Europe Netball
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| Sport | Netball |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Europe |
| Membership | 16 (2025) |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Affiliation | World Netball |
| Official website | |
| www | |
Europe Netball is the main governing body for netball in Europe. It is affiliated to World Netball. It was originally founded in 1989 as the Federation of European Netball Associations. Between 2009 and 2019 it was known as Netball Europe. It is responsible for organising the Netball Europe Open Championships, Europe Netball Open Challenge and Netball World Cup Qualifiers. It also organises competitions for under-17, under-19 and under-21 national teams.
History
[edit | edit source]The Federation of European Netball Associations was established in 1989 after the International Federation of Netball Associations decided it wanted to create five regional federations representing Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. The first meeting of FENA was held at the Britannia Ringway Hotel, Manchester.[1][2]
Board
[edit | edit source]Europe Netball is administrated by a board that includes two former England netball internationals, Lyn Carpenter and Maggie Jackson.[3][4]
Competitions
[edit | edit source]| Years | Competition |
|---|---|
| 1998–2019 | Netball Europe Open Championships |
| 2007– | Netball World Cup Qualifiers – Europe |
| 2008– | Europe Netball Open Challenge |
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Members
[edit | edit source]- Full Members
| Team | Association |
|---|---|
| England Netball | |
| Netball France | |
| Gibraltar Netball Association | |
| Isle of Man Netball | |
| Israel Netball | |
| File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta | Malta Netball Association |
| File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland | Netball Northern Ireland |
| File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland | Netball Ireland |
| File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | Netball Scotland |
| File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | Swiss Netball |
| File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | UAE Netball Federation |
| File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | Wales Netball |
- Europe Netball Emerging Members
| Team | Association |
|---|---|
| Portugal Portugal | |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | |
| Qatar Qatar |
- Other netball nations
| Team | Association |
|---|---|
| Austria Austria | |
| Denmark Denmark | |
| Germany Germany | |
| File:Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey | Guernsey Netball Association |
| File:Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey | |
| Netherlands Netherlands | |
| Spain Spain | |
| Turkey Turkey | |
| Ukraine Ukraine |
References
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