| Badminton Europe Confederation | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BEC |
| Formation | 27 September 1967 |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Brøndby, Denmark |
| Membership | 51 member associations |
| President |  Tom Bacher |
| Website | http://www.badmintoneurope.com/ |
Badminton Europe (BE) is the governing body of badminton in Europe. It is one of the 5 continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It now has 51 member associations.[1] It was founded on 27 September 1967.
On its annual meeting held on April 8, 2006 the members decided to change the name from European Badminton Union, to Badminton Europe Confederation. The officially used acronym is now BEC.
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Presidents
| No. | Name | Country | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Peter Kuntz |  Switzerland |
1967-1968 |
| 2 | Stellan Mohlin |  Sweden |
1969-1977 |
| 3 | Herman Valken |  Netherlands |
1977-1982 |
| 4 | Heinrich Barge |  West Germany |
1982-1984 |
| 5 | Stan Mitchell |  United Kingdom |
1984-1992 |
| 6 | Torsten Berg | Denmark |
1992-2004 |
| 7 | Tom Bacher | Denmark |
2004- |
Member associations
| Badminton Europe | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
 Armenia |
 Austria |
 Azerbaijan |
 Belarus |
 Belgium |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
 Bulgaria |
 Croatia |
 Cyprus |
 Czech Republic |
Denmark |
 England |
 Estonia |
 Faroe Islands |
 Finland |
 France |
 Georgia |
Germany |
 Gibraltar |
 Greece |
 Greenland |
 Hungary |
 Iceland |
 Ireland |
 Israel |
 Italy |
 Latvia |
 Liechtenstein |
 Lithuania |
 Luxembourg |
 Macedonia |
 Malta |
 Moldova |
 Montenegro |
| Netherlands |
 Norway |
 Poland |
 Portugal |
 Romania |
 Russia |
 Scotland |
 Serbia |
 Slovak Republic |
 Slovenia |
 Spain |
Sweden |
 Switzerland |
 Turkey |
 Ukraine |
 Wales |
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Tournaments
- European Badminton Championships
- European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships
- European Mixed Team Badminton Championships
- European Junior Badminton Championships
- European Senior Badminton Championships
- European Badminton Circuit
- European B Team Badminton Championships (Helvetia Cup) - discontinued
- European B Junior Team Badminton Championships (Finlandia Cup) - discontinued
- European U17 Badminton Championships
- European Club Championships
References
External links
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