Organized by the United States Table Soccer Organization (USTSO)
The Great Lakes Classic
Regional Championship Foosball Tournament
The Classic is a Foosball Clubs USA fundraiser. Playing here helps put free tables in schools.
Host hotel
DoubleTree by Hilton Grand Rapids Airport
Book online through the event's own Hilton page. The room block runs October 14 to 20, so you can come early and stay after. Rooms at the group rate go until September 26.
Ready to play?
Player registration runs through World Foosball Tour. Sign up starts October 10. The full event list and schedule are coming soon.
Register on World Foosball TourWorld Foosball Tour
Where you sign up to play. Tables, brackets, and live streams all run through WFT.
USTSOUSA Foosball
The United States Table Soccer Organization. The Classic plays under its banner.
WORLD BODYITSF
The International Table Soccer Federation, home of the world rankings.
THE TABLESTornado
The official tournament table. The same tables the pros play on.
Four Days, Four Promises
Youth divisions run all week. Students and school clubs are the point of this event.
Compete
Play at the highest level of regional table soccer.
Connect
Build community with players and clubs from across the Great Lakes.
Become a Champion
Regional championship titles are on the line all weekend.
Give Back
Make an impact. The event raises funds for Foosball Clubs USA school programs.
The Story
Three years. One big idea.
The Great Lakes Classic started with a simple question. What if a foosball tournament could pay for foosball tables in schools? Three years later, kids drive four hours with their families to play in it.
2024 · Grand Rapids
The first Classic
USTSO brought players from across the Great Lakes to Grand Rapids for the first Classic. A regional championship was born, and so was its purpose: play the game, fund the mission.
2025 · Lansing
The year the kids showed up
More than 200 players filled the ballroom. Students came from over a dozen school districts, some from as far as Alabama. Kids won trophies bigger than their backpacks, and the local press came to watch.
2026 · Grand Rapids
The biggest one yet
The Classic comes home to Grand Rapids for year three. Four days, youth divisions all week, and one goal: fill the room with kids and send the proceeds back to schools.
Kids First
This tournament belongs to the kids
“Most kids love foosball. They just don't know it yet.”
Michael Stahl, Executive Director, Foosball Clubs USA
Real trophies, real titles
Youth divisions crown real champions. Last year students took home trophies, champion jackets, and stories they are still telling.
Play next to the best
At the Classic, the top-ranked players in America compete in the same room as first-time students. Kids watch, learn, and get high fives from their heroes.
Families welcome
Parents, grandparents, and teachers all in one ballroom. Foosball is a game every generation already knows how to cheer for.
Every dollar gives back
The Classic is an FCUSA fundraiser. Money raised puts FREE foosball tables and programs in schools across the country.
Last year, in photos
Scenes from the 2025 Classic in Lansing. This is what your entry fee builds.
In the Press
“More than 200 players gathered for the Great Lakes Classic Foosball Championships.”
The State News, October 2025
Reporters covered the 2025 Classic in Lansing and met the players: a 30-year veteran who calls the foosball community "kind of like a family," and the kids he says are its future.
Read the storyThis is what the fundraiser builds
Money raised at the Classic helps FCUSA donate tables and launch new school clubs. Know a school that deserves one? Nominate it.
Organized by USTSO · A Foosball Clubs USA Fundraiser
See You in Grand Rapids
October 15 to 18. Rooms at the $105 a night group rate go until September 26, and the player list hears registration news first.