International Floorball Federation
Sports federation
AbbreviationIFF
StatusGoverning body of Floorball
PurposeSport governance
FormationApril 12, 1986 (age 40)
Founding locationHuskvarna, Sweden
HeadquartersHelsinki, Finland
Membership80 national associations
Region servedWorldwide
PresidentFilip Šuman
Main organCongress
AffiliationsARISF, GAISF, IWGA
Websitefloorball.sport

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]

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.[2][3]

Events

Source:[4]

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

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:[9]

IFF partnership with international organisationa

Source:[10]

  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.[11][12]

Members by Regions

RegionMembers
OrdinaryProvisionalTotal
Africa11314
Asia-Oceania (Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation)131023
Europe27734
Americas459
World453580

Ordinary members

FlagMember name[13]Founded inIFF memberWebsite
Australian Floorball Association19961996www.floorballaustralia.org.au/
Austrian Floorball Association19961997www.floorball.at
Floorball Federation of Belarus (suspended7)20092009
Belgian Floorball Federation19951995www.floorballbelgium.be
Brazilian Floorball Association19981999floorball.com.br
Floorball Canada20012001www.floorballcanada.org
China Floorball Federation20162016
Cote d´Ivoire Floorball Federation20142015
Czech Floorball19921993www.ceskyflorbal.cz
Danish Floorball Federation19891991floorball.dk
Estonian Floorball Union19931994www.saalihoki.ee
Finnish Floorball Federation19851986salibandy.fi
French Floorball Federation20022003www.floorball.fr
Georgian Floorball Association20022002
German Floorball Association19921994floorball.de
Hungarian Floorball Federation119891992www.hunfloorball.hu
Icelandic Floorball Committee220052005
Indian Floorball Federation20012002floorballindia.com
Indonesian Floorball Association20092009
Floorball Association of Iran320082009ifsafed.com
Israeli Floorball Association20072007www.israelfloorball.org
Italian Unihockey and Floorball Association20002001www.fiuf.it
Jamaica Floorball Association2007www.floorballjamaica.org
Japan Floorball Association19831994www.floorball.jp
Korea Floorball Federation20042005www.floorball.or.kr
Latvian Floorball Union19931994www.floorball.lv
Liechtenstein Floorball Association4 19872005www.unihockey.li
Malaysian Floorball Association20012002floorballmalaysia.com
Netherlands Floorball and Unihockey Association  19991999nefub.nl
Floorball New Zealand20092009www.floorball.org.nz
Norwegian Floorball Federation519911992bandyforbundet.no
Philippine Floorball Association20112011floorball.ph
Polish Floorball Federation19951999www.polskiunihokej.pl
Russian Floorball Federation (suspended)719921993нффр.рф
Serbian Floorball Association20072007
Singapore Floorball Association19951995www.revolutionise.sg/sgfloorball
Slovak Floorball Association19981999www.szfb.sk
Slovenian Floorball Association20002001floorballslo.si
Spanish Unihockey and Floorball Association19982001www.floorball.es
Swedish Floorball Federation19811986www.innebandy.se
Swiss Unihockey19851986www.swissunihockey.ch
Thai Floorball Federation20072007
Ukraine Floorball Federation
2004
2005
United Kingdom Floorball Federation619952009ukff.org
United States Floorball Association20012001www.usafloorball.org
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.
  • 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.[14]

Provisional members

FlagMember name[13]Founded inMemberWebsite (if applicable)
Argentinian Floorball Association  20072007
Armenian Floorball Federation19992006
Benin Floorball Association20242024
Burkina Faso Floorball Federation20182018
Cameroon Floorball Association2013
Central African Federation of Floorball20182019
Colombian Floorball Association20212021
Croatian Floorball Federation20172018
Haitian Floorball Federation20142016
Floorball Federation of Hong Kong2016
Irish Floorball Association2007
National Floorball Federation of Kazakhstan2022
Kenyan Floorball Federation20162017
Floorball Federation of Kiribati2019align="center| 2019
Floorball Federation of Kuwait20192019
Lithuanian Floorball Federation20102010www.lgrf.lt
Macau China Floorball General Association20192022
Malta Floorball Association20152015
Mexican Floorball Federation2023
Moldavian Floorball Federation20072007
Mongolian Floorball Federation20052006
Mozambique Floorball Association20122012
Floorball Federation of Nigeria2017
Pakistan Floorball Federation20032004
Portuguese Floorball Federation20072007
Romanian Floorball Federation20082008
Floorball Federation of Rwanda2018
Floorball Association of Sierra Leone20082008
Solomon Islands Floorball Federation2023
Somalia Floorball Federation2016
Floorball South Africa2013
Togo Floorball20182019
Floorball Turkey20042008
Uganda Floorball Association20152016
Floorball Federation of Venezuela20162017

Development countries

Not yet IFF member:

  1. Bangladesh
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  3. Bulgaria
  4. Greece
  5. Jordan
  6. Luxembourg
  7. Mali
  8. Nepal
  9. Qatar
  10. Sri Lanka
  11. United Arab Emirates

Other

Confederations

Confederation NameFoundedHeadquarters
Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC)2005Singapore City, Singapore

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:

CountryRegistered players% of population
120,3571.203%
61,3680.947%
   40,6050.362%
33,0720.367%
12,8360.013%
8,7410.115%
8,1520.143%
7,0580.086%
3,4990.002%
3,4940.127%
2,6640.030%
2,6090.004%
2,4780.002%
1,8560.003%
1,5960.002%
1,3260.000%
1,2950.112%
1,2740.007%
1,2000.006%
1,1830.012%
9980.008%
9800.001%
8820.000%
7070.001%
6390.009%
5630.003%

Notes and references

  1. ^ "IFF General Assembly 2024 elects new IFF President and new Central Board". IFF Main Site. 14 December 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Members – ARISF". Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ "History in short". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  4. ^ https://archive.floorball.sport/iff-events/
  5. ^ https://archive.floorball.sport/freestyle-floorball-cup-2020/
  6. ^ https://archive.floorball.sport/world-university-championships/
  7. ^ https://archive.floorball.sport/international-club-tournaments/
  8. ^ https://archive.floorball.sport/africa-floorball-cup/
  9. ^ https://archive.floorball.sport/iff-events/rankings/
  10. ^ https://archive.floorball.sport/links/international-organisations/
  11. ^ "IFF CB Meeting News 2/2023: WFC hosts awarded, Future of Floorball status and upcoming events". IFF. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Member Associations". IFF. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  13. ^ "History in short". IFF. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  14. ^ "IFF suspends the National Floorball Federation of Russia and the Floorball Federation of Belarus". IFF Main Site. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2022-10-28.

See also