Table football
Table football (Bonzini style table) | |
| Highest governing body | International Table Soccer Federation |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | Table soccer, foosball, kicker, babyfoot |
| Invented | 1921 |
| Characteristics | |
| Team members | Single opponents, doubles, or teams of up to 4 |
| Mixed-sex | Yes |
| Type | Table |
| Equipment | Football table |
| Presence | |
| Olympic | No |
| Paralympic | No |
Table football, known as foosball or table soccer in North America, is a tabletop game loosely based on association football. Its objective is to move the ball into the opponent's goal by manipulating rods which have figures attached resembling football players of two opposing teams. Although its rules often vary by country and region when the game is played casually, competitive-level table football is played according to a unified code.