# Adidas Fevernova

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Official match ball of 2002 FIFA World Cup

Adidas Fevernova Adidas Fevernova at the Deutsches Fußball Museum Type Association football Inventor Adidas Inception 2002; 24 years ago (2002) Manufacturer Adidas

The **Adidas Fevernova** is a [football](/source/Ball_(association_football)) manufactured by German corporation [Adidas](/source/Adidas).[1] It was the [official match ball](/source/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_match_balls) of the [2002 FIFA World Cup](/source/2002_FIFA_World_Cup) held in [South Korea](/source/South_Korea) and [Japan](/source/Japan) and [2003 FIFA Women's World Cup](/source/2003_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup) held in [United States](/source/United_States). Its styling marked a departure from the traditional [Tango](/source/Adidas_Tango) ball design.

The ball was composed of 11 layers and was 3-mm thick, including a special foam layer with gas filled balloon imbedded in a syntactic foram. The outer cover was made from a combination of polyurethane and rubber.[1]

## History

The Fevernova's colouring parted from the *Tango's* style of three-pointed shapes connecting each hexagon, instead introducing a different, triangle-like shape on four hexagons. This colourful and revolutionary look and colour usage was entirely based on [Asian culture](/source/Asian_culture) (the dark gold trigon resembles a [tomoe](/source/Tomoe) and the red streaks on its angles resemble calligraphy brush strokes). It also featured a refined [syntactic foam](/source/Syntactic_foam) layer, to give the ball superior performance characteristics, and a three-layer knitted chassis, allowing for a more precise and predictable flight path.[2][3]

[Vladimir Putin](/source/Vladimir_Putin) with Fevernova ball

This ball was notoriously criticised for being too light,[1][4][5] yet some spectacular goals were scored with it during the tournament. The ball was also blamed for a number of upsets that happened in the knockout stages. Designers defended the ball, saying it was actually heavier than the typical ball, and that it was designed to allow players shoot with greater accuracy.[6] Under FIFA rules, footballs have to have a circumference of 68–70 cm (27–28 in) and a mass of 410–450 g (14–16 oz); the Fevernova was at the lower range for circumference and near to the maximum allowed weight.[7]

The ball was used in home matches during the [2002–03 Bundesliga](/source/2002%E2%80%9303_Bundesliga) for [Bayer 04 Leverkusen](/source/Bayer_04_Leverkusen), [Bayern Munich](/source/FC_Bayern_Munich), [Hansa Rostock](/source/Hansa_Rostock), [1. FC Nürnberg](/source/1._FC_N%C3%BCrnberg) and [Schalke 04](/source/Schalke_04) and was further used during the [2003–04 Bundesliga](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_Bundesliga) by Leverkusen, [SC Freiburg](/source/SC_Freiburg), Bayern Munich, Hansa Rostock and Schalke.

The ball was used in the [J.League](/source/J.League) during the [2002](/source/2002_J.League_Division_1) and [2003](/source/2003_J.League_Division_1) seasons.

The ball was also used in the [2003 FIFA Confederations Cup](/source/2003_FIFA_Confederations_Cup).

A new version of the ball was manufactured for the [2003 FIFA Women's World Cup](/source/2003_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup).[8]

It was also used in the [2004 Summer Paralympics](/source/Football_7-a-side_at_the_2004_Summer_Paralympics) and the [2004 African Cup of Nations](/source/2004_Africa_Cup_of_Nations).

## See also

- [List of FIFA World Cup official match balls](/source/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_match_balls)

## References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Adidas Fevernova](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Adidas_Fevernova).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sb_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-sb_1-2) [Adidas Fevernova](https://web.archive.org/web/20040212112503/http://www.soccerballworld.com/Fevernova.htm) on World Soccer Ball (archived, 12 Feb 2004)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["adidas unveils the Fevernova"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120204210900/http://www.adidas-group.com/en/bizmedia/WorldCup/Ball_History/press_release_e.pdf) (PDF). Archived from [the original](http://www.adidas-group.com/en/bizmedia/WorldCup/Ball_History/press_release_e.pdf) (PDF) on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2018-07-31.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Adidas Fevernova Shines"](https://www.forbes.com/2002/05/31/0531tentech.html?sh=5a82a3a19da7). *[Forbes](/source/Forbes)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Controversy over new World Cup ball](http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/football/06/02/football.jabulani.ball.world.cup/index.html) by Helen Chandler at the CNN, 3 June 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Fuming over World Cup's foam ball](https://www.wired.com/2002/05/fuming-over-world-cups-foam-ball/) by Mark McClusky on Wired.com

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["World Cup ball to blame?"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/sports_talk/newsid_2033000/2033395.stm). June 8, 2002 – via news.bbc.co.uk.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Official World Cup Soccer Ball 2002 - Fevernova - Soccer Ball World"](https://soccerballworld.com/official-world-cup-soccer-ball-2002-fevernova/). December 19, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["New Fevernova design for USA 2003"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190608230351/https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/new-fevernova-design-for-usa-2003-32496). *FIFA.com* (Press release). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 22 July 2003. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/news/new-fevernova-design-for-usa-2003-32496) on June 8, 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.

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