Italian Bandy Federation

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Italian Bandy Federation
Sport bandy, rink bandy
Founded2003 (2003)
Affiliation FIB
Affiliation date26 October 2003 (26 October 2003)

Italian Bandy Federation (Italian : Federazione Italiana Bandy) was a governing body for bandy and rink bandy in Italy. It had its headquarters in Milan.

The Federation was founded in 2003 and became a member of the Federation of International Bandy (FIB) on 26 October the same year. [1] [2] One of the driving forces behind the reintroduction of bandy in Italy was former AC Milan footballer Nils Liedholm, who became an honorary chairman of the federation. [3] As of 2017, the federation is defunct and is not listed as a member of FIB anymore. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "This is FIB". Federation of International Bandy. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  2. ↑ List of all members as of January 2012 with contact information, saved at web.archive.org, read 12 February 2017
  3. ↑ Giovanni Pellecchia (21 November 2009). "I GRANDI MISTER DEL PASSATO: NILS LIEDHOLM". Retestadio.it. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Members Archived 2016-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
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