Svenska Bordtennisförbundet (SBTF)

The table tennis federation in Sweden · Swedish Table Tennis Federation

Svenska Bordtennisförbundet (SBTF), formed in 1926, is a special sports federation (specialidrottsförbund) under the Swedish Sports Confederation (Riksidrottsförbundet, RF) and a member of the ITTF and European Table Tennis Union. It organises, administers and develops table tennis in Sweden and is responsible for the national teams. It is divided into 15 districts and is headquartered in Helsingborg, Skåne, under a federation chairman (Tomas Eriksson since April 2026). It runs national leagues (Pingisligan), the Swedish Championships (SM), Sweden Tour events, and licenses competitors through the digital systems IdrottOnline (club membership) and ProFixio (competition licensing).

Getting a licence

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

Players first join a club's member register via IdrottOnline with full personal ID number, then are licensed the following day via ProFixio, SBTF's competition system; there are two licence levels — an A-licence (all national/district competitions, Sweden Tour, SBTF events and SM championships) and a B-licence (district-level and local competitions, replacing the old D-licence), each split into age categories (children 0-11, youth 12-20, adults 21-64, pensioners 65+); fees vary by type/age and are invoiced twice a year, with club-transfer registrations costing 400 SEK.

The licence page

Competitions and rankings

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

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Svenska Bordtennisförbundet (SBTF)

Getting a licence

Competitions and rankings

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