Here's a cut and paste from a Facebook inquiry on your table. Hope this helps. I had to cut out my friend's name to respect his privacy and the pictures didn't copy. Very convincing pictures. Based on the previous post I'm guessing Metegol is a copy of one of the French tables mentioned here.
P.M: O.K. I've no idea. However, John's guess as to where the table was part of its life is 100% correct: Argentina. It is painted in and has the team logo of the Boca Junior professional team.
Secondly, the men are of a Spanish design, as they are bolted on with a shaped metal plate and the hole is not centered in the chest of the men.
Third, the cabinet itself is similar to Monneret and Stella tables.
Monneret coin edition: note the similarly angled ball return tray.
Rene Pierre knock-off of the Monneret.
But the best guess is that you have found a very old, early model Stella table. The legs and goals are the giveaway on this one.
Stella Artois model. Note how the legs have the same routed groove down the center, three bolt pattern, and distinctive right angle leg top that is not parallel to the ground. Also, note the metal mesh goals.
So, either a very old Stella Artois or a copy of that design made in Argentina. The legs alone say Stella.
The other side are painted in the colors of Club Athletico River Plate, another famous Argentine soccer club
River Plate logo, which you can see on the other side of the table.
Finally, early Stella men had a small indentation or line that was supposed to suggest separate feet on the player figures. The feet of the men on that table seem to have a similar line. Early Stella, possibly the most beautiful French tables ever made!
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