International Floorball Federation

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International Floorball Federation
(IFF)
purpose World University Hockey Federation
Seat Helsinki , Finland
founding April 12, 1986

place Helsinki , Finland
president SwedenSweden Tomas Eriksson
Website floorball.sport

The International Floorball Federation (IFF), founded on April 12, 1986 in Huskvarna , is a professional sports association that represents the sport of floorball worldwide. Its members currently include 52 associations with a total of more than 309,000 players in 4,330 clubs (as of 2015).

history

IFF was founded in 1986 in Huskvarna, Sweden. The first president of the Federation was András Czitrom.

IFF has its headquarters and offices in Helsinki , Finland.

It is a member of Sportaccord (GAISF / General Association of International Sports Federation until 2009) and was provisionally recognized as a sport on December 11, 2008 by the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee . The IFF is now aiming for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Olympics program.

In January 2009 it was announced that floorball had been recognized as a sport by the Special Olympics movement, which organizes the World Games for the mentally and multiply disabled. The IFF aims to be represented in the Special Olympics program by 2013 at the latest.

The IFF also works with the International University Sports Federation ( FISU ).

Member countries

The map of the members of the IFF. Dark green are ordinary members, light green are provisional members.

There are currently 63 IFF members (43 full and 20 provisional).

Ordinary members

country Member name Founded IFF member website
AustraliaAustralia Australia Australian Floorball Association 1996 1996 www.floorballaustralia.org.au/
BelgiumBelgium Belgium Belgian Floorball Federation 1995 1995 www.floorballbelgium.be
BrazilBrazil Brazil Associação Brasileira de Floorball 1998 1999 www.floorball.com.br
DenmarkDenmark Denmark Floorball Danmark 1989 1991 www.floorball.dk
GermanyGermany Germany Floorball Germany 1992 1994 www.floorball.de
EstoniaEstonia Estonia Eesti Saalihoki Liit 1993 1994 www.saalihoki.ee
FinlandFinland Finland Suomen Salibandyliitto 1985 1986 floorball.fi/
FranceFrance France Fédération Française de Floorball 2002 2003 www.floorball.fr/
GeorgiaGeorgia Georgia Georgian Floorball Association 2002 2002 www.floorball-ge.narod.ru
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Great Britain United Kingdom Floorball Federation 1995 2009 www.ukfloorball.org
IndiaIndia India Indian Floorball Federation 1 2001 2002 indianfloorballfederation.org/
IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia Indonesian Floorball Association 2009 2009 www.floorball.or.id
IranIran Iran Floorball Association of Iran 2 2008 2009 www.ifsafed.com/ifa/
IcelandIceland Iceland Icelandic Floorball Committee 3 2005 2005 www.isisport.is
IsraelIsrael Israel Israeli Floorball Association 2007 2007 www.israelfloorball.org/
ItalyItaly Italy Federazione Italiana floorball floorball 2000 2001 www.fiuf.it
JamaicaJamaica Jamaica Jamaica Floorball Association 2007 www.floorballjamaica.org
JapanJapan Japan Nihon furoabōru renmei 1983 1994 www.floorball.jp
CanadaCanada Canada Floorball Canada 2001 2001 www.floorballcanada.org
LatviaLatvia Latvia Latvijas Florbola Savieniba 1993 1994 www.floorball.lv
LiechtensteinLiechtenstein Liechtenstein Liechtenstein floorball 4 1987 2005 www.unihockey.li
MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia Malaysian Floorball Association 2001 2002
New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand Floorball New Zealand 2009 2009 www.floorball.org.nz
NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Nederlandse Floorball en Unihockey Bond 1993 1994 www.nefub.nl
NorwayNorway Norway Norges Bandyforbund / Innebandyseksjonen 5 1991 1992 www.bandyforbundet.no/
AustriaAustria Austria Austrian Floorball Association 1996 1997 www.floorball.at
PakistanPakistan Pakistan Pakistan Floorball Federation 2003 2004
PhilippinesPhilippines Philippines Philippine Floorball Association 2011 2011 www.floorball.ph/
PolandPoland Poland Polska Federacja Unihokeja - floorball 1995 1999 www.pzunihokeja.pl
RussiaRussia Russia Nazionalnaja Federazija Florbola Rossii 6 1992 1993 www.floorballunion.ru/
SwedenSweden Sweden Svenska Innebandyförbundet 1981 1986 www.innebandy.se
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland Swiss floorball 1985 1986 www.swissunihockey.ch
SerbiaSerbia Serbia Savez Florbola Srbije 2007 2007 www.floorball.org.rs
SingaporeSingapore Singapore Singapore Floorball Association 1995 1995 www.sfa.sg
SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia Slovak Floorball Association 1998 1999 www.szfb.sk
SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia Floorball Zveza Slovenije 2000 2001 www.floorballzveza.si
SpainSpain Spain Asociación Española de floorball and floorball 1998 2001 www.floorball.es/
Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea Korea Floorball Federation 2004 2005 www.floorball.or.kr
UkraineUkraine Ukraine Ukrayinski Florbol Federatsiya 2004 2005 www.floorballukraine.org/
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic Česká florbalová unie 1992 1993 www.ceskyflorbal.cz/
HungaryHungary Hungary Magyar Floorball Szakszövetség 7 1989 1992 www.hunfloorball.hu
United StatesUnited States United States United States Floorball Association 2001 2001 www.usafloorball.org
BelarusBelarus Belarus Fiedieracija florbola Bielarusi 2009 2009 www.floorball.by
1 The Indian Floorball Federation was reorganized in 2012.
2The Iran Floorball Association is part of the Iran Federation of Sport Associations .
3The Icelandic Floorball Committee is part of the Icelandic National Olympic Committee .
4thLiechtenstein floorball was founded by only one club: UHC Schaan .
5The Norges Bandyforbund / Innebandyseksjonen is part of the Norway's Bandy Association .
6th The Natsionalia Federatsiya Florbola Rossii was reorganized in 2013.
7th The Magyar Floorball Szakszövetség was reorganized in 1997.

Provisional members

country Member name Founded IFF member website
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina Argentinian Floorball Association 2007 2007
ArmeniaArmenia Armenia Armenian Floorball Federation 1999 2006 www.floorballarm.narod.ru
China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China China China Floorball Federation 2016 2016 www.hrbfloorball.com
Ivory CoastIvory Coast Ivory Coast Cote d'Ivoire Floorball Federation 2014 2015
HaitiHaiti Haiti Haitian Floorball Federation 2014 2016
IrelandIreland Ireland Irish Floorball Association 2007
CameroonCameroon Cameroon Cameroon Floorball Association 2013
KenyaKenya Kenya Floorball Federation of Kenya 2016 2017 http://www.floorball.or.ke
LithuaniaLithuania Lithuania Lietuvos Grindų Riedulio Federacija 2010 2010 www.lgrf.lt
MaltaMalta Malta Malta Floorball Association 2015 2015
Moldova RepublicRepublic of Moldova Moldova Moldavian Floorball Federation 2007 2007
MongoliaMongolia Mongolia Mongolian Floorball Federation 2005 2006
MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique Mozambique Floorball Association 2012 2012
NigeriaNigeria Nigeria Floorball Federation of Nigeria 2017 http://www.floorball.ng
PortugalPortugal Portugal Portuguese Floorball Federation 2007 2007
RomaniaRomania Romania Romanian Floorball Federation 2008 2008
Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Sierra Leone Floorball Association Sierra Leone 2008 2008
SomaliaSomalia Somalia Somalia Floorball Federation 1 2016 2016 www.somaliafloorball.org
South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa Floorball South Africa 2013
ThailandThailand Thailand Thai Floorball Federation 2007
TurkeyTurkey Turkey Florbol Türkiye 2004 2008 www.florbol.org
UgandaUganda Uganda Uganda Floorball Association 2015 2016 www.floorballuganda.org
VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela The Floorball Venezuelan Federation 2016 2017 http://www.floorball-venezuela.org
1 The Somalia Floorball Federation was founded in 2016 by Somalis living in Sweden.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Licensed players and clubs , at www.floorball.org. Accessed: May 11, 2017
  2. ^ William Garnett: IFF's first president András Czitrom has passed away | FloorballToday. FloorballToday, November 12, 2017, accessed on November 13, 2017 .
  3. http://www.floorball.org/news.asp?tyyppi=vanhat&offset=90&kieli=826&id_tiedote=832&alue=171&yhteinen=
  4. http://www.floorball.org/news.asp?tyyppi=vanhat&offset=40&kieli=826&id_tiedote=882&alue=171&yhteinen=
  5. [1] , IFF - History in short
  6. [2] , IFF - History in short
  7. http://somaliafloorball.org/aboutus.html