Subbuteo online: button football goes digital
Subbuteo is the classic name for the tabletop football where you flick pieces to shoot the ball. Refoot is the free, online version of that idea — no table, ruler or tiny ball required.
From the board to the screen
Traditional subbuteo needs the board, the miniatures and space. In Refoot, just open your browser: button football with arcade physics, easy to play and hard to master.
The gesture is the same as ever: pull, aim and release to shoot.
Play against the world
- Online Ranked: worldwide matchmaking against real players.
- World Cup: 48 national teams, groups and knockouts.
- With friends: private matches via friend code.
- 2 players on the same device, old-school style.
What changes from the board to online
The soul is the same; the logistics get lighter:
| Tabletop subbuteo | Refoot (online) | |
|---|---|---|
| To get started | Board, pieces, space and an opponent nearby | Open a browser |
| Opponent | Whoever is in the room | The whole world, any time |
| Rules | Agreed on the spot, vary house to house | The same for everyone, with a referee and VAR |
| Your team | The pieces you bought | A squad that grows, ages and becomes legend |
| Saving the game | In the box | In the cloud, with your club’s history |
Your team levels up
Unlike physical subbuteo, here your squad is alive: each player gains level and XP, ages, gets injured, retires and can become a legend — shown on album-style cards. Start for free and learn to play in minutes.
Every button has a name, an age, a nationality and attributes the physics genuinely uses: power, accuracy, weight and reflexes. When a veteran retires, a youngster comes up from the academy — and your story carries on.
What about missing the real table?
Nothing replaces the table at your grandparents’ house, and Refoot does not pretend otherwise. That is why 2 Players mode exists: two fingers on the same device, taking turns, arguing about whether that was a foul. It is as close as digital gets to the original — and still the best way to teach someone the game.