IKF World Korfball Championship

IKF World Korfball Championship
Founded 1978
Region International (IKF)
Number of teams 16 (finals)
Current champions  Netherlands (9th title)
Most successful team(s)  Netherlands (9 titles)
Website International Korfball Federation
2015 IKF World Korfball Championship

IKF World Korfball Championship is an international korfball competition contested by the national teams of the members of International Korfball Federation (IKF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded roughly every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1978. The current champions are the Netherlands, who won the 2015 IKF World Korfball Championship.

The current format of the tournament involves 16 teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about a week. The 9 World Championships have been won by two different national teams. The Netherlands have won all but one time, losing only to Belgium in the 1991 Korfball World Championship.

Results

Year Host Winners Score Runners-up Third Place Score Fourth Place Number of teams
1978
Details
 Netherlands  Netherlands 14–13
(a.e.t.)
 Belgium  West Germany 20–15
(a.e.t.)
 Great Britain 8
1984
Details
 Belgium  Netherlands 11–9  Belgium  West Germany 7–5  Great Britain 8
1987
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 Netherlands  Netherlands 9–7  Belgium  Great Britain 9–5
(a.e.t.)
 Chinese Taipei 12
1991
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 Belgium  Belgium 11–10  Netherlands  Chinese Taipei 10–8  Germany 12
1995
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 India  Netherlands 21–13  Belgium  Portugal 13–11  Australia 12
1999
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 Australia  Netherlands 23–11  Belgium  Great Britain 24–22  Germany 12
2003
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 Netherlands  Netherlands 22–9  Belgium  Czech Republic 21–15  Chinese Taipei 16
2007
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 Czech Republic  Netherlands 23–10  Belgium  Czech Republic 19–14  Portugal 16
2011
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 China  Netherlands 32–26  Belgium  Chinese Taipei 33–16  Catalonia 16
2015
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 Belgium  Netherlands 27–18  Belgium  Chinese Taipei 21–12  England 16
2019
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 South Africa TBD

Titles by team

Teams reaching the top four

Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place Total finishes in top four
 Netherlands 9 (1978*, 1984, 1987*, 1995, 1999, 2003*, 2007, 2011, 2015) 1 (1991) 10
 Belgium 1 (1991*) 9 (1978, 1984*, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015*) 10
 Chinese Taipei 3 (1991, 2011, 2015) 2 (1987, 2003) 5
 England# 2 (1987, 1999) 3 (1978, 1984, 2015) 5
 Germany^ 2 (1978, 1984) 2 (1991, 1999) 4
 Czech Republic 2 (2003, 2007*) 2
 Portugal 1 (1995) 1 (2007) 2
 Australia 1 (1995) 1
 Catalonia 1 (2011) 1
* = hosts
^ = includes results representing West Germany between 1978 and 1987
# = includes results representing Great Britain between 1978 and 2003

Appearances

Debut of teams

Each successive World Championship has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by IKF.

Year Debutants Total
1978  Belgium
 Great Britain
 Luxembourg
 Netherlands
 Papua New Guinea
 Spain
 United States
 West Germany
8
1984  Australia
 France
2
1987  Aruba
 Chinese Taipei
 Indonesia
 Portugal
4
1991  Armenia
( Germany)
 India
2
1995  Czech Republic
 Slovakia
 South Africa
3
1999 ( Catalonia)
 Japan
 Poland
2
2003  Hungary 1
2007  China
( England)
 Russia
2
2011  Hong Kong
 Wales
2
2015  Brazil 1
Total 25

Note: The IKF considers Germany a successor to West Germany. Likewise, Catalonia is seen as a successor to Spain.

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team 1978
(8)
1984
(8)
1987
(12)
1991
(12)
1995
(12)
1999
(12)
2003
(16)
2007
(16)
2011
(16)
2015
(16)
 Armenia ×××8th9th×15th×××
 Aruba ××8th10th××××××
 Australia ×7th6th9th4th7th7th8th12th11th
 Belgium 2nd2nd2nd1st2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd2nd
 Brazil ×××××××××16th
 Catalonia 6th5th11th××8th9th9th4th5th
 China ×××××××16th11th7th
 Chinese Taipei ××4th3rd5th6th4th5th3rd3rd
 Czech Republic ××××7th×3rd3rd8th9th
 Germany 3rd3rd5th4th6th4th8th11th9th6th
 England 4th4th3rd5th8th3rd5th7th5th4th
 France ×8th12th×××××××
 Hong Kong ××××××××14th12th
 Hungary ××××××10th10th×13th
 India ×××11th12th11th14th12th13th×
 Indonesia ××10th12th×××××
 Japan ×××××12th16th××
 Luxembourg 8th×××××××××
 Netherlands 1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st
 Papua New Guinea 7th×××××××××
 Poland ×××××9th12th14th10th14th
 Portugal ××9th6th3rd5th6th4th7th10th
 Russia ×××××××6th6th8th
 Slovakia ××××10th×13th××
 South Africa ××××11th10th11th15th16th15th
 United States 5th6th7th7th×××13th××
 Wales ××××××××15th

See also

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