Brichaud ( Belgium) 2–1
1978  Austria, Wien Bertus Mulder ( Netherlands) Jacques Brichaud ( Belgium) 3–2 a.e.t.(2x10min) Kurt Erb (  Switzerland)* Michael Bordach ( Germany) 2–2 a.e.t. Shots 5–4
1979  Netherlands, Rijswijk Jacques Brichaud ( Belgium) Philippe Outmanns ( Belgium) 3–2 Rene Vergeer ( Netherlands) Andre Beckers ( Belgium) 2–1
1980  Scotland, Uddingston Kurt Erb (  Switzerland) Joe Enriles ( Gibraltar) 2–1 a.e.t.(2x10min) Bertus Mulder ( Netherlands) Malcolm Lees ( Scotland) 3–1
1981  Belgium, Verviers André Beckers ( Belgium) Kurt Erb (  Switzerland) 1–0 Michael Bordach ( Germany) Martijn Bom ( Netherlands) 3–2 a.e.t.
1982   Switzerland, Wallisellen Willy Hofmann (  Switzerland) Marc Clairbois ( Belgium) 1–0 Kurt Erb (  Switzerland) Phillipe Outmanns ( Belgium) 1–0
1983  West Germany, Haibach Willy Hofmann (  Switzerland) Marc Clairbois ( Belgium) 3–2 a.e.t.(2x10min) Gerhard Ecker ( Austria)* Horst Becker ( Germany) 4–4 a.e.t. Shots 1–0
1984  Belgium, Verviers Willy Hofmann (  Switzerland) Marc Clairbois ( Belgium) 2–0 Kevin Dyson ( England) Horst Becker ( Germany) 2–1 a.e.t.
1985  Wales, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Bruno Goset( Belgium) Martijn Bom ( Netherlands) 1–0 Willy Hofmann (  Switzerland) Paul Remund (  Switzerland) 2–1
1986  Netherlands, Boskoop Didier Stévenot ( Belgium) Horst Becker ( West Germany) 1–0 a.e.t.(2x10min) Etienne Pairoux ( Belgium) Martijn Bom ( Netherlands) 3–2
1987  England, Birmingham Willy Hofmann (  Switzerland) Gerherd Ecker ( Austria) 4–1 Dominique Demarco ( Belgium) Timothy Young ( Wales) 3–1
1988  Austria, Salzburg Willy Hofmann (  Switzerland) Horst Deimel ( Austria) 4–1 Dominique Demarco ( Belgium) Axel Schneider ( West Germany) 2–1 a.e.t.
1989   Switzerland, Wallisellen Dominique De Marco ( Belgium) Martijn Bom ( Netherlands) 1–0 Christophe Fuseau ( France) Kevin Dyson ( England) 4–3 a.e.t.
1990  Scotland, South Queensferry Willy Hofmann (  Switzerland) Martijn Bom ( Netherlands) 4–1 Dominique De Marco ( Belgium) Jim Law ( Scotland) 5–1
1991  Germany, Stennweiler Dominique De Marco ( Belgium) Gil Delogne ( Belgium) 2–1 Horst Deimel ( Austria) Thierry Vivron ( France) 1–0
1992  Malta, La Valletta Christophe Fuseau ( France) David Baxter ( Scotland) 2–1 Timothy Young ( Wales) Felix Gübeli (  Switzerland) 7–4
1993  England, Fareham Horst Deimel ( Austria) Tonio Montesin ( Malta) 2–1 (a.e.t. 2x10min and 1x10min golden goal in 63min.) Kevin Dyson ( England) Erich Hinkelmann ( Austria) 3–1
ETF Europa Cup – Senior Summary of places 1 to 4
Position Nation Europa Cup Winner Finalist 3rd place 4th place Sum
1  Belgium 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  Netherlands 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   Switzerland 1977,80,82,83,84,87,88,90 1974,81 1978,82,85 1975,76,85,92 8+2+3+5=18
4  Germany 1968,75 1986 1981 1964,68,70,72,78,83,84,88 2+1+1+8=12
5  England 1976 1975,76 1977,84,93 1989 1+2+3+1=7
6  Austria 1993 1987,88 1983,91 1993 1+2+2+1=6
7  France 1992 1989 1991 1+0+1+1=3
8  Scotland 1992 1980,90 0+1+0+1=2
9  Gibraltar 1980 0+1+0+0=1
10  Malta 1993 0+1+0+0=1
11  Wales 1993 1987 0+0+1+1=2

Note: In 1965, there was no 3rd/4th Place play-off match (game). 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 (1) point system was introduced for an individual win and for a draw non-points were given to both teams. A team consisted of four (4) Players. All ETF Matches were played 2x20min. In knock-out Stages, an 'after extra time' (a.e.t.) 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.

E.T.F. European Nations Cup (Open / A-Team)
Year Host City Winner Finalist Result 3rd Place 4th place Result
1966–1969 One home and one away match for each team // 1970–1982 no Nations Cup // 1983–1991 one host nation
1966–67 Dortmund, Brüssel, Vries  Netherlands  Belgium 4–4  West Germany FRG 2–6 NLD BEL 5–3 FRG
1967–68 Dortmund, Brüssel, Rotterdam  West Germany  Netherlands 3–5  Belgium BEL 5–3 NLD BEL 2–6 FRG
1968–69 Dortmund, Lüttich, Amsterdam  Belgium  West Germany 8–0  Netherlands BEL 5–3 NLD NLD 3–5 FRG
1969–70 ..., ..., ..., Cancelled
1970–71 ..., ..., ..., Cancelled
1983  West Germany, Lohmar  Belgium  West Germany 3–1  Austria  Netherlands 2–1
1987  England, Birmingham  West Germany  Belgium 1–0  Scotland  Wales 2–1
1991  Germany, Stennweiler  Austria  Germany 3–1  Belgium  France 4–0
E.T.F. European Nations Cup (Open / B-Team)
Year Host City Winner Finalist Result 3rd Place Result Result
1966–1969 One home and one away match for each team // 1970–1991 no Nations Cup for B-Teams.
1966–67 Dortmund, Brüssel, Vries  Belgium  Netherlands 6–2  West Germany NLD 7–1 FRG BEL 8–0 FRG
1967–68 Dortmund, Brüssel, Rotterdam  Netherlands  Belgium 4–4  West Germany NLD 8–0 FRG BEL 4–4 FRG
1968–69 Dortmund, Lüttich, Amsterdam  Belgium  Netherlands 4–4  West Germany BEL 8–0 FRG FRG 3–5 NLD
E.T.F. European Nations Cup (Junior-Team / U19)
Year Host City Winner Finalist Result 3rd Place Result Result
1966–1969 One home and one away match for each team // 1970–1991 no Nations Cup for Junior-Teams.
1966–67 Dortmund, Brüssel, Vries  Belgium  Netherlands 6–2  West Germany NLD 5–3 FRG BEL 6–2 FRG
1967–68 Dortmund, Brüssel, Rotterdam  West Germany  Netherlands 6–2  Belgium NLD 4–4 BEL BEL 0–8 FRG
1968–69 Dortmund, Lüttich, Amsterdam  West Germany  Netherlands 7–1  Belgium NLD 7–1 BEL FRG 6–2 BEL

FISA and ETF Europa Cup for Club Teams 1985–1993

On the weekend of 7–8 September 1985 (Season 85–86), SPA (Belgium), the first Club Team Europa Cup was played (official and approved by FISA / Info football de table international (FRA)). In the honor of the fine Paul Outmanns (Belgium) 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 (BEL), Clubs participated from Belgium (ETF), France (FISA), Germany (ETF) and the Netherlands (ETF). Italian clubs (FISA) participated at the 2nd edition.

The 2nd edition in Aubervilliers (FRA) was played on the weekend 9–10 January 1988 (Season 87–88) with 4 countries, France (7), Belgium (5), Italy (2) and Germany (1) with a total of 15 clubs. The 3rd edition in Oldham (ENG) on 4–5 August 1990 (Season 89–90) with 7 countries, France, Belgium, Italy, Wales, England and Netherlands. The 7th nation (Germany, Scotland or other) 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 Leicester Cheetah SC, RSMV Rotterdam 2–1 Florence SC. The editions in 1985–86 and 1987–88 were an initiative by the clubs and players (FISA and ETF), as well as the FBFTS  Belgium and FFFT  France. The edition in 1989–90 was organized by FISA personal. The Europa Cup for ((Club Teams)) 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 (ETF) with three (3) players (FISA) 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!

Europa Cup for Club Teams (ETF and FISA clubs)
Year Host City 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th place
1985–86 Spa  Belgium S.C Aubervilliers  France 2–1 J.R.S.C. Rochefort  Belgium S.C. Verviers  Belgium 3*−3 (goal diff.) R.S.M.V. Rotterdam  Netherlands
1986–87 not played not played not played not played not played
1987–88 Aubervilliers  France S.C. Goldfingers Cornesse  Belgium 1–0 S.C. Aubervilliers  France S.C. Verona  Italy 2–1 S.C. Monaco  France
1988–89 not played not played not played not played not played
1989–90 Oldham  England S.C. Goldfingers Cornesse  Belgium 3–0 S.C. Cardiff  Wales Birmingham T.S.L.  England R.S.M.V. Rotterdam  Netherlands
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

Europa Cup for Club Teams
Year Host City 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th place
1993 Milan  Italy S.C. Goldfingers Cornesse  Belgium A.S. Hennuyer  Belgium T.S.C. Stella Artois Milano  Italy Olympique Vitry  France
1994 Cornesse  Belgium T.S.C. Stella Artois Milano  Italy S.C. Goldfingers Cornesse  Belgium R.S.M.V. Rotterdam  Netherlands A.S. Hennuyer  Belgium
1995 Vienna  Austria S.C. Goldfingers Cornesse  Belgium G.D. Dias Ferreira  Portugal F.T.C. Issy-les-Moulineaux  France A.S. Hennuyer  Belgium
1996 Delft  Netherlands A.S. Hennuyer  Belgium G.D. Dias Ferreira  Portugal S.C. Charleroi  Belgium F.T.C. Issy-les-Moulineaux  France
1997 South Queensferry  Scotland G.D. Dias Ferreira  Portugal S.C. Charleroi  Belgium A.S. Hennuyer  Belgium T.S.C. Falcons Athens  Greece
1998 Dolo  Italy S.C. Charleroi  Belgium Falcons Athens  Greece T.S.C. Latina  Italy Atlas T.F.C.  Greece
1999 Issy-les-Moulineaux  France S.C. Charleroi  Belgium A.S. Hennuyer  Belgium S.C. Stembert  Belgium T.S.C. Stella Artois Milano  Italy
2000 Bologna  Italy T.F.C. Mattersburg  Austria A.C.S. Perugia  Italy S.C. Charleroi  Belgium A.S. Hennuyer  Belgium
2001 Kamen  Germany T.F.C. Mattersburg  Austria C.C.T. Eagles Napoli  Italy A.C.S. Perugia  Italy A.S. Hennuyer  Belgium
2002 Gembloux  Belgium A.C.S. Perugia  Italy F. Ili Bari Reggio Emilia Reggiana Subbuteo  Italy C.C.T. Eagles Napoli  Italy A.S. Hennuyer  Belgium
2003 Beausoleil  France [[F.Ili Bari Reggio Emilia <small>Reggiana Subbuteo</small>]]  Italy C.C.T. Eagles Napoli  Italy A.C.S. Perugia  Italy A.S. Hennuyer  Belgium
2004 Vienna  Austria T.F.C. Mattersburg  Austria A.C.S. Perugia  Italy S.C. Charleroi  Belgium T.S.C. Stella Artois Milano  Italy
2005 Murcia  Spain A.C.S. Perugia  Italy F.Ili Bari Reggio Emilia Reggiana Subbuteo  Italy C.C.T. Eagles Napoli  Italy T.S.C. Stella Artois Milano  Italy
2006 Almada  Portugal C.C.T. Eagles Napoli  Italy A.C.S. Perugia  Italy S.C. Charleroi  Belgium A.S. Hennuyer  Belgium
2007 Atene  Greece C.C.T. Black & Blue Pisa  Italy T.F.C. Mattersburg  Austria San Siro Worthing 5 Star  England T.S.C. Stella Artois Milano  Italy
2008 Manchester  England C.C.T. Black & Blue Pisa  Italy Real Murcia CF  Spain S.C. Bologna Tigers  Italy S.C. Stembert  Belgium
2009 Tournai  Belgium C.C.T. Eagles Napoli  Italy T.F.C. Mattersburg  Austria C.C.T. Black & Blue Pisa]  Italy F.Ili Bari Reggio Emilia Reggiana Subbuteo  Italy

FISTF Champions League for Club Teams – since 2010

Champions League for Club Teams
Year Host City 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th place
2010 Mattersburg  Austria ASD F.lli Bari Reggio Emilia  Italy T.F.C. Mattersburg  Austria C.C.T. Black & Blue Pisa  Italy A.C.S. Perugia  Italy
2011 Nova Gorica  Slovenia C.C.T. Black & Blue Pisa  Italy T.F.C. Mattersburg  Austria T.S.C. Stella Artois Milano  Italy A.C.S. Perugia  Italy
2012 Atene  Greece S.C. Fiamme Azzurre Roma  Italy Atlas T.F.C.  Greece S.C. Stembert  Belgium F.lli Bari Reggio Emilia  Italy
2013 Napoli  Italy ASD F.lli Bari Reggio Emilia  Italy C.C.T. Black & Blue Pisa  Italy S.C. Fiamme Azzurre Roma Italy CCT Eagles Napoli  Italy
2014 Frameries  Belgium C.C.T. Eagles Napoli  Italy 2–1 S.C. Charleroi  Belgium S.C. Valletta  Malta 2–1 ASD F.LLI Bari Reggio Emilia  Italy
2015 Frameries  Belgium ASD F.LLI Bari Reggio Emilia  Italy 3–0 S.C. Fiamme Azzurre Roma Italy C.C.T. Black & Blue Pisa  Italy 3–1 S.C. Charleroi  Belgium
2016 Rome  Italy ASD F.LLI Bari Reggio Emilia  Italy 1–1 (7–6 goals) S.C. Fiamme Azzurre Roma  Italy C.C.T. Black & Blue Pisa  Italy 2–2 (10–7 goals) T.F.C. Mattersburg  Austria
2017 Rochefort  Belgium ASD F.LLI Bari Reggio Emilia  Italy 3–1 S.C. Fiamme Azzurre Roma  Italy S.C. Bologna Tigers  Italy 2–1 T.S. Napoli Fighters  Italy
2018 Mallorca  Spain ASD F.LLI Bari Sporting Club  Italy 2–1 T.S. Napoli Fighters  Italy Rochefort T.S.  Belgium 2–1 C.C.T. Eagles Napoli  Italy
2019 Caen  France S.C. Fiamme Azzurre Roma  Italy 4–0 S.C. Charleroi  Belgium Rochefort T.S.  Belgium 2–2, 10*–9 SD T.S. Napoli Fighters  Italy
2020 Atene  Greece ... ... ... ...
2021 Höpfigheim  Germany ... ... ... ...
2022 to be announced {{__}} ... ... ... ...

FISTF Europa League for Club Teams – since 2010

Europa League for Club Teams
Year Host City 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th place
2010 Rome  Italy Atlas FTC  Greece CCT Roma  Italy ASD Bari  Italy SC Bologna Tigers  Italy
2011 Nova Gorica  Slovenia SC Bologna Tigers  Italy CCT Eagels Napoli  Italy SC Fiamme Azzuri  Italy Olympia CS  Greece
2012 Atene  Greece SC Bologna Tigers  Italy AS Hennuyer  Belgium T.S.C. Roligans Ilioupolis  Greece CS Virtus 4 Strade Rieti  Italy
2013 Napoli  Italy TSC Falcons Athens  Greece A.S. Hennuyer  Belgium A.S.C. Sessana 82  Italy S.C. Pobladores Griegos  Greece
2014 Frameries  Belgium T.F.C. Mattersburg  Austria 2–1ms T.F.C. Wiener Neustadt  Austria T.S.C. Roligans Ilioupolis  Greece 2–1 Dutch Legends  Netherlands
2015 Frameries  Belgium Valletta Subbuteo Club Malta 3–0 Tiburones F.M.  Spain T.F.C. Wiener Neustadt  Austria 3–1 CAP Ciudad de Murcia  Spain
2016 Rome  Italy SC Bologna Tigers  Italy 2–1 S.C. Ascoli  Italy T.F.C. Wiener Neustadt  Austria 2–0 S.C. Proteas Athens  Greece
2017 Rochefort  Belgium Olympia C.S.  Greece 2–2 (6–5 Goals) Rochefort T.S.  Belgium Tiburones F.M. Spain 3–0 S.C. Lion's Eugies  Belgium
2018 Aosta  Italy SC Bologna Tigers  Italy 2–0 Bormla S.C.  Malta ASD S.C. Master San Remo  Italy 2–0 S.C. Ascoli  Italy
2019 Lisboa  Portugal FCD Mortellito Barcellona PG  Italy 2–1 Sporting Club Portugal  Portugal ASD S.C. Master Sanremo  Italy 1–0 Scarlet Battalion SC  Greece
2020 Eugies  Belgium ... ... ... ...
2021 Atene  Greece ... ... ... ...
2022 to be announced {{__}} ... ... ... ...

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  Italy F. Ili Bari Reggio Emilia (Reggiana Subbuteo)1 (2003)2 (2002, 2005)5 (2010,2013,2015,2016,2017)00062
2  Austria TFC Mattersburg3 (2000, 2001, 2004)2 (2007, 2009)02 (2010, 2011)1 (2014)044
3  Belgium SC Goldfingers Cornesse4 (87–88, 89–90, 1993, 1995)1 (1994)000041
4  Italy CCT Eagles Naples2 (2006, 2009)2 (2001, 2003)1 (2014)001 (2011)33
5  Italy CCT Black & Blue Pise2 (2007, 2008)1 (2013)1 (2011)00031
6  Italy SC Bologna Tigers00003 (2011, 2012, 2016)030
7  Belgium SC Charleroi2 (1998, 1999)2 (1997)01 (2014)0023
8  Italy ACS Perugia2 (2002, 2005)3 (2000, 2004, 2006)000023
9  Belgium AS Hennuyer1 (1996)2 (1993, 1999)0002 (2012, 2013)14
10  Italy SC Fiamme Azzure001 (2012)3 (2015,2016,2017)0013
11  Portugal GD Dias Ferreira1 (1997)2 (1995, 1996)000012
12  Greece SC Falcons Athènes01 (1998)001 (2013)011
13  Italy TSC Stella Artois Milan1 (1994)0000010
14  Greece Atlas TFC0001 (2012)1 (2010)011
15  France SC Aubervilliers1 (85–86)1 (87–88)00)0011
16  Malta Valletta Subbuteo Club0000)1 (2015)010
17  Spain Real Murcia CF01 (2008)000001
18  Italy CCT Roma0000)1 (2010)01
19  Austria TFC Wr. Neustadt0000)01 (2014)01
20  Spain Tiburones FM0000)01 (2015)01
21  Italy SC Ascoli0000)01 (2016)01
22  Belgium JRSC Rochefort01 (85–86)00)0001
23  Wales SC Cardiff01 (89–90)00)0001
24  Greece Olimpia CS00001 (2017)010
25  Belgium Rochefort TS0000)01 (2017)01

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  Italy8784331914
2  Belgium75010379
3  Austria32021145
4  Greece01013032
5  Portugal12000012
6  France11000011
7  Malta00001010
8  Spain01000102
9  Wales01000001

* Europa Cup 1985–1993 (3 Editions)

  • Belgium 2
  • France 1

* FISTF Europa Cup 1993–2006 (17 editions)

  • Italy 8
  • Belgium 5
  • Austria 3
  • Portugal 1

* FISTF Champions League 2010–2017 (8 Editions)

  • Italy 8
  • No other Nation could win the CL yet.

* FISTF Europa League 2010–2017 (8 Editions)

  • Italy 3
  • Greece 3
  • Austria 1
  • Malta 1

FISTF – FISA – ETF – 3 or 4 Country Tournament

The 3 or 4 country tournaments for National Teams are played irregular on invitation and the Nations play each other once or twice, too create a league table. It was common that  Austria,  Germany and   Switzerland //  Belgium,  Germany and  Netherlands played these events. The British Championship with  England,  Scotland,  Wales and  Northern Ireland were also played irregular within ETF and FISA. Possibly that  Spain,  Portugal, and  Gibraltar 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  France the first 4-Country tournament with 3 Continents, America, Africa and Europe, involved. We will update this passage with more information.

3 or 4 Country Tournaments for National Teams
Year Host City 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th place
1976  Germany Haibach, Lower Franconia  Netherlands  Germany  Austria
1976  Austria Vienna  Belgium   Switzerland  Austria
1977  Germany Koblenz  England   Switzerland  Germany
1980   Switzerland Basel   Switzerland  Germany  England
1981  Germany Traunreut   Switzerland  Germany  Austria
1981  Netherlands Elst, Utrecht  Netherlands  Germany  England
1985  England Milton Keynes  Germany  England  Wales
1985  Wales Cardiff  Austria  England  Scotland  Wales
1987   Switzerland Wallisellen  Germany  Austria   Switzerland
1987  France Bercy  France  Belgium  Netherlands
1989  Austria Vienna  Germany  Austria   Switzerland
1990   Switzerland Wallisellen  Austria  Germany   Switzerland
1991  Germany Kaufering  Germany   Switzerland  Austria
2014  Hungary Budapest  Austria  Brazil  Hungary
2015  Wales Cardiff  Austria  Scotland  Wales
2015  Italy San Benedetto del Tronto  United States  Wales  Japan  Czech Republic
2015  Austria Vienna  Austria  Germany  Hungary
2017  France Élancourt  United States  France  Hungary  Tunisia
ETF 3 or 4 Country Tournament
Position Nation Winner Finalist 3rd place 4th place Sum
1  Austria 1985,90,2014,2x2015 5
2  Germany 1985,87,89,91 4
3  Netherlands 1976,81 2
4   Switzerland 1980,81 2
5  Belgium 1976 1
6  England 1977 1
7  France 1987 1
8  United States 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 (14th) 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 (EIRE, ROI) 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 (eight!) editions. Wales humbled England in 1981. 1982–1986 England won again five editions in a row. The 14th (15th) edition has not been found yet. Research work ongoing. The first ever International match (National Teams) was played in Bruxelles (BEL) 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 England1–2 (5–7)Belgium Belgium
PlayerNationResultPlayerNation
Mahoney __ England2–3Roger Dresselars Belgium
Brian Nixon England2–1Pierre Tignani Belgium
Woolcock __ England1–3Francois van Caulewaert Belgium

A British Home championship with Ireland started in 2004, following renewed interest in Sports Table Football (a.k.a. Subbuteo) 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 (national Team) on Day 2. The tournament was held annually until 2008, when all five Nations had taken their turn as hosts.

British Home Championship
Year Host City 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 4th place 5th place Edition Nr.
1971 1*)  England {{__}} {{__}} {{__}} _?_ Edition
1972 1*)  England {{__}} {{__}} {{__}} _?_ Edition
1973  England Southport 1*)  England  Northern Ireland  Scotland  Wales _?_ Edition
1974  England  Scotland  Wales 1st Edition
1975  England  Scotland  Wales 2nd Edition
1976  England Warrington  England  Wales  Scotland  Northern Ireland 3rd Edition
1977  England  Scotland  Wales 4th Edition
1978  England  Scotland  Wales 5th Edition
1979  England  Scotland  Wales 6th Edition
1980  England  Scotland  Wales 7th Edition
1981  Wales South Wales  Wales  England  Scotland 8th Edition
1982  England Havercroft  England  Scotland  Wales 9th Edition
1983  Scotland Uddingston  England  Scotland  Wales 10th Edition
1984  Wales Barry  England  Scotland  Wales 11th Edition
1985  Wales Barry  England  Scotland  Wales 12th Edition
1986  England Milton Keynes  England  Scotland  Wales 13th Edition
1987 14th Edition
2004  England Preston  England  Ireland  Northern Ireland  Wales 15th Edition
2005  Ireland Dublin  England  Scotland  Wales  Northern Ireland  Ireland 16th Edition
2006  Scotland Dundee  England  Scotland  Northern Ireland 17th Edition
2007  Northern Ireland Belfast  Scotland  Northern Ireland  England  Wales  Ireland 18th Edition
2008  Wales Cardiff  England  Scotland  Wales  Northern Ireland 19th Edition

Reference Website: Website_UK & Ireland Note 1*) 1971 and 1972 was won by England due to an article mentioned by (ETSA, The Blue or Table Soccer Review, Edition.?.) Sentence: "England duly completed a hat-trick of wins in this competition, reported 1973 by Mr Barry Winston (England International).

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.

YearNationAbbreviationNameYearsOther info
1934 EnglandNPANewfooty Players Association was founded in England by William Lane Keeling (ENG). The year of dissolution is not exactly known.1934–1947..
1950 EnglandTSPATable Soccer Players Association was founded in England by Peter Adolph (Subbuteo SSG), when the UES, then ETF was in preparation.1950–present..
1961EuropeUESUnion Europeene de Subbuteo was founded in Schiedam (NED) by Mr. Ling (NTVB), Mr. Kroonberg (FBFTS) and Mr. Feuerlein (DSTFB). Named also UES/UNEFTA. The UES was predecessor of the ETF.1961–1963..
1963EuropeETFEuropean Table Soccer Federation was founded in 1963 by the founding Association members NTVB, FBFTS and DSTFB. It was renamed to ESTF in 1992–19931963–19931993 the last Europa Cup was played.
1979WorldFISAFederation International Subbuteo Associations was founded in England (UK) by Waddingtons Sports Games Ltd.1979–19941996 the last European Championship was played.
1992WorldFISTFFederation of International Sports Table Football was founded in Paris, France by Laurent Garnier (FRA)1992–present..
2010America SouthCSAFMConfederación SudAmericana de Fútbol de Mesa was founded in Río de Janeiro on 06.06.2010 by LAFM, Argentina and CBFM, Brazil2010–present..
2011WorldWASPAWorld Amateur Subbuteo Players Association founded from Mr. Vincent Coppenolle (Belgium) is a simple organisation, which is not registered as an official club/association.2011–present..
2017AsiaCASTFAConfederation of Asian Sports Table Football Associations was founded in Tokyo 11 June 2017 by NOSKSJ, Japan, TFAS, Singapore and ATFA, Australia2017–present..
2018EuropeCETFAA new Confederation for European STFA is in preparation2018–present..
2020America NorthCONASTFThe Confederation of North American Sports Table Football was founded 8 February 2020 in Ontario (Canada). 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 (ESTF) archives are documented in PDF files. The archives are documented for FISTF World Cup and Confederation European Championships/Cups for Asia, South America, North America, Africa and Europe.

  • FISTF historical & Heritage archive - data from ETF and FISA.
  • National Associations and Clubs with archives.
  • Private Sport Table Football (aka Subbuteo) collectors.
  • Webpages from FISTF Member Associations, Clubs and private persons.

Table football Publications, magazines and newsletters

AssociationNationPublicationsYearsOther info
EÖTV AustriaEÖTV News, EÖTV Handbook, Subbuteo Magazin, Der Tischfussballer. EÖTV Festschrift 1973–1988since 1973..
DSTFB GermanyDSTFB Reportsince 1961..
FFFTS FranceMovement International & Football de table magazinesince 1984..
ESA EnglandThe Blue, The Subbuteo Blue, Table soccer review, Subbuteo Magazine.since 1967..
SSTV  SwitzerlandSubbuteo Bulletin (SSTFB) & SSTV Infosince 1969..
NSVB NetherlandsInfomatie bulletin, Subbuteo bulletin, IEBEEsince 1958..
FISCT ItalyLa Freccia Calcio de tavola, Subbuteo magazinesince 1974..
FBFTS BelgiumSubbuteo Flashsince 1950s / 1960s...

References – Sports table football – Subbuteo Publications

  • Daniel Tatarsky. Flick to Kick: An Illustrated History of Subbuteo. 2004. ISBN 978-0752860831 Language: English.
  • Mark Adolph. Growing Up with Subbuteo: My Dad Invented the World's Greatest Football Game. 2006. ISBN 978-1899807406 Language: English.
  • Flavio Firmo. Subbuteo world championship 1970: The true story of a legend. 2016–2017. ISBN 978-1521237212 Language: Italian.
  • Stefano Bolotta. Subbuteo and nothing else. 2015. ASIN: B013VXYZVM Language: English.
  • Richard Payne. Fifty Years of Flicking Football 1946–1996: 1946–1996 (First). 1996, 2013. ASIN: B00EQ8J15C Language: English.
  • Paul Willetts. Teenage Flicks: Memories of the Sub-beautiful Game. 2008 ISBN 978-1903660027 Language: English.

The main worldwide webpages for the Sports Table Football/Soccer (aka Subbuteo) community.

  • – FISTF Federation International Sports Table football

____(includes links to member national associations/federations)

____A huge collection of historical data.

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