List of contract bridge governing bodies
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.[1]
International and multi-national
| Federation | Acronym | WBF Zone |
Seat | Countries | Members | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Bridge Federation | WBF | Switzerland | 112 | www.worldbridge.org | ||
| European Bridge League | EBL | 1 | Switzerland | 46 | 351,112 | www.eurobridge.org |
| North American Bridge Federation | NABF | 2 | United States | 3 | 124,909 | [1] |
| American Contract Bridge League | ACBL | United States | 3 | > 146,770 | www.acbl.org | |
| South American Bridge Federation (Spanish: Confederación Sudamericana de Bridge) |
CSB | 3 | 10 | 2,894 | www.confsudbridge.org | |
| Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East | BFAME | 4 | 11 | 7,307 | www.bfame.org | |
| Central American & Caribbean Bridge Federation | CACABF | 5 | 14 | 605 | [2] | |
| Asia Pacific Bridge Federation | APBF | 6 | 12 | 96,794 | www.pabf.org | |
| South Pacific Bridge Federation | SPBF | 7 | New Zealand | 4 | 48,385 | www.southpacbridge.org |
| African Bridge Federation | ABF | 8 | Egypt | 12 | 4,594 | w ww.africanbridgefederation.net |
Note: member numbers as of 2021 (source: WBF website)
National
Europe
| European Bridge League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
| Albania | Albanian Bridge Federation | ALBF | www.albaniabridge.com | |
| Austria | Austrian Bridge Federation (German: Österreichischer Bridgesportverband) |
ÖBV | www.bridgeaustria.at | |
| Belarus | Belarus Contract Bridge Union (Bulgarian: Белорусский союз спортивного бриджа) |
BCBU | www.bridgeby.org/ | |
| Belgium | Royal Belgian Bridge Federation | RBBF | www.rbbf.be | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina Bridge Federation | BHBF | ||
| Bulgaria | Bulgarian Bridge Federation | BuBF | www.bridge.bg | |
| Croatia | Croatian Bridge Federation (Croatian: Hrvatski Bridž Savez) |
CrBF | bridge.hr | |
| Cyprus | Cyprus Bridge Federation (Greek: Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Μπριτζ) |
CyBF | www.cyprusbridge.org | |
| Czech Republic | Czech Bridge Federation (Czech: Český bridžový svaz) |
CzBF | www.bridge.cz/cbs/ | |
| Denmark | Danish Bridge Federation (Danish: Danmarks Bridgeforbund) |
DBf | www.bridge.dk | |
| England | English Bridge Union | EBU | www.ebu.co.uk | |
| Estonia | Estonian Tournament Bridge League (Estonian: Eesti Turniiribridžiliit) |
ETBF | www.bridge.ee | |
| Faroe Islands | Faroese Bridge Federation (Faroese: Føroya Bridgesamband) |
FBS | www.bridge.fo | |
| Finland | Bridge League of Finland (Finnish: Suomen Bridgeliitto) |
SBL | www.bridgefinland.fi | |
| France | French Bridge Federation (French: Fédération Française de Bridge) |
FFB | www.ffbridge.asso.fr | |
| Georgia | Georgian Bridge Federation | GBF | ||
| Germany | German Bridge Federation (German: Deutscher Bridge-Verband) |
DBV | www.bridge-verband.de | |
| Greece | Greek Bridge Federation (Greek: Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Μπριτζ) |
ΕΟΜ | www.hellasbridge.org | |
| Hungary | Hungarian Bridge Federation (Hungarian: Magyar Bridzs Szövetség) |
MBSZ | bridzs.hu | |
| Iceland | Icelandic Bridge Federation (Icelandic: Bridgesamband Íslands) |
BI | www.bridge.is | |
| Ireland[n 1] | Irish Bridge Union[n 1] | IBU | cbai.ie/i-b-u/i-b-u-overview/ | |
| Israel | Israel Bridge Federation (Hebrew: התאגדות ישראלית לברידג') |
IBF | www.bridge.co.il | |
| Italy | Italian Bridge Federation (Italian: Federazione Italiana Gioco Bridge) |
FIGB | www.federbridge.it | |
| Latvia | Latvian Bridge Federation (Latvian: Latvijas Bridža Federācija) |
LBF | www.bridge.lv | |
| Lebanon | Lebanese Bridge Federation (French: Fédération Libanaise de Bridge) |
FLB | bridgeliban.com | |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Bridge Association (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Sportinio Bridžo Asociacija) |
LBA | www.sportbridge.lt | |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg Bridge Federation (French: Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Bridge) |
FLuB | www.bridge.lu | |
| Malta | Malta Bridge Association | MBA | www.maltabridgeassociation.com | |
| Monaco | Monegasque Bridge Federation (French: Fédération Monégasque de Bridge) |
FMB | www.federation-bridge.mc | |
| Netherlands | Dutch Bridge Federation (Dutch: Nederlandse Bridge Bond) |
NBB | www.bridge.nl | |
| Norway | Norwegian Bridge Federation (Norwegian: Norsk Bridgeforbund) |
NBF | www.bridge.no | |
| Poland | Polish Bridge Union (Polish: Polski Związek Brydża Sportowego) |
PBU | www.pzbs.pl | |
| Portugal | Portuguese Bridge Federation (Portuguese: Federação Portuguesa de Bridge) |
FPB | www.fpbridge.webs.com | |
| Romania | Romanian Bridge Federation (Romanian: Federația Română de Bridge) |
FRB | www.frbridge.ro | |
| Russia | Russian Bridge Federation (Russian: Федерация спортивного бриджа России) |
ФСБР | www.bridgesport.ru | |
| Scotland | Scottish Bridge Union | SBU | www.sbu.org.uk | |
| Serbia | Bridge Association of Serbia (Serbian: Bridž Savez Srbije) |
BSS | www.bridgeserbia.org | |
| Slovakia | Slovak Bridge Association (Slovak: Slovenský bridžový zväz) |
SvBF | www.bridgeclub.sk | |
| Slovenia | Slovenia Bridge Federation (Slovene: Bridge Zveza Slovenije) |
BZS | www.bridge-zveza.si | |
| Spain | Spanish Bridge Association (Spanish: Asociación Española de Bridge) |
AEB | www.aebridge.com | |
| San Marino | San Marino National Bridge Federation (Italian: Federazione Nazionale Sammarinese Bridge) |
BFSM | ||
| Sweden | Swedish Bridge Federation (Swedish: Svenska Bridgeförbundet) |
SBF | www.svenskbridge.se | |
| Switzerland | Swiss Bridge Federation (French: Fédération Suisse de Bridge) |
FSB | www.fsbridge.ch | |
| Turkey | Turkish Bridge Federation (Turkish: Türkíye Bríç Federasyonu) |
TBF | www.tbricfed.org.tr | |
| Ukraine | Ukrainian Bridge Federation | UBF | ||
| Wales | Welsh Bridge Union | WBU | welshbridgeunion.org | |
North America
| American Contract Bridge League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
| Canada | Canadian Bridge Federation | CBF | www.cbf.ca | |
| Mexico | Mexican Bridge Federation (Spanish: Federacion Mexicana de Bridge) |
FMB | ||
| United States | United States Bridge Federation | USBF | www.usbf.org | |
South America
| Confederación Sudamericana de Bridge | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
| Argentina | Argentine Bridge Association (Spanish: Asociación del Bridge Argentino) |
ABA | www.aba.org.ar | |
| Bolivia | Bolivian Bridge Association (Spanish: Asociación Boliviana de Bridge) |
ABB | ||
| Brazil | Brazilian Bridge Federation (Portuguese: Federação Brasileira de Bridge) |
BBF | www.bridge.esp.br | |
| Chile | Chilean Bridge Association (Spanish: Federación Chilena de Bridge) |
FChB | www.fcb.cl | |
| Colombia | Colombian Bridge Association (Spanish: Federación de Clubes de Bridge de Colombia) |
FCB | ||
| Ecuador | Ecuadorian Bridge Federation |
FEB | ||
| Paraguay | Paraguayan Bridge Association (Spanish: Asociación Paraguaya de Bridge) |
APrB | ||
| Peru | Peruvian Bridge Federation (Spanish: Federación Deportiva Peruana de Bridge) |
FDPB | ||
| Uruguay | Uruguayan Bridge Association (Spanish: Asociación Uruguaya de Bridge) |
AUB | www.aubridge.org | |
| Venezuela | Venezuelan Bridge Federation (Spanish: Federación Venezolana de Bridge) |
FVB | www.bridgevenezuela.com | |
Asia and Middle East
| Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
| Bahrain | Bahrain Bridge Committee | BBC | ||
| Bangladesh | Bangladesh Bridge Federation | BngBF | www.bbf-bd.com | |
| India | Bridge Federation of India | BFI | bfi.net.in | |
| Jordan | Jordan Bridge Federation (Arabic: للإتحاد الأردني للبردج) |
JBA | www.jordanbridgefederation.com | |
| Kuwait | Kuwait Mind Sports Association | KMSA | ||
| Pakistan | Pakistan Bridge Federation | PBF | ||
| Palestine | Palestine Bridge Federation | PaBF | ||
| Qatar | Qatar Bridge Association | QBA | ||
| Sri Lanka | Bridge Federation of Sri Lanka | BFSL | ||
| Syria | Syrian Bridge Association | SBA | ||
| United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates Bridge Federation | UAEBF | ||
Central America and the Caribbean
| Central American and Caribbean Bridge Federation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
| Barbados | Barbados Bridge League | BrBL | www.barbadosbridge.org | |
| Bermuda | Bermuda Bridge Federation | BrmBF | www.bermudabridge.com | |
| Costa Rica | Bridge Association of Costa Rica (Spanish: Asociación Recreativa Nacional de Bridge de Costa Rica) |
ARNB | ||
| Cuba | Cuba Bridge Association |
CBA | ||
| Dominica | Dominica Bridge Federation | DBF | ||
| Grenada | Grenada Bridge Federation | GrBF | ||
| Guadeloupe | Guadeloupe Bridge Federation (French: Comité de Bridge de Guadeloupe) |
GuBF | ||
| Guatemala | Guatemala Bridge Association (Spanish: Asociación Guatemalteca de Bridge) |
AGB | ||
| Jamaica | Jamaica Bridge Association | JaBA | ||
| Martinique | Martinique Bridge District (French: District de Bridge de la Martinique) |
DBM | ||
| Panama | Panama Bridge Association (Spanish: Asociación Panamena de Bridge) |
APnB | ||
| Suriname | Suriname Bridge League (Dutch: Surinaamse Bridge Bond) |
SBB | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad & Tobago Contract Bridge Association | TTCBA | www.bridgewebs.com/trinidadtobago | |
| United States Virgin Islands | Virgin Islands Bridge Federation | VIBF | ||
Asia Pacific
| Asia Pacific Bridge Federation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country / Region | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
| People's Republic of China | Chinese Contract Bridge Association (Chinese: 中国桥牌网) |
CCBA | www.ccba.org.cn | |
| Hong Kong, China | Hong Kong , China Contract Bridge Association Limited | HKCBA | www.hkcba.org | |
| Macau | Macau Contract Bridge Association | MCBA | ||
| Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei Contract Bridge Association | CTCBA | www.ctcba.org.tw | |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Indonesian: Gabungan Bridge Seluruh Indonesia) |
IBA | gabsi.web.id | |
| Japan | Japan Contract Bridge League Inc | JCBL | www.jcbl.or.jp | |
| South Korea | Korea Contract Bridge League (Korean: 한국 브리지 협회) |
KCBL | www.kcbl.org | |
| Malaysia | Malaysian Contract Bridge Association | MCBA | www.mcba.org.my | |
| Philippines | Philippine Tournament Bridge Association | PTBA | www.ptba.net | |
| Singapore | Singapore Contract Bridge Association | SCBA | www.scba.org.sg | |
| Thailand | Contract Bridge League of Thailand | CBLT | ||
| Timor-Leste | Timor Leste Contract Bridge Federation | TLCBA | ||
South Pacific
| South Pacific Bridge Federation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
| Australia | Australian Bridge Federation | ABF | www.abf.com.au | |
| French Polynesia | Bridge Federation of French Polynesia (French: Fédération de Bridge de Polynésie Française) |
FBPF | www.bridge.pf | |
| New Caledonia | New Caledonia Bridge Federation | NCBF | ||
| New Zealand | New Zealand Bridge Inc. | NZB | www.nzbridge.co.nz | |
Africa
| African Bridge Federation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Organization | Acronym | Website | |
| Botswana | Botswana Bridge Federation | BtBF | ||
| Cameroon | Cameroon Bridge Association | CBA | ||
| Egypt | Egyptian Bridge Federation | EBF | www.egyptbridge.org | |
| Kenya | Kenya Bridge Association | KBA | ||
| Madagascar | Malagasy Bridge Federation (French: Fédération Malgache de Bridge) |
FMaB | ||
| Morocco | Royal Moroccan Bridge Federation (French: Fédération Royale Marocaine de Bridge) |
FRMB | www.frmbridge.ma | |
| Nigeria | Nigerian Bridge Association | NBA | ||
| Réunion | Reunion Bridge District (French: District de Bridge de la Réunion) |
DBR | www.district-bridge-reunion.fr | |
| South Africa | South African Bridge Federation | SABF | www.sabf.co.za | |
| Tunisia | Tunisian Bridge Federation (French: Fédération Tunisienne de Bridge) |
FTB | ||
| Zambia | Zambia Bridge Federation | ZBF | ||
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Bridge Union | ZBU | ||
Notes
- ^ a b The IBU is a federation of the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland (CBAI, Republic of Ireland) and Northern Ireland Bridge Union (NIBU, Northern Ireland) which compete separately in some competitions including the Camrose Trophy.[2]
References
- ^ WBF Official Website
- ^ "IBU Overview". Contract Bridge Association of Ireland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.