International Korfball Federation
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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 headquarters is in Zeist (Netherlands).
The IKF was officially recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1993 and is affiliated to 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 and increase the level of play in the affiliated countries.The IKF has currently 66 member countries. It provides the affiliated countries via five Continental Confederations (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania) with financial, material, and structural support to achieve the goals. It has established a network of contacts in many countries and IKF actively promotes the game by transferring knowledge internationally by exchange programs and inviting selected korfball players, coaches, and administrators to its training courses in order to assist in the creation of a stable local organization and structure in all the affiliated countries on which a flourishing korfball organization can be built.
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Members
There are currently 66 members of the International Korfball Federation
| Country | Member | Year[1] | National team | Web site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
Comité Argentino de Korfball | 2007 | Argentina | website |
 Armenia |
Korfball Federation of Armenia (KFA) | 1990 | Armenia | website |
 Aruba |
Korfball Bond Aruba (KBA) | 1982 | Aruba | |
 Australia |
Korfball Australia (KA) | 1978 | Australia | website |
 Belarus |
Belarus Korfball Federation (BKF) | 2015 | Belarus | |
 Belgium |
Koninklijke Belgische Korfbalbond (KBKB) | 1933 | Belgium | website |
 Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Korfball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (KFBH) | 2001 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | |
 Botswana |
Korfball Association Botswana | 2008 | Botswana | |
 Brazil |
Korfball Federation of Brazil (KFB) | 2003 | Brazil | website |
 Bonaire |
Bonairiaanse Korfbalbond (BKB) | 1987 | Bonaire | |
 Bulgaria |
Bulgarian Federation Korfball and Intercrosse | 2005 | Bulgaria | |
 Cameroon |
Association Camerounaise de Korfball (ACK) | 2015 | Cameroon | |
 Canada |
Manitoba Korfball Association (MKA) | 2007 | Canada | |
 Catalonia |
Federació Catalana de Korfbal (FCK) | 1997 | Catalonia | website |
 China |
Korfball Promotion Committee of China (KCCP) | 2006 | China | |
 Chinese Taipei |
Chinese Taipei Korfball Association (CTKA) | 1985 | Chinese Taipei | website |
 Croatia |
Croatian Korfball Federation | 2009 | Croatia | |
 Colombia |
Federacion Korfball Columbia (FKC) | 2015 | Colombia |
|
 Costa Rica |
Costa Rica Korfball Association (CRKA) | 2014 | Costa Rica | |
 Curaçao |
Curaçaose Korfbalbond (CKB) | 1986 | Curaçao | |
 Cyprus |
Cyprus Korfball Federation (CKF) | 1995 | Cyprus | |
 Czech Republic |
Czech Korfball Association (CKA) | 1989 | Czech Republic | website |
 Denmark |
Danish Korfball Committee | 1988 | Denmark | website |
 Dominica |
Dominican Korfball Federation (MKA) | 2007 | Dominican Republic | |
 England |
English Korfball Association (EKA) | 1946 | England | website |
 Finland |
Finnish Korfball Committee (FKC) | 1992 | Finland | |
 France |
UFOLEP National Korfball Committee | 1982 | France | website |
 Georgia |
Georgian Korfball Federation | 2003 | Georgia | |
 Germany |
Deutscher Turner Bund e.V (DTB) | 1964 | Germany | website |
 Ghana |
Ghana Korfball Federation (GKf) | 2014 | Ghana | |
 Greece |
Hellenic Korfball & Ball-Sports Federation (HKBSF) | 2003 | Greece | website |
 Hong Kong |
Hong Kong China Korfball Association (HKCKA) | 1988 | Hong Kong | website |
 Hungary |
Hungarian Korfball Association (HKA) | 1991 | Hungary | website |
 India |
Korfball Federation of India (KFI) | 1980 | India | website |
 Indonesia |
Persatuan Korfball Seluruh Indonesia (PKSI) | 1984 | Indonesia | |
| Ireland | Irish Korfball Association | 2007 | Ireland | |
 Italy |
Federazione Italiana Korfball (FIK) | 2003 | Italy | website |
 Ivory Coast |
Federation Ivoirienne de Korfball (FIK) | 2015 | Ivory Coast | website |
 Japan |
Japan Korfball Association (JKA) | 1990 | Japan | |
 Korea Republic |
Korea Korfball Federation (KKA) | 2006 | Korea | |
 Luxembourg |
Federation Luxembourgeoise du Korfball (FLKB) | 1976 | Luxembourg | website |
 Macau |
Macau Korfball Association (MKA) | 2000 | Macau China | |
 Malawi |
1964 Korfball Association (MKA) | 2006 | Malawi | |
 Malaysia |
Malaysian Korfball Association (MKA) | 2007 | Malaysia | |
 Mongolia |
Mongolian Korfball Federation | 2010 | Mongolia | |
 Nepal |
Korfball Federation of Nepal(KFN) | 2009 | Nepal | website |
 Netherlands |
Koninklijk Nederlands Korfbalverbond (KNKV) | 1933 | Netherlands | website |
 New Zealand |
Korfball New Zealand (KNZI) | 1998 | New Zealand | website |
 Pakistan |
Pakistan Korfball Federation | 2008 | Pakistan | |
 Papua New Guinea |
Korfball Papua New Guinea Korfball Federation (PNGKF) | 2013 | Papua New Guinea | |
 Philippines |
Philippine Korfball Federation (PKF) | 2014 | Philippines | |
 Poland |
Polska Federacja Korfballu (PFK) | 1988 | Poland | website |
 Portugal |
Federacao Portuguesa de Corfebol (FPC) | 1987 | Portugal | website |
 Romania |
Romanian Korfball Association (RKA) | 2003 | Romania | |
 Russia |
Russian Korfball Federation (RKF) | 1997 | Russia | website |
 Scotland |
Scottish Korfball Association(SKA) | 2006 | Scotland | website |
 Serbia |
Korfball Federation of Serbia | 2005 | Serbia | |
 Singapore |
Singapore Korfball Federation (SKF) | 2014 | Singapore | website |
 Slovakia |
Slovak Korfball Association (SAK) | 1994 | Slovakia | |
 South Africa |
South African Korfball Federation (SAKF) | 1993 | South Africa | website |
 Suriname |
Surinaamse Korfbalbond (SKB) | 1971 | Suriname | |
 Sweden |
Svenska Korfballförbundet (SKF) | 2002 | Sweden | website |
 Turkey |
Turkish Korfball Committee (TKC) | 1997 | Turkey | website |
 Ukraine |
Ukrainean Korfball Association | 2013 | Ukraine | website |
 United States |
United States Korfball Federation (USKF) | 1978 | United States | website |
 Wales |
Welsh Korfball Association (WKA) | 2006 | Wales | website |
 Zambia |
Korfball Federation of Zambia (KFZ) | 2011 | Zambia | |
 Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe Korfball Federation (ZKF) | 2005 | Zimbabwe |
Possible future IKF members
Presidents
The International Korfball Federation has been led by seven successive presidents. Until now, all of the presidents have been from the Netherlands.
| Name | Nationality | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Broekhuijsen | Netherlands | 1933 | 1946 |
| S.A. Wilson | Netherlands | 1946 | 1954 |
| H.J. Venema | Netherlands | 1954 | 1964 |
| Herman Duns | Netherlands | 1964 | 1981 |
| Dr Jo Roosenschoon | Netherlands | 1981 | 1988 |
| Bob de Die | Netherlands | 1988 | 2003 |
| Dr Jan C. Fransoo | Netherlands | 2003 | incumbent |
Notes and references
- ↑ Year of IKF Membership
See also
External links
- Homepage of the IKF International Korfball Federation
- Homepage of the South African Korfball Federation South African Korfball Federation
