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 .
In 2000 the federation became a member of Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF, SportAccord since in 2023). 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 The first major event organized by the International Floorball Federation was the European Cup in 1993, which has been held annually ever since, currently under the name Champions Cup, and is contested by the top teams from national floorball leagues.
The first Men's Floorball European Championships was played in 1994 in Finland. A year later, the tournament was renamed the Open European Championships due to the participation of Japan, and it also included the inaugural women's championship. In 1996, the tournament was replaced by the World Floorball Championships, which are held in even-numbered years for men and odd-numbered years for women. The first Men's Under-19 World Championships took place in 2001. The Women's Under-19 World Championships were established in 2004.
Additionally, the IFF organized the , with the first edition taking place in 2002 and the final one in 2018.
Global Men's World Floorball Championship Women's World Floorball Championship Under-19 World Floorball Championships Champions Cup Floorball at the World Games 3v3 World Floorball Championship (defunct)
Regional Floorball European Championships Asia-Oceania Floorball Cup Asia Pacific Floorball Championship Floorball at the SEA Games Southeast Asian Floorball Championships
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Medals (after 53 events) Events Men's World Floorball Championship (1996–2024) – 15 editions Women's World Floorball Championship (1997–2023) – 14 editions Men's Under-19 World Floorball Championships (2001–2025) – 13 editions Women's Under-19 World Floorball Championships (2004–2024) – 11 editions
Ranking
Partnership with international organisations Source:
International Olympic Committee SportAccord World Anti-Doping Agency International World Games Association International University Sports Federation International School Sport Federation International Masters Games Association World Abilitysport (IPCH / ICEWH – International Committee of Electric Wheelchair Hockey) Special Olympics
Members
This is a list of International Floorball Federation member nations. It includes associations, committees, confederations, federations, and unions.
There are currently 81 IFF members (45 ordinary members and 36 provisional members in June 2024). The newest member is Laos, which was admitted in 2025.
Members by Regions
Region Members Ordinary Provisional Total Africa 1 14 15 Asia-Oceania 13 10 23 Europe 27 7 34 Americas 4 5 9 World 45 36 81
Ordinary members Flag Member name Founded in IFF member Website Australian Floorball Association 1996 1996 www.floorballaustralia.org.au/ Austrian Floorball Association 1996 1997 www.floorball.at Floorball Federation of Belarus (suspended)7 2009 2009 Belgian Floorball Federation 1995 1995 www.floorballbelgium.be Brazilian Floorball Association 1998 1999 floorball.com.br Floorball Canada 2001 2001 www.floorballcanada.org China Floorball Federation 2016 2016 Cote d´Ivoire Floorball Federation 2014 2015 1992 1993 www.ceskyflorbal.cz Danish Floorball Federation 1989 1991 floorball.dk Estonian Floorball Union 1993 1994 www.saalihoki.ee Finnish Floorball Federation 1985 1986salibandy.fi French Floorball Federation 2002 2003 www.floorball.fr Georgian Floorball Association 2002 2002 German Floorball Association 1992 1994 floorball.de Hungarian Floorball Federation1 1989 1992 hunfloorball.hu Icelandic Floorball Committee2 2005 2005 Indian Floorball Federation 2001 2002 floorballindia.com Indonesian Floorball Association 2009 2009 Floorball Association of Iran3 2008 2009 ifsafed.com Israeli Floorball Association 2007 2007 Italian Unihockey and Floorball Association 2000 2001 www.fiuf.it Jamaica Floorball Association 2007 www.floorballjamaica.org Japan Floorball Association 1983 1994 www.floorball.jp Korea Floorball Federation 2004 2005 www.floorball.or.kr Latvian Floorball Union 1993 1994 www.floorball.lv Liechtenstein Floorball Association4 1987 2005 www.unihockey.li Malaysian Floorball Association 2001 2002 floorballmalaysia.com Netherlands Floorball and Unihockey Association 1999 1999 nefub.nl Floorball New Zealand 2009 2009 www.floorball.org.nz Norwegian Floorball Federation5 1991 1992 bandyforbundet.no Philippine Floorball Association 2011 2011 Polish Floorball Federation 1995 1999 www.polskiunihokej.pl Russian Floorball Federation (suspended)7 1992 1993 нффр.рф Serbian Floorball Association 2007 2007 Singapore Floorball Association 1995 1995 www.revolutionise.sg/sgfloorball 1998 1999 www.szfb.sk Slovenian Floorball Association 2000 2001 floorballslo.si Spanish Unihockey and Floorball Association 1998 2001 www.floorball.es Swedish Floorball Federation 1981 1986 www.innebandy.se Swiss Unihockey 1985 1986 www.swissunihockey.ch Thai Floorball Federation 2007 2007 Ukraine Floorball Federation 2005 United Kingdom Floorball Federation6 1995 2009 ukff.org United States Floorball Association 2001 2001 www.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 2022 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.
Provisional members Flag Member name Founded in Member Website Argentinian Floorball Association 2007 2007 Armenian Floorball Federation 1999 2006 Benin Floorball Association 2024 2024 Burkina Faso Floorball Federation 2018 2018 Cameroon Floorball Association 2013 Central African Federation of Floorball 2018 2019 Colombian Floorball Association 2021 2021 Croatian Floorball Federation 2017 2018 Haitian Floorball Federation 2014 2016 Floorball Federation of Hong Kong 2016 Irish Floorball Association 2007 National Floorball Federation of Kazakhstan 2022 Kenyan Floorball Federation 2016 2017 Floorball Federation of Kiribati 2019 2019 Floorball Federation of Kuwait 2019 2019 Lao Floorball Federation 2025 Lithuanian Floorball Federation 2010 2010Macau China Floorball General Association 2019 2022 Malta Floorball Association 2015 2015 Mexican Floorball Federation 2023 Moldavian Floorball Federation 2007 2007 Mongolian Floorball Federation 2005 2006 Mozambique Floorball Association 2012 2012 Floorball Federation of Nigeria 2017 Pakistan Floorball Federation 2003 2004 Portuguese Floorball Federation 2007 2007 Romanian Floorball Federation 2008 2008 Floorball Federation of Rwanda 2018 Floorball Association of Sierra Leone 2008 2008 Solomon Islands Floorball Federation 2023 Somalia Floorball Federation 2016 Floorball South Africa 2013 Togo Floorball 2018 2019 Floorball Turkey 2004 2008 Uganda Floorball Association 2015 2016 Floorball Federation of Venezuela 2016 2017
Development countries Not yet IFF member:
Other
Confederations Confederation Name Founded Headquarters Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC) 2005 Singapore 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 120,357 1.203% 61,368 0.947% 40,605 0.362% 33,072 0.367% 12,836 0.013% 8,741 0.115% 8,152 0.143% 7,058 0.086% 3,499 0.002% 3,494 0.127% 2,664 0.030% 2,609 0.004% 2,478 0.002% 1,856 0.003% 1,596 0.002% 1,326 0.000% 1,295 0.112% 1,274 0.007% 1,200 0.006% 1,183 0.012% 998 0.008% 980 0.001% 882 0.000% 707 0.001% 639 0.009% 563 0.003%
Notes and references
See also IFF World Ranking Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations
External links Official website