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There are 146 National Associations affiliated to the FIH, including adherent members. In accordance with the Olympic Charter, membership of the FIH is open to one National Association for each Country. The sole and exclusive authority of a Member to govern Hockey at the national level shall extend as far as the political boundaries of the country that it represents.
All affiliated countries are published on FIH website, to view all details click here.
By becoming an FIH member, National Associations have the right to host international Hockey events under and according to FIH Statutes and General Regulations. It also gives the right to participate and to vote in meetings of Congress held every 2 years and to benefit from FIH's development programmes aiming at promoting the sport.
They are permitted to participate at FIH international and respective continental competitions, to propose amendments to FIH Statutes, to include points to the Congress’ agenda and to nominate candidates for the Executive Board of the FIH, including as President. They receive or have access to current information relevant to Hockey sport and its management as outlined by the FIH.
Any national Hockey structure applying for affiliation as a National Association shall fill in an application form with the FIH, demonstrating that the Applicant fulfils the required conditions set by FIH. According to the FIH Statutes, a number of documents must be provided to apply for membership, please click here to have detailed information and the list of compulsory documents to provide within the application form.
The application process will include the following steps:
Step 1 - CONTACT WITH THE CONTINENTAL FEDERATION
Step 2 - FIH APPLICATION FORM TO FILL IN WITH THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
Step 3 - DECISION PROCESS
Step 4 - WELCOME TO THE NEW FIH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBER
Each full Member and provisional Member:
There is an annual fee which is collected and retained by each Continental Federation. For more details, please contact your Continental Federation.
In cases where the creation of a National Association is impractical to become an affiliated member of FIH, FIH has the power to admit an organisation as an Adherent Member. Adherent Members have no voting rights but in all other respects shall be regarded as Members.
Every FIH affiliated member, including its contact details, is listed under the membership section of the FIH website. In accordance with the Olympic Charter, membership of the FIH is open to one National Association for each Country. Therefore, we strongly recommend to check if a National Association already exists in your country before applying for membership.
Applications for FIH membership can be sent at anytime to FIH Legal department, which reviews each application carefully together with the Governance Panel. The Executive Board may grant provisional membership once all necessary application documents have been provided. However, only FIH Congress may accept the applicant as an FIH member and therefore it is recommended to apply for FIH membership at least two (2) months ahead of the FIH Congress.
According to the FIH Statutes, there is a number of documents to provide in order to apply for FIH membership. The required documentation is listed under the “Application for FIH membership” and must uploaded via the FIH MAF. Additionally, FIH is providing 3 different templates, available below in the “Templates for National Association” section, designed to help National Associations in that process.
For any additional information on how to become an FIH member, please contact our Legal Department legal@fih.ch
Documents_Application for FIH Membership_2020.pdf (15.6 KB)
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NA_template_Statutes_English.pdf (342 KB)
Click HereNA template_Sanctioned and Unsanctioned Events Regulations_English (148.5 KB)
Click HereNA template_ Anti_Corruption Regulations_English (130 KB)
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NA template_Anti-Corruption Regulations_French (79.5 KB)
Click HereNA_template_Statutes_French (88 KB)
Click HereSpanish
NA template statutes amended_Spanish (163 KB)
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