Mission
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter has a clear idea when it comes to raising the standards of the beautiful game. "As football's world governing body, we have a responsibility to support any move to improve football equipment," he said. "In raising the standards of footballs and football turf surfaces, the FIFA Quality Concept will also help improve the level of the game."

The FIFA Quality Concept for Football Turf is a rigorous testing programme for artificial football surfaces. Manufacturers are able to enter into a licensing agreement for the use of the prestigious FIFA RECOMMENDED Marks, providing all the criteria is met during the testing procedure.

For footballs, it consists of a testing programme for Outdoor Futsal and Beach Soccer use. Manufacturers are able to enter into a licensing agreement for the use of the two prestigious FIFA Quality Marks (FIFA APPROVED and FIFA INSPECTED) on footballs, providing all the criteria is met during the testing procedure.

Objectives

  • To create recognised standards
  • To ensure global consistency
  • To increase product quality and safety for footballs and artificial playing surfaces around the world