Badminton Europe

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 now has 53 member associations and 1 associate member. It was founded on 27 September 1967 in Frankfurt, Germany.[1]

Badminton Europe
AbbreviationBE
Formation27 September 1967
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersBrøndby, Denmark
Membership
53 member associations
1 associate member
President
 Peter Tarcala
Websitehttp://badmintoneurope.com/Cms/

On 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 Hans Peter Kuntz
2 1969–1977 Stellan Mohlin
3 1977–1982 Herman Valken
4 1982–1984 Heinrich Barge
5 1984–1992 Stan Mitchell
6 1992–2004 Torsten Berg
7 2004–2010 Tom Bacher
8 2010–2014 Poul-Erik Høyer
9 2014–2019 Gregory Verpoorten[2]
10 2019-present Peter Tarcala[3]

Member associations
  • Albania
  • Armenia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • England
  • Estonia
  • Faroe Islands
  • Finland
  • France
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Gibraltar
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Kosovo
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonia
  • Malta
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Scotland
  • Serbia
  • Slovak Republic
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • Wales

Associate memberes
  • Isle of Man

Tournaments

Two events were discontinued, they are:

  • Helvetia Cup, European B Team Badminton Championships
  • Finlandia Cup, European B Junior Team Badminton Championships
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References
  1. "Badminton Europe Confederation". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  2. "New President Elected". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
  3. Bech, Rasmus. "Peter Tarcala new BEC President". Badminton Europe. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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