IKF World Korfball Championship explained

Sport:	Korfball
Founded:	1978
Continent:	International (IKF)
Teams:	24 (finals)
Champions:	(11th title) (2023)
Most Champs:	(11 titles)
Website:	International Korfball Federation
Current Season:	2023 IKF World Korfball Championship

The IKF World Korfball Championship is an international korfball competition contested by the national teams of the members of International Korfball Federation (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, who won the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship.

The 12 World Championships have been won by two different national teams. The Netherlands have won all but one time, losing only to Belgium in the 1991 Korfball World Championship.

Results

Year!width=10%
Host	width=1% rowspan=20 bgcolor=ffffff	width=14%	Winners	width=10%	Score	width=14%	Runners-up	width=1% rowspan=20 bgcolor=ffffff	width=14%	Third Place	width=10%	Score	width=14%	Fourth Place	width=1% rowspan=20 bgcolor=ffffff	width=4%	Teams
1978 Details	Netherlands	14–13 (a.e.t.)			20–15 (a.e.t.)		8
1984 Details	Belgium	11–9			7–5		8
1987 Details	Netherlands	9–7			9–5 (a.e.t.)		12
1991 Details	Belgium	11–10			10–8		12
1995 Details	India	21–13			13–11		12
1999 Details	Australia	23–11			24–22		12
2003 Details	Netherlands	22–9			21–15		16
2007 Details	Czech Republic	23–10			19–14		16
2011 Details	China	32–26			33–16		16
2015 Details	Belgium	27–18			21–12		16
2019 Details	South Africa	31–18			25–16		20
2023 Details		27–9			26–11		24
2027 Details	Netherlands						TBA

a.e.t.: after extra time

Titles by team

: 11
: 1

Teams reaching the top four

Team !style="background:#FFD700;" width=20%
Titles	Runners-up	Third place	width=10%	Fourth place	width=6%	Total top 4
	11 (1978, 1984, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023)	1 (1991)	—	—	12 <	-- includes 2023 already -->
	1 (1991)	10 (1978, 1984, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019)	1 (2023)	—	12 <	-- includes 2023 already -->
	—	1 (2023)	4 (1991, 2011, 2015, 2019)	2 (1987, 2003)	7 <	-- includes 2023 already -->
	—	—	2 (1987, 1999)	3 (1978, 1984, 2015)	5
^	—	—	2 (1978, 1984)	2 (1991, 1999)	4
	—	—	2 (2003, 2007)	1 (2023)	3 <	-- includes 2023 already -->
	—	—	1 (1995)	1 (2007)	2
	—	—	—	1 (1995)	1
	—	—	—	1 (2011)	1
	—	—	—	1 (2019)	1 <	-- includes 2019 already -->

* = hosts

^ = includes results representing West Germany between 1978 and 1987

# = 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.

Year	Total
1978	align=center	8
1984	align=center	2
1987	align=center	4
1991	align=center	3
1995	align=center	3
1999	align=center	3
2003	align=center	1
2007	align=center	3
2011	align=center	2
2015	align=center	1
2019	align=center	4
2023	align=center	4
Total	align=center	39

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.

Team results by tournament! Team!1978
(8)!1984
(8)!1987
(12)!1991
(12)!1995
(12)!1999
(12)!2003
(16)!2007
(16)!2011
(16)!2015
(16)!2019
(20)!2023
(24)
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External links

Footnotes

See main article: world championships.