Federazione Italiana Tennistavolo (FITeT)

The table tennis federation in Italy · Italian Table Tennis Federation

The Federazione Italiana Tennistavolo (FITeT) traces its roots to a first national body founded 15 November 1945 in Genoa; a lasting organisation (Gruppo Italiano Tennis Tavolo) was formed in Livorno in 1947, recognised by CONI, moved its seat to Rome in 1948, took its current name in 1969, and became a full ('effettiva') CONI federation in 1979. It ran its first national championships in 1948 and first appeared at the Olympics in 1988. It is a member of the ITTF and the European Table Tennis Union, is organised through federal commissions (competition, athletes, technical, medical, refereeing, equipment homologation) and territorial bodies, and runs both a competitive ('Settore Agonistico') pathway with individual/team championships and national rankings, and a non-competitive 'Settore Promozionale' pathway for recreational play, alongside a Paralympic table tennis programme.

Getting a licence

A licence is needed to play official table tennis competitions in Italy.

Players join by affiliating with a FITeT-affiliated club/association ('Aderire ad una Associazione'), which issues a membership card ('tessera') in either the competitive Settore Agonistico (individual/team championships, personal ranking) or the recreational Settore Promozionale (tournaments and social play); no price is published on the pages checked.

The licence page

Competitions and rankings

From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.

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Federazione Italiana Tennistavolo (FITeT)

Getting a licence

Competitions and rankings

The other racket-sport federations in Italy

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