The IKF World Korfball Ranking is the ranking for national korfball teams, done by the International Korfball Federation.
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2014 IKF World Korfball Ranking | |||
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Rankings as of November 2014 [update] [7] | |||
1 | Netherlands | 188.000 | |
2 | Belgium | 182.125 | |
3 | Chinese Taipei | 174.150 | |
4 | 1 | Portugal | 159.875 |
5 | 1 | England | 158.500 |
6 | 2 | Czech Republic | 136.500 |
7 | 1 | Catalonia | 133.000 |
8 | 1 | Australia | 130.750 |
9 | 2 | Germany | 126.625 |
10 | China | 117.000 | |
11 | Russia | 112.125 | |
12 | 1 | Hong Kong | 112.000 |
13 | 2 | Poland | 111.250 |
14 | 2 | Hungary | 108.250 |
15 | 1 | South Africa | 101.000 |
16 | 2 | New Zealand | 91.000 |
17 | 4 | India | 73.250 |
18 | 5 | Scotland | 72.500 |
19 | 1 | Turkey | 70.000 |
20 | 1 | Ireland | 69.500 |
21 | 2 | Slovakia | 68.750 |
22 | Serbia | 66.000 | |
23 | 6 | Wales | 63.250 |
24 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 52.000 |
25 | 10 | Malaysia | 48.000 |
26 | 1 | France | 46.750 |
27 | 2 | Sweden | 45.000 |
28 | 4 | South Korea | 42.250 |
29 | 4 | Romania | 39.000 |
30 | Greece | 35.250 | |
31 | 3 | Macau | 34.750 |
32 | 1 | Japan | 33.000 |
33 | 5 | Indonesia | 22.750 |
34= | 6 | Luxembourg | 21.250 |
34= | 5 | Armenia | 21.250 |
36 | 7 | Brazil | 19.000 |
37 | 5 | Zambia | 17.000 |
38 | Colombia | 14.000 | |
39 | 7 | Italy | 12.000 |
40 | 3 | United States | 10.000 |
41= | 2 | Malawi | 8.000 |
41= | Mexico | 8.000 | |
42 | 6 | Pakistan | 6.000 |
43 | 4 | Bulgaria | 4.000 |
44= | 4 | Cyprus | 3.000 |
44= | 4 | Nepal | 3.000 |
46= | 3 | Argentina | 1.000 |
46= | 3 | Aruba | 1.000 |
46= | 3 | Belarus | 1.000 |
46= | 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.000 |
46= | 3 | Botswana | 1.000 |
46= | 3 | Canada | 1.000 |
46= | 3 | Croatia | 1.000 |
46= | 3 | Curaçao | 1.000 |
46= | 3 | Denmark | 1.000 |
46= | 3 | Dominican Republic | 1.000 |
46= | 3 | Finland | 1.000 |
46= | 3 | Georgia | 1.000 |
46= | 3 | Mongolia | 1.000 |
46= | 3 | Singapore | 1.000 |
46= | 3 | Suriname | 1.000 |
61= | Bonaire | 0.000 | |
61= | Costa Rica | 0.000 | |
61= | Ghana | 0.000 | |
61= | Philippines | 0.000 | |
61= | Papua New Guinea | 0.000 | |
61= | Ukraine | 0.000 | |
61= | Ivory Coast | 0.000 |
2013 IKF World Korfball Ranking | |||
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Rankings as of November 2013 [update] [8] | |||
1 | Netherlands | 185.625 | |
2 | Belgium | 184.750 | |
3 | Chinese Taipei | 169.625 | |
4 | England | 153.625 | |
5 | 2 | Portugal | 143.625 |
6 | 1 | Catalonia | 140.500 |
7 | 1 | Germany | 138.000 |
8 | Czech Republic | 125.375 | |
9 | Australia | 122.625 | |
10 | China | 119.625 | |
11= | Hong Kong | 108.000 | |
11= | 2 | Russia | 108.000 |
13 | 1 | India | 107.500 |
14 | 1 | South Africa | 104.750 |
15 | 1 | Poland | 104.125 |
16 | Hungary | 90.000 | |
17 | Wales | 85.000 | |
18 | New Zealand | 83.500 | |
19 | Slovakia | 80.250 | |
20 | 1 | Turkey | 72.625 |
21 | 1 | Ireland | 70.750 |
22 | Serbia | 67.250 | |
23 | Scotland | 63.500 | |
24 | Romania | 50.000 | |
25 | Sweden | 49.000 | |
26 | Zimbabwe | 47.500 | |
27 | 2 | France | 41.500 |
28 | 1 | Luxembourg | 38.000 |
29 | 1 | Armenia | 37.000 |
30 | 1 | Greece | 32.500 |
31 | 1 | South Korea | 31.500 |
32 | Italy | 19.500 | |
33 | 3 | Japan | 17.000 |
34 | 3 | Macau | 16.000 |
35 | Malaysia | 15.125 | |
36 | 3 | Pakistan | 14.000 |
37 | 3 | United States | 10.000 |
38 | 5 | Indonesia | 9.000 |
39 | 2 | Bulgaria | 5.000 |
40= | 1 | Cyprus | 3.000 |
40= | Nepal | 3.000 | |
42 | 1 | Zambia | 2.000 |
43= | Argentina | 1.000 | |
43= | Aruba | 1.000 | |
43= | Belarus | 1.000 | |
43= | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.000 | |
43= | Botswana | 1.000 | |
43= | Brazil | 1.000 | |
43= | Canada | 1.000 | |
43= | Croatia | 1.000 | |
43= | Curaçao | 1.000 | |
43= | Denmark | 1.000 | |
43= | Dominican Republic | 1.000 | |
43= | Finland | 1.000 | |
43= | Georgia | 1.000 | |
43= | Malawi | 1.000 | |
43= | Mongolia | 1.000 | |
43= | Singapore | 1.000 | |
43= | Suriname | 1.000 |
2012 IKF World Korfball Ranking | |||
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Rankings as of November 2012 [update] [9] | |||
1 | Netherlands | 249.500 | |
2 | Belgium | 240.000 | |
3 | Chinese Taipei | 231.625 | |
4 | England | 212.500 | |
5 | Catalonia | 206.500 | |
6 | 1 | Germany | 199.125 |
7 | 1 | Portugal | 193.875 |
8 | 2 | Czech Republic | 182.125 |
9 | 2 | Australia | 164.750 |
10 | China | 161.125 | |
11 | 2 | Hong Kong | 156.500 |
12 | 2 | India | 156.000 |
13 | 4 | Russia | 154.625 |
14 | 2 | Poland | 153.250 |
15 | South Africa | 137.875 | |
16 | Hungary | 132.125 | |
17 | Wales | 108.750 | |
18 | 1 | New Zealand | 106.125 |
19 | 1 | Slovakia | 103.250 |
20 | Ireland | 94.000 | |
21 | 2 | Turkey | 86.375 |
22 | 1 | Serbia | 85.500 |
23 | 1 | Scotland | 80.500 |
24 | Romania | 65.000 | |
25 | Sweden | 63.000 | |
26 | Zimbabwe | 59.750 | |
27 | Luxembourg | 56.750 | |
28 | Armenia | 52.750 | |
29 | France | 46.250 | |
30 | South Korea | 36.250 | |
31 | Greece | 35.750 | |
32 | Italy | 26.000 | |
33 | Pakistan | 19.750 | |
34 | United States | 11.000 | |
35 | 1 | Malaysia | 8.875 |
36 | 1 | Japan | 7.000 |
37 | 1 | Bulgaria | 5.000 |
37 | Macau | 5.000 | |
39 | Cyprus | 3.000 | |
40 | Nepal | 2.000 | |
41 | Argentina | 1.000 | |
41 | Aruba | 1.000 | |
41 | Belarus | 1.000 | |
41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.000 | |
41 | Botswana | 1.000 | |
41 | Brazil | 1.000 | |
41 | Canada | 1.000 | |
41 | Croatia | 1.000 | |
41 | Curaçao | 1.000 | |
41 | Denmark | 1.000 | |
41 | Dominican Republic | 1.000 | |
41 | Finland | 1.000 | |
41 | Georgia | 1.000 | |
41 | Indonesia | 1.000 | |
41 | Malawi | 1.000 | |
41 | Mongolia | 1.000 | |
41 | Papua New Guinea | 1.000 | |
41 | Singapore | 1.000 | |
41 | Suriname | 1.000 | |
41 | Ukraine | 1.000 | |
41 | Zambia | 1.000 |
2012 IKF World Korfball Ranking | |||
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Rankings as of December 2011 [update] [10] | |||
Rank | Change | Team | Points |
1 | Netherlands | 285.875 | |
2 | Belgium | 274.625 | |
3 | Chinese Taipei | 266.750 | |
4 | 1 | England | 243.250 |
5 | 2 | Catalonia | 238.125 |
6 | 2 | Czech Republic | 229.500 |
7 | 1 | Germany | 220.875 |
8 | Portugal | 220.375 | |
9 | Russia | 211.250 | |
10 | 2 | China | 190.125 |
11 | 1 | Australia | 189.375 |
12 | 2 | Poland | 186.750 |
13 | 2 | Hong Kong | 173.750 |
14 | 2 | India | 173.250 |
15 | 2 | South Africa | 161.000 |
16 | 5 | Hungary | 159.250 |
17 | 2 | Wales | 144.500 |
18 | 1 | Slovakia | 130.000 |
19 | 1 | New Zealand | 129.375 |
20 | 1 | Ireland | 126.250 |
21 | 1 | Serbia | 112.750 |
22 | 1 | Scotland | 105.500 |
23 | 3 | Turkey | 102.750 |
24 | Romania | 86.000 | |
25 | 2 | Sweden | 84.000 |
26 | Zimbabwe | 82.500 | |
27 | 2 | Luxembourg | 72.500 |
28 | Armenia | 68.500 | |
29 | France | 58.000 | |
30 | 2 | South Korea | 48.000 |
31 | 1 | Greece | 44.000 |
32 | 2 | Italy | 31.500 |
33 | 2 | Pakistan | 25.500 |
34 | 4 | United States | 11.000 |
35 | 1 | Japan | 8.000 |
36 | 2 | Malaysia | 8.000 |
37 | 4 | Macau | 6.000 |
38 | 1 | Bulgaria | 5.000 |
39 | 2 | Cyprus | 3.000 |
40 | 1 | Nepal | 2.000 |
41 | Argentina | 1.000 | |
41 | Aruba | 1.000 | |
41 | Belarus | 1.000 | |
41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.000 | |
41 | Botswana | 1.000 | |
41 | Brazil | 1.000 | |
41 | Canada | 1.000 | |
41 | Croatia | 1.000 | |
41 | Curaçao | 1.000 | |
41 | Denmark | 1.000 | |
41 | Dominican Republic | 1.000 | |
41 | Finland | 1.000 | |
41 | Georgia | 1.000 | |
41 | Indonesia | 1.000 | |
41 | Malawi | 1.000 | |
41 | Mongolia | 1.000 | |
41 | Singapore | 1.000 | |
41 | Suriname | 1.000 | |
41 | Zambia | 1.000 |
2011 IKF World Korfball Ranking | |||
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Rankings as of September 2011 [update] [11] | |||
Rank | Change | Team | Points |
1 | Netherlands | 178.000 | |
2 | Belgium | 167.875 | |
3 | Chinese Taipei | 160.500 | |
4 | Czech Republic | 144.750 | |
5 | England | 138.000 | |
6 | 1 | Germany | 129.500 |
7 | 1 | Catalonia | 123.000 |
8 | 1 | Portugal | 122.875 |
9 | 3 | Russia | 110.875 |
10 | Australia | 105.625 | |
11 | 2 | Hungary | 99.000 |
12 | 1 | China | 91.750 |
13 | 1 | South Africa | 91.250 |
14 | 1 | Poland | 82.750 |
15 | 1 | Hong Kong | 81.750 |
16 | India | 76.250 | |
17 | 2 | Slovakia | 57.000 |
18 | 1 | New Zealand | 55.750 |
19 | 1 | Wales | 53.000 |
20 | 3 | Turkey | 49.500 |
21 | 1 | Ireland | 46.000 |
22 | 1 | Serbia | 44.500 |
23 | 1 | Scotland | 38.500 |
24 | 4 | Romania | 31.000 |
25 | 1 | Luxembourg | 29.500 |
26 | 1 | Zimbabwe | 27.750 |
27 | Sweden | 27.500 | |
28 | 4 | Armenia | 26.500 |
29 | 2 | France | 25.000 |
30 | 1 | United States | 24.000 |
31 | 1 | Greece | 23.500 |
32 | 2 | South Korea | 18.000 |
33 | 1 | Macau | 13.500 |
34 | 1 | Italy | 11.000 |
35 | 2 | Pakistan | 10.500 |
36 | Japan | 8.000 | |
37 | Bulgaria | 7.000 | |
38 | Malaysia | 3.250 | |
39 | 1 | Nepal | 2.000 |
2010 IKF World Korfball Ranking | |||
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Rankings as of November 2010 [update] [12] | |||
Rank | Change | Team | Points |
1 | Netherlands | 160.500 | |
2 | Belgium | 151.625 | |
3 | Chinese Taipei | 144.000 | |
4 | Czech Republic | 133.500 | |
5 | 1 | England | 119.750 |
6 | 1 | Russia | 117.875 |
7 | 3 | Germany | 116.000 |
8 | Catalonia | 116.000 | |
9 | 2 | Portugal | 112.625 |
10 | 1 | Australia | 100.625 |
11 | 3 | China | 91.250 |
12 | South Africa | 88.250 | |
13 | 2 | Hungary | 87.000 |
14 | 1 | Hong Kong | 78.000 |
15 | 2 | Poland | 75.750 |
16 | 1 | India | 66.750 |
17 | 1 | New Zealand | 57.750 |
18 | ? | Wales | 51.500 |
19 | ? | Slovakia | 49.750 |
20 | ? | Ireland | 44.625 |
21 | ? | Serbia | 43.125 |
22 | ? | Scotland | 40.125 |
23 | ? | Turkey | 39.000 |
24 | ? | Armenia | 32.500 |
25 | 5 | Zimbabwe | 32.250 |
26 | ? | Luxembourg | 29.625 |
27 | ? | Sweden | 28.250 |
28 | ? | Romania | 28.125 |
29 | 11 | United States | 26.000 |
30 | ? | South Korea | 25.500 |
31 | ? | France | 25.125 |
32 | ? | Greece | 20.625 |
33 | ? | Pakistan | 19.750 |
34 | ? | Macau | 11.000 |
35 | ? | Italy | 11.000 |
36 | ? | Japan | 8.000 |
37 | ? | Bulgaria | 5.625 |
38 | ? | Nepal | 3.250 |
2009 IKF World Korfball Ranking | |||
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Top 20 Rankings as of September 1, 2009 [13] | |||
Rank | Change | Team | Points |
1 | Netherlands | 191.000 | |
2 | Belgium | 178.500 | |
3 | Chinese Taipei | 166.000 | |
4 | Czech Republic | 151.000 | |
5 | Russia | 147.750 | |
6 | England | 136.500 | |
7 | 1 | Portugal | 127.750 |
8 | 1 | Catalonia | 123.250 |
9 | Australia | 121.500 | |
10 | Germany | 115.250 | |
11 | ? | Hungary | 93.500 |
12 | ? | South Africa | 83.000 |
13 | ? | Hong Kong | 73.250 |
14 | ? | China | 69.750 |
15 | ? | India | 65.000 |
16 | ? | New Zealand | 61.500 |
17 | ? | Poland | 57.500 |
18 | ? | United States | 56.500 |
19 | ? | Macau | 30.000 |
20 | ? | Zimbabwe | 16.750 |
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 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.
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 South Africa national korfball team is managed by the South African Korfball Federation (SAKF), representing South Africa 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 India national korfball team is managed by the Korfball Federation of India (KFI), representing India in korfball international competitions.
The United States national korfball team is managed by the United States Korfball Federation (USKF), representing the United States in korfball international competitions.
The Armenia national korfball team is managed by the Korfball Federation of Armenia (KFA), representing Armenia in international korfball 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 Aruba national korfball team is managed by the Korfball Bond Aruba (KBA), representing Aruba 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.
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The 10th IKF World Korfball Championship were held in the Belgian cities of Ghent, Tielen and Antwerp in 2015. Ghent and Tielen hosted the first and second round matches, whilst the placing matches and finals were all held in the Lotto Arena in Antwerp.
The Argentina national korfball team formed in 2011 is managed by the Asociación de Korfball Argentina (AKA) representing Argentina in korfball international competitions.
The 11th IKF World Korfball Championship was held in August 2019 in Durban, South Africa and won by the Netherlands. The International Korfball Federation awarded the hosting rights for the tournament to South Africa on 7 November 2015, ahead of the bid by New Zealand.
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