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.
Approximately 5 million of the 17 million people in the Netherlands are registered to one of the 35,000 sports clubs in the country. About two thirds of the population older than 15 years participates in sports weekly.
DOS '46 is a Dutch korfball club located in Nijeveen, Netherlands. The club was founded on 22 May 1946 and they play their home games in Sporthal de Eendracht. The team plays in red shirts and black shorts / skirts.
Club Korfbal Vallparadís is a Catalan korfball team located in Terrassa, playing home matches in the Pavelló Municipal de Sant Llorenç.
Highbury Korfball Club (HKC) is a korfball club based in North London, England and is a member of the England Korfball Association. Highbury Korfball Club succeeded Arsenal Korfball Club, which was established by Hugh Barker in 1998. Rebranding occurred to avoid confusion with the football team of the same name.
Korfball in Wales has been played since 1991 and is managed by the Welsh Korfball Association/Cymdeithas Pêl-Côrff Cymru. The association was established in 2002 and the Welsh Korfball Squad was formed in 2005. In 2007, the International Korfball Federation admitted Wales as an associate member.
The Korfbal League is the highest echelon of indoor korfball in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 2005 as the new highest level in Dutch korfball. Before that the top level was split in two divisions. Since the start of the competition the format has been the same. The winner of the Korfbal League qualifies for the Korfball Champions League while the number 10 relegated to the Korfbal League 2. The number 9 will compete with the loser of the Korfbal League 2 final in a play-off for a position in the Korfbal League.
The Royal Dutch Korfball Association is the governing body of korfball in the Netherlands. It organises the main Dutch korfball leagues ,the more recreative leagues, and the Dutch national team.
PKC is a Dutch korfball club located in Papendrecht, Netherlands. The club was founded on 2 February 1935 and they play their home games in the PKC-Hal. The team plays in white shirts and green shorts / skirts. The club has around 1000 members, which makes it the biggest korfball club in the world.
AKC Blauw-Wit is a Dutch korfball club located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The club was founded on 6 December 1916 under the name of GOKC and they play their home games in the Blauw-Wit Hal. The team plays in white/blue horizontally striped shirts and black shorts / skirts.
Koog Zaandijk or in common language KZ is a Dutch korfball club located in Koog aan de Zaan, Netherlands. The club was founded on 20 May 1910 as TAVENU, but was already in some month changed to Koog Zaandijk. They play their home games in sports accommodation De Sprong. The team plays in black/blue vertically striped shirts and black shorts / skirts.
Fortuna is a Dutch korfball club located in Delft, Netherlands. The club was founded on 3 February 1957 and they play their home games in the Fortuna-Hal. The team plays in white/red vertically striped shirts and black shorts / skirts.
CKV DVO/Accountor is a Dutch korfball club located in Bennekom, Netherlands. The club was founded in 1946 and they play their home games in the DVO/Accountor-hal. The team plays in green shirts and white shorts / skirts.
AW.DTV is a Dutch korfball club located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is a fusion club between AW and DTV. The founding date of 1 November 1902 of the oldest of the two clubs (DTV) is used as official founding date. The club plays their home games in sports accommodation Gaasperdam. The team plays in red shirts and black shorts / skirts.
Wim Scholtmeijer (1982) is a former Dutch Korfball player and former Dutch National Team Coach. Since 2020 has been the headcoach of PKC. As a player Scholtmeijer won four Dutch national championships and two European championships. As the Dutch national team headcoach he won six gold medals.
The Royal Belgian Korfball Federation is the governing body of korfball in Belgium. The federation is structured as an Association without lucrative purpose. It organises the main Belgian korfball league and the more recreative leagues, and the Belgian national team.
The Korfbal League 2 is the second highest echelon of indoor korfball in the Netherlands for indoor korfball.
CKV Unitas is a Dutch korfball club located in Harderwijk, Netherlands. De club name Unitas stands for unity. The team plays in orange and black tenue.
HKC is a Dutch korfball club located in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Netherlands.
Korfbal Combinatie Capelle (KCC), also known under its sponsored name KCC/CK Kozijnen, is a Dutch korfball and boules club located in Capelle aan den IJssel. The club was founded in 1999, from a merger of the korfball clubs CKV De Kapellen and AKV De Bermen.
