International Floorball Federation
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Official logo of the International Floorball Federation
The International Floorball Federation (IFF) is the worldwide governing body for the sport of floorball. It was founded in 1986 in Huskvarna, Sweden, by the national floorball associations of Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. As of December 2014, it had 57 member associations, with 4,396 clubs and 300,133 registered players.[1] It is recognized by the IOC and is an ordinary member of the GAISF.
Members
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The map of IFF members. Dark-green are ordinary members, light-green are provisional members.
This is a list of International Floorball Federation member nations. It includes associations, committees, confederations, federations, and unions.
There are currently 57 IFF members (43 ordinary members and 14 provisional members).
Ordinary members
- IFF founded
1 The Hungarian Floorball Federation was originally established in 1989, but reorganized into a new organization in 1997.
3 The Floorball Association of Iran is a division of the Iran Federation of Sport Associations, and therefore governed by it.
4 The Liechtenstein Floorball Association was established as a single floorball club, UHC Schaan.
Provisional members
Flag |
Member Name[3] |
Founded In |
Member Of IFF Since |
Website (if applicable) |
![Argentina](../I/m/Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png) |
Argentinian Floorball Association |
2007 |
2007 |
www.argentinaunihockey.com.ar |
![Armenia](../I/m/Flag_of_Armenia.svg.png) |
Armenian Floorball Federation |
1999 |
2006 |
www.floorballarm.narod.ru |
![Cameroon](../I/m/Flag_of_Cameroon.svg.png) |
Cameroon Floorball Association |
2013 |
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![Republic of Ireland](../I/m/Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png) |
Irish Floorball Association |
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2007 |
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![Lithuania](../I/m/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png) |
Lithuanian Floorball Federation |
2010 |
2010 |
www.lgrf.lt |
![Moldova](../I/m/Flag_of_Moldova.svg.png) |
Moldavian Floorball Federation |
2007 |
2007 |
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![Mongolia](../I/m/Flag_of_Mongolia.svg.png) |
Mongolian Floorball Federation |
2005 |
2006 |
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![Mozambique](../I/m/Flag_of_Mozambique.svg.png) |
Mozambique Floorball Association |
2012 |
2012 |
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![Portugal](../I/m/Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png) |
Portuguese Floorball Federation |
2007 |
2007 |
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![Romania](../I/m/Flag_of_Romania.svg.png) |
Romanian Floorball Federation |
2008 |
2008 |
www.floorball.ro |
![Sierra Leone](../I/m/Flag_of_Sierra_Leone.svg.png) |
Floorball Association of Sierra Leone |
2008 |
2008 |
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![South Africa](../I/m/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png) |
Floorball South Africa |
2013 |
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![Thailand](../I/m/Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png) |
Thai Floorball Federation |
2007 |
2007 |
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![Turkey](../I/m/Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png) |
Floorball Turkey |
2004 |
2008 |
www.florbol.org |
Other
Confederations
Possible future IFF members
The nations stated below all have had some sort of contact with the sport of floorball. They may not necessarily play the sport on a day-to-day basis, but they all are possible candidates for becoming recognized as a future member nation of the International Floorball Federation.
Registered Players
Based on the amount of registered floorball players and a country's population, a list of the top 25 countries has been compiled:
Country |
Registered Players |
% of Population |
Sweden |
117,301 |
1.203% |
Finland |
51,876 |
0.947% |
Czech Republic |
38,122 |
0.362% |
Switzerland |
30,153 |
0.367% |
Germany |
10,642 |
0.013% |
Norway |
7,409 |
0.143% |
Denmark |
6,500 |
0.115% |
Slovakia |
4,689 |
0.086% |
Latvia |
3,029 |
0.127% |
Russia |
3,000 |
0.002% |
Japan |
2,561 |
0.002% |
Singapore |
1,649 |
0.030% |
Poland |
1,617 |
0.004% |
Australia |
1,570 |
0.007% |
South Korea |
1,500 |
0.003% |
Estonia |
1,464 |
0.112% |
Canada |
1,210 |
0.003% |
Netherlands |
1,076 |
0.006% |
Austria |
1,067 |
0.012% |
India |
1,044 |
0.000% |
France |
1,029 |
0.002% |
Belgium |
939 |
0.008% |
Hungary |
905 |
0.009% |
Brazil |
882 |
0.000% |
Great Britain |
829 |
0.001% |
Notes and references
- ↑ IFF
- ↑ , IFF - History in short
- ↑ , IFF - History in short
- ↑ , IFF - AOFC
- ↑ , IFF - Members
- ↑ , Planet of Floorball
- ↑ , Floorball 4 All
- ↑ , IFF - News
- ↑ , IFF - News
- ↑ , IFF - News
See also
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| Provisional members |
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Cameroon
- Ireland
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Mozambique
- Portugal
- Romania
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- Thailand
- Turkey
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