# International Padel Federation

The Federación Internacional de Pádel (FIP) (English: International Padel Federation) is the global governing body for the fast-growing sport of padel. Founded in 1991 in Madrid by representatives from the Argentinian, Spanish, and Uruguayan Padel Federations, the FIP is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting padel worldwide.
One of its key responsibilities is organizing the prestigious Padel World Championship for both male and female players. The FIP has recently taken a more prominent role in the professional padel circuit.

## Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour

In 2022, the FIP entered into a strategic partnership with Qatar Sports Investments (QSI), a Qatari investment fund known for its ownership of Paris Saint-Germain football club. This collaboration aimed to launch a new professional circuit called Premier Padel, governed by the FIP.
Following this partnership, QSI acquired the World Padel Tour (WPT) in 2023. Consequently, the WPT will no longer exist as a separate entity, and its players and tournaments will be integrated into the unified Premier Padel circuit overseen by the FIP.
In 2024, Premier Padel announced that it had entered into a title sponsorship agreement with Qatar Airways renaming the tour after the world's number 1 airline in a multi-year deal. In addition to being the title sponsor, award-winning Qatar Airways will also be title sponsor of the tour finals in Barcelona and is the tour's official airline partner to seamlessly connect fans and athletes on its network through the award-winning Hamad International Airport. The circuit also entered into a sponsorship agreement with leading IT company NTT Data which will provide the sport with advanced analytics and real-time data as its official partner. Premier Padel's official betting partner with a multi-year agreement is the Swedish international betting firm Betsson.

## Presidents

* 1991–1993 Julio Alegría Artiach (Spain)
* 1993–1996 Diógenes de Urquiza Anchorena (Argentina)
* 1996–2000 Diógenes de Urquiza Anchorena (Argentina)
* 2003–2006 Eduardo Góngora Benítez de Lugo (Spain)
* 2006–2008 Adilson Hilário Dallagnol (Brazil)
* 2008–2012 Adilson Hilário Dallagnol (Brazil)
* 2012–2016 Daniel Alejandro Patti (Italy)
* 2016–2018 Daniel Alejandro Patti (Italy)
* 2018–present Luigi Carraro (Italy)

## Affiliates

* Asociación Amigos Pádel Uruguay
* Asociación Deportiva Nacional de Padel de Guatemala
* Asociación Pádel Argentino
* Australian Padel Federation
* Confederaçao Brasileira de Pádel
* Croatian Padel Association
* Dansk Padel Forbund
* Deutscher Padel Verband e.V.
* Fédération Belge de Padel
* Federación de Pádel de Chile
* Federación Española de Pádel
* French Tennis Federation
* Federazione Italiana Tennis e Padel
* Federación Mexicana de Pádel
* Federation de Padel de Monaco
* Federación Paraguaya de Pádel
* Federaçao Portuguesa de Padel
* Federación Dominicana de Padel
* Lithuanian Padel Federation
* Nederlandse Padelbond
* Österreichischer Padel Verband
* Padel Association of Canada
* Philippine Padel Association
* Lithuanian Padel Federation
* Indian Padel Federation
* Perkumpulan Besar Padel Indonesia (PBPI)
* Schweizer Padel Verband
* Svenska Padelförbundet
* United Kingdom Padel Federation
* United States Padel Association
* United Arab Emirates Padel Association

## Nations Members

According to the official FIP website, these are the current existing Padel Federations:

### Europe

* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Georgia
* Germany
* Great Britain
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Kosovo
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Russia
* San Marino
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Vatican City

### Asia

* Bahrain
* China
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Oman
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* South Korea
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates

### Americas

* Argentina
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Mexico
* Paraguay
* Uruguay
* United States
* Venezuela

### Africa

* Ivory Coast
* Algeria
* Egypt
* Ghana
* Kenya
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Senegal
* Tunisia

### Oceania

* Australia
* New Zealand

## Events

* Padel World Championship
* 2024 FIP calendar
* Cupra Fip Tour
* Premier Padel
* FEPA European Padel Juniors Championships
* FEPA European Padel Seniors Championships
* FEPA Euro Champions Trophy
* Padel at the 2023 European Games
* Asian Padel Tournament (Asian Padel Championship) Since 2015 (Asia Pacific Committee - FIP International Padel Federation)
* Asia & Africa Padel World Cup Qualifiers
* Pan American Championship