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Table football, known as foosball [a] or table soccer in North America, is a tabletop game loosely based on association football. [1] 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.
This area is created by drawing quarter-circles with a 6 m (20 ft) radius from the goal line, centered on the goalposts. The upper part of each quarter-circle is then joined by a 3.16 m (10.4 ft) line running parallel to the goal line between the goalposts. The line marking the edge of the penalty area is known as the penalty area line.
The game is played on a smooth, flat surface with markings per a regulation football field. Typical dimensions of the table would be 1.84 m long by 1.20 m wide, with the field being 1.67 m by 1.04 m. Goals are typically 12.5 cm wide by 5 cm tall per the interior dimensions. Typical ball, buttons, and goaltender game pieces
The outer scoring section, at the end of the table, is labeled with the number "3" in the middle (for "3 points"). The next section is adjacent to this section, of equal length (6 inches), and is labeled with a "2." The final section, "1", is adjacent to section "2." This section continues all the way to the foul line. The foul line measures 6 ...
The Laws of the Game consist of seventeen individual laws, each law containing several rules and directions: [4] Law 1: The Field of Play; Law 2: The Ball; Law 3: The Players; Law 4: The Players' Equipment; Law 5: The Referee; Law 6: The Other Match Officials; Law 7: The Duration of the Match; Law 8: The Start and Restart of Play
The offense may attempt a field goal kick (from the 3-yard line for high school, 2-yard line in college, and the 15-yard line in the NFL) worth 1 point (an extra point). The offense may attempt to advance the ball (from the 2-yard line for high school and the NFL or the 3-yard line in college) into the opponent's end zone for 2 points (a two ...
If a kicker booms one out of the back of the end zone on the fly, the return team gets the ball at the 30-yard line. Under previous rules it had been placed at the 25-yard line, so it's penalizing ...
Straight pool (a.k.a. 14.1 continuous pool): The goal is to reach a predetermined number of points (e.g. 100); a point is earned by pocketing any called ball into a designated pocket; game play is by racks of 15 balls, and the last object ball of a rack is not pocketed, but left on the table with the opponent re-racking the remaining 14 before ...