List of contract bridge governing bodies
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International and multi-national
| Federation | Acronym | WBF Zone |
Seat | Countries | Members | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Bridge Federation | WBF |  Switzerland
|
112 | www.worldbridge.org | ||
| European Bridge League | EBL | 1 | Switzerland
|
46 | 384,186 | www.eurobridge.org |
| American Contract Bridge League | ACBL | 2 |  United States
|
3 | 170,606 | www.acbl.org |
| South American Bridge Federation (Confederación Sudamericana de Bridge) |
CSB | 3 | 10 | 3,575 | www.confsudbridge.org | |
| Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East | BFAME | 4 | 11 | 7,307 | www.bfame.org | |
| Central American & Caribbean Bridge Federation | CACABF | 5 | 14 | 895 | www.cacbf.com | |
| Asia Pacific Bridge Federation | APBF | 6 | 12 | 59,242 | www.pabf.org | |
| South Pacific Bridge Federation | SPBF | 7 |  New Zealand
|
4 | 51,420 | |
| African Bridge Federation | ABF | 8 |  Egypt
|
12 | 6,086 | www.africanbridgefederation.net |
Note: member numbers as at 19 Dec 2016 (source: WBF website)
National
Europe
| European Bridge League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
 Albania
|
Albanian Bridge Federation | ALBF | www.albaniabridge.com | |
 Austria
|
Austrian Bridge Federation (Österreichischer Bridgesportverband) |
ÖBV | www.bridgeaustria.at | |
 Belarus
|
Belarus Contract Bridge Union (Белорусский союз спортивного бриджа) |
BCBU | www.sportbridge.by | |
 Belgium
|
Royal Belgian Bridge Federation | RBBF | www.rbbf.be | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bridge Federation | BHBF | ||
 Bulgaria
|
Bulgarian Bridge Federation | BuBF | www.bridge.bg | |
 Croatia
|
Croatian Bridge Federation (Hrvatski Bridž Savez) |
CrBF | www.bridge.hr | |
 Cyprus
|
Cyprus Bridge Federation (Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Μπριτζ) |
CyBF | www.cyprusbridge.org | |
 Czech Republic
|
Czech Bridge Federation (Český bridžový svaz) |
CzBF | www.bridge.cz/cbs/ | |
 Denmark
|
Danish Bridge Federation (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
|
Faroese Bridge Federation (Føroya Bridgesamband) |
FBS | www.bridge.fo | |
 Finland
|
Bridge League of Finland (Suomen Bridgeliitto) |
SBL | www.bridgefinland.fi | |
 France
|
French Bridge Federation (Fédération Française de Bridge) |
FFB | www.ffbridge.asso.fr | |
 Georgia
|
Georgian Bridge Federation | GBF | ||
 Germany
|
German Bridge Federation (Deutscher Bridge-Verband) |
DBV | www.bridge-verband.de | |
 Greece
|
Greek Bridge Federation (Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Μπριτζ) |
ΕΟΜ | www.hellasbridge.org | |
 Hungary
|
Hungarian Bridge Federation (Magyar Bridzs Szövetség) |
MBSZ | bridzs.hu | |
 Iceland
|
Icelandic Bridge Federation (Bridgesamband Íslands) |
BI | www.bridge.is | |
| Ireland[n 1] | Irish Bridge Union[n 1] | IBU | cbai.ie/i-b-u/i-b-u-overview/ | |
 Israel
|
Israel Bridge Federation (התאגדות ישראלית לברידג') |
IBF | www.bridge.co.il | |
 Italy
|
Italian Bridge Federation (Federazione Italiana Gioco Bridge) |
FIGB | www.federbridge.it | |
 Latvia
|
Latvian Bridge Federation (Latvijas Bridža Federācija) |
LBF | www.bridge.lv | |
 Lebanon
|
Lebanese Bridge Federation (Fédération Libanaise de Bridge) |
FLB | bridgeliban.com | |
 Lithuania
|
Lithuanian Bridge Association (Lietuvos Sportinio Bridžo Asociacija) |
LBA | www.sportbridge.lt | |
 Luxembourg
|
Luxembourg Bridge Federation (Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Bridge) |
FLuB | www.bridge.lu | |
 Malta
|
Malta Bridge Association | MBA | www.maltabridgeassociation.com | |
 Monaco
|
Monegasque Bridge Federation (Fédération Monégasque de Bridge) |
FMB | www.federation-bridge.mc | |
 Netherlands
|
Dutch Bridge Federation (Nederlandse Bridge Bond) |
NBB | www.bridge.nl | |
 Norway
|
Norwegian Bridge Federation (Norsk Bridgeforbund) |
NBF | www.bridge.no | |
 Poland
|
Polish Bridge Union (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
|
Slovenia Bridge Federation (Bridge Zveza Slovenije) |
BZS | www.bridge-zveza.si | |
 Spain
|
Spanish Bridge Association (Asociación Española de Bridge) |
AEB | www.aebridge.com | |
 San Marino
|
San Marino National Bridge Federation (Federazione Nazionale Sammarinese Bridge) |
BFSM | ||
 Sweden
|
Swedish Bridge Federation (Svenska Bridgeförbundet) |
SBF | www.svenskbridge.se | |
| Switzerland
|
Swiss Bridge Federation (Fédération Suisse de Bridge) |
FSB | www.fsbridge.ch | |
 Turkey
|
Turkish Bridge Federation (Türkíye Bríç Federasyonu) |
TBF | www.tbricfed.org.tr | |
 Ukraine
|
Ukrainian Bridge Federation | UBF | ||
 Wales
|
Welsh Bridge Union | WBU | welshbridgeunion.org | |
North America
| American Contract Bridge League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
 Canada
|
Canadian Bridge Federation | CBF | www.cbf.ca | |
 Mexico
|
Mexican Bridge Federation (Federacion Mexicana de Bridge) |
FMB | ||
| United States
|
United States Bridge Federation | USBF | www.usbf.org | |
South America
| Confederación Sudamericana de Bridge | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
 Argentina
|
Argentinian Bridge Association (Asociación del Bridge Argentino) |
ABA | www.aba.org.ar | |
 Bolivia
|
Bolivian Bridge Association (Asociación Boliviana de Bridge) |
ABB | ||
 Brazil
|
Brazilian Bridge Federation (Federação Brasileira de Bridge) |
BBF | www.bridge.esp.br | |
 Chile
|
Chilean Bridge Association (Federación Chilena de Bridge) |
FChB | www.fcb.cl | |
 Colombia
|
Colombian Bridge Association (Federación de Clubes de Bridge de Colombia) |
FCB | ||
 Ecuador
|
Ecuadorian Bridge Federation |
FEB | ||
 Paraguay
|
Paraguayan Bridge Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Bridge) |
APrB | ||
 Peru
|
Peruvian Bridge Federation (Federación Deportiva Peruana de Bridge) |
FDPB | ||
 Uruguay
|
Uruguayan Bridge Association (Asociación Uruguaya de Bridge) |
AUB | www.aubridge.org | |
 Venezuela
|
Venezuelan Bridge Federation (Federación Venezolana de Bridge) |
FVB | www.bridgevenezuela.com | |
Asia
| Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
 Bahrain
|
Bahrain Bridge Committee | BBC | ||
 Bangladesh
|
Bangladesh Bridge Federation | BngBF | www.bbf-bd.com | |
 India
|
Bridge Federation of India | BFI | bfi.net.in | |
 Jordan
|
Jordan Bridge Federation (للإتحاد الأردني للبردج) |
JBA | www.jordanbridgefederation.com | |
 Kuwait
|
Kuwait Mind Sports Association | KMSA | ||
 Pakistan
|
Pakistan Bridge Federation | PBF | ||
 Palestine
|
Palestine Bridge Federation | PaBF | ||
 Qatar
|
Qatar Bridge Association | QBA | ||
 Sri Lanka
|
Bridge Federation of Sri Lanka | BFSL | ||
 Syria
|
Syrian Bridge Association | SBA | ||
 United Arab Emirates
|
United Arab Emirates Bridge Federation | UAEBF | ||
Central America and the Caribbean
| Central American and Caribbean Bridge Federation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | 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 | ||
 Cuba
|
Cuba Bridge Association |
CBA | ||
 Dominica
|
Dominica Bridge Federation | DBF | ||
 Grenada
|
Grenada Bridge Federation | GrBF | ||
| Guadeloupe
|
Guadeloupe Bridge Federation (Comité de Bridge de Guadeloupe) |
GuBF | ||
 Guatemala
|
Guatemala Bridge Association (Asociación Guatemalteca de Bridge) |
AGB | ||
 Jamaica
|
Jamaica Bridge Association | JaBA | ||
 Martinique
|
Martinique Bridge District (District de Bridge de la Martinique) |
DBM | ||
 Panama
|
Panama 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 | |
 United States Virgin Islands
|
Virgin Islands Bridge Federation | VIBF | ||
Asia Pacific
| Asia Pacific Bridge Federation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
 People's Republic of China
|
Chinese Contract Bridge Association ( 中 国 桥 牌 网 ) |
CCBA | www.ccba.org.cn | |
 Hong Kong
|
Hong Kong Contract Bridge Association Limited | HKCBA | www.hkcba.org | |
 Macau
|
Macau Contract Bridge Association | MCBA | ||
 Chinese Taipei
|
Chinese Taipei Contract Bridge Association | CTCBA | www.ctcba.org.tw | |
 Indonesia
|
Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabungan Bridge Seluruh Indonesia) |
IBA | gabsi.web.id | |
 Japan
|
Japan Contract Bridge League Inc | 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
|
Singapore Contract Bridge Association | SCBA | www.scba.org.sg | |
 Thailand
|
Contract Bridge League of Thailand | CBLT | ||
 East Timor
|
Timor Leste Contract Bridge Federation | TLCBA | ||
South Pacific
| South Pacific Bridge Federation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
 Australia
|
Australian Bridge Federation | ABF | www.abf.com.au | |
 French Polynesia
|
Bridge Federation of 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. | NZB | www.nzbridge.co.nz | |
Africa
| African Bridge Federation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
 Botswana
|
Botswana Bridge Federation | BtBF | ||
 Cameroon
|
Cameroon Bridge Association | CBA | ||
| Egypt
|
Egyptian Bridge Federation | EBF | www.egyptbridge.org | |
 Kenya
|
Kenya Bridge Association | KBA | ||
 Madagascar
|
Malagasy Bridge Federation (Fédération Malgache de Bridge) |
FMaB | ||
 Morocco
|
Royal Moroccan Bridge Federation (Fédération Royale Marocaine de Bridge) |
FRMB | www.frmbridge.ma | |
 Nigeria
|
Nigerian Bridge Association | NBA | ||
| Réunion
|
Reunion Bridge District (District de Bridge de la Réunion) |
DBR | www.district-bridge-reunion.fr | |
 South Africa
|
South African Bridge Federation | SABF | www.sabf.co.za | |
 Tunisia
|
Tunisian Bridge Federation (Fédération Tunisienne de Bridge) |
FTB | ||
 Zambia
|
Zambia Bridge Federation | ZBF | ||
 Zimbabwe
|
Zimbabwe Bridge Union | ZBU | ||
Notes
- ^ a b The IBU is a federation of the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland (CBAI, Republic of Ireland) and Northern Ireland Bridge Union (NIBU, Northern Ireland) which compete separately in some competitions including the Camrose Trophy.[1]
References
- ^ "IBU Overview". Contract Bridge Association of Ireland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
