List of bridge associations
This list gives an overview of the bridge formations worldwide.
National
Europe
| European Bridge League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | organization | abbreviation | Website | |
 Albania
|
Albanian Bridge Association | ALBF | www.albaniabridge.com | |
 Belgium
|
Royal Belgian Bridge Federation | RBBF | www.rbbf.be | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Bridge Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHBF | ||
 Bulgaria
|
Bulgarian Bridge Association | BuBF | www.bridge.bg | |
 Croatia
|
Croatian Bridge Association (Hrvatski Bridž Savez) |
CrBF | www.bridge.hr | |
 Czech Republic
|
Czech Bridge Association (Český bridžový svaz) |
CzBF | www.bridgecz.cz | |
 Denmark
|
Danish Bridge Association (Danmarks Bridgeforbund) |
DBf | www.bridge.dk | |
 England
|
English Bridge Union | EBU | www.ebu.co.uk | |
 Estonia
|
Estonian Tournament Bridge League (Eesti Turniiribridžiliit) |
ETBF | www.bridge.ee | |
 Faroe Islands
|
Bridge Association of the Faroe Islands (Føroya Bridgesamband) |
FBS | www.bridge.fo | |
 Finland
|
Finnish Bridge Association (Suomen Bridgeliitto) |
SBL | www.bridgefinland.fi | |
 France
|
Fédération française de bridge | FFB | www.ffbridge.asso.fr | |
 Georgia
|
Georgian Bridge Federation | GBF | [grigol_gogoberidze@iliauni.edu.ge] | |
 Germany
|
German Bridge Association | DBV | www.bridge-verband.de | |
 Greece
|
Greek Bridge Association (Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Μπριτζ) |
ΕΟΜ | www.hellasbridge.org | |
 Hungary
|
Hungarian Bridge Association (Magyar Bridzs Szövetség) |
MBSZ | bridzs.hu | |
 Iceland
|
Icelandic Bridge Association (Bridgesamband Íslands) |
BI | www.bridge.is | |
| Ireland | Irish Bridge Union | IBU | cbai.ie/ibu/ibu-overview/ | |
 Israel
|
Israeli Bridge Association (התאגדות ישראלית לברידג ') |
IBF | www.bridge.co.il | |
 Italy
|
Italian Bridge Association ( Federazione Italiana Gioco Bridge ) |
FIGB | www.federbridge.it | |
 Latvia
|
Latvian Bridge Federation (Latvijas Bridža Federācija) |
LBF | www.bridge.lv | |
 Lebanon
|
Lebanese Bridge Association (Fédération Libanaise de Bridge) |
FLB | bridgeliban.com | |
 Lithuania
|
Lithuanian Bridge Association (Lietuvos Sportinio Bridžo Asociacija) |
LBA | www.sportbridge.lt | |
 Luxembourg
|
Luxembourg Bridge Association (Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Bridge) |
FLuB | www.bridge.lu | |
 Malta
|
Maltese Bridge Association | MBA | www.maltabridgeassociation.com | |
 Monaco
|
Monegasque Bridge Federation (Fédération Monégasque de Bridge) |
FMB | www.federation-bridge.mc | |
 Netherlands
|
Nederlandse Bridge Bond |
NBB | www.bridge.nl | |
 Norway
|
Norsk Bridgeforbund (Norsk Bridgeforbund) |
NBF | www.bridge.no | |
 Austria
|
Austrian Bridge Sports Association | ÖBV | www.bridgeaustria.at | |
 Poland
|
Polish Bridge Sports Federation (Polski Związek Brydża Sportowego) |
PBU | www.pzbs.pl | |
 Portugal
|
Portuguese Bridge Federation (Federação Portuguesa de Bridge) |
FPB | www.fpbridge.webs.com | |
 Romania
|
Romanian Bridge Federation (Federația Română de Bridge) |
FRB | www.frbridge.ro | |
 Russia
|
Russian Bridge Federation (Федерация спортивного бриджа России) |
ФСБР | www.bridgesport.ru | |
 Scotland
|
Scottish Bridge Union | SBU | www.sbu.org.uk | |
 Serbia
|
Bridge Association of Serbia (Bridž Savez Srbije) |
BSS | www.bridgeserbia.org | |
 Slovakia
|
Slovak Bridge Association (Slovenský bridžový zväz) |
SvBF | www.bridgeclub.sk | |
 Slovenia
|
Slovenian Bridge Union (Bridge Zveza Slovenije) |
BZS | www.bridge-zveza.si | |
 Spain
|
Spanish Bridge Association (Asociación Española de Bridge) |
AEB | www.aebridge.com | |
 San Marino
|
Bridge Union of San Marino (Federazione Nazionale Sammarinese Bridge) |
BFSM | ||
 Sweden
|
Swedish Bridge Union ( Svenska Bridgeförbundet ) |
SBF | www.svenskbridge.se | |
 Switzerland
|
Swiss Bridge Union (Fédération Suisse de Bridge) |
FSB | www.fsbridge.ch | |
 Turkey
|
Turkish Bridge Union (Türkíye Bríç Federasyonu) |
TBF | www.tbricfed.org.tr | |
 Ukraine
|
Ukrainian Bridge Union | UBF | ||
 Wales
|
Welsh Bridge Union | WBU | welshbridgeunion.org | |
 Belarus
|
Belarusian contract Bridge Union (Белорусский союз спортивного бриджа) |
BCBU | www.sportbridge.by | |
 Cyprus
|
Cypriot Bridge Association (Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Μπριτζ) |
CyBF | www.cyprusbridge.org | |
North America
| American Contract Bridge League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | organization | abbreviation | Website | |
 Canada
|
Canadian Bridge Federation | CBF | www.cbf.ca | |
 Mexico
|
Mexican Bridge Federation (Federacion Mexicana de Bridge) |
FMB | [1] | |
 United States
|
United States Bridge Federation | USBF | www.usbf.org | |
South America
| Confederación Sudamericana de Bridge | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | organization | abbreviation | Website | |
 Argentina
|
Asociación del Bridge Argentino | ABA | www.aba.org.ar | |
 Bolivia
|
Bolivian Bridge Association (Asociación Boliviana de Bridge) |
FIG | ||
 Brazil
|
Brazilian Bridge Association ( Federação Brasileira de Bridge ) |
BBF | www.bridge.esp.br | |
 Chile
|
Chilean Bridge Association (Federación Chilena de Bridge) |
FChB | www.fcb.cl | |
 Ecuador
|
Ecuadorian Bridge Union (Federacion Deportiva Peruana de Bridge) |
FEB | ||
 Colombia
|
Colombian Bridge Association (Federación de Clubes de Bridge de Colombia) |
FCB | ||
 Paraguay
|
Paraguayan Bridge Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Bridge) |
APrB | ||
 Peru
|
Peruvian Bridge Union (Federación Deportiva Peruana de Bridge) |
FDPB | ||
 Uruguay
|
Bridge Association Uruguay (Asociación Uruguaya de Bridge) |
AUB | www.aubridge.org | |
 Venezuela
|
Venezuelan Bridge Union (Federación Venezolana de Bridge) |
FVB | www.bridgevenezuela.com | |
Asia
| Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | organization | abbreviation | Website | |
 Bahrain
|
Bahraini Bridge Committee | BBC | ||
 Bangladesh
|
Bridge-Union Bangladesh | BngBF | www.bbf-bd.com | |
 India
|
Indian Bridge Union | BFI | bfi.net.in | |
 Jordan
|
Jordanian Bridge Union (للإتحاد الأردني للبردج) |
JBA | www.jordanbridgefederation.com | |
 Qatar
|
Qatari Bridge Association | QBA | ||
 Kuwait
|
Kuwait Mind Sports Association | KMSA | ||
 Pakistan
|
Pakistani Bridge Union | PBF | [2] | |
 Palestine
|
Bridge Union Palestine | PaBF | ||
 Sri Lanka
|
Bridge Union Saudi Arabia | SdABF | ||
|
Sri Lanka
|
Bridge Union Sri Lanka | BFSL | ||
 Syria
|
Syrian Bridge Association | SBA | ||
 United Arab Emirates
|
Bridge Association of the United Arab Emirates | UAEBF | ||
Central America and the Caribbean
| Central American and Caribbean Bridge Federation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | organization | abbreviation | Website | |
 Barbados
|
Barbados Bridge League | BrBL | www.barbadosbridge.org | |
 Bermuda
|
Bermuda Bridge Federation | BrmBF | www.bermudabridge.com | |
 Costa Rica
|
Bridge Association of Costa Rica (Asociación Recreativa Nacional de Bridge de Costa Rica) |
ARNB | ||
 Grenada
|
Grenada Bridge Federation | GrBF | ||
 Guadeloupe
|
Bridge-Union Guadeloupe (Comité de Bridge de Guadeloupe) |
GuBF | ||
 Guatemala
|
Bridge Association Guatemala (Asociación Guatemalteca de Bridge) |
Conditions | ||
 Jamaica
|
Jamaica Bridge Association | YesBA | ||
 Cuba
|
Cuban Bridge Association |
CBA | ||
|
Martinique
|
Martinique Bridge District (District de Bridge de la Martinique) |
DBM | ||
 Panama
|
Panamanian Bridge Association (Asociación Panamena de Bridge) |
APnB | ||
 Suriname
|
Suriname Bridge League (Surinaamse Bridge Bond) |
SBB | ||
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
Trinidad & Tobago Contract Bridge Association | TTCBA | www.bridgewebs.com/trinidadtobago | |
 American Virgin Islands
|
Virgin Islands Bridge Federation | VIBF | ||
Asia-Pacific
| Asia Pacific Bridge Federation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | organization | abbreviation | Website | |
 People's Republic of China
|
Chinese Contract Bridge Association (中 国 桥 牌 网) |
CCBA | www.ccba.org.cn | |
 Chinese Taipei
|
Contract Bridge Association Taipei | CTCBA | www.ctcba.org.tw | |
 Hong Kong
|
Hong Kong Contract Bridge Association | HKCBA | www.hkcba.org | |
 Macau
|
Macau Contract Bridge Association | MCBA | ||
 Indonesia
|
Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabungan Bridge Seluruh Indonesia) |
IBA | gabsi.web.id | |
 Japan
|
Japan Contract Bridge League | JCBL | www.jcbl.or.jp | |
 South Korea
|
Korea Contract Bridge League (한국 브리지 협회) |
KCBL | www.kcbl.org | |
 Malaysia
|
Malaysian Contract Bridge Association | MCBA | www.mcba.org.my | |
 Philippines
|
Philippine Tournament Bridge Association | PTBA | www.ptba.net | |
 Singapore
|
Contract Bridge Association Singapore | SCBA | www.scba.org.sg | |
 Thailand
|
Thailand Bridge League | CBLT | thailandbridgeleague.com | |
 East Timor
|
Timor Leste Contract Bridge Federation | TLCBA | ||
South pacific
| South Pacific Bridge Federation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | organization | abbreviation | Website | |
 Australia
|
Australian Bridge Federation | ABF | www.abf.com.au | |
 French Polynesia
|
Fédération de Bridge de Polynésie Française | FBPF | www.bridge.pf | |
|
New Caledonia
|
New Caledonia Bridge Federation | NCBF | ||
 New Zealand
|
New Zealand Bridge Inc. | NCB | www.nzbridge.co.nz | |
Africa
| African Bridge Federation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | organization | abbreviation | Website | |
 Botswana
|
Botswana Bridge Federation | BtBF | ||
 Egypt
|
Egyptian Bridge Union | EBF | www.egyptbridge.org | |
 Cameroon
|
Cameroon Bridge Association | CBA | ||
 Kenya
|
Kenya Bridge Association | KBA | ||
 Madagascar
|
Fédération Malgache de Bridge | FMaB | ||
 Morocco
|
Fédération Royale Marocaine de Bridge | FRMB | www.frmbridge.ma | |
 Nigeria
|
Nigerian Bridge Association | NBA | ||
|
Reunion
|
District de Bridge de la Réunion | DBR | www.district-bridge-reunion.fr | |
 South Africa
|
South African Bridge Federation | SABF | www.sabf.co.za | |
 Tunisia
|
Federation Tunisienne de Bridge | FTB | ||
 Zambia
|
Zambia Bridge Federation | ZBF | ||
 Zimbabwe
|
Zimbabwe Bridge Union | ZBU | ||
Individual evidence
- ↑ The IBU is an association of the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland (CBAI, Republic of Ireland ) and the Northern Ireland Bridge Union (NIBU, Northern Ireland ), each of which competes in competitions, e.g. B. in the Camrose Trophy See http://cbai.ie/ibu/ibu-overview/ , accessed March 16, 2019