Badminton Europe

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Badminton Europe (short: BE ) is the European umbrella organization for the sport of badminton . The association was founded on September 27, 1967 in Frankfurt am Main as the European Badminton Union (EBU). On April 8, 2006 the name was changed to Badminton Europe . Badminton Europe is a member of the Badminton World Federation . In April 2013 the association name was expanded to Badminton Europe Confederation (BEC). In 2019 Badminton Europe has 53 national associations as members.

President

No.	Surname	country	year
1	Hans Peter Kuntz	Switzerland	1967-1968
2	Stellan Mohlin	Sweden	1969-1977
3	Herman Valken	Netherlands	1977-1982
4th	Heinrich Barge	BR Germany	1982-1984
5	Stan Mitchell	United Kingdom	1984-1992
6th	Torsten Berg	Denmark	1992-2004
7th	Tom Bacher	Denmark	2004-2010
8th	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	Denmark	2010-2013
9	João Matos	Portugal	2013-2014
10	Gregory Verpoorten	Belgium	2014-

Tournaments

• European badminton championship
• European badminton team championship
• BE Circuit
• BE Junior Circuit
• Europe versus Asia
• European University Badminton Championships
• Finlandia Cup
• Polonia Cup

Honors

• BEC Hall of Fame
• Badminton Europe Honorary Vice-Presidents
• Badminton Europe Presidents' Award
• BEC Best European Player Award

Members

country	Name of the national association	website	Member since
Albania	Federata Shqiptare Badminton		2006
Armenia	Badminton Federation of Armenia	http://www.badminton.am/	1997
Azerbaijan	Badminton Federation of Azerbaijan		1997
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Badminton Savez Bosne i Hercegovine	http://www.babh.ba/	2007
Belgium	Belgian Badminton Federation	http://www.belgian-badminton.be/	Established in 1967
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Badminton Federation	http://www.badmintonbg.org/	1985
Denmark	Danmarks Badminton Forbund	http://badminton.dk/	Established in 1967
Germany	German Badminton Association	http://badminton.de/	Founded in 1967 ( GDR 1971–1990)
England	Badminton England	http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/	Established in 1967
Estonia	Eesti Sulgpalliliit	http://www.badminton.ee/	1992
Faroe Islands	Badminton band Føroya	http://bsf.fo/	1982
Finland	Suomen Sulkapalloliitto	http://www.badminton.fi/	Established in 1967
France	Fédération Française de Badminton	http://www.ffbad.org/	1968
Georgia	Georgian Badminton Federation		1992
Gibraltar	Gibraltar Badminton Association	http://www.badmintongibraltar.com/	1986
Greece	Elliniki Omospondia Filathlon Somateion Antipterisis	http://www.badminton.gr/	1996
Greenland	Badminton Kalaallit Nunaat	http://www.badminton.gl/	1997
Ireland	Badminton Ireland	http://www.badmintonireland.com/	1968
Iceland	Badminton band Íslands	http://www.badminton.is/	1978
Israel	Israel Badminton Association	http://www.badminton-israel.co.il/eng	1997
Isle of Man	Isle of Man Badminton Association		2019 (assoc.)
Italy	Federazione Italiana Badminton	http://www.badminton-italia.com/	1977
Croatia	Croatian Badminton Federation	http://cba.hr/	1992
Kosovo	Badminton Federation of Kosovo		2019
Latvia	Latvijas Badmintona Federācija	http://www.badminton.lv/	1992
Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein Badminton Association	http://www.bcb.li/lbve.htm ( Memento from December 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive )	1993
Lithuania	Lietuvos badmintono federacija	http://www.badminton.lt/	1992
Luxembourg	Federation of Luxembourgeois Badminton	http://www.feluba.lu/	1981
Malta	Badminton Malta	http://www.badmintonmalta.org/	1972
Moldova	Moldovan Badminton Federation	http://www.mbf.md/	1995
Monaco	Fédération Monégasque de Badminton	http://www.monacobadminton.com/	2013
Montenegro	Badminton Savez Crne Gore	http://www.badminton.co.me/ ( Memento from October 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive )	2007 (1993 as Yugoslavia, 2002 as Serbia and Montenegro)
Netherlands	Badminton Nederland	http://www.badminton.nl/	Established in 1967
North Macedonia	Badminton Federation of Macedonia	http://www.badminton.com.mk/ ;	2003
Norway	Norges Badminton Forbund	http://www.badminton.no/	Established in 1967
Austria	Austrian Badminton Association	http://badminton.at/	Established in 1967
Poland	Polski Związek Badmintona	http://www.badminton.com.pl/	1977
Portugal	Federação Portuguesa de Badminton	http://www.fpbadminton.pt/	1977
Romania	Federația Română de Badminton	http://www.badminton.ro/	1990
Russia	National Badminton Federation of Russia	http://www.badm.ru/	1993, emerged from the USSR , member since 1974
Scotland	Badminton Scotland	http://www.badmintonscotland.org.uk/	1968
Sweden	Svenska Badmintonförbundet	http://www.badminton.nu/	Established in 1967
Switzerland	Swiss badminton	http://www.swiss-badminton.ch/	Established in 1967
Serbia	Badminton Savez Srbije	http://www.badminton.org.rs/	1993 as Yugoslavia, 2002 as Serbia and Montenegro, 2007 as Serbia
Slovakia	Slovenský zväz bedmintonu	http://www.bedminton.sk/	1993, founding member of Czechoslovakia emerged
Slovenia	Badmintonska Zveza Slovenije	http://www.badminton-zveza.si/	1968 as Yugoslavia
Spain	Federación Española de Bádminton	http://www.badminton.es/	1982
Czech Republic	Český badmintonový svaz	http://www.czechbadminton.cz/	1993, founding member of Czechoslovakia emerged
Turkey	Türkiye Badminton Federasyonu	http://www.badminton.gov.tr/	1992
Ukraine	Badminton Federation of Ukraine		1992
Hungary	Magyar Tollaslabda Szövetség	http://badminton.hu/	1973
Wales	Welsh Badminton Cymru	http://www.welshbadminton.net/	1968
Belarus	Belarusian Badminton Federation		1993
Cyprus	Cyprus Badminton Federation	http://www.cyprusbadminton.com/	1985

Web links

• Badminton Europe homepage