| Armenia | |
|---|---|
| Association | Korfball Federation of Armenia (KFA) |
| IKF membership | 1990 |
| IKF code | ARM  |
| IKF rank | 42 (Dec. 2015) [1] |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 3 |
| First appearance | 1991 |
| Best result | 8th place, 1991 |
| European Bowl | |
| Appearances | 2 |
| First appearance | 2005 |
| Best result | 5th place, 2005 |
| http://www.korfball.am | |
The Armenia national korfball team is managed by the Korfball Federation of Armenia (KFA), representing Armenia in international korfball competitions.
| World Championships [2] | |||
| Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
| 1991 | 4th World Championship | Antwerp (Belgium) | 8th place |
| 1995 | 5th World Championship | New Delhi (India) | 9th place |
| 2003 | 7th World Championship | Rotterdam (Netherlands) | 15th place |
| European Bowl | |||
| Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
| 2005 | 1st European Bowl | Terrassa (Spain) | 5th place |
| 2009 | 3rd European Bowl [3] | Prievidza (Slovakia) | 5th place (East) |
National team in the 2009 European Bowl
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National team in the 2005 European Bowl
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Korfball is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless basket that is mounted on a 3.5 m (11.5-foot) pole. Each team is composed of four female players and four male players. The sport was created in the Netherlands in 1902 by schoolteacher Nico Broekhuysen, and has since spread globally.
The International Korfball Federation (IKF) is the governing body of korfball. IKF is responsible for the organisation of korfball's major international tournaments, notably the IKF World Korfball Championship.
European Korfball Championship or European Korfball A-Championship is a korfball competition for European national teams organized by the International Korfball Federation. It was played every four years from 1998 until 2014 and then moved to a tournament every two years, starting from 2016. The number of participated teams has varied between 8 and 16. The Netherlands national korfball team has won each edition.
The Catalonia national korfball team is managed by the Federació Catalana de Korfball (FCK), representing Catalonia in korfball international competitions.
The Russia national korfball team is managed by the Russian Korfball Federation (RKF), representing Russia in korfball international competitions.
The Slovakia national korfball team is managed by the Slovak Korfball Association (SAK), representing Slovakia in korfball international competitions.
The France national korfball team is managed by the UFOLEP National Korfball Committee, representing France in korfball international competitions.
The Luxembourg national korfball team was managed by the Federation Luxembourgeoise du Korfball (FLKB), representing Luxembourg in korfball international competitions. Currently there are no teams in Luxembourg
The Wales National Korfball Team often referred to as the Welsh Korfball Squad (WKS) is managed by the Welsh Korfball Association/Cymdeithas Pêl-Côrff Cymru, and represents Wales in international korfball competition. The Welsh Korfball Squad entered its first IKF ranking competition in 2007, after the Great Britain national korfball team was disbanded to produce three teams: England, Wales and Scotland. Wales is a fully recognised member of the International Korfball Federation and is currently ranked 18th in the world.
The Ireland national korfball team is managed by the Ireland Korfball Association (IKA), representing Ireland in korfball international competitions.
The Scotland National Korfball Team is managed by the Scottish Korfball Association (SKA), representing Scotland in korfball international competitions. It entered in competition in 2007, when the Great Britain National Korfball Team was split in 3 teams: England, Wales and Scotland.
The Sweden national korfball team is managed by the Svenska Korfballförbundet (SKF), representing Sweden in korfball international competitions.
The Serbia national korfball team is managed by the Korfbol savez Srbije, representing Serbia in korfball international competitions. It has been a member of IKF since 2005.
The Greece national korfball team is managed by the Hellenic Korfball & Ball-Sports Federation (HKBSF), representing Greece in korfball international competitions.
The Bulgaria national korfball team is managed by the Bulgarian Federation Korfball and Intercrosse, representing Bulgaria in korfball international competitions.
The Europa Shield was an annual korfball club competition run by the International Korfball Federation from 2001 till 2020. Clubs qualified for this competition based on their performance in their national leagues. Included were the second and third classified for the "B" countries and the first classified for "C" countries. It was the second-tier competition of European korfball clubs, ranking below the Europa Cup. In January 2022, the IKF announced that the IKF Europa Cup and IKF Europa Shield would be replaced by the IKF Europe Korfball Champions League for the 2022–23 season.
The IKF World Korfball Ranking is the ranking for national korfball teams, done by the International Korfball Federation.
The Turkey national korfball team is managed by the Turkish Korfball Committee (TKC), representing Turkey in korfball international competitions.
The Italy national korfball team is managed by the Federazione Italiana Korfball (FIK), representing Italy in korfball international competitions.
The Korfball Federation of Armenia (KFA), is the regulating body of korfball in Armenia, governed by the Armenian Olympic Committee. The headquarters of the federation is located in Yerevan.
