The Adidas Torfabrik (English: "Goal factory") is a family and brand of
association football balls
A football (also known as football ball, soccer ball, or association football ball specifically in the United Kingdom) is the ball used in the sport of association football. The name of the ball varies according to Names for association football ...
. Used as official match balls of
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
between 2010 and 2018, the Torfabrik balls, in order to distinguish them in their construction, have had the year of adoption in their names.
History
The first version of Torfabrik, the official match ball of
2010–11 Bundesliga
The 2010–11 Bundesliga was the 48th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. It began on 20 August 2010 and concluded on 14 May 2011. The winter break was in effect between weekends around 18 December 2010 and 15 January 20 ...
, used the same technology and design of
Adidas Jabulani, in fact, for this reason was also nicknamed ''Jabulani Torfabrik''. The winter version of this model was orange. The official match ball of
2011–12 Bundesliga, although the decoration template was similar to that of the previous season, was based on the new
Adidas Tango 12, the new standard technology of Adidas footballs. The winter version of this model was red. In order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bundesliga, Adidas created a special design for
2012–13 Bundesliga
The 2012–13 Bundesliga was the 50th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season began on 24 August 2012 with the season opening match at Westfalenstadion involving defending champions Borussia Dortmund and SV Werder ...
official match ball. The winter version of this model was red. For
2013–14 Bundesliga
The 2013–14 Bundesliga was the 51st season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football league. The season began on 9 August 2013 and the final matchday was on 10 May 2014. The winter break started on 23 December 2013 and ended on 24 January 2 ...
was adopted as official match ball a variant of
Adidas Cafusa
The Adidas Tango 12 () was the official match association football of the UEFA Euro 2012, with variants being used for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The ball is named after the original and successful Adidas Tango family of footballs from the late ...
with a silver decoration. The winter version of this model was yellow. As official match ball of
2014–15 Bundesliga
The 2014–15 Bundesliga was the 52nd season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. The season started on 22 August 2014 and the final matchday took place on 23 May 2015. Bayern Munich won their 25th German title on 26 Apri ...
Adidas presented a variant of
Adidas Brazuca
The Adidas Brazuca () was the official match ball of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Brazil. It is designed by the company Adidas, a FIFA Partner and FIFA World Cup official match ball supplier since 1970.
Naming
The name of the ba ...
, the new standard technology of Adidas footballs, with a red and silver decoration. The winter version of this model was yellow. The official match ball of
2015–16 Bundesliga showed a orange template, with the same shape of
Adidas Conext 15 balls. The winter version of this model was orange. The official match ball of
2016–17 Bundesliga had a silver decoration, arranged in the same template as the balls that replaced the line started with Brazuca, which was first used for
Adidas Beau Jeu
The Adidas Beau Jeu () is one of the official match balls of the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament. It was used for the group stage of the tournament, after which it was replaced by the "Adidas Fracas" (a design variant of the ''Beau Jeu'') for the knock ...
. The winter version of this model was orange. The official match ball of
2017–18 Bundesliga adopted a green version of the same template as the balls that replaced the line of Adidas Conext 15, which was first used for
Adidas Krasava. The winter version of this model was orange. As the official match ball for the
2018–19 Bundesliga
The 2018–19 Bundesliga was the 56th season of the Bundesliga, Germany's premier football competition. It began on 24 August 2018 and concluded on 18 May 2019. It also marked the first season without Hamburger SV, previously the only team to ha ...
, Adidas presented a new version of Torfabrik based on the technology developed with
Adidas Telstar 18
The Adidas Telstar 18 was the official match ball of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which was held in the Russian Federation. It was designed by the company Adidas, a FIFA Partner and FIFA World Cup official match ball supplier since 1970, and based ...
;
however, the ball was never used due to the non-renewal of the contract with Adidas, which was replaced by
Select Sport
Select Sport A.S. is a Danish sports equipment manufacturer based in Glostrup, Denmark.
As of 2008, Select Sport provides the Danish Football Association with footballs, and also several clubs in the Danish, Belgian, Portugal and Russian top ...
as the official sponsor of the German football championship.
Gallery
File:Torfabrik 02.jpg, Torfabrik 2010–11
File:Torfabrik 2011-12.jpg, Torfabrik 2011–12
File:Adidas Torfabrik 12-13 OMB.jpg, Torfabrik 2012–13
References
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Bundesliga