The IKF World Korfball Championship is an international
korfball
Korfball ( nl, korfbal) is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless bask ...
competition contested by the national teams of the members of
International Korfball Federation
The International Korfball Federation (IKF) is the governing body of korfball. IKF is responsible for the organisation of korfball's major international tournaments, notably the IKF World Korfball Championship.
The IKF was founded on 11 June 1933 ...
(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
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, who won the
2019 IKF World Korfball Championship
The 11th IKF World Korfball Championship was held in August 2019 in Durban, South Africa and won by the Netherlands. The International Korfball Federation awarded the hosting rights for the tournament to South Africa on 7 November 2015, ahead of ...
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The current format of the tournament involves 20 teams competing for the title at venues within the host nation over a period of about a week. The 11 World Championships have been won by two different national teams. The
Netherlands
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have won all but one time, losing only to
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
in the
1991 Korfball World Championship.
Results
*''a.e.t.'': after extra time
Titles by team
* : 10
* : 1
Teams reaching the top four
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''^ = includes results representing West Germany between 1978 and 1987''
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''# = 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.
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
* — Champions
* — Runners-up
* — Third place
* — Fourth place
* — Did not qualify
* — Did not enter / Withdrew
* — Hosts
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
See also
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Korfball
Korfball ( nl, korfbal) is a ball sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. It is played by two teams of eight players with four female players and four male players in each team. The objective is to throw a ball into a netless bask ...
External links
IKF official siteHistory of the IKF and the IKF World Championship
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World championships
Korfball competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 1978