THE

BRITISH
FOOSBALL
ASSOCIATION
Supporting the
development of
Foosball in the UK!

About Us
1.1 WHO WE ARE?

The British Foosball Association (BFA) is a nonprofit making players association, formed in the
UK for the purpose of increasing the awareness
and popularity of the game of foosball (also known
as table football, table soccer, bar football, kicker,
babyfoot and a multitude of other names).
The BFA is run by a volunteer Executive Committee
and is responsible for ensuring that the goals of the
association are met. As part of its remit, the BFA
is responsible for maintaining a ranking list of all
UK players and ensuring authorised tournaments
adhere to the established rules. http://www.
britfoos.com/
The BFA is a member of the sports international
governing body the International Table Soccer
Federation (ITSF), and represents the UKs interests
as a member association of that federation.
http://www.table-soccer.org/
The BFA organises the national UK Championships
annually, and is also responsible for the selection
of the Great Britain teams which represent the UK
at the ITSF World Cup and World Championships.
http://national.britfoos.com/ and other international
events.
1.2 OUR VISION

By promoting the sport at local, regional and

national levels, our vision is to continue to grow the
foosball player base in the UK, whilst at the same
time improving public awareness of the positive
attributes of foosball as a sport. In addition to the
obvious benefits of healthy competition and team
play, as with many other sports, a high level of skill,
concentration and physical endurance is required
when playing at the highest levels. Plus, whether
played informally or very seriously, its just great fun!
The BFA is independent of all commercial organisations.

1.3 THE GAME

Whether invented in Spain, France or the United

Kingdom, the game with little men on spinning
rods kicking a ball into a goal, was developed in
Europe from the 1950s, becoming a global and UK
phenomenon in the 1970s, particularly in amusement
arcades and pool halls. A dip in popularity in the
1980s came as venues moved to the new computer
games and pinball, but the development of the
Internet reconnected foosball players both in Britain
and around the world, leading to the establishment
of the BFA in 1998, which was a founder member of
the ITSF when it was established in 2002. A common
set of international rules are also now in place.
There are many different manufacturers producing
table football tables, although a smaller set of
professionally robust tables are used at the higher
levels. Matches are played in singles or pairs, in a
variety of formats. Particular playing styles develop
with each table, however there is increasingly crossover between different tables. Success comes as the
player develops the physical techniques together
with the analytical thinking required to outsmart
the opponent. At the highest levels, it becomes
a game of chess played at the speed of tennis!

1.4 THE PLAYERS

Foosball - like the sport which inspires it, football

is popular with people of all backgrounds. UK
foosball leagues and tournaments attract British
people not only from all corners of the country, but
increasingly players from other countries, whether
resident in the UK or travelling from overseas.
Our developing network of clubs have a diversity
of roots universities and schools, pubs and bars,
companies, community centres or just groups of
friends indeed one of the great attractions of the
game is that there is no typical stereotype for the
foosball player. UK players have been successful in
international tournaments culminating in winning
Open Doubles at the World Championships!

Sponsorship
2.1 NATIONAL TEAM SPONSORSHIP

The British Foosball Association is looking for

sponsors to help us fund the attendance of the Great
Britain Mens, Womens, Senior and Junior national
teams at major international tournaments, as well
as the ITSF World Cup and World Championships,
the premiere event of the international foosball
calendar. In recent years these have been covered
by Eurosport 2 and ESPN3, as well as generating
considerable local and national media interest.
If you or your company would like to become an
official sponsor of the Great Britain team, we can
acknowledge your support in a number of different
ways. Please see the table of benefits below:
Team GB member participation at sponsor
designated events
Logos on the Britfoos website front page, national
team website front page and Facebook page
Logos on official team kit. Team GB members have
appeared on various TV programmes and other
media on a number of occasions
Use of BFA and Team GB logos / names on all media
collateral for promotion and PR purposes
Proud sponsor of the Team GB Foosball Team

2.2 UK TOURNAMENT SPONSORSHIP

The BFA works with promoters to organise

national and international foosball tournaments
throughout the year. These have to meet a number
of established criteria in order to be awarded a BFA
ranking status and / or ITSF tour category status.
These tournaments are a great opportunity for any
company to promote its brand or products to a
fast growing high quality audience. Apart from the
obvious benefits of being associated with a growing,
dynamic and exciting sport, there are significant
brand or product promotion opportunities through
inclusion of your companies logo or product on
tournament promotional material, signage at the
venue itself and potential media coverage.
A range of sponsorship options are available to
meet any budget:
A contribution to the running costs or promotion
of the event
Provision of free promotional material
such as T-shirts
A contribution towards trophies or prizes
at the event
A contribution towards prize money at the event

Wherever possible mention of the sponsors name

or product by Team GB members when being
interviewed by local and national media
Logos on signage at UK national events
First option on sponsorship of the following years
Team GB

If you would like to become a Team GB sponsor, or

require further information, please do not hesitate
to contact us by email at sponsorship@britfoos.com

We cannot guarantee press or other media

attendance, but we will make every effort to secure
local or national media coverage. This has been
achieved on numerous occasions in the past.

Corporate
CORPORATE EVENTS & EXPERT CHALLENGES

The BFA has undertaken a wide variety of corporate

events as well as expert challenge events for a
number of well known companies such as :

UEFA
Carling
Siemens
Barclaycard

BBC Radio 5 Live

Evening Standard

Chelsea Football Club

ITV Digital
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These can be fun events for client or staff
entertainment and can include expert Pro players
including members of the Great Britain team if you
wish.
The event can be used to promote the companys
products or services with appropriate prizes for
achieving the highest score against the experts or
on very rare occasions, actually beating them!
At trade shows this method can be used to attract
people to your stand so you can explain your
products or to collect business cards or data for
follow up after the event.
If you are interested in any of the above please
contact us by email on
expertchallenge@britfoos.com
and we will contact you to tailor a package to suit
your needs as well as provide a quotation.

Challenge the . . .

GREAT BRITAIN
TABLE FOOTBALL
team . .

50 !

Beat them NOW and

WIN

its FREE to try!

Advertising
ADVERTISING A FOOSBALL RELATED PRODUCT

Clearly for any company which manufacturers a

Foosball related product whether computer game,
table , handle wraps, gloves etc . There is a great
opportunity to market this to our members and
others interested in Foosball through a short write
up on our website and a link to your own online
marketing material at a very reasonable cost.
If you are interested in finding out more about this
please contact us by email on:
sponsorship@britfoos.com
and we will contact you with further details

The BFA is a member of the ITSF

visit us at
www.britfoos.com
like us at
www.facebook.com/britfoos
The British Foosball Association , 100 Park Road, Hindley, Wigan, WN2 3RX, England