The International Carrom Federation (ICF) is the international

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. Such an organisation was first proposed in the 1950s, but the ICF was not formed until October 1988, when delegates from

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, for the first World Carrom Congress, at which the ICF was formed and an international set of rules was adopted.

Management Board

The International Carrom Federation (ICF) is an association governed by

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: V.D. Narayan *

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Events

* World Carrom Championship * Carrom World Cup * ICF Cup

World Carrom Championship

* 1st World Carrom Championship 1991 - Official Result
Here
* 2nd World Carrom Championship 1995 - Official Result
Here.
* 3rd World Carrom Championship 2000 - Official Result
Here
* 4th World Carrom Championship 2004 - Official Result
Here
* 5th World Carrom Championship 2008 - Official Result
Here
* 6th World Carrom Championship 2012 - Official Result
Here
* 7th World Carrom Championship 2016 - Official Results Here. * 8th World Carrom Championship 2022 - Official Result
Here

Carrom World Cup
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* 1st Carrom World Cup 2001 - Official result
here
* 2nd Carrom World Cup 2006 - Official result
here
* 3rd Carrom World Cup 2010 - Not held. * 4th Carrom World Cup 2014 - Official result
here
* 5th Carrom World Cup 2018 - Official result
here

ICF Cup
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* 1st ICF Cup 1989 - Official result
here
* 2nd ICF Cup 1993 - Official result
here
* 3rd ICF Cup 1998 - Official result
here
* 4th ICF Cup 2003 - Official result
here
* 5th ICF Cup 2008 - Official result
here
* 6th ICF Cup 2011 - Official result
here
* 7th ICF Cup 2015 - Official result
here
* 8th ICF Cup 2019 - Official result
here

Members of ICF

Regions
17 Members in May 2022: Americas (2): # Carrom Canada CC http://www.carromcanada.com # US Carrom Association USCA http://www.uscarrom.org Asia (8): # Bangladesh Carrom Federation BCF www.facebook.com/CarromFederation.bd # All India Carrom Federation AICF http://www.indiancarrom.co.in # Japan Carrom Federation JCF http://www.carromjapan.com # Korea Carrom Federation KCF http://carrom.co.kr # Malaysia # Carrom Association of Maldives CAM http://www.carrom.mv # Pakistan Carrom Federation PCF http://www.pakcarrom.org # Srilankan Carrom Federation http://www.carrom4u.com Europe (7): # Czech Carrom Association CCA http://www.carrom.cz # Deutscher Carrom Verband DCV http://www.carrom.de # Carrom Federation Francais CFF http://www.carrom.net # Federatione Italiana Carrom FIC http://www.carromitaly.com # Polish Carrom Association PCA http://www.carrom.pl # Swiss Carrom Association SCA http://www.carrom.ch # United Kingdom Carrom Federation UKCF http://www.ukcarromfed.com

National Federations
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All India Carrom Federation ) is India's national sport federation for the indigenous game of carrom, sanctioning six to seven national-level tournaments per year. It is India's representative body in the International Carrom Federation. The AICF has 15 regional and 28 state ...
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Carrom Association of Maldives The International Carrom Federation (ICF) is the international Sports governing body, governing body for the game of carrom. Such an organisation was first proposed in the 1950s, but the ICF was not formed until October 1988, when delegates from ...
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Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka Carrom is a tabletop game of Indian origin in which players flick discs, attempting to knock them to the corners of the board. The game is very popular in the Indian subcontinent, and is known by various names in different languages. In Sou ...
* Pakistan Carrom Federation *
Japan Carrom Federation Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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Korea Carrom Federation Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and Sout ...
http://www.carrom.co.kr *
Bangladesh Carrom Federation Bangladesh Carrom Federation is the national federation for carrom and is responsible for governing the sport in Bangladesh. Zunaid Ahmed Palak, Member of Parliament and State Minister of Information and Communication Technology, is the President ...
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Malaysian Carrom Association Malaysian may refer to: * Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia * Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia * Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regard ...
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Swiss Carrom Association Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland Swiss people Places Swiss, Missouri Swiss, North Carolina Swiss, West Virginia Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports Swiss International A ...
http://www.carrom.ch
German Carrom Federation German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law Ger ...
http://www.carrom.de *
Canadian Carrom Association Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
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United States Carrom Association The US Carrom Association was formed in 1995 to promote the international sport of carrom in America. The goal of the USCA is to create a thriving carrom community in the US and to ensure US participation in the many international carrom tournaments ...
* United Kingdom Carrom Federation * Federazione Italiana Carrom http://www.carromitaly.com * French Carrom Federation * Belgian Carrom Federation * Polish Carrom Association http://www.carrom.pl * Czech Carrom Association http://www.carrom.cz

Other associated organisations
These organizations are not official affiliates of the ICF, but use ICF rules. * Carrom Ass. of New Zealand * Saudi Arabia Carrom Federation * United Arab Emirates Carrom Association * Bahrain Carrom Association * Myanmar Carrom Representative * Swedish Carrom Association * UK Carrom Club * Spanish Carrom Contact

References

Notes

External links
* {{Official website, http://www.icfcarrom.com/, ICF official website Carrom organisations International sports organizations