IWBF Europe
IWBF Europe Zone, on behalf of IWBF, promotes, supervises and directs the sport of wheelchair basketball within Europe. It strictly recognises the autonomy of each NOWB within its own territory, while following the policies of IWBF as established by the World Congress and the IWBF Executive Council.

IWBF Europe Executive Council
Walter Pfaller, Austria –Â President |Â Email: walter.pfaller@iwbf.org
Fernando Zappile, Italy –Â Vice President
Avi Lehrman, Israel – Treasurer
Bartosz Molik, Poland – Classification
Malik Abes, Austria – Development
David Kingstone, Great Britain – Competition
Edwin Wallaart, Netherlands – Technical
Munir Gokmen, Turkey – PR – Marketing Commission
Zarko Tomsic, Slovenia – Member
Petr Tucek, Czech Republic – Europe Secretary General |Â Email: office@iwbf-europe.org
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ZONE MEMBERS
There are currently 35 NOWBs in the IWBF Europe Zone these are:
Armenia
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Malta
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
NEWS
New IWBF Players’ Commission host first meeting
The IWBF Players’ Commission held its inaugural meeting at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball on Friday 8 April 2022. In a hybrid meeting, four members of the Commission who were able to join in person met at the FIBA Headquarters, whilst three of the four who...
European Club Competitions Return to the Court
Following two years of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, IWBF Europe’s EuroCup 2022 begins this weekend in a shortened format. Club teams from across Europe will come together between Friday 22 April – Sunday 24 April to compete in EuroCup 1 and EuroCup 2, as...
IWBF Executive Council reconvene in-person at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball
The IWBF Executive Council gathered on 9 & 10 April 2022 at the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Mies, Switzerland. The weekend was the first time since November 2019 that the IWBF Executive Council had met in-person due to the COVID pandemic. All members of...
For more information about IWBF Europe and the NOWB’s please visit their website http://www.iwbf-europe.org/