List of contract bridge governing bodies explained

The World Bridge Federation (WBF) is the international governing body for contract bridge.

Emulating the organizational concepts of the Olympic movement and its signature five rings, the World Bridge Federation encompasses the five continents (America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania) represented by eight geographic Zonal Conferences. Each Zonal Conference consists of member countries as represented by their respective National Bridge Organization.[1]

International and multi-national

FederationAcronymWBF
Zone
SeatCountriesMembersWebsite
World Bridge FederationWBFwww.worldbridge.org
European Bridge LeagueEBL146www.eurobridge.org
North American Bridge FederationNABF23http://www.worldbridge.org/bridge-zones/qzone2/
American Contract Bridge LeagueACBL3> www.acbl.org
South American Bridge Federation
(Confederación Sudamericana de Bridge)
CSB310www.confsudbridge.org
Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle EastBFAME411www.bfame.org
Central American & Caribbean Bridge FederationCACABF514http://apbf.net/www.apbf.net
Asia Pacific Bridge FederationAPBF612www.pabf.org
South Pacific Bridge FederationSPBF74www.southpacbridge.org
African Bridge FederationABF812www.africanbridgefederation.net

Note: member numbers as of 2021 (source: WBF website)

National

Europe

European Bridge League
CountryOrganizationAcronymWebsite
Albanian Bridge FederationALBFwww.albaniabridge.com
Austrian Bridge Federation
(Österreichischer Bridgesportverband)
ÖBVwww.bridgeaustria.at
Belarus Contract Bridge Union
(Белорусский союз спортивного бриджа)
BCBUwww.bridgeby.org/
Royal Belgian Bridge FederationRBBFwww.rbbf.be
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bridge FederationBHBF
Bulgarian Bridge FederationBuBFwww.bridge.bg
Croatian Bridge Federation
(Hrvatski Bridž Savez)
CrBFbridge.hr
Cyprus Bridge Federation
(Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Μπριτζ)
CyBFwww.cyprusbridge.org
Czech Bridge Federation
(Český bridžový svaz)
CzBFwww.bridge.cz/cbs/
Danish Bridge Federation
(Danmarks Bridgeforbund)
DBfwww.bridge.dk
English Bridge UnionEBUwww.ebu.co.uk
EstoniaEstonian Tournament Bridge League
(Eesti Turniiribridžiliit)
ETBFwww.bridge.ee
Faroe IslandsFaroese Bridge Federation
(Føroya Bridgesamband)
FBSwww.bridge.fo
Bridge League of Finland
(Suomen Bridgeliitto)
SBLwww.bridgefinland.fi
French Bridge Federation
(Fédération Française de Bridge)
FFBwww.ffbridge.asso.fr
GeorgiaGeorgian Bridge FederationGBF
German Bridge Federation
(Deutscher Bridge-Verband)
DBVwww.bridge-verband.de
Greek Bridge Federation
(Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Μπριτζ)
ΕΟΜwww.hellasbridge.org
Hungarian Bridge Federation
(Magyar Bridzs Szövetség)
MBSZbridzs.hu
IcelandIcelandic Bridge Federation
(Bridgesamband Íslands)
BIwww.bridge.is
IrelandIrish Bridge UnionIBUcbai.ie/i-b-u/i-b-u-overview/
Israel Bridge Federation
(התאגדות ישראלית לברידג')
IBFwww.bridge.co.il
Italian Bridge Federation
(Federazione Italiana Gioco Bridge)
FIGBwww.federbridge.it
Latvian Bridge Federation
(Latvijas Bridža Federācija)
LBFwww.bridge.lv
LebanonLebanese Bridge Federation
(Fédération Libanaise de Bridge)
FLBbridgeliban.com
LithuaniaLithuanian Bridge Association
(Lietuvos Sportinio Bridžo Asociacija)
LBAwww.sportbridge.lt
LuxembourgLuxembourg Bridge Federation
(Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Bridge)
FLuBwww.bridge.lu
MaltaMalta Bridge AssociationMBAwww.maltabridgeassociation.com
MonacoMonegasque Bridge Federation
(Fédération Monégasque de Bridge)
FMBwww.federation-bridge.mc
Dutch Bridge Federation
(Nederlandse Bridge Bond)
NBBwww.bridge.nl
Norwegian Bridge Federation
(Norsk Bridgeforbund)
NBFwww.bridge.no
Polish Bridge Union
(Polski Związek Brydża Sportowego)
PBUwww.pzbs.pl
Portuguese Bridge Federation
(Federação Portuguesa de Bridge)
FPBwww.fpbridge.webs.com
Romanian Bridge Federation
(Federația Română de Bridge)
FRBwww.frbridge.ro
Russian Bridge Federation
(Федерация спортивного бриджа России)
ФСБРwww.bridgesport.ru
Scottish Bridge UnionSBUwww.sbu.org.uk
SerbiaBridge Association of Serbia
(Bridž Savez Srbije)
BSSwww.bridgeserbia.org
SlovakiaSlovak Bridge Association
(Slovenský bridžový zväz)
SvBFwww.bridgeclub.sk
SloveniaSlovenia Bridge Federation
(Bridge Zveza Slovenije)
BZSwww.bridge-zveza.si
SpainSpanish Bridge Association
(Asociación Española de Bridge)
AEBwww.aebridge.com
San MarinoSan Marino National Bridge Federation
(Federazione Nazionale Sammarinese Bridge)
BFSM
Swedish Bridge Federation
(Svenska Bridgeförbundet)
SBFwww.svenskbridge.se
Swiss Bridge Federation
(Fédération Suisse de Bridge)
FSBwww.fsbridge.ch
Turkish Bridge Federation
(Türkíye Bríç Federasyonu)
TBFwww.tbricfed.org.tr
Ukrainian Bridge FederationUBF
Welsh Bridge UnionWBUwelshbridgeunion.org

North America

American Contract Bridge League
CountryOrganizationAcronymWebsite
Canadian Bridge FederationCBFwww.cbf.ca
Mexican Bridge Federation
(Federacion Mexicana de Bridge)
FMB
United States Bridge FederationUSBFwww.usbf.org

South America

Confederación Sudamericana de Bridge
CountryOrganizationAcronymWebsite
Argentine Bridge Association
(Asociación del Bridge Argentino)
ABAwww.aba.org.ar
Bolivian Bridge Association
(Asociación Boliviana de Bridge)
ABB
Brazilian Bridge Federation
(Federação Brasileira de Bridge)
BBFwww.bridge.esp.br
Chilean Bridge Association
(Federación Chilena de Bridge)
FChBwww.fcb.cl
Colombian Bridge Association
(Federación de Clubes de Bridge de Colombia)
FCB
Ecuadorian Bridge Federation
FEB
Paraguayan Bridge Association
(Asociación Paraguaya de Bridge)
APrB
Peruvian Bridge Federation
(Federación Deportiva Peruana de Bridge)
FDPB
Uruguayan Bridge Association
(Asociación Uruguaya de Bridge)
AUBwww.aubridge.org
Venezuelan Bridge Federation
(Federación Venezolana de Bridge)
FVBwww.bridgevenezuela.com

Asia and Middle East

Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East
CountryOrganizationAcronymWebsite
Bahrain Bridge CommitteeBBC
Bangladesh Bridge FederationBngBFwww.bbf-bd.com
Bridge Federation of IndiaBFIbfi.net.in
Jordan Bridge Federation
(للإتحاد الأردني للبردج)
JBAwww.jordanbridgefederation.com
Kuwait Mind Sports AssociationKMSA
Pakistan Bridge FederationPBF
Palestine Bridge FederationPaBF
Qatar Bridge AssociationQBA
Bridge Federation of Sri LankaBFSL
Syrian Bridge AssociationSBA
United Arab Emirates Bridge FederationUAEBF

Central America and the Caribbean

Central American and Caribbean Bridge Federation
CountryOrganizationAcronymWebsite
Barbados Bridge LeagueBrBLwww.barbadosbridge.org
Bermuda Bridge FederationBrmBFwww.bermudabridge.com
Bridge Association of Costa Rica
(Asociación Recreativa Nacional de Bridge de Costa Rica)
ARNB
Cuba Bridge Association
CBA
Dominica Bridge FederationDBF
Grenada Bridge FederationGrBF
Guadeloupe Bridge Federation
(Comité de Bridge de Guadeloupe)
GuBF
Guatemala Bridge Association
(Asociación Guatemalteca de Bridge)
AGB
Jamaica Bridge AssociationJaBA
Martinique Bridge District
(District de Bridge de la Martinique)
DBM
Panama Bridge Association
(Asociación Panamena de Bridge)
APnB
Suriname Bridge League
(Surinaamse Bridge Bond)
SBB
Trinidad & Tobago Contract Bridge AssociationTTCBAwww.bridgewebs.com/trinidadtobago
Virgin Islands Bridge FederationVIBF

Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific Bridge Federation
Country / RegionOrganizationAcronymWebsite
Chinese Contract Bridge Association
(中 国 桥 牌 网)
CCBAwww.ccba.org.cn
, ChinaHong Kong, China Contract Bridge Association LimitedHKCBAwww.hkcba.org
Macau Contract Bridge AssociationMCBA
Chinese Taipei Contract Bridge AssociationCTCBAwww.ctcba.org.tw
Indonesian Contract Bridge Association
(Gabungan Bridge Seluruh Indonesia)
IBAgabsi.web.id
Japan Contract Bridge League IncJCBLwww.jcbl.or.jp
Korea Contract Bridge League
(한국 브리지 협회)
KCBLwww.kcbl.org
Malaysian Contract Bridge AssociationMCBAwww.mcba.org.my
Philippine Tournament Bridge AssociationPTBAwww.ptba.net
Singapore Contract Bridge AssociationSCBAwww.scba.org.sg
Contract Bridge League of ThailandCBLT
Timor Leste Contract Bridge FederationTLCBA

South Pacific

South Pacific Bridge Federation
CountryOrganizationAcronymWebsite
Australian Bridge FederationABFwww.abf.com.au
Bridge Federation of French Polynesia
(Fédération de Bridge de Polynésie Française)
FBPFwww.bridge.pf
New Caledonia Bridge FederationNCBF
New Zealand Bridge Inc.NZBwww.nzbridge.co.nz

Africa

African Bridge Federation
CountryOrganizationAcronymWebsite
Botswana Bridge FederationBtBF
Cameroon Bridge AssociationCBA
Egyptian Bridge FederationEBFwww.egyptbridge.org
Kenya Bridge AssociationKBA
Malagasy Bridge Federation
(Fédération Malgache de Bridge)
FMaB
Royal Moroccan Bridge Federation
(Fédération Royale Marocaine de Bridge)
FRMBwww.frmbridge.ma
Nigerian Bridge AssociationNBA
Reunion Bridge District
(District de Bridge de la Réunion)
DBRwww.district-bridge-reunion.fr
South African Bridge FederationSABFwww.sabf.co.za
Tunisian Bridge Federation
(Fédération Tunisienne de Bridge)
FTB
Zambia Bridge FederationZBF
Zimbabwe Bridge UnionZBU

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.worldbridge.org/bridge-zones/ WBF Official Website