2003 range Slowly introduced the New figure and base commonly associated to the Black box range designed by Enrico Tecchiati although not all of the the first range had them as they still was using up Lw figures… So it was hit or miss whether or not you’d get the new figures… Commonly the Older Teams still used the Green boxes of which the early teams in the Range was sold in… BUT once the new figures and bases turned up the boxes also changed to the Black Box and the unofficial name for the range was born…

Peter Upton Has the range Better laid out with per years updates to the range etc… http://www.peter-upton.co.uk/parodi2.htm I am however will divide them into Green Box and Black Box page Although it has been seen a New figures and in old boxes it will generally keep the old figures and bases separated from the new figures and bases that the Black box range are known for…

The Range ended with the releases covering the 2005/06 season but a few after this exist with Subbuteo World leading the charge… This blurs the exact end but its definitely went into 2006 as I myself found a England 2006 2nd and that kit didn’t come out till February 2006… well after the Official deal ended…

Subbuteo World also added teams outside of there “exclusive” range… Such as Conference teams and J league teams… These However were not painted on Black box Figures and should not really be viewed as “Official” Black box teams… As they were painted on Lw Figures but came on Black box bases and boxes… Which helps us differentiate and also shows why they may be considered part of the proper black box when they are not… Little out there on these but I will have a separate page below…


After this Enrico Took the design he made and went on to use them for Astrobases Soccer 3d… With the Figure and Base design used right up to 2011 keeping the legacy of the Black Box Range going in some way for a further 5 years before eventually changing figures and bases… Parodi Meanwhile went back to Zeugo… Creating the Second edition using the Black box bases but with Bar fittings before a year later moving to Profibase and the current range was born…

(Subbuteo world Released two special ranges that are not part of the official range using black box’s and the Bases but not the figures in 2004. these are on a separate section below)