The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the international governing body for contract bridge.
Emulating the organizational concepts of the Olympic movement and its signature five rings, the World Bridge Federation encompasses the five continents (America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania) represented by eight geographic Zonal Conferences. Each Zonal Conference consists of member countries as represented by their respective National Bridge Organization.WBF Official Website
International and multi-national Federation Acronym WBFZone Seat Countries Members Website World Bridge FederationWBF www.worldbridge.org European Bridge LeagueEBL1 46 www.eurobridge.orgNorth American Bridge FederationNABF 2 3American Contract Bridge LeagueACBL 3> www.acbl.orgSouth American Bridge Federation()CSB 310www.confsudbridge.orgBridge Federation of Asia & the Middle EastBFAME 411www.bfame.orgCentral American & Caribbean Bridge FederationCACABF 514Asia Pacific Bridge FederationAPBF 612 www.pabf.orgSouth Pacific Bridge FederationSPBF 7 4www.southpacbridge.orgAfrican Bridge FederationABF 812w ww.africanbridgefederation.net
Note: member numbers as of 2021 (source: WBF website)
National
Europe European Bridge LeagueCountryOrganizationAcronymWebsite Albanian Bridge FederationALBF www.albaniabridge.com Austrian Bridge Federation()ÖBV www.bridgeaustria.at Belarus Contract Bridge Union()BCBU www.bridgeby.org/ Royal Belgian Bridge FederationRBBF www.rbbf.be Bosnia and Herzegovina Bridge FederationBHBF Bulgarian Bridge FederationBuBF www.bridge.bg Croatian Bridge Federation()CrBF bridge.hr Cyprus Bridge Federation()CyBF www.cyprusbridge.org Czech Bridge Federation()CzBF www.bridge.cz/cbs/ Danish Bridge Federation()DBf www.bridge.dk English Bridge UnionEBU www.ebu.co.uk Estonian Tournament Bridge League()ETBF www.bridge.ee Faroese Bridge Federation()FBS www.bridge.fo Bridge League of Finland()SBL www.bridgefinland.fi French Bridge Federation()FFB www.ffbridge.asso.fr Georgian Bridge FederationGBF German Bridge Federation()DBV www.bridge-verband.de Greek Bridge Federation()ΕΟΜ www.hellasbridge.org Hungarian Bridge Federation()MBSZ bridzs.hu Icelandic Bridge Federation()BI www.bridge.is Ireland Irish Bridge UnionIBU cbai.ie/i-b-u/i-b-u-overview/ Israel Bridge Federation()IBF www.bridge.co.il ()FIGB www.federbridge.it Latvian Bridge Federation()LBF www.bridge.lv Lebanese Bridge Federation()FLB bridgeliban.com Lithuanian Bridge Association()LBA www.sportbridge.lt Luxembourg Bridge Federation()FLuB www.bridge.lu Malta Bridge AssociationMBA www.maltabridgeassociation.com Monegasque Bridge Federation()FMB www.federation-bridge.mc Dutch Bridge Federation()NBB www.bridge.nl Norwegian Bridge Federation()NBF www.bridge.no Polish Bridge Union()PBU www.pzbs.pl Portuguese Bridge Federation()FPB www.fpbridge.webs.com Romanian Bridge Federation()FRB www.frbridge.ro Russian Bridge Federation()ФСБР www.bridgesport.ru Scottish Bridge UnionSBU www.sbu.org.uk Bridge Association of Serbia()BSS www.bridgeserbia.org Slovak Bridge Association()SvBF www.bridgeclub.sk Slovenia Bridge Federation()BZS www.bridge-zveza.si Spanish Bridge Association()AEB www.aebridge.com San Marino National Bridge Federation()BFSM ()SBF www.svenskbridge.se Swiss Bridge Federation()FSB www.fsbridge.ch Turkish Bridge Federation()TBF www.tbricfed.org.tr Ukrainian Bridge FederationUBF Welsh Bridge UnionWBU welshbridgeunion.org
North America American Contract Bridge LeagueCountryOrganizationAcronymWebsite Canadian Bridge FederationCBF www.cbf.ca Mexican Bridge Federation()FMB United States Bridge FederationUSBF www.usbf.org
South America Confederación Sudamericana de BridgeCountryOrganizationAcronymWebsite Argentine Bridge Association()ABA www.aba.org.ar Bolivian Bridge Association()ABB Brazilian Bridge Federation()BBF www.bridge.esp.br Chilean Bridge Association()FChB www.fcb.cl Colombian Bridge Association()FCB Ecuadorian Bridge FederationFEB Paraguayan Bridge Association()APrB Peruvian Bridge Federation()FDPB Uruguayan Bridge Association()AUB www.aubridge.org Venezuelan Bridge Federation()FVB www.bridgevenezuela.com
Asia and Middle East Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle EastCountryOrganizationAcronymWebsite Bahrain Bridge CommitteeBBC Bangladesh Bridge FederationBngBF www.bbf-bd.com Bridge Federation of IndiaBFI bfi.net.in Jordan Bridge Federation()JBA www.jordanbridgefederation.com Kuwait Mind Sports AssociationKMSA Pakistan Bridge FederationPBF Palestine Bridge FederationPaBF Qatar Bridge AssociationQBA Bridge Federation of Sri LankaBFSL Syrian Bridge AssociationSBA United Arab Emirates Bridge FederationUAEBF
Central America and the Caribbean Central American and Caribbean Bridge FederationCountryOrganizationAcronymWebsite Barbados Bridge LeagueBrBL www.barbadosbridge.org Bermuda Bridge FederationBrmBF www.bermudabridge.com Bridge Association of Costa Rica()ARNB Cuba Bridge AssociationCBA Dominica Bridge FederationDBF Grenada Bridge FederationGrBF Guadeloupe Bridge Federation()GuBF Guatemala Bridge Association()AGB Jamaica Bridge AssociationJaBA Martinique Bridge District()DBM Panama Bridge Association()APnB Suriname Bridge League()SBB Trinidad & Tobago Contract Bridge AssociationTTCBA www.bridgewebs.com/trinidadtobago Virgin Islands Bridge FederationVIBF
Asia Pacific Asia Pacific Bridge FederationCountry / RegionOrganizationAcronymWebsite Chinese Contract Bridge Association()CCBA www.ccba.org.cn , China Hong Kong, China Contract Bridge Association LimitedHKCBA www.hkcba.org Macau Contract Bridge AssociationMCBA Chinese Taipei Contract Bridge AssociationCTCBA www.ctcba.org.tw Indonesian Contract Bridge Association()IBA gabsi.web.id Japan Contract Bridge League IncJCBL www.jcbl.or.jp Korea Contract Bridge League()KCBL www.kcbl.org Malaysian Contract Bridge AssociationMCBA www.mcba.org.my Philippine Tournament Bridge AssociationPTBA Singapore Contract Bridge AssociationSCBA www.scba.org.sg Contract Bridge League of ThailandCBLT Timor Leste Contract Bridge FederationTLCBA
South Pacific South Pacific Bridge FederationCountryOrganizationAcronymWebsite Australian Bridge FederationABF www.abf.com.au Bridge Federation of French Polynesia()FBPF www.bridge.pf New Caledonia Bridge FederationNCBF New Zealand Bridge Inc.NZB www.nzbridge.co.nz
Africa African Bridge FederationCountryOrganizationAcronymWebsite Botswana Bridge FederationBtBF Cameroon Bridge AssociationCBA Egyptian Bridge FederationEBF www.egyptbridge.org Kenya Bridge AssociationKBA Malagasy Bridge Federation()FMaB Royal Moroccan Bridge Federation()FRMB www.frmbridge.ma Nigerian Bridge AssociationNBA Reunion Bridge District()DBR www.district-bridge-reunion.fr South African Bridge FederationSABF www.sabf.co.za Tunisian Bridge Federation()FTB Zambia Bridge FederationZBF Zimbabwe Bridge UnionZBU
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References
External links World Bridge Federation - Zonal Organisations and National Bridge Organisations