Home›National Sport Federations›All National Sport FederationsBrowse ByAll National Sport FederationsReference and ClassificationVerifiedA country's governing body for a single sport, covering national football, cricket, rugby, athletics, gymnastics, swimming, basketball, wrestling, skiing, judo and sumo federations among others. Belongs here: any national federation setting the rules and selecting teams for one sport within one country. Does not belong here: a National Olympic Committee, grouped under National Olympic Committees, and the sport's world or continental federation, grouped under International Sport Federations or Continental Sport Confederations.FactsAll National Sport FederationsFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedMany professional sports have a sports governing body that serves as their regulating authority. 1All National Sport FederationsFilter Results42 entriesSport GovernedAllAlpine Skiing (2)Association Football (13)Athletics (4)Basketball (2)Cricket (6)Gymnastics (2)Judo (1)Nordic Skiing (2)Rugby Union (5)Sumo (1)Swimming (2)Wrestling (1)Body TypeAll501(c)(3) nonprofit national soccer federation (1)501(c)(3) organization (1)Association (French loi de 1901) (1)Australian company (1)Autonomous private national cricket governing body (1)Governing body (6)Judo federation (1)National administrative governing body (1)National association football 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(1)World Aquatics (2)World Athletics (4)World Bridge Federation (1)World Gymnastics (2)World Rugby (5)Founding YearAll1863 (1)1871 (1)1888 (1)1892 (1)1893 (1)1898 (1)1900 (1)1905 (2)1908 (1)1909 (1)1913 (1)1914 (1)1919 (2)1921 (1)1924 (1)1925 (1)1928 (1)1932 (1)1937 (2)1945 (1)1949 (3)1951 (1)1962 (1)1963 (1)1968 (1)1972 (1)1974 (1)1979 (1)1981 (1)1991 (2)1992 (1)1997 (1)1999 (1)2014 (1)HeadquartersAllArgentina (1)Australia (2)Beijing (1)Brazil (1)China (1)Colorado Springs, Colorado (3)Dhaka (1)France (2)Germany (2)India (2)Indianapolis (2)Italy (1)Japan (3)Kenya (1)Kingston (1)Lahore (1)London (3)New Zealand (1)Nigeria (1)Norway (1)South Africa (3)Spain (1)Tokyo (2)United Kingdom (3)United States (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 42All India Football Federation (AIFF)National Sport FederationsAll Japan Judo FederationNational Sport FederationsAmerican Contract Bridge LeagueNational Sport FederationsAsociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA)National Sport FederationsAthletics KenyaNational Sport FederationsBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)National Sport FederationsBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)National Sport FederationsBritish GymnasticsNational Sport FederationsBritish SwimmingNational Sport FederationsChinese Football Association (CFA)National Sport FederationsChinese Weiqi AssociationNational Sport FederationsConfederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF)National Sport FederationsCricket AustraliaNational Sport FederationsCricket South AfricaNational Sport FederationsDeutscher Fussball-Bund (DFB)National Sport FederationsDeutscher Skiverband (German Ski Federation, DSV)National Sport FederationsEngland and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)National Sport FederationsFederation Francaise de Football (FFF)National Sport FederationsFederation Francaise de Rugby (FFR)National Sport FederationsFederazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC)National Sport FederationsJamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)National Sport FederationsJapan Football Association (JFA)National Sport FederationsJapan Sumo AssociationNational Sport FederationsNew Zealand RugbyNational Sport FederationsNigeria Football Federation (NFF)National Sport FederationsNorwegian Ski Federation (Norges Skiforbund)National Sport FederationsPakistan Cricket Board (PCB)National Sport FederationsReal Federacion Espanola de Futbol (RFEF)National Sport FederationsRugby AustraliaNational Sport FederationsRugby Football Union (RFU)National Sport FederationsSouth African Football Association (SAFA)National Sport FederationsSouth African Rugby Union (SA Rugby)National Sport FederationsSpanish Basketball Federation (FEB)National Sport FederationsThe Football Association (The FA)National Sport FederationsU.S. Backgammon FederationNational Sport FederationsUK AthleticsNational Sport FederationsUnited States Soccer Federation (US Soccer)National Sport FederationsUSA BasketballNational Sport FederationsUSA GymnasticsNational Sport FederationsUSA SwimmingNational Sport FederationsUSA Track & Field (USATF)National Sport FederationsUSA WrestlingNational Sport FederationsFAQsWhat kind of body belongs under National Sport Federations?A national federation setting the rules and selecting teams for one sport within one country.National Sport Federations covers a country's governing body for a single sport, covering national football, cricket, rugby, athletics, gymnastics, swimming, basketball, wrestling, skiing, judo and sumo federations among others. Any national federation setting the rules and selecting teams for one sport within one country belongs here, distinct from a National Olympic Committee or the sport's world or continental federation.Sources1. Wikipedia: National governing bodytier 2WikipediaNational governing body, lead sectionQuote, National governing body, lead sectionMany professional sports have a sports governing body that serves as their regulating authority.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.