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 representatives from the national floorball associations of Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. It is based in Helsinki, Finland. The president of the federation is Filip Šuman.[1]
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| Abbreviation | IFF |
|---|---|
| Formation | April 12, 1986 |
| Founded at | Huskvarna, Sweden |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Legal status | Governing body of Floorball |
| Purpose | Sport governance |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Membership | 80 national associations |
President | Filip Šuman |
Main organ | Congress |
| Affiliations | ARISF, GAISF, IWGA |
| Website | Floorball.sport |
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The federation became a member of Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) in 2000. It is recognized by the IOC and is an ordinary member of the ARISF since 2008. Further, it is a member of International World Games Association (IWGA) since 2013.[2][3]
Events
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This is a list of International Floorball Federation member nations. It includes associations, committees, confederations, federations, and unions.
There are currently 80 IFF members (45 ordinary members and 35 provisional members in June 2024). The newest member are Solomon Islands.[4][5]
Members by Regions
edit- As of 25 June 2024
| Region | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary | Provisional | Total | |
| Africa | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| Asia-Oceania (Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation) | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Europe | 27 | 7 | 34 |
| Americas | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| World | 45 | 35 | 80 |
Ordinary members
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- 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.
- 7 In 1 March 2022, as a reaction in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, both National Floorball Federation of Russia (NFFR) and Floorball Federation of Belarus are suspended from international Floorball activities. In addition, no floorball events may organise in both countries, and no representatives, include athletes and players, may participant all kind of IFF Competitions, events or meetings until future notice.[7]
Provisional members
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Development countries
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Other
editConfederations
edit| Confederation Name | Founded | Headquarters |
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| Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC) | 2005 | Singapore City, Singapore |
Registered Players
editBased on the number of registered floorball players and a country's population, a list of the top 25 countries has been compiled:
| Country | Registered Players | % of Population |
|---|---|---|
 Sweden
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120,357 | 1.203% |
 Finland
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61,368 | 0.947% |
 Czech Republic
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40,605 | 0.362% |
 Switzerland
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33,072 | 0.367% |
 Germany
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12,836 | 0.013% |
 Denmark
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8,741 | 0.115% |
 Norway
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8,152 | 0.143% |
 Slovakia
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7,058 | 0.086% |
 Russia
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3,499 | 0.002% |
 Latvia
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3,494 | 0.127% |
 Singapore
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2,664 | 0.030% |
 Poland
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2,609 | 0.004% |
 Japan
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2,478 | 0.002% |
 South Korea
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1,856 | 0.003% |
 France
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1,596 | 0.002% |
 India
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1,326 | 0.000% |
 Estonia
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1,295 | 0.112% |
 Australia
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1,274 | 0.007% |
 Netherlands
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1,200 | 0.006% |
 Austria
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1,183 | 0.012% |
 Belgium
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998 | 0.008% |
 Malaysia
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980 | 0.001% |
 Brazil
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882 | 0.000% |
 Great Britain
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707 | 0.001% |
 Hungary
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639 | 0.009% |
 Canada
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563 | 0.003% |
Notes and references
edit- ^ "IFF General Assembly 2024 elects new IFF President and new Central Board". IFF Main Site. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Members – ARISF". Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "History in short". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ^ "IFF CB Meeting News 2/2023: WFC hosts awarded, Future of Floorball status and upcoming events". IFF. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Member Associations". IFF. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b "History in short". IFF. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "IFF suspends the National Floorball Federation of Russia and the Floorball Federation of Belarus". IFF Main Site. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-10-28.