Baseball Federation of Asia

The Baseball Federation of Asia is the governing body of the sport of baseball in Asia. The federation is governed by the International Baseball Federation.

History

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The birth of Baseball Federation of Asia goes back to 1954 when the 2nd Asian Games was held in Manila, the Philippines.

Four countries/regions such as Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines organized a committee aiming at establishing Baseball Federation of Asia, and May 7th of the same year witnessed the commencement of BFA.

Mr. Charles Chick Parsons of the Philippines was elected as the first president of Baseball Federation of Asia.

The activity of the BFA had been suspended for eight years after 11th Asian Baseball championship in 1975.

During the FEMBA (Now IBAF) World Baseball Championship in Tokyo in 1980, BFA executives had discussed about resuming the Federation's activity.

China (Baseball Association) applied for joining BFA and was accepted during BFA meeting in 1982. At the same meeting, the executives selected Seoul as the host of the 12th championship in 1983.

In 1985, the Chinese Baseball team took part in the 13th Asian Baseball Championship in Australia for the first time since it became the member of BFA. North Korea baseball team participated for the first time in the 17th championship in Australia in 1993.

In 2005, Myanmar expressed its intention to join BFA, and finally, the nation was allowed to join BFA as 20th member during BFA Congress in Laussane, Switzerland. And, Cambodia was admitted to BFA in 2008.

In the year of 2009, during the Congress held in Switzerland, Cambodia and Iraq were accepted as new members and Mr. Kang, Seung-Kyoo was elected as the President of BFA and Mr. Lee, Sang-Hyun was appointed as a Secretary General.

In the year of 2013, during the Congress held in Japan, Mr. Tom Peng was elected as the President of BFA and Mr. Lin, Hua Wei was appointed as a Secretary General.

The total number of BFA members at the present time is 24, and 1 non-member observer State (Vietnam).

Members

◆East Asia Japan Chinese Taipei South Korea China Hong Kong Mongolia North Korea

◆South-East Asia Philippines Thailand Indonesia Malaysia Brunei Cambodia Myanmar Singapore

◆South Asia Pakistan Sri Lanka Nepal India

◆Central Asia Afghanistan Kazakhstan Uzbekistan

◆South-West Asia Iran Iraq

Rankings

See also: IBAF World Rankings

According to the IBAF World Rankings published following the 2013 World Baseball Classic, the teams of Japan, Chinese Taipei, and South Korea represent the BFA in the top 10.

Rankings as of 26 November 2014
BFA Rank	IBAF Rank	Team	Points
1	1	Japan	785.18
2	4	Chinese Taipei(Taiwan)	605.48
3	8	South Korea	340.90
4	21	China	68.25
5	23	Philippines	52.40
6	24	Pakistan	51.00
7	30	Thailand	30.50
8	31	Sri Lanka	30.00
9	33	Hong Kong	22.14
10	35	Afghanistan	18.75
11	38	Indonesia	14.00
12	49	Iran	7.50
12	49	Nepal	7.50
14	67	Mongolia	1.75
15	70	Malaysia	0.25

Sponsoring

• Asian Baseball Championship
  • Asian Baseball Cup
• Asian 18U Baseball Championship
• Asian 15U Baseball Championship
• Asian 12U Baseball Championship

See also

• World Baseball Softball Confederation

External links

• BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | Home...