The International Carrom Federation (ICF) is the international governing body for the game of carrom. Such an organisation was first proposed in the 1950s, but the ICF was not formed until October 1988, when delegates from India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Germany and Switzerland met in Madras, India, for the first World Carrom Congress, at which the ICF was formed and an international set of rules was adopted.
Patron-in-Chief: The Rt. Hon. Lord Paul (UK)
Patrons: S. L. Anand (Sri Lanka), Nazir P. Jessa (UK), M. Ahmed Nasir (Maldives)
President: Josef Meyer (Switzerland)
Vice Presidents: Elisa Martinelli (Italy), Langley Mathiasz (Sri Lanka), Nazrul Islam (UK), Murthaza Khan Zulfi (Pakistan), Mouraly Venou (France), Dohun Bae (Korea), Junaid Ahmed Palak (Bangladesh)
Secretary General: Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)
Assistant Secretary: Rohini Mathiasz (Sri Lanka), Atul Behave (USA)
Treasurer: Ahmed Mubeen (Maldives)
Assistant Treasurer: Ashraf Ahmed (Bangladesh)
Asian Carrom Confederation
European Carrom Confederation
North American Carrom Confederation
Swiss Carrom Association
German Carrom Federation
Canadian Carrom Association
Ukraine Carrom Federation
United States Carrom Association
United Kingdom Carrom Federation
Federazione Italiana Car rom
French Carrom Federation
Ukraine Carrom Federation
Polish Carrom Association
Singapore Carrom Federation
Portuguese Carrom Association
Australia Carrom Federation
Carrom Federation of Netherlands
Pakistan Carrom Federation
Japan Carrom Federation
Korea Carrom Federation
Carrom Federation of Bangladesh
Carrom Federation of Malaysia
Carrom Association of Maldives
Carrom Federation of Sri Lanka
United Arab Emirates Carrom Federation
Carrom Federation Nepal
All India Carrom Federation
These organizations are not official affiliates of the ICF, but use ICF rules.
Dutch Carrom Federation
Korea Carrom Federation
Carrom Ass. of New Zealand
Saudi Arabia Carrom Federation
United Arab Emirates Carrom Association
Bahrain Carrom Association
Myanmar Carrom Representative
Swedish Carrom Association
UK Carrom Club
Spanish Carrom Contact
The Carrom Dron Award is an award presented by the ICF for excellence in the coaching of carrom. The award, which is presented at the Carrom World Cup, comprises a trophy and a necktie. The award was instituted in 2006. India's more general best-sportsperson award is the Arjuna Award; the Carrom Dron, as a coaching-specific award, is named after Dronacharya, the Guru of Arjuna. The award is available to carrom coaches regardless of nationality.
In 2006, the first Carrom Dron was presented to Arun Deshpande of Maharashtra, India, when India won the Carrom World Cup.
