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Badminton Europe
Badminton Europe Logo.png
Sport Badminton
Membership 53 member associations
1 associate member
Abbreviation BEC
Founded 27 September 1967; 57 years ago (1967-09-27)
Headquarters Brøndby, Denmark
President Belgium Sven Serré
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Badminton Europe (BE) is the governing body of badminton in Europe. It is one of the five continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It has 53 member associations and 1 associate member. It was founded on 27 September 1967 in Frankfurt, Germany.

At its annual meeting held on 8 April 2006 the members decided to change the name from European Badminton Union, to Badminton Europe.

Presidents

No. Years Name
1 1967–1968 Switzerland Hans Peter Kuntz
2 1969–1977 Sweden Stellan Mohlin
3 1977–1982 Netherlands Herman Valken
4 1982–1984 West Germany Heinrich Barge
5 1984–1992 United Kingdom Stan Mitchell
6 1992–2004 Denmark Torsten Berg
7 2004–2010 Denmark Tom Bacher
8 2010–2014 Denmark Poul-Erik Høyer
9 2014–2019 Belgium Gregory Verpoorten
10 2019–2023 Slovakia Peter Tarcala
11 2023–present Belgium Sven Serré

Member associations

  • Albania Albania
  • Armenia Armenia
  • Austria Austria
  • Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
  • Belarus Belarus (not in good standing)
  • Belgium Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria Bulgaria
  • Croatia Croatia
  • Cyprus Cyprus
  • Czech Republic Czech Republic
  • Denmark Denmark
  • England England
  • Estonia Estonia
  • Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
  • Finland Finland
  • France France
  • Georgia (country) Georgia
  • Germany Germany
  • Gibraltar Gibraltar
  • Greece Greece
  • Greenland Greenland
  • Hungary Hungary
  • Iceland Iceland
  • Republic of Ireland Ireland
  • Israel Israel
  • Italy Italy
  • Kosovo Kosovo
  • Latvia Latvia
  • Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania Lithuania
  • Luxembourg Luxembourg
  • North Macedonia North Macedonia
  • Malta Malta
  • Moldova Moldova
  • Monaco Monaco
  • Montenegro Montenegro
  • Netherlands Netherlands
  • Norway Norway
  • Poland Poland
  • Portugal Portugal
  • Romania Romania
  • Russia Russia (not in good standing)
  • Scotland Scotland
  • Serbia Serbia
  • Slovakia Slovak Republic
  • Slovenia Slovenia
  • Spain Spain
  • Sweden Sweden
  • Switzerland Switzerland
  • Turkey Turkey
  • Ukraine Ukraine
  • Wales Wales

Associate members

  • Isle of Man Isle of Man

Tournaments

  • European Championships
  • European Para Badminton Championships
  • European Men's and Women's Team Championships
  • European Mixed Team Championships
  • European Junior Championships
  • European U17 Championships
  • European U15 Championships
  • European Senior Badminton Championships
  • European Circuit
  • European Club Championships

Two events were discontinued, they are:

  • Helvetia Cup, European B Team Badminton Championships
  • Finlandia Cup, European B Junior Team Badminton Championships

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Confederación Europea de Bádminton para niños

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