Baseball Federation of Asia
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| Abbreviation | BFA |
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| Type | Sport organization |
| Headquarters | Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan |
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Region served
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Asia |
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Membership
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24 member associations |
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President
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Tom Peng |
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Vice-presidents
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Yoshinobu Suzuki Kim Jong-Up Shen Wei |
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General Secretary
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Lin Hua Wei |
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Parent organization
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World Baseball Softball Confederation |
| Website | www |
The Baseball Federation of Asia is the governing body of the sport of baseball in Asia. The federation is governed by the International Baseball Federation.
The birth of Baseball Federation of Asia goes back to 1954 when the 2nd Asian Games was held in Manila, the Philippines.
Four countries/regions such as Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines organized a committee aiming at establishing Baseball Federation of Asia, and May 7th of the same year witnessed the commencement of BFA.
American expatriate Charles Chick Parsons of the Philippines was elected as the first president of Baseball Federation of Asia.
The BFA became inactive for eight years following the 1975 Asian Baseball Championship. At the sidelines of the FEMBA World Baseball Championship in Tokyo in 1980, the executives of BFA discussed about resuming the activity of the federation. The Asian Baseball Championship was later resumed in 1983 which was held in Seoul. The membership of the federation grew as more Asian nations were admitted to the BFA.
The total number of BFA members at the present time is 24, and 1 non-member observer State (Vietnam).
◆East Asia
◆South-East Asia
◆South Asia
◆Central Asia
◆South-West Asia
According to the IBAF World Rankings published following the 2013 World Baseball Classic, the teams of Japan, Chinese Taipei, and South Korea represent the BFA in the top 10.
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