The International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF) is a non-profit organization based in France that promotes table soccer. The ITSF endorses soccer tables that meet requirements for international competition.
The five official tables are currently furnished by Bonzini, Garlando, Roberto Sport, Tornado (table football), and Leonhart, with the ITSF recognising a number of other tables (Warrior Table Soccer, Fireball, Rosengart, Jupiter, Metegol) - as being suitable for national competition.
There are two membership categories that ITSF operates - Regular and Associate. The categories differ in the list of required standards, like membership fees, up-to-date registers of national clubs and venues, the number of ITSF-sanctioned tournaments, the general understanding of table football as a sport etc.[1]
While Regular Members are mature federations, Associate Members should be able to demonstrate the potential to develop table football to the level of a Regular Member.
Asia-Oceania (12): Afghanistan/China/India/Iran/Japan/Kuwait/Laos/Nepal/Saudi Arabia/South Korea/United Arab Emirates/Vietnam
Africa (11): Algeria/Cameroon/Congo (Kinshasa)/Ghana/Ivory Coast/Mali/Nigeria/Somalia/Togo/Tunisia/Zimbabwe
Europe (27): Armenia/Austria/Belgium/Bulgaria/Croatia/Czech Republic/Denmark/Finland/France/Germany/Hungary/Israel/Italy/Lithuania/Luxembourg/Malta/Netherlands/Poland/Portugal/Russia/Romania/Serbia/Slovakia/Spain/Switzerland/Turkey/United Kingdom
North America (2): Canada/United States
Latin America (9): Argentina/Bolivia/Brazil/Chile/Colombia/Costa Rica/Guatemala/Mexico/Peru
The Associate members include: Australia, Bangladesh, China, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, South Africa, Croatia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Mexico, United States, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia.
The ITSF does not organize most of the events that come under its banner. ITSF organizes the Multi-Table World Championships and World Cup, which takes place bi-annually. Entry to the championships is earned by winning (or placing very highly in) one of the official table type World Championships; by accruing enough ranking points over a number of smaller events that meet ITSF's strict criteria for events; or by becoming a national champion of a member country.
ITSF ranking tournaments are restricted in number to each member country, and ranking status is awarded based around standard of entry expected, number of players entering and prize money to be awarded.
A vast number of different table types exist. As of 2019, there are 5 official ITSF table brands (Bonzini, Roberto Sport, Garlando, Tornado, Leonhart), which are involved in an ITSF World Cup and World Championships and which may host an ITSF World Series.[30]
In the past, these brands also included Fireball, Eurosoccer and Tecball. Moreover, ITSF recognises additional brands for international and professional tournaments, namely Warrior, Fireball, Ullrich Sport, Rosengart and Guardian.