# Adidas Questra

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Footballs used for major international events in the mid-1990s

Adidas Questra Type Football Inception 1994; 32 years ago (1994) Manufacturer Adidas

**Questra** is the name given to a family of [footballs](/source/Ball_(association_football)) originally produced by [Adidas](/source/Adidas) for major international events in the mid-1990s. Named after "the quest for the stars," successive versions of the ball were produced for the [1996 Olympic tournament](/source/Football_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics) and [Euro 1996](/source/Euro_1996). The *Questra* was also the official ball of Spanish [La Liga](/source/La_Liga).[1]

## History

The first ball of the family was simply named the Questra and was originally designed to be the [official match ball](/source/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_match_balls) of the [1994 FIFA World Cup](/source/1994_FIFA_World_Cup) in the [United States](/source/United_States).[2] Following the convention of the addition of decorations to the established [Adidas Tango](/source/Adidas_Tango) style since the [Azteca](/source/Adidas_Azteca) and the [Etrusco Unico](/source/Adidas_Etrusco_Unico), this one featured space-themed decorations, not only due to its name, but that 1994 marked the 25th anniversary of the [Apollo 11 mission](/source/Apollo_11) in which the first Moon landing took place, which is considered to be one of the most important moments in the history of the host country and the world.

Due to the popularity of that ball, there were two new editions of the Questra released in 1996. One of them was named the *"Questra Europa"* and was intended to be the [official match ball](/source/List_of_UEFA_European_Championship_official_match_balls) of [UEFA Euro 1996](/source/UEFA_Euro_1996) in [England](/source/England), while the other one was bearing the name *"Questra Olympia"* and was the official match ball of the football tournament at the [1996 Summer Olympics](/source/Football_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics). Both of these balls reported colours.

In the development process of the Questra, Adidas tried to create a lighter and more responsive ball. By manufacturing the new ball from five different materials and enveloping it in polystyrene foam, Adidas made the Questra more waterproof and allowed for greater acceleration when kicked. Consequently, the ball became softer to touch and ball control was improved. This showed within a week of the World Cup in 1994, as players quickly adapted to the new ball and were able to score great goals by utilizing the lighter ball. However, some [goalkeepers](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football)) complained of the ball's unpredictability in humid weather, which made saving shots on goal particularly difficult.[1]

The last edition of the Questra was the *"Questra Apollo"*, which was used in [La Liga](/source/La_Liga) matches and by the [Spanish national team](/source/Spain_national_football_team) in the 1996–97 season. The Questra Apollo was identical to the original Questra from the 1994 World Cup, except for bearing the logo of the [Royal Spanish Football Federation](/source/Royal_Spanish_Football_Federation).

The ball was used in the [Intercontinental Cup](/source/Intercontinental_Cup_(1960%E2%80%932004)) from the 1994 to 1997 editions.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-soccball_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-soccball_1-1) [Adidas Questra](http://www.soccerballworld.com/Questra.htm) on Soccerball world (archived, 12 Feb 2004)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Adidas ball history (1970-2002)](https://web.archive.org/web/20060202102259/http://www.adidas-group.com/en/bizmedia/WorldCup/ball_history/default.asp) on Adidas (archived, 2 Feb 2006)

Preceded by Etrusco Unico FIFA World Cup official ball 1994 Succeeded by Tricolore Preceded by Etrusco Unico UEFA European Championship official ball 1996 Succeeded by Terrestra Silverstream

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v t e FIFA World Cup official match balls Telstar (1970) Telstar Durlast (1974) Tango Durlast (1978) Tango España (1982) Azteca (1986) Etrusco Unico (1990) Questra (1994) Tricolore (1998) Fevernova (2002) +Teamgeist (2006) Jabulani (2010) Brazuca (2014) Telstar 18 (2018) Al Rihla (2022) Trionda (2026)

v t e UEFA European Championship symbols Albums 1996: The Beautiful Game 2000: Euro 2000: The Official Album 2004: Vive O 2004! Songs 1992: "More Than a Game" 1996: "We're in This Together" 2000: "Campione 2000" 2004: "Força" 2008: "Can You Hear Me" 2012: "Endless Summer" 2016: "This One's for You" 2020: "We Are the People 2024: "Fire" Mascots 1980: Pinocchio 1984: Péno 1988: Berni 1992: Rabbit 1996: Goaliath 2000: Benelucky 2004: Kinas 2008: Trix and Flix 2012: Slavek and Slavko 2016: Super Victor 2020: Skillzy 2024: Albärt Balls 1968: Telstar Elast 1972: Telstar Durlast 1976: Telstar Durlast 1980: Tango River Plate 1984: Tango Mundial 1988: Tango Europa 1992: Etrusco Unico 1996: Questra Europa 2000: Terrestra Silverstream 2004: Roteiro 2008: Europass 2012: Tango 12 2016: Beau Jeu (group stage) & Fracas (knockout phase) 2020: Uniforia (until quarter-finals) & Uniforia Finale (from semi-finals) 2024: Fussballliebe Video games 1992: Champions of Europe 1996: UEFA Euro 96 England 2000: UEFA Euro 2000 2004: UEFA Euro 2004 2008: UEFA Euro 2008 2012: UEFA Euro 2012 2016: Pro Evolution Soccer: UEFA Euro 2016 France 2020: eFootball PES 2020 & 2021 Season Update 2024: EA Sports FC 24

v t e UEFA Euro 1996 Stages Qualification Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Final General information Squads Statistics Official symbols Questra Europa (ball) Goaliath (mascot) UEFA Euro 96 England (video game) "We're in This Together" (song) The Beautiful Game (album)

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