Federation for International FootGolf, also known as FIFG, is the world's governing body for the sport of

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. Established in 2012, FIFG organizes FootGolf World Cups, tours and regulates the sports footgolf associations around the world.

Background

A group of countries combined to form the Federation for International FootGolf in June 2012, and 8 countries played the first FootGolf World Cup in

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. The second FootGolf World Cup was held in January 2016 in

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and over 230 players from 26 FIFG member countries participated. On October 3, 2017, the

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announced the federation as one of the first international federations to achieve Observer status.

Responsibilities

* Organizes footgolf tours * Organizes the Footgolf World Cup * Regulates member countries * Set the rules of the sport

Members

* UK FootGolf Association * Austrian Footgolf Association * FootGolf Canada * American Footgolf League * New Zealand FootGolf Association

References

{{International Sports Federations International sports organizations Sports organizations established in 2012