Ukrainian Bandy and Rink bandy Federation

See also: Ukraine national bandy team and List of Ukrainian bandy champions
Ukrainian Bandy and Rink bandy Federation (UBRF)
Ukrainian: Українська федерація хокею з м'ячем та рінк-бенді (УФХМР)
SportBandy and
Rink bandy
AbbreviationUBRF (УФХМР)
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)[1]
HeadquartersDnipro, Ukraine
Official website
ukrbandy.org.ua/index.html
Ukraine

Ukrainian Bandy and Rink bandy Federation (Ukrainian: Українська федерація хокею з м'ячем та рінк-бенді (УФХМР)) known by the abbreviation, "UBRF", is the governing body for the winter team sports of bandy and rink bandy in Ukraine. The UBRF was founded in 2007[2] and is based in Dnipro.[3][4] The federation became a member of the Federation of International Bandy (FIB) in 2008.[5] In 2012 the organization developed its modern orientation towards the growth of bandy in Ukraine.[6]

Within Ukraine, there are a number of regional bandy federations under the national federation.[7] Since 2012, the national Ukrainian championship for bandy has been played every year.[8] The first men's national bandy championship of the independent Ukraine took place on February 26, 2012 in Severodonetsk, in the Luhansk region.

At the club level, an international rink bandy club competition called Dniprobandy is organized by the Ukrainian Bandy and Rink bandy Federation.[9]

The men's Ukraine national bandy team participated for the first time in the Bandy World Championship for men at the 2013 Bandy World Championship.[10] At the 2016 tournament, Ukraine reached the semi-final of Division B, capturing the bronze medal. The Ukraine women's national bandy team competed internationally for the first time at the 2023 World Bandy Championship.

  1. ^ "Federation". Ukrainian Federation of Bandy and Rink-Bandy. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Federation". Ukrainian Federation of Bandy and Rink-Bandy. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Federation: Address". Ukrainian Federation of Bandy and Rink-Bandy. Archived from the original on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  4. ^ "Members". Federation of International Bandy. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  5. ^ "Board meeting and Congress in Lappeenranta". Federation of International Bandy. August 26, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "Ukraine is going on in bandy". worldbandy.com. 11 November 2012. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Ukrainian Bandy and Rink-bandy Federation". Ukrbandy.org.ua. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Ukrainian bandy championship". Ukrainian Federation of Bandy and Rink-Bandy. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Information about the second international rink bandy tournament". Federation of International Bandy. 2013-07-04. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  10. ^ "World Championships 2012/13". Bandysidan. Retrieved February 17, 2014.