Korfball is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless basket that is mounted on a 3.5 m high pole.
The Netherlands national korfball team represents the Netherlands in international korfball. It is controlled by the Royal Dutch Korfball Association (KNKV), the governing body of korfball in the Netherlands.
The Belgium national korfball team, nicknamed the Belgian Diamonds, is managed by the Koninklijke Belgische Korfbalbond (KBKB), representing Belgium in korfball international competitions.
The Chinese Taipei national korfball team is managed by the Chinese Taipei Korfball Association (CTKA), representing Taiwan in korfball international competitions.
The Germany national korfball team is managed by the Deutscher Turner Bund e.V (DTB), representing Germany in korfball international competitions.
The England national korfball team is managed by the English Korfball Association (EKA), representing England in korfball international competitions. In 2007 the Great Britain national korfball team was split into 3 national teams: England, Wales and Scotland, that compete in all international competitions except the World Games, where they compete as a unified Great Britain national korfball team.
The Australia national korfball team is managed by Korfball Australia (KA), representing Australia in international korfball competitions, including the Asia-Oceania Korfball Championships, the World Korfball Championships and The World Games.
The Portugal national korfball team is managed by the Federaçao Portuguesa de Corfebol (FPC), representing Portugal in korfball international competitions.
The South Africa national korfball team is managed by the South African Korfball Federation (SAKF), representing South Africa in korfball international competitions.
The Catalonia national korfball team is managed by the Federació Catalana de Korfball (FCK), representing Catalonia in korfball international competitions.
The Hungary national korfball team is managed by the Magyar Korfball Szövetség (MKS), representing Hungary in korfball international competitions.
The Russia national korfball team is managed by the Russian Korfball Federation (RKF), representing Russia in korfball international competitions.
The Poland national korfball team is managed by the Polski Związek Korfballu (PZKorf), representing Poland in korfball international competitions.
The International Korfball Federation (IKF) was founded in Antwerp (Belgium) on 11 June 1933 as a continuation of the International Korfball Bureau established in 1924 by the Dutch and Belgian Associations. The IKF was officially recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1993 and is affiliated to Sportaccord (Sportaccord), the Association of the IOC Recognized International Sports Federations (ARISF) and the International World Games Association (IWGA).The IKF aims to spread korfball around the globe. It provides close to sixty (60) affiliated member countries with financial, material, and structural support to achieve this goal. It has established a network of contacts in many countries and actively promotes the game by transferring knowledge internationally by exchange programmes and inviting selected korfball players, coaches, and administrators to its training courses to create a stable local structure in all the affiliated countries on which a flourishing korfball organisation can be built. The IKF is organised in five Continental Confederations – IKF Africa, IKF Americas, IKF Asia, IKF Europe and IKF Oceania – since 2011. The IKF General Meeting is the highest authority in the IKF. The IKF is managed on a daily base by the IKF Executive Committee – 8 members – and the IKF Council – 12 members. The IKF stimulates the global awareness that korfball is a spectator and media oriented mixed gender teamsport.
The United States national korfball team is managed by the United States Korfball Federation (USKF), representing the United States in korfball international competitions.
The Slovakia national korfball team is managed by the Slovak Korfball Association (SAK), representing Slovakia in korfball international competitions.
The Hong Kong national korfball team is managed by the Hong Kong China Korfball Association (HKCKA), representing Hong Kong in Korfball international competitions.
The China national korfball team is managed by the Korfball Promotion Committee of China (KCCP), representing China in korfball international competitions.
The Japan national korfball team is managed by Japan Korfball Association (JKA), representing Japan in korfball international competitions.
The Brazil national korfball team is managed by the Federaçao Corfebol Estado Rio de Janeiro (FCERJ), representing Brazil in korfball international competitions.
