Welcoming the best teams in the world – whether it’s the best club teams at the annual World Tour Finals, male and female talent at the 2026 U18 World Championship or the stars of the fistball scene at the 2027 Men’s World Championship: the International Fistball Association (IFA) is currently giving interested organizers the opportunity…
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At the start of 2024 the International Fistball Association launched the registration process for the IFA Fistball World Tour 2024. Once again, the sixth edition of the global tour is scheduled to begin in spring. Interested club teams and tournament organizers can register now. The regulations for the 2023 World Tour season have been adjusted…
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published the 2024 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List), which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) during its meeting on 22 September 2023 and enters into force from the 1 January 2024. The 2024 Prohibited List also contains: – The 2024 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory…
We wish you all a Merry Christmas with your loved ones. May this festive season be filled with love, peace and joy. A heartfelt thank you for your support, your trust and the moments we shared together in the past year. Joern & Chris
The participating teams for the 2024 World Tour Finals are confirmed. In addition to the defending champions TV Jahn Schneverdingen (women) and SG Novo Hamburgo (men) and the continental title holders, the top teams from the IFA World Tour 2023 have also qualified. 23 tournaments with more than 70 teams in the ranking: the IFA…
The IFA Board of Directors meeting confirmed the IFA meetings 2024 and approved an updated IFA Honorary Order.
10 December 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of one of the world’s most groundbreaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being – regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin,…
Thank you for your support and your friendship in 2023! IFA is looking forward to all Fistball activities all around the world with many highlights, especially the U18 World Championships in Chile and the Women’s World Championship in Argentina! Our office will close on Friday 22 December 2023 at 1pm and will reopen on Monday…
The International Fistball Association has launched the bidding process for upcoming international fistball events. Interested candidates can register now. Offering the best men’s teams in the world a big stage, promoting young talent with the U18 World Championships at their first major international event or welcoming the best club teams in the world to the…
Club Gimnasia Guatambú in Montecarlo, Argentina (Misiones province), will host the tenth Women’s Fistball World Championship. The world title matches will take place from 7 to 10 November 2024. It is October 7, 1994 when a new era in international fistball begins in Buenos Aires, Argentina. For the first time in history, a match was…