Nederlandse Tafeltennisbond (NTTB)

The table tennis federation in the Netherlands · Dutch Table Tennis Association

The Nederlandse Tafeltennisbond (NTTB), founded 23 June 1935 out of four regional associations (Amsterdam, 't Gooi, Utrecht, Rotterdam) that had jointly organised the first Dutch championships in March 1935, is the Netherlands' national governing body for table tennis and a member of the ITTF and the European Table Tennis Union. It runs the country's league system, topped by the eredivisie for both men and women, national championships and rankings, and publishes its news and services through the tafeltennis.nl website (operated by the NTTB). Membership runs through affiliated clubs, with a separate route for individual ('persoonlijk lid') members who are not attached to a club.

Getting a licence

A licence is needed to play official table tennis competitions in the Netherlands.

Most players register through an affiliated club; people without a club can register directly with the NTTB as a 'persoonlijk lid' via an online form (name, address, birth date, an existing bond number or '0' if new), after which membership renews automatically each quarter with a quarterly contribution invoice; exact fees are listed on a separate contribution page not fetched.

The licence page

Competitions and rankings

From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.

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Nederlandse Tafeltennisbond (NTTB)

Getting a licence

Competitions and rankings

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