Asia Fistball Association
The Asia Fistball Association (AFA) is the Asian continental federation of the International Fistball Association and serves to unite the national fistball associations of Asia. The AFA was founded as part of a video conference of the participating associations and the IFA.[1]
Organization[edit]
President[edit]
Cheng Tsz-man from Hong Kong was elected the first president of the AFA in 2021 and represents it internally and externally.
Presidium AFA[edit]
The Presidium of the Asia Fistball Association is elected for a period of two years. The current executive committee includes five people. In addition, there are a total of three assistants.
| Name | Nationality | Function | From | Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheng Tsz-man |  Hong Kong
|
President | May 9, 2021 | |
| S.Kevin Anandaraj |  India
|
Vice president | May 9, 2021 | |
| Chan Tik-hei | Hong Kong
|
Member of the Executive Committee | May 9, 2021 | |
| Lee Po-Yi |  Chinese Taipei
|
Member of the Executive Committee | May 9, 2021 | |
| Waichiro Horiuchi |  Japan
|
Member of the Executive Committee | May 9, 2021 |
Assistant President: Wong Kwun-fung ( Hong Kong)
Associations[edit]
Currently, the Asian Fistball Association has 13 member associations.[2]
| Land | Association | Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan
|
Fistball Federation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | |
 China
|
Chinese Fistball Promotion Committee | |
| Hong Kong
|
Fistball Association of Hong Kong China Ltd | |
| India
|
Fistball Federation of India | FFI |
 Iran
|
Fistball Iran | |
| Japan
|
Japan Fistball Association | JFA |
 South Korea
|
South Korea Fistball Federation | |
 Kuwait
|
Kuwait Fistball Federation | |
 Mongolia
|
Fistball Mongolia | |
 Nepal
|
Everest Fistball Club Nepal | |
 Pakistan
|
Pakistan Fistball Federation | |
 Sri Lanka
|
Fistball Association of Sri Lanka | |
| Chinese Taipei
|
Chinese Taipei Fistball Association | CTFAT |
World Cup participants[edit]
In 1999, the Japanese men's national fistball team took part in a fistball world championship for the first time. To date, four different nations have participated in World Championships.
Men[edit]
| Year | Participant | |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Japan
|
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| 2003 | Japan
|
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| 2007 | Japan
|
Chinese Taipei
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| 2011 | Japan
|
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| 2015 | Pakistan
|
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| 2019 | Japan
|
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Women[edit]
| Year | Participant |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Japan
|
| 2006 | Japan
|
Male U18[edit]
| Year | Participant |
|---|---|
| 2016 | India
|
Female U18[edit]
| Year | Participant |
|---|---|
| 2016 | India
|
References[edit]
- ^ "Gründung der AFA". ifa-fistball.com. International Fistball Association. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
- ^ "Mitgliedsverbände der IFA". ifa-fistball.com. International Fistball Association. 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2021-05-23.