List of national korfball associations

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The International Korfball Federation has 69 members in five (5) continental confederations (Europe, Asia, Africa, Americas and Oceania). [1]

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Members by Regions

As of 30 March 2022

69 Members: [2]

NumberRegionCountries
1 Africa 10
2 Asia 15
3 Oceania 2
4 Europe 31
5 Americas 11
TotalWorld69

Members

Europe

CountryMemberYearNational teamNational leagueWeb site
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Korfball Federation of Armenia (KFA)1990 Armenia
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Belarus Korfball Federation (BKF)2015 Belarus
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Royal Belgian Korfball Federation (KBKB) 1933 Belgium Topkorfbal League website
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia-Herzegovina Korfball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (KFBH)2001 Bosnia-Herzegovina
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Bulgarian Federation Korfball and Intercrosse (BFKI)2005 Bulgaria
Flag of Catalonia.svg  Catalonia Federació Catalana de Korfbal (FCK)1997 Catalonia Lliga Nacional website
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Croatian Korfball Federation (CKF)2009 Croatia
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Cyprus Korfball Federation (CKF)1995 Cyprus
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Czech Korfball Association (CKA)1989 Czech Republic Extraliga website
Flag of England.svg  England English Korfball Association (EKA)1946 England England Korfball League website
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Finnish Korfball Committee (FKC)1992 Finland
Flag of France.svg  France Fédération Korfball France (FKF)1982 France Championnat National website
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Georgian Korfball Federation (GKF)2003 Georgia
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Deutscher Turner Bund e.V (DTB)1964 Germany Regionalliga Nord/West website
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Hellenic Korfball & Ball-Sports Federation (HKBSF)2003 Greece
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Hungarian Korfball Association (HKA)1991 Hungary NB 1 website
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Irish Korfball Association (IKA)2007 Ireland website
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Federazione Italiana Korfball (FIK)2003 Italy website
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Federation Luxembourgeoise du Korfball (FLKB)1976 Luxembourg
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Royal Dutch Korfball Association (KNKV)1933 Netherlands Korfbal League website
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Polish Federation of Korfball (PFK)1988 Poland website
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Federacao Portuguesa de Corfebol (FPC)1987 Portugal Corfebol Liga website
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Romanian Korfball Federation (RFK)2003 Romania
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Russian Korfball Federation (RKF)1997 Russia website
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Scottish Korfball Association(SKA)2006 Scotland Scottish Korfball League Division 1 website
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Korfball Federation of Serbia (KFS)2005 Serbia website
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Slovak Korfball Association (SAK)1994 Slovakia website
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Swedish Korfball Committee (SKC)2002 Sweden website
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Fédération Suisse de Korfball (FSK)2015 Switzerland website
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Turkish Korfball Committee (TKC)1997 Turkey Türkiye Şampiyonası website
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Ukrainean Korfball Association (UKA)2013 Ukraine website
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Welsh Korfball Association (WKA)2006 Wales Welsh Korfball League website

Asia

CountryMemberYearNational teamNational leagueWeb site
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Chinese Korfball Association (CKA)2006 China
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Korfball Association (CTKA)1985 Chinese Taipei website
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Hong Kong China Korfball Association (HKCKA)1988 Hong Kong Hong Kong Korfball League website
Flag of India.svg  India India Korfball Committee (IKC)1980 India
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Persatuan Korfball Seluruh Indonesia (PKSI)1984 Indonesia website
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Japan Korfball Association (JKA)1990 Japan website
Flag of South Korea.svg  Korea Republic Korea Korfball Federation (KKF)2006 Korea
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Macau Korfball Association (MKA)2000 Macau China
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Malaysian Korfball Association (MKA)2007 Malaysia
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Korfball Federation of Nepal (KFN)2009 Nepal
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Pakistan Korfball Federation (PKF) 2008 Pakistan
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Philippine Korfball Federation (PKF)2014 Philippines
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Singapore Korfball Federation (SKF)2014 Singapore website
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Korfball Sri Lanka (KSL)2015 Sri Lanka
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Thailand Korfball Association (TKA)2018 Thailand website

Americas

CountryMemberYearNational teamNational leagueWeb site
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Asociación de Korfball Argentina (AKA)2007 Argentina website
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba Korfball Bond Aruba (KBA)1982 Aruba
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Federaçao Corfebol Estado Rio de Janeiro (FCERJ)2003 Brazil website
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Canada Korfball Association (CKA)2007Canada
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Federacion Korfball Columbia (FKC)2015 Colombia website
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Costa Rica Korfball Association (CRKA)2014 Costa Rica
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao Curaçaose Korfbalbond (CKB)1986 Curaçao
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic FEKORD2007 Dominican Republic
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname Suriname Korfball Federation (SKF)2017 Suriname website
Flag of the United States.svg  United States United States Korfball Federation (USKF)1978 United States website

Africa

CountryMemberYearNational teamNational leagueWeb site
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Korfball Association Botswana (KAB)2008 Botswana
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Association Camerounaise de Korfball (ACK)2015 Cameroon
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Ghana Korfball Federation (GKF)2014 Ghana
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Federation Ivoirienne de Korfball (FIK)2015 Ivory Coast website
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Malawi Korfball Association (MKA)2006 Malawi
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Moroccan Association for Korfball (MAK)2015 Morocco
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa South African Korfball Federation (SAKF)1993 South Africa website
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Korfball Federation of Zambia (KFZ)2011 Zambia website
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Korfball Federation (ZKF)2005 Zimbabwe website

Oceania

CountryMemberYearNational teamNational leagueWeb site
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Korfball Australia (KA)1978 Australia website
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Korfball New Zealand (KNZI)1998 New Zealand website

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References

  1. "IKF Members". ikf.org. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  2. "IKF Members".