The following individuals involved in RoboCup are the nine founding members of the European RoboCup Association e. V.
Prof. Dr. Oskar von Stryk (founding chairperson), TU Darmstadt, Germany
Prof. Dr. Gerald Steinbauer-Wagner (founding vice-chairperson), TU Graz, Austria
Prof. Dr. Luis Almeida, University of Porto, Portugal
Dr. Ansgar Bredenfeld, Harz University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Prof. Dr. Luca Iocchi, Sapienza Universita di Roma, Italy
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kraetschmar (deceased), H-BRS Sankt Augustin, Germany
Prof. Dr. Pedro Lima, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Prof. Dr. Daniel Polani, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Prof. Dr. Fernando Ribeiro, Universidade de Minho, Portugal