UAE Badminton Federation
The badminton federation in the United Arab Emirates
The UAE Badminton Federation is the national governing body for badminton in the UAE, a member of the Badminton World Federation (recognised by the IOC and IPC) and of Badminton Asia. It was formally announced as an independent federation in December 2021; before that, badminton was run by a Badminton Committee under the UAE Table Tennis and Badminton Association, which had been a BWF member since March 2016. Supported by the BWF, the General Authority of Sports, the UAE National Olympic Committee and the Emirates' sports councils, it serves players, clubs, academies, coaches, event organisers and technical officials, and runs national events, a player pathway, coach and technical-official education, and school/grassroots programmes (including Shuttle Time and AirBadminton).
Getting a licence
A licence is needed to play official badminton competitions in the United Arab Emirates.
Individual players join online for an annual Player Membership (AED 150 for juniors and adults) via the federation's SportyHQ payment portal, which gives a unique player ID and the ability to enter UAE Badminton sanctioned events and gain ranking points. Separate membership routes exist for academies, schools, clubs and teachers.
Competitions and rankings
Other bodies: UAE Table Tennis and Badminton Association.
From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.
The other racket-sport federations in the United Arab Emirates
The badminton federation in other countries
Morocco · FRMBad
United Kingdom
United States · USAB
Spain · FESBA
France · FFBaD
Italy · FIBa
Germany · DBV
Netherlands
Belgium · RBBF
Portugal · FPB
Sweden
Denmark · DBF
Ireland
Saudi Arabia · SBF
Qatar · QTF
Kuwait
Egypt · EBF
Canada · BCan
Mexico · FeMeBa
Argentina · FEBARA
Australia · BA
India · BAI
Philippines · PBAD
Malaysia · BAM
Singapore · SBA