About this user
Table Soccer Federation of India (TSFI) consists of an elite group of members. These members always strive to give their best for the development of the game. The team led by Mr. Balwinder Singh Johal (President, TSFI) comprising of State Misters, Sports Ministers and several organizations, work as a unit to promote the status of the game in India and abroad.
History of Game
National federations first appeared in the 1960's, with several different attempts to organize an international federation. However, communication problems between the different countries thwarted these efforts for years.
With the arrival of the internet all these problems were solved and the different countries of Table Soccer began to work together from 1990. First it helped players discover different styles of play as well as different tables. Very soon, co-operation between federations began.
Finally, on the 9th May 2002, after four years of close contacts, the first meeting of the ITSF took place in Franconville, France, during the world cup tournament on French style tables.
Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Germany and USA were the first countries working on the statutes of the ITSF. On the 16th August 2002 the International Table Soccer Federation was officially created at a meeting in Oberwart in Austria. Representatives from Austria, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Poland were in attendance.
On the 26th of August 2002 the ITSF was declared a non-profit association under the 1901 French law.
Hometown
Chandigarh
Country
India
