Home›National Sport Federations›Founding Year›By Century›20th centuryBrowse By20th centuryFounding year orders sport governing bodies by the year each one was established. Wikipedia notes FIFA "was founded on 21 May 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland." Browsing by founding year traces how organized sport administration has grown over time.Facts20th centuryFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedMany professional sports have a sports governing body that serves as their regulating authority. 120th centuryFilter Results32 entriesSport GovernedAllAlpine Skiing (2)Association Football (9)Athletics (4)Basketball (1)Cricket (6)Gymnastics (1)Judo (1)Nordic Skiing (2)Rugby Union (3)Sumo (1)Swimming (1)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 (5)Judo federation (1)National administrative governing body (1)National football association (2)National football confederation (1)National football federation (2)National governing body (1)National Governing Body (NGB) (1)Private association of public utility (1)Public Interest Incorporated Foundation (1)Sports federation for amateur wrestling (1)Sports governing body (7)Associated WithAllAsian Football Confederation (AFC) (3)CAF (Confederation of African Football) (2)CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football) (1)Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (DOSB) (1)FIBA (International Basketball Federation) (1)FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) (9)International Cricket Council (ICC) (6)International Judo Federation (IJF) (1)International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) (1)Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) (1)UEFA (1)United World Wrestling (UWW) (1)World Aquatics (1)World Athletics (4)World Bridge Federation (1)World Gymnastics (1)World Rugby (3)HeadquartersAllAustralia (2)Beijing (1)Brazil (1)China (1)Colorado Springs, Colorado (3)Dhaka (1)France (2)Germany (1)India (2)Indianapolis (2)Japan (3)Kenya (1)Kingston (1)Lahore (1)London (1)Nigeria (1)Norway (1)South Africa (3)Spain (1)Tokyo (2)United Kingdom (1)United States (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 32All India Football Federation (AIFF)20th centuryAll Japan Judo Federation20th centuryAmerican Contract Bridge League20th centuryAthletics Kenya20th centuryBangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)20th centuryBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)20th centuryChinese Football Association (CFA)20th centuryChinese Weiqi Association20th centuryConfederação Brasileira de Futebol (CBF)20th centuryCricket Australia20th centuryCricket South Africa20th centuryDeutscher Skiverband (German Ski Federation, DSV)20th centuryEngland and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)20th centuryFederation Francaise de Football (FFF)20th centuryFederation Francaise de Rugby (FFR)20th centuryJamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)20th centuryJapan Football Association (JFA)20th centuryJapan Sumo Association20th centuryNigeria Football Federation (NFF)20th centuryNorwegian Ski Federation (Norges Skiforbund)20th centuryPakistan Cricket Board (PCB)20th centuryReal Federacion Espanola de Futbol (RFEF)20th centuryRugby Australia20th centurySouth African Football Association (SAFA)20th centurySouth African Rugby Union (SA Rugby)20th centuryUK Athletics20th centuryUnited States Soccer Federation (US Soccer)20th centuryUSA Basketball20th centuryUSA Gymnastics20th centuryUSA Swimming20th centuryUSA Track & Field (USATF)20th centuryUSA Wrestling20th centuryFAQsWhat 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.