International Floorball Federation
| File:IFFSOME2017 reduced res.png Official logo of the International Floorball Federation | |
| Formation | April 12, 1986 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Huskvarna, Sweden |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Helsinki, Finland |
Membership | 70 members |
| John Liljelund | |
| Website | floorball |
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 the national floorball associations of Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. At the end of 2018, it had 70 member associations, with 4,929 clubs and 361,666 registered players.[1] It is recognized by the IOC and is an ordinary member of the GAISF.[2]
Members
This is a list of International Floorball Federation member nations. It includes associations, committees, confederations, federations, and unions.
There are currently 74 IFF members (44 ordinary members and 30 provisional members). The newest members are Burkina Faso and Rwanda.
Ordinary members
- IFF founded
- 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.
Provisional members
Other
Confederations
| Confederation Name | Founded | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC)[4] | 2005 | Singapore City, Singapore |
Registered Players
Based on the amount 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
|
120,357 | 1.203% |
 Finland
|
61,368 | 0.947% |
 Czech Republic
|
40,605 | 0.362% |
 Switzerland
|
33,072 | 0.367% |
 Germany
|
12,836 | 0.013% |
 Denmark
|
8,741 | 0.115% |
 Norway
|
8,152 | 0.143% |
 Slovakia
|
7,058 | 0.086% |
 Russia
|
3,499 | 0.002% |
 Latvia
|
3,494 | 0.127% |
 Singapore
|
2,664 | 0.030% |
 Poland
|
2,609 | 0.004% |
 Japan
|
2,478 | 0.002% |
 South Korea
|
1,856 | 0.003% |
 France
|
1,596 | 0.002% |
 India
|
1,326 | 0.000% |
 Estonia
|
1,295 | 0.112% |
 Australia
|
1,274 | 0.007% |
 Netherlands
|
1,200 | 0.006% |
 Austria
|
1,183 | 0.012% |
 Belgium
|
998 | 0.008% |
 Malaysia
|
980 | 0.001% |
 Brazil
|
882 | 0.000% |
 Great Britain
|
707 | 0.001% |
 Hungary
|
639 | 0.009% |
 Canada
|
563 | 0.003% |
Notes and references
- ^ Number of licensed floorball players in 2018
- ^ "Ordinary Membership of GAISF". IFF. 20 May 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ a b "History in short". IFF. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ https://www.asiaoceaniafloorballconfederation.org/