Catalonia national korfball team
| Catalonia | |
|---|---|
| Association | Federació Catalana de Korfbal |
| IKF membership | 1997 |
| IKF code | CAT  |
| IKF rank | 8 (Jan.2017) |
| World Championships | |
| Appearances | 7 |
| First appearance | 1999 |
| Best result | 4th place, 2011 |
| European Championships | |
| Appearances | 5 |
| First appearance | 2002 |
| Best result | 3rd place, 2016 |
| European Bowl | |
| Appearances | 1 |
| First appearance | 2005 |
| Best result | Champions, 2005 |
| http://www.korfbal.cat/ | |
The Catalonia national korfball team (Catalan: Selecció catalana de corfbol) is managed by the Federació Catalana de Korfball (FCK), representing Catalonia in korfball international competitions.
Catalonia won the European Bowl in 2005. Their best performance in the World Championships was in 2011, with the 4th place.[1][2]
Tournament history
[edit]| World Championships[3] | |||
| Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
| 1999 | 6th World Championship | Adelaide (Australia) | 8th place |
| 2003 | 7th World Championship | Rotterdam (The Netherlands) | 9th place |
| 2007 | 8th World Championship | Brno (Czech Republic) | 9th place |
| 2011 | 9th World Championship | Shaoxing (China) | 4th place |
| 2015 | 10th World Championship | Antwerp (Belgium) | 5th place |
| 2019 | 11th World Championship | Durban (South Africa) | 10th place |
| 2023 | 12th World Championship | Taipei (Taiwan) | 10th place |
| European Championships[4] | |||
| Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
| 2002 | 2nd European Championship | (Catalonia) | 7th place |
| 2006 | 3rd European Championship | Budapest (Hungary) | 6th place |
| 2010 | 4th European Championship | (Netherlands) | 5th place |
| 2016 | 6th European Championship | Dordrecht (Netherlands) |  3rd place
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| 2018 | 7th European Championship | Friesland (Netherlands) | 6th place |
| 2021 | 8th European Championship | Antwerp (Belgium) | 8th place |
| European Bowl | |||
| Year | Championship | Host | Classification |
| 2005 | 1st European Bowl | Terrassa (Catalonia) |  Champions
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Current squad
[edit]National team in the 2011 World Championship[5][6]
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- Coach: Tilbert la Haye
- 2nd coach: Rosendo Garcia
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- Coach: Tilbert la Haye
- 2nd coach: Rosendo Garcia
References
[edit]- ^ "Chinese Taipei turns on the power to take bronze medal". IKF. 5 November 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "La selecció catalana de korfbal, quarta en el mundial de la Xina" (in Catalan). El Punt Avui. 5 November 2011.
- ^ "The history of the IKF and the IKF World Championship" (PDF). IKF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2013.
- ^ "The history of the IKF European Championship" (PDF). IKF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Catalonia national team 2011" (PDF) (in Catalan). Esport Català. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Catorze catalans recorren 10.000 quilòmetres per fer història al Mundial de corfbol" (in Catalan). Ara. 25 October 2011.