Korfball in Great Britain

Although the game is spread throughout Britain the majority of clubs are in South London and mid-Kent since the game started in South London in 1946 and has spread slowly out from there. There are leagues and clubs operating in London, Kent, Cambridge , Norfolk , the Midlands , the North West , Yorkshire , Oxford , the South West/Wales and Scotland (mainly around Edinburgh) with other individual community and university clubs throughout the rest of Britain. The National League consists of teams from most of these major leagues.

World Championships

The World Championships are held every four years, In The Netherlands in 2003 sixteen qualifying nations attended the Centennial finals and Britain finished fifth, thereby qualifying for the 2005 World Games. The Netherlands were first with Belgium taking the silver. The next World Championships are scheduled to be held in Brno (CZE) in November 2007.

European Championships

These are also held every four years with the last one in 2006 in the Budapest. Great Britain was fifth in both that event and the previous two events Barcelona 2002 and Portugal in 1998. The next championships are scheduled for April 2006 in Budapest (HUN).

Europa Cup for Champion Clubs

A European Cup for Champion clubs (Europa Cup) is held annually. The preliminary rounds are held in October and the final round of 8 teams is held the second full weekend (Thursday - Saturday) of January. Our champions, Invicta, has qualified for the 2006 finals scheduled for Prievidza (SVK) in January 2006.

Youth Korfball

There are many possibilities for young korfball players with leagues in various parts of the country. Children can start playing from as young as 8 years. World Championships are held for the under 23 age group every four years. European Championships are also held for the under 23 age group every 4 years. World Cups are held for under 19 and under 23 year olds and a World Talent Cup for the under 16s. Other international annual tournaments are held both in Britain and in Europe for all age groups. The BKA holds a national cup tournament for six age groups from under 9 to under 23. Every year there is a National Youth Day at which over 600 children play each other in the six age groups. The BKA also organises an inter-area competition to provide an opportunity for the best players in each area to compete against each other.