The Royal Dutch Korfball Association (Dutch: ''Koninklijk Nederlands Korfbalverbond'', or KNKV) is the governing body of

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 ...

in the

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. It organises the main Dutch korfball leagues (

Korfbal League The Korfbal League is the highest echelon of korfball in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 2005 as the new highest level in Dutch korfball. Before that the top level was split in two divisions. Since the start of the competition the form ...

and Hoofdklasse) and the more recreative leagues, and the Dutch national team.

History

The association was founded on 2 June 1903 as Dutch Korfball Association (Dutch: ''Nederlandse Korfbal Bond,'' or NKB). In 1973 it fused with the Christian Korfball Association (Dutch: ''Christelijke Korfbalbond'', or CKB). Part of the deal was that clubs that were part of the CKB did not have to play on sunday in the new constellation. The Koninklijk Nederlands Korfbalverbond was one of the founders of the

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 193 ...

, with the Belgian Federation, on 11 June 1933.

References

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