List of contract bridge governing bodies

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

Federation	Acronym	WBF Zone	Seat	Countries	Members	Website
World Bridge Federation	WBF		Switzerland	112		www.worldbridge.org
European Bridge League	EBL	1	Switzerland	46	351,112	www.eurobridge.org
North American Bridge Federation	NABF	2	United States	3	124,909	[1]
American Contract Bridge League	ACBL		United States	3	> 146,770	www.acbl.org
South American Bridge Federation (Confederación Sudamericana de Bridge)	CSB	3		10	2,894	www.confsudbridge.org
Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East	BFAME	4		11	7,307	www.bfame.org
Central American & Caribbean Bridge Federation	CACABF	5		14	605	[2]
Asia Pacific Bridge Federation	APBF	6		12	96,794	www.pabf.org
South Pacific Bridge Federation	SPBF	7	New Zealand	4	48,385	www.southpacbridge.org
African Bridge Federation	ABF	8	Egypt	12	4,594	www.africanbridgefederation.net

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

National

Europe

European Bridge League
Country	Organization	Acronym	Website
Albania	Albanian Bridge Federation	ALBF	www.albaniabridge.com
Austria	Austrian Bridge Federation (Österreichischer Bridgesportverband)	ÖBV	www.bridgeaustria.at
Belarus	Belarus Contract Bridge Union (Белорусский союз спортивного бриджа)	BCBU	www.bridgeby.org/
Belgium	Royal Belgian Bridge Federation	RBBF	www.rbbf.be
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina Bridge Federation	BHBF
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Bridge Federation	BuBF	www.bridge.bg
Croatia	Croatian Bridge Federation (Hrvatski Bridž Savez)	CrBF	bridge.hr
Cyprus	Cyprus Bridge Federation (Κυπριακή Ομοσπονδία Μπριτζ)	CyBF	www.cyprusbridge.org
Czech Republic	Czech Bridge Federation (Český bridžový svaz)	CzBF	www.bridge.cz/cbs/
Denmark	Danish Bridge Federation (Danmarks Bridgeforbund)	DBf	www.bridge.dk
England	English Bridge Union	EBU	www.ebu.co.uk
Estonia	Estonian Tournament Bridge League (Eesti Turniiribridžiliit)	ETBF	www.bridge.ee
Faroe Islands	Faroese Bridge Federation (Føroya Bridgesamband)	FBS	www.bridge.fo
Finland	Bridge League of Finland (Suomen Bridgeliitto)	SBL	www.bridgefinland.fi
France	French Bridge Federation (Fédération Française de Bridge)	FFB	www.ffbridge.asso.fr
Georgia	Georgian Bridge Federation	GBF
Germany	German Bridge Federation (Deutscher Bridge-Verband)	DBV	www.bridge-verband.de
Greece	Greek Bridge Federation (Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Μπριτζ)	ΕΟΜ	www.hellasbridge.org
Hungary	Hungarian Bridge Federation (Magyar Bridzs Szövetség)	MBSZ	bridzs.hu
Iceland	Icelandic Bridge Federation (Bridgesamband Íslands)	BI	www.bridge.is
Ireland[n 1]	Irish Bridge Union[n 1]	IBU	cbai.ie/i-b-u/i-b-u-overview/
Israel	Israel Bridge Federation (התאגדות ישראלית לברידג')	IBF	www.bridge.co.il
Italy	Italian Bridge Federation (Federazione Italiana Gioco Bridge)	FIGB	www.federbridge.it
Latvia	Latvian Bridge Federation (Latvijas Bridža Federācija)	LBF	www.bridge.lv
Lebanon	Lebanese Bridge Federation (Fédération Libanaise de Bridge)	FLB	bridgeliban.com
Lithuania	Lithuanian Bridge Association (Lietuvos Sportinio Bridžo Asociacija)	LBA	www.sportbridge.lt
Luxembourg	Luxembourg Bridge Federation (Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Bridge)	FLuB	www.bridge.lu
Malta	Malta Bridge Association	MBA	www.maltabridgeassociation.com
Monaco	Monegasque Bridge Federation (Fédération Monégasque de Bridge)	FMB	www.federation-bridge.mc
Netherlands	Dutch Bridge Federation (Nederlandse Bridge Bond)	NBB	www.bridge.nl
Norway	Norwegian Bridge Federation (Norsk Bridgeforbund)	NBF	www.bridge.no
Poland	Polish Bridge Union (Polski Związek Brydża Sportowego)	PBU	www.pzbs.pl
Portugal	Portuguese Bridge Federation (Federação Portuguesa de Bridge)	FPB	www.fpbridge.webs.com
Romania	Romanian Bridge Federation (Federația Română de Bridge)	FRB	www.frbridge.ro
Russia	Russian Bridge Federation (Федерация спортивного бриджа России)	ФСБР	www.bridgesport.ru
Scotland	Scottish Bridge Union	SBU	www.sbu.org.uk
Serbia	Bridge Association of Serbia (Bridž Savez Srbije)	BSS	www.bridgeserbia.org
Slovakia	Slovak Bridge Association (Slovenský bridžový zväz)	SvBF	www.bridgeclub.sk
Slovenia	Slovenia Bridge Federation (Bridge Zveza Slovenije)	BZS	www.bridge-zveza.si
Spain	Spanish Bridge Association (Asociación Española de Bridge)	AEB	www.aebridge.com
San Marino	San Marino National Bridge Federation (Federazione Nazionale Sammarinese Bridge)	BFSM
Sweden	Swedish Bridge Federation (Svenska Bridgeförbundet)	SBF	www.svenskbridge.se
Switzerland	Swiss Bridge Federation (Fédération Suisse de Bridge)	FSB	www.fsbridge.ch
Turkey	Turkish Bridge Federation (Türkíye Bríç Federasyonu)	TBF	www.tbricfed.org.tr
Ukraine	Ukrainian Bridge Federation	UBF
Wales	Welsh Bridge Union	WBU	welshbridgeunion.org

North America

American Contract Bridge League
Country	Organization	Acronym	Website
Canada	Canadian Bridge Federation	CBF	www.cbf.ca
Mexico	Mexican Bridge Federation (Federacion Mexicana de Bridge)	FMB
United States	United States Bridge Federation	USBF	www.usbf.org

South America

Confederación Sudamericana de Bridge
Country	Organization	Acronym	Website
Argentina	Argentine Bridge Association (Asociación del Bridge Argentino)	ABA	www.aba.org.ar
Bolivia	Bolivian Bridge Association (Asociación Boliviana de Bridge)	ABB
Brazil	Brazilian Bridge Federation (Federação Brasileira de Bridge)	BBF	www.bridge.esp.br
Chile	Chilean Bridge Association (Federación Chilena de Bridge)	FChB	www.fcb.cl
Colombia	Colombian Bridge Association (Federación de Clubes de Bridge de Colombia)	FCB
Ecuador	Ecuadorian Bridge Federation	FEB
Paraguay	Paraguayan Bridge Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Bridge)	APrB
Peru	Peruvian Bridge Federation (Federación Deportiva Peruana de Bridge)	FDPB
Uruguay	Uruguayan Bridge Association (Asociación Uruguaya de Bridge)	AUB	www.aubridge.org
Venezuela	Venezuelan Bridge Federation (Federación Venezolana de Bridge)	FVB	www.bridgevenezuela.com

Asia and Middle East

Bridge Federation of Asia & the Middle East
Country	Organization	Acronym	Website
Bahrain	Bahrain Bridge Committee	BBC
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Bridge Federation	BngBF	www.bbf-bd.com
India	Bridge Federation of India	BFI	bfi.net.in
Jordan	Jordan Bridge Federation (للإتحاد الأردني للبردج)	JBA	www.jordanbridgefederation.com
Kuwait	Kuwait Mind Sports Association	KMSA
Pakistan	Pakistan Bridge Federation	PBF
Palestine	Palestine Bridge Federation	PaBF
Qatar	Qatar Bridge Association	QBA
Sri Lanka	Bridge Federation of Sri Lanka	BFSL
Syria	Syrian Bridge Association	SBA
United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates Bridge Federation	UAEBF

Central America and the Caribbean

Central American and Caribbean Bridge Federation
Country	Organization	Acronym	Website
Barbados	Barbados Bridge League	BrBL	www.barbadosbridge.org
Bermuda	Bermuda Bridge Federation	BrmBF	www.bermudabridge.com
Costa Rica	Bridge Association of Costa Rica (Asociación Recreativa Nacional de Bridge de Costa Rica)	ARNB
Cuba	Cuba Bridge Association	CBA
Dominica	Dominica Bridge Federation	DBF
Grenada	Grenada Bridge Federation	GrBF
Guadeloupe	Guadeloupe Bridge Federation (Comité de Bridge de Guadeloupe)	GuBF
Guatemala	Guatemala Bridge Association (Asociación Guatemalteca de Bridge)	AGB
Jamaica	Jamaica Bridge Association	JaBA
Martinique	Martinique Bridge District (District de Bridge de la Martinique)	DBM
Panama	Panama Bridge Association (Asociación Panamena de Bridge)	APnB
Suriname	Suriname Bridge League (Surinaamse Bridge Bond)	SBB
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad & Tobago Contract Bridge Association	TTCBA	www.bridgewebs.com/trinidadtobago
United States Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands Bridge Federation	VIBF

Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific Bridge Federation
Country	Organization	Acronym	Website
People's Republic of China	Chinese Contract Bridge Association ( 中 国 桥 牌 网 )	CCBA	www.ccba.org.cn
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Contract Bridge Association Limited	HKCBA	www.hkcba.org
Macau	Macau Contract Bridge Association	MCBA
Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei Contract Bridge Association	CTCBA	www.ctcba.org.tw
Indonesia	Indonesian Contract Bridge Association (Gabungan Bridge Seluruh Indonesia)	IBA	gabsi.web.id
Japan	Japan Contract Bridge League Inc	JCBL	www.jcbl.or.jp
South Korea	Korea Contract Bridge League ( 한국 브리지 협회 )	KCBL	www.kcbl.org
Malaysia	Malaysian Contract Bridge Association	MCBA	www.mcba.org.my
Philippines	Philippine Tournament Bridge Association	PTBA	www.ptba.net
Singapore	Singapore Contract Bridge Association	SCBA	www.scba.org.sg
Thailand	Contract Bridge League of Thailand	CBLT
East Timor	Timor Leste Contract Bridge Federation	TLCBA

South Pacific

South Pacific Bridge Federation
Country	Organization	Acronym	Website
Australia	Australian Bridge Federation	ABF	www.abf.com.au
French Polynesia	Bridge Federation of French Polynesia (Fédération de Bridge de Polynésie Française)	FBPF	www.bridge.pf
New Caledonia	New Caledonia Bridge Federation	NCBF
New Zealand	New Zealand Bridge Inc.	NZB	www.nzbridge.co.nz

Africa

African Bridge Federation
Country	Organization	Acronym	Website
Botswana	Botswana Bridge Federation	BtBF
Cameroon	Cameroon Bridge Association	CBA
Egypt	Egyptian Bridge Federation	EBF	www.egyptbridge.org
Kenya	Kenya Bridge Association	KBA
Madagascar	Malagasy Bridge Federation (Fédération Malgache de Bridge)	FMaB
Morocco	Royal Moroccan Bridge Federation (Fédération Royale Marocaine de Bridge)	FRMB	www.frmbridge.ma
Nigeria	Nigerian Bridge Association	NBA
Réunion	Reunion Bridge District (District de Bridge de la Réunion)	DBR	www.district-bridge-reunion.fr
South Africa	South African Bridge Federation	SABF	www.sabf.co.za
Tunisia	Tunisian Bridge Federation (Fédération Tunisienne de Bridge)	FTB
Zambia	Zambia Bridge Federation	ZBF
Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe Bridge Union	ZBU

Notes

References

External links

• World Bridge Federation - Zonal Organisations and National Bridge Organisations

This page was last edited on 2 February 2024, at 19:08