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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 representatives from the national floorball associations of Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. It is based in Helsinki, Finland. The president of the federation is Filip Å uman.

The federation became a member of Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) in 2000. It is recognized by the IOC and has been an ordinary member of the ARISF since 2008, and of International World Games Association (IWGA) since 2013.

Events

Source:

Global

Regional

Medals

(after 53 events)

Events

  1. Men's World Floorball Championship (1996-2024) - 15 Editions
  2. Women's World Floorball Championship (1997-2023) - 14 Editions
  3. Men's U19 World Floorball Championships (2001-2025) - 13 Editions
  4. Women's U19 World Floorball Championships (2004-2024) - 11 Editions

Ranking

World Ranking

IFF World Ranking - Last updated: 04.06.2024

Men: 47 Nation / Women: 40 Nation

Men U19: 32 Nation / Women U19: 27 Nation

3v3 Men: 20 Nation / 3v3 Women: 12 Nation

Source:

IFF partnership with international organisationa

Source:

  1. International Olympic Committee
  2. General Association of International Sports Federations
  3. World Anti-Doping Agency
  4. International World Games Association
  5. International University Sports Federation
  6. International School Sport Federation
  7. International Masters Games Association
  8. World Abilitysport (IPCH / ICEWH - International Committee of Electric Wheelchair Hockey)
  9. Special Olympics

Members

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.

Members by Regions

Ordinary members

IFF founded
  • <div id="1"><sup>1</sup> The Hungarian Floorball Federation was originally established in , but reorganized into a new organization in .</div>
  • <div id="2"><sup>2</sup> The Icelandic Floorball Committee is a division of the Icelandic National Olympic Committee, and therefore governed by it.</div>
  • <div id="3"><sup>3</sup> The Floorball Association of Iran is a division of the Iran Federation of Sport Associations, and therefore governed by it.</div>
  • <div id="4"><sup>4</sup> The Liechtenstein Floorball Association was established as a single floorball club, UHC Schaan.</div>
  • <div id="5"></div><sup>5</sup> The Norwegian Floorball Federation is a division of the Norway's Bandy Association, and therefore governed by it.
  • <div id="6"><sup>6</sup> 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.</div>
  • <div id="7"><sup>7</sup> 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.</div>

Provisional members

Development countries

Not yet IFF member:

Other

Confederations

Registered players

Based on the number of registered floorball players and a country's population, a list of the top 25 countries has been compiled:

Notes and references

See also

External links