# Adidas Tango

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Family and brand of association football balls

Adidas Tango Adidas Tango 'River Plate' used in the 1978 World Cup Type Association football Inventor Adidas Inception 1978; 48 years ago (1978) Manufacturer Adidas

The **Adidas Tango** is a family and brand of [association football balls](/source/Ball_(association_football)) originally introduced as the "Tango Durlast" in 1978, specifically for the [1978 FIFA World Cup](/source/1978_FIFA_World_Cup) in [Argentina](/source/Argentina). Variations of the design had been produced for various competitions including the FIFA World Cup, the UEFA European Championship, the South American Football Championship, and the football competition of the Summer Olympics. The Tango balls have had different names applied to them to distinguish them in their construction, the competitions they have been used for, and even if they are official match balls or replica balls.

In 2011, [Adidas](/source/Adidas) introduced the new [Tango 12](/source/Adidas_Tango_12) ball, but aside from the name and the painted on design there are no particular similarities between the new ball and the old Adidas Tango family.

## Tango Durlast

The 1978 **Tango Durlast** consisted of twenty identical hexagonal panels with 'triads' creating the impression of 12 circles around the pentagons. The Adidas Tango Durlast ball was made of genuine leather with a shiny waterproof plastic coating.

## Tango España

The **Tango España** by [Adidas](/source/Adidas) was the official match ball of [1982 FIFA World Cup](/source/1982_FIFA_World_Cup) held in [Spain](/source/Spain). The *Tango España* had improved water resistant qualities through its rubberized seams. These proved to be not very durable and resulted in the ball having to be changed several times during some games.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] This ball was the last genuine leather ball to be used in the World Cup.[1]

## Tango variations

Tango 12, used in the UEFA Euro 2012

Year Tango variation Competition Additional information 1978 Adidas Tango Durlast 1978 FIFA World Cup The ball was initially introduced as the Tango Durlast, however further production models were also branded as Tango River Plate. Replica variations include the Tango Rosario [2] 1980 Adidas Tango River Plate UEFA Euro 1980 [3] 1982 Adidas Tango España 1982 FIFA World Cup Replica variations include the Tango Barcelona.[2] Other variations include the Tango Mundial, Tango Alicante, Tango Malaga and Tango Indoor [4] 1984 Adidas Tango Mundial UEFA Euro 1984 Adidas Tango Sevilla 1984 Summer Olympics Used for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles — compared to previous Tango the only addition is the competition logo [5][6] 1988 Adidas Tango Europa UEFA Euro 1988 Adidas Tango Séoul 1988 Summer Olympics 2012 Adidas Tango 12 UEFA Euro 2012 New design Adidas Tango, including Adidas Tango Argentina 12, Torfabrik, Comoequa, The Albert, Prime and Adidas Tango 12

Other variations of the Tango ball seen include: Tango Roma, Tango Napoli, Tango Munich, Tango Scorpion, Tango Mendoza, Tango Gol, Tango Indoor Ball, Tango Tournoi, and Tango Glider.[7][8]

## Use in heraldry

Adidas Tango ball is featured on the club badge of Ukrainian club [Chornomorets Odesa](/source/Chornomorets_Odesa), as well as Russian football team [Mordovia Saransk](/source/Mordovia_Saransk).

## See also

- [Adidas Tango 12](/source/Adidas_Tango_12)

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

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Soccerball World"](https://www.soccerballworld.com/TangoEspana.htm). Soccerball World. Retrieved 2014-03-06.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-nightlyforum_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-nightlyforum_2-1) ["Nightly.net forum on rare soccer balls"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200313185345/https://nightly.net/topic/20891-anyone-else-into-collecting-soccer-balls/page-30). Archived from [the original](http://nightly.net/topic/20891-anyone-else-into-collecting-soccer-balls/page__st__709) on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-uefaintro_3-0)** ["History of the Official European Championship Match Balls"](https://www.soccerballworld.com/Euroballs.htm). Retrieved 21 Aug 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-tangoespana_4-0)** ["Soccer Ball World: Tango Espana"](https://www.soccerballworld.com/TangoEspana.htm). Soccer Ball World. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ball1984_5-0)** ["Soccer Ball World: Olympic Ball 1984"](https://www.soccerballworld.com/Olympic-Ball-Sevilla1984.htm). Soccer Ball World. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["(Spanish) Official ball of LA Olympics"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140306185805/http://www.balones-oficiales.com/la.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.balones-oficiales.com/la.htm) on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-matchballpictures_7-0)** ["Soccer History Online: Match Balls"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120623125256/http://www.soccerhistoryonline.com/1052107110631048--match-balls.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.soccerhistoryonline.com/1052107110631048--match-balls.html) on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["The Best Soccer Balls on Amazon, According to Hyperenthusiastic Reviewers"](https://nymag.com/strategist/article/best-soccer-balls.html). *New York Magazine*. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2024-12-01.

## External links

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

- [Tango balls](https://www.adidas.com/us/tango-rosario-ball/656927.html) on Adidas website

- [Adidas ball history](https://web.archive.org/web/20060202102259/http://www.adidas-group.com/en/bizmedia/WorldCup/ball_history/default.asp)

- [Soccerball World: History of the World Cup's Match Balls](https://www.soccerballworld.com/TangoRiver.htm)

- [*The Guardian* - The Joy of Six: great footballs](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2008/nov/06/1)

- [The History of FIFA World Cup Match Ball](https://web.archive.org/web/20120204210900/http://www.adidas-group.com/en/bizmedia/WorldCup/Ball_History/press_release_e.pdf)

Preceded by Telstar Durlast FIFA World Cup official ball 1978–1982 Succeeded by Azteca Preceded by Telstar Durlast UEFA European Championship official ball 1980, 1984, 1988 Succeeded by Etrusco Unico

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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

Links to related articles v t e 1982 FIFA World Cup Stages First group stage Group 1 Group 2 West Germany v Austria Group 3 Hungary v El Salvador Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Second group stage Group A Group B Group C Italy v Brazil Group D Knockout stage West Germany v France Final General information Qualification Squads Official symbols Tango España (ball) G'olé! (film) v t e 1982 FIFA World Cup finalists Champions Italy Runners-up West Germany Third place Poland Fourth place France Second group stage Argentina Austria Belgium Brazil England Northern Ireland Soviet Union Spain First group stage Algeria Cameroon Chile Czechoslovakia El Salvador Honduras Hungary Kuwait New Zealand Peru Scotland Yugoslavia 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 1980 Stages Qualification Group stage Group 1 Group 2 Knockout stage Final General information Squads Official symbols Tango River Plate (ball) Pinocchio (mascot) v t e UEFA Euro 1984 Stages Qualification Group stage Group 1 Group 2 Knockout stage Final General information Squads Official symbols Tango Mundial (ball) Péno (mascot) v t e UEFA Euro 1988 Stages Qualification Group stage Group 1 Group 2 Knockout stage Final General information Squads Official symbols Tango Europa (ball) Berni (mascot)

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