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Organising korfball events all around the world is one of the major responsabilities of the IKF and the 5 IKF Continental Confederations; IKF Africa, IKF Americas, IKF Asia, IKF Europe and IKF Oceania. The Continental Confederations are organisational groups within the IKF.

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The history of the IKF events can be found at the Brief description of the IKF events.

FAQ ( 4 Articles )
Frequently Asked Questions
IKF ranking ( 14 Articles )
is based on the performances of the national teams on main IKF events.
Read more about the General Principles of the IKF Ranking (see item below) and the 4 rankings; for seniors, the age groups under 16, under 19 and under 23.
IKF Referees ( 4 Articles )

Annually the Referee Committee appoints the IKF Referees in the various levels.
About IKF Competitions ( 6 Articles )

All you want to know
IKF World Korfball Championship ( 159 Articles )

- is the most important IKF event;
- includes the participation of sixteen (16) countries;
- is organised every four (4) years.

Read more about History of the IKF and the IKF World Korfball Championship (PDF).

Read more about History of the IKF and the IKF World Korfball Championship (DOC).

The 10th event will be played in Belgium in October 2015.
World Games ( 67 Articles )

The 9th World Games will take place between 25 July and 4 August 2013 in Cali, Colombia, South America. The korfball event will take place between 31 July and 4 August 2013.

Read more on : IKF and the World Games (PDF).

Read more on : IKF and the World Games (DOC).

World Games 2013 website: Click here.

World Games 2013 magazine: Click here
IKF European Korfball Championship ( 48 Articles )

IKF Europe will organise this event for national teams of seniors. Sixteen (16) teams participate.

Read all about History of the IKF and the IKF European Korfball Championship; February 2011 (PDF).

Read all about History of the IKF and the IKF European Korfball Championship; February 2011 (DOC).

The next event will take place in October/November 2014. Country and place to be decided soon.
IKF Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship ( 21 Articles )

IKF Asia and IKF Oceania will organise this event for national teams of seniors. Eight teams compete.

The next event will take place in 2014. Place and country to be decided.
IKF African Korfball Championship ( 2 Articles )

IKF Africa will organise this event for national teams of seniors.

The next event will take place in 2014. Country and place to be decided
IKF U23 World Korfball Championship ( 77 Articles )

This event takes place every 4 years. Twelve (12) teams will participate.

Read more about the history of this event in in DOC format (click here) and/or in PDF format (click here).
The next event will take place in Barcelona, Spain between 13 - 20 October 2012.
IKF U23 Asia-Oceania Korfball Championship ( 35 Articles )

IKF Asia and IKF Oceania will organise this event for national U23 teams. Maximum twelve (12) teams will participate.

The next event will be played in 2015. Country and place to be decided.
IKF U21 European Korfball Championship ( 31 Articles )

IKF Europe will organise this event for national U21 teams. Twelve (12) teams will participate.

Read more about the history of this event in DOC format (click here) and/or PDF format (click here).

The next event is scheduled in 2014. Country and place to be decided later.
IKF Europa Korfball Cup ( 119 Articles )

IKF Europe will organise this event for club teams of seniors. Annual event for national European champions. Twelve (12) teams participate in the final round.

Read more about History of the IKF Europa Cup (PDF) or History of the IKF Europa Cup (DOC).

The 47th and next final round will take place from Tuesday 15 till Saturday 19 January 2013 in Budapest, Hungary.
The first round for the 2013 final round will take place 14-16 September 2012 in Montrond Les Bains, France.
IKF European Korfball Bowl ( 23 Articles )

IKF Europe will organise this event for national teams of seniors.

The next Bowl event is planned for 2013. This is a qualification event for the 2014 IKF European Korfball Championship.
IKF Europa Korfball Shield ( 27 Articles )

IKF Europe will organise this event for club teams of seniors. Annual event for 8 runners up teams.

The IKF Europa Shield 2013 event will be organised in Trebon (CZE); 25-27 January 2013.
IKF University World Korfball Cup ( 8 Articles )
IKF University European Korfball Championship ( 9 Articles )
U23 Korfball World Cup ( 14 Articles )

In 2012 the 21th edition of this event will take place in the Netherlands; city to be decided
U19 Korfball World Cup ( 26 Articles )

The 18th event will take place from Thursday 28 - Sunday 31 March 2013 in the The Netherlands; in the city of Leeuwarden in the sportscentre 't Kalverdijkje.

The U19 Korfball World Cup website: Click here
U16 Korfball World Cup ( 20 Articles )

The 15th event will take place 16 - 17 March 2013 in Schijndel, The Netherlands.

The U16 Korfball World Cup website: Click here
Asian Continental Korfball Championship ( 7 Articles )

Next event will take place in 2014. Date and city to be decided by IKF Asia.
Oceania Continental Korfball Championship ( 3 Articles )
Friendly Korfball events ( 27 Articles )
Special events ( 23 Articles )