International Floorball Federation
The International Floorball Federation (IFF) is the worldwide governing body for the sport of floorball. It was founded on 12 April 1986 in Huskvarna, Sweden, by the national floorball associations of Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. At the end of 2018, it had 70 member associations, with 4,929 clubs and 361,666 registered players.[1] It is recognized by the IOC and is an ordinary member of the GAISF.[2]
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| Formation | April 12, 1986 |
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| Founded at | Huskvarna, Sweden |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
Membership | 70 members |
| John Liljelund | |
| Website | floorball |
Members
The map of IFF members. Dark-green are ordinary members, light-green are provisional members.
This is a list of International Floorball Federation member nations. It includes associations, committees, confederations, federations, and unions.
There are currently 74 IFF members (44 ordinary members and 30 provisional members). The newest members are Burkina Faso and Rwanda.
Ordinary members
| Flag | Member name[3] | Founded in | IFF member | Website |
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Australian Floorball Association | 1996 | 1996 | www.floorballaustralia.org.au/ |
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Austrian Floorball Association | 1996 | 1997 | www.floorball.at |
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Floorball Federation of Belarus | 2009 | 2009 | www.floorball.by |
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Belgian Floorball Federation | 1995 | 1995 | www.floorballbelgium.be |
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Brazilian Floorball Association | 1998 | 1999 | floorball.com.br |
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Floorball Canada | 2001 | 2001 | www.floorballcanada.org |
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China Floorball Federation | 2016 | 2016 | www.chinafloorball.org |
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Cote d´Ivoire Floorball Federation | 2014 | 2015 | |
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Czech Floorball Union | 1992 | 1993 | www.ceskyflorbal.cz |
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Danish Floorball Federation | 1989 | 1991 | floorball.dk |
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Estonian Floorball Union | 1993 | 1994 | www.saalihoki.ee |
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Finnish Floorball Federation | 1985 | 1986 | salibandy.fi |
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French Floorball Federation | 2002 | 2003 | www.francefloorball.fr |
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Georgian Floorball Association | 2002 | 2002 | www.floorball-ge.narod.ru |
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German Floorball Association | 1992 | 1994 | www.floorball.de |
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Hungarian Floorball Federation1 | 1989 | 1992 | www.hunfloorball.hu |
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Icelandic Floorball Committee 2 | 2005 | 2005 | www.isisport.is |
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Indian Floorball Federation | 2001 | 2002 | www.indianfloorballfederation.org |
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Indonesian Floorball Association | 2009 | 2009 | www.floorball.or.id |
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Floorball Association of Iran3 | 2008 | 2009 | ifsafed.com |
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Israeli Floorball Association | 2007 | 2007 | www.israelfloorball.org |
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Italian Unihockey and Floorball Association | 2000 | 2001 | www.fiuf.it |
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Jamaica Floorball Association | www.floorballjamaica.org | ||
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Japan Floorball Association | 1983 | 1994 | www.floorball.jp |
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Korea Floorball Federation | 2004 | 2005 | www.floorball.or.kr |
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Latvian Floorball Union | 1993 | 1994 | www.floorball.lv |
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Liechtenstein Floorball Association 4 | 1987 | 2005 | www.unihockey.li |
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Malaysian Floorball Association | 2001 | 2002 | floorballmalaysia.com |
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Netherlands Floorball and Unihockey Association | 1999 | 1999 | nefub.nl |
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Floorball New Zealand | 2009 | 2009 | www.floorball.org.nz |
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Norwegian Floorball Federation5 | 1991 | 1992 | bandyforbundet.no |
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Philippine Floorball Association | 2011 | 2011 | floorball.ph |
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Polish Floorball Federation | 1995 | 1999 | www.polskiunihokej.pl |
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Russian Floorball Federation | 1992 | 1993 | нффр.рф |
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Serbian Floorball Association | 2007 | 2007 | floorball.sport/serbia |
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Singapore Floorball Association | 1995 | 1995 | www.revolutionise.sg/sgfloorball |
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Slovak Floorball Association | 1998 | 1999 | www.szfb.sk |
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Slovenian Floorball Association | 2000 | 2001 | www.floorballzveza.si |
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Spanish Unihockey and Floorball Association | 1998 | 2001 | www.unihockey.es |
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Swedish Floorball Federation | 1981 | 1986 | www.innebandy.se |
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Swiss Floorball Association | 1985 | 1986 | www.swissunihockey.ch |
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Thai Floorball Federation | 2007 | 2007 | floorball.sport/thailand/ |
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Ukraine Floorball Federation | 2005 | floorball.org.ua | |
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United Kingdom Floorball Federation6 | 1995 | 2009 | ukfloorball.com |
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United States Floorball Association | 2001 | 2001 | www.usafloorball.org |
- IFF founded
- 1 The Hungarian Floorball Federation was originally established in 1989, but reorganized into a new organization in 1997.
- 2 The Icelandic Floorball Committee is a division of the Icelandic National Olympic Committee, and therefore governed by it.
- 3 The Floorball Association of Iran is a division of the Iran Federation of Sport Associations, and therefore governed by it.
- 4 The Liechtenstein Floorball Association was established as a single floorball club, UHC Schaan.
- 5 The Norwegian Floorball Federation is a division of the Norway's Bandy Association, and therefore governed by it.
- 6 The Great Britain Floorball & Unihockey Association was the originating governing body representing floorball within Great Britain, before being replaced by the United Kingdom Floorball Federation in 2012.
Provisional members
| Flag | Member name[3] | Founded in | Member | Website (if applicable) |
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Argentinian Floorball Association | 2007 | 2007 | |
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Armenian Floorball Federation | 1999 | 2006 | www.floorballarm.narod.ru |
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Burkina Faso Floorball Federation | 2018 | ||
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Cameroon Floorball Association | 2013 | ||
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Croatian Floorball Federation | 2017 | 2018 | |
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Haitian Floorball Federation | 2014 | 2016 | |
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Floorball Federation of Hong Kong | 2016 | ||
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Irish Floorball Association | 2007 | ||
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Kenyan Floorball Federation | 2016 | 2017 | |
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Lithuanian Floorball Federation | 2010 | 2010 | www.lgrf.lt |
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Malta Floorball Association | 2015 | 2015 | |
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Moldavian Floorball Federation | 2007 | 2007 | |
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Mongolian Floorball Federation | 2005 | 2006 | |
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Mozambique Floorball Association | 2012 | 2012 | |
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Floorball Federation of Nigeria | 2017 | ||
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Pakistan Floorball Federation | 2003 | 2004 | floorball.sport/pakistan/ |
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Portuguese Floorball Federation | 2007 | 2007 | |
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Romanian Floorball Federation | 2008 | 2008 | |
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Floorball Federation of Rwanda | 2018 | ||
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Floorball Association of Sierra Leone | 2008 | 2008 | |
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Somalia Floorball Federation | 2016 | ||
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Floorball South Africa | 2013 | ||
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Floorball Turkey | 2004 | 2008 | |
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Uganda Floorball Association | 2015 | 2016 | |
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Floorball Federation of Venezuela | 2016 | 2017 |
Other
Confederations
| Confederation Name | Founded | Headquarters |
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| Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC) | 2005 | Singapore City, Singapore |
Registered Players
Based on the amount of registered floorball players and a country's population, a list of the top 25 countries has been compiled:
| Country | Registered Players | % of Population |
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| Sweden |
120,357 | 1.203% |
| Finland |
61,368 | 0.947% |
| Czech Republic |
40,605 | 0.362% |
| Switzerland |
33,072 | 0.367% |
| Germany |
12,836 | 0.013% |
| Denmark |
8,741 | 0.115% |
| Norway |
8,152 | 0.143% |
| Slovakia |
7,058 | 0.086% |
| Russia |
3,499 | 0.002% |
| Latvia |
3,494 | 0.127% |
| Singapore |
2,664 | 0.030% |
| Poland |
2,609 | 0.004% |
| Japan |
2,478 | 0.002% |
| South Korea |
1,856 | 0.003% |
| France |
1,596 | 0.002% |
| India |
1,326 | 0.000% |
| Estonia |
1,295 | 0.112% |
| Australia |
1,274 | 0.007% |
| Netherlands |
1,200 | 0.006% |
| Austria |
1,183 | 0.012% |
| Belgium |
998 | 0.008% |
| Malaysia |
980 | 0.001% |
| Brazil |
882 | 0.000% |
| Great Britain |
707 | 0.001% |
| Hungary |
639 | 0.009% |
| Canada |
563 | 0.003% |
Notes and references
- Number of licensed floorball players in 2018
- "Ordinary Membership of GAISF". IFF. 20 May 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "History in short". IFF. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
See also
External links
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| Provisional Members |
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| Other Countries with Floorball |
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