Federation of International Polo

• PIPA Snow Polo World Cup Tour
• PIPA Beach Polo World Series
• Ezra Cup
• Mannheim May Market

• Full Members :
  • Category A: Countries where polo is more developed.
  • Category B: Countries with More than 100 registered players excluding “A” Category.
  • Category C: Countries Up to 100 registered players excluding “B” Category.
• Corresponding Members
• Contact Members

https://www.uspolo.org/fip-world-championship

• Zone A - North and Central America - 11 Member
• Zone B – South America - 10 Member
• Zone C – Europe - 28 Member
• Zone D – East Asia and Oceania - 12 Member
• Zone E – Africa and West Asia - 21 Member

• Full Member: 48
  • Full Member – A: 4
  • Full Member – B: 14
  • Full Member – C: 30
• Corresponding Member: 22
• Contact Member: 12

https://fippolo.com/members/

https://www.poloplus10.com/polo-associations-worldwide/

1. Argentina / Full Member – A / Zone B
2. Australia / Full Member – B / Zone D
3. Austria / Full Member – A / Zone B
4. Azerbaijan / Corresponding Member / Zone C
5. Bahamas / Corresponding Member / Zone A
6. Barbados / Corresponding Member / Zone A
7. Belgium / Full Member – C / Zone C
8. Bolivia / Contact Member / Zone B
9. Brazil / Full Member – B / Zone B
10. Brunei / Corresponding Member / Zone D
11. Canada / Full Member – B / Zone A
12. Chile / Full Member – B / Zone B
13. China / Full Member – C / Zone D
14. Colombia / Corresponding Member / Zone B
15. Costa Rica / Full Member – C / Zone A
16. Czech Republic / Corresponding Member / Zone C
17. Dominican Republic / Corresponding Member / Zone A
18. Ecuador / Corresponding Member / Zone B
19. Egypt / Full Member – C / Zone E
20. El Salvador / Contact Member / Zone A
21. England / Full Member – A / Zone C
22. Finland / Corresponding Member / Zone C
23. France / Full Member – B / Zone C
24. Germany / Full Member – B / Zone C
25. Guatemala / Full Member – C / Zone A
26. Hong Kong / Contact Member / Zone D
27. Hungary / Contact Member / Zone C
28. India / Full Member – B / Zone E
29. Indonesia / Full Member - C / Zone D
30. Iran / Full Member – B / Zone E
31. Ireland / Full Member – C / Zone C
32. Italy / Full Member – B / Zone C
33. Jamaica / Corresponding Member / Zone A
34. Japan / Full Member – C / Zone D
35. Jordan / Corresponding Member / Zone E
36. Kazakhstan / Full Member – C / Zone C
37. Kenya / Corresponding Member / Zone E
38. Korea / Corresponding Member / Zone D
39. Kuwait / Full Member – C / Zone E
40. Lebanon / Corresponding Member / Zone E
41. Liechtenstein / Contact Member / Zone C
42. Luxembourg / Contact Member / Zone C
43. Malaysia / Full Member – B / Zone D
44. Malta / Corresponding Member / Zone C
45. Mexico / Full Member – B / Zone A
46. Monaco / Full Member – C / Zone C
47. Mongolia / Full Member – C / Zone D
48. Morocco / Full Member – C / Zone E
49. Netherlands / Full Member – C / Zone C
50. New Zealand / Contact Member / Zone E
51. Nicaragua / Corresponding Member / Zone A
52. Nigeria / Full Member – B / Zone E
53. Norway / Contact Member / Zone C
54. Oman / Full Member – C / Zone E
55. Pakistan / Full Member – C / Zone E
56. Paraguay / Full Member – C / Zone B
57. Peru / Full Member – C / Zone B
58. Philippines / Full Member – C / Zone D
59. Poland / Contact Member / Zone C
60. Portugal / Full Member – C / Zone C
61. Qatar / Corresponding Member / Zone E
62. Romania / Contact Member / Zone C
63. Russia / Full Member – C / Zone C
64. San Marino / Corresponding Member / Zone C
65. Saudi Arabia / Full Member – C / Zone E
66. Singapore / Full Member – C / Zone D
67. Slovakia / Full Member – C / Zone C
68. South Africa / Corresponding Member / Zone E
69. Spain / Full Member – B / Zone C
70. Sweden / Full Member – C / Zone C
71. Switzerland / Full Member – B / Zone C
72. Thailand / Full Member – C / Zone D
73. Tunisia / Corresponding Member / Zone E
74. Turkey / Corresponding Member / Zone C
75. Uganda / Contact Member / Zone E
76. Ukraine / Full Member – C / Zone C
77. United Arab Emirates / Full Member – C / Zone E
78. Uruguay / Full Member – C / Zone B
79. USA / Full Member – A / Zone A
80. Uzbekistan / Full Member – C / Zone E
81. Zambia / Contact Member / Zone E
82. Zimbabwe / Corresponding Member / Zone E

The European Championship is a 6–8 goal tournament for all European FIP member countries. It was introduced in 1993 based on an idea by Reto Gaudenzi, the Swiss Founder Ambassador of FIP who also created the St. Moritz Snow Polo Tournament. The European Championship's handicap provides an opportunity for European players and patrons to participate in a FIP event and represent their country. Thanks Piero Dillier's hard work as zone C director this event has grown in popularity each year; it helps the sport to grow and also to increase the number of players. The European Championship is unique in the world thanks to the close proximity of the European countries, which makes it easier for all national federations to send ponies and players to the host country, ensuring the championship is of a very special quality and a unique display of international competition. It is the most valuable tournament after the World Polo Championships because of its history, participants and people involved. In 2018, during the XII FIP European Polo Championship and II FIP Ladies European Polo Championship, both at the Villa a Sesta Polo Club in Italy, the organization achieved a record attendance of European polo teams and countries.

European Championships Timeline

Year	Teams	Host	Gold Medal Game	Winner
1993	France Germany Switzerland Spain England Italy	St. Moritz,   Switzerland	England vs. Italy	England
1995	Germany Switzerland Spain Sweden Finland France Netherlands England Belgium	Antwerp,  Belgium	England vs. Germany	England
1997	England Italy Spain Switzerland Netherlands Sweden Austria Germany France	Milan,  Italy	England vs. Italy	England
1999	England Italy Switzerland Germany France Belgium Ireland Spain Netherlands	Chantilly,  France	England vs. Ireland	England
2002	Belgium England France Germany Italy Netherlands Spain Sweden Switzerland	Rome,  Italy	France vs. Netherlands	France
2005	Italy England Germany Netherlands Spain Ireland Belgium France	Amsterdam,  Netherlands	Italy vs. England	Italy
2008	Belgium England France Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Spain	Hamburg,  Germany	England vs. Belgium	England
2010	France Spain Austria England Germany Hungary Italy Netherlands Slovakia Switzerland	Vienna,  Austria	France vs. Spain	France
2012	{{small|Spain Austria Italy Germany Ireland}	Sotogrande,  Spain	Spain vs. Austria	Spain
2014	England Ireland France Italy Netherlands Germany Austria Spain	Chantilly,  France	England vs. Ireland	England
2016	Ireland France Italy Netherlands Germany Austria Poland Slovakia	Berlin,  Germany	Ireland vs. France	Ireland
2018	Ireland Italy Azerbaijan Switzerland Netherlands Austria Slovakia Germany France Spain	Villa a Sesta, Tuscany,  Italy	Azerbaijan vs. Italy	Italy
2021	Spain Switzerland Netherlands Austria Italy Germany	Sotogrande,  Spain	Austria vs. Italy	Italy

• 2017 – Chantilly, France – 4 teams

• Winner: Italy
• Runner up: France
• Germany (3rd) and England (4th)
  

• 2018 – Villa a Sesta, Italy – 4 teams

• Winner: Germany
• Runner up: Italy
• Netherlands (3rd) and France (4th)
  

• 2021 III FIP Ladies European Polo Championship

• La Mimosa Polo Club, Italy
• 4 teams: Italy, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland
• Winner: Italy
• Runner up: England
• Ireland (3rd) and Germany (4th)

Children are the future and everyone's hope. In some places, three generations, children, parents and grandparents, are involved in polo, something that is passed on from generation to generation, like a prized family possession. FIP wants to promote, improve and expand youth polo and programs in all member countries, considering these essential to the future of polo. Every year FIP, along with the National Polo Federations of the member countries, organizes events for children under 14 with the principles of developing the sport's spirit, fair play and friendship between countries.

Players arrive a week before the tournament and stay at the homes of the families of the local players who are responsible for them. During the tournament they meet players from other countries and participate in activities to socialize and make new friends. The impact is very positive because the children interact across cultures and learn to embrace their differences. The Polo Training Federation of the US, the Federation of International Polo, and El Dorado member Fred Mannix sponsored one of the first FIP children's tournaments in 1991. The local players invited their rivals to stay in their homes and play against them using their horses.

There are now many children's programs giving an opportunity to experience polo and horses to young people who may not have the financial resources to do so. FIP encourages these programs actively, supporting them and donating money from FIP and IOC funds to subsidize part of the cost for children's programs around the world.

https://fippolo.com/fip-snow-polo-world-cup/

http://www.snowpoloworldcup.com

Although first conceived in 1959, the sport of Snow Polo did not get its official start until 1985 when the first match was played on the frozen surface of Lake St. Moritz in Switzerland. That first game drew only 1,000 spectators, but since then Snow Polo has rapidly gained in popularity. Today it is played not only in Switzerland but also Italy, Austria, France, the United States, Argentina, Russia, Spain and China.

Today, Snow Polo is gaining ground in Asia, most notably in China where the inaugural Snow Polo World Cup Invitational 2012 took place at the Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club, as did the following editions. This tournament is played according to FIP snow polo rules.

The venue

The Metropolitan Polo Club, the largest polo facility in China, has been chosen as the venue of this prestigious event. The tournament is hosted by the Equestrian Association of China and the Federation of International Polo (FIP), and is organized by the Tianjin Sports Bureau, the Hong Kong Polo Development and Promotion Federation (HKPDPF) and the Tianjin Polo Association, with support from various sponsors. With up to 260 stables, the Metropolitan Polo Club is the leading polo venue in China. The Club is equipped with three full-size polo fields, two training gallops, one indoor riding school and one outdoor arena that meet or exceed international standards. Each of these facilities has an all-weather Martin Collins surface, making the Metropolitan Polo Club the only polo facility with such a surface in China.

The FIP Snow Polo World Cup Invitational Tournament marks a milestone in FIP’s mission to promote the sport worldwide and enhance the image and stature of this great game.

Held at Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club, in Tianjin, China.

2012 – Tianjin, China – (12 teams)

Winner – Hong Kong

Runner up: South Africa
Other teams: England (3rd), Argentina (4th), Australia, Brazil, Chile, Italy, India, USA, New Zealand, France

2013 – Tianjin, China – (12 teams)

Winner – Hong Kong

Runner up: Argentina
Other teams: England (3rd), South Africa ((4th), Australia, Brazil, Chile, Canada, India, USA, France, New Zealand

2014 – Tianjin, China (12 teams)

Winner – England

Runner up: Hong Kong
Other teams: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, USA

2015 – Tianjin, China (12 teams)

Winner – Brazil

Runner up: USA
Other teams: Argentina (3rd), France (4th), Canada, Chile, England, Hong Kong, Mexico, Peru, New Zealand, Spain

2016 – Tianjin, China (6 Teams)

Winner – Hong Kong

Runner up: England
Other teams: Chile (3rd), Argentina (4th), Canada, France

2017 – Tianjin, China (6 Teams)

Winner – Argentina

Runner up: Hong Kong
Other teams: South Africa (3rd), England (4th),(5-3) Australia, USA.

https://fippolo.com/fip_super_nations_cup/

Gathering four professional teams from the world's leading polo nations, this 24 goal tournament, one of the highest-goal international tournaments in the world, is held at Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan Polo Club, in Tianjin, China.

2012 – Tianjin, China – (4 teams)

Winner – Argentina

Runner-up: USA
Other teams: Hong Kong (3rd) and USA (4th)

2013 – Tianjin, China – (4 teams)

Winner – Hong Kong

Runner-up: England
Other teams: USA (3rd) and Argentina (4th)

2014 – Tianjin, China – (4 teams)

Winner – Hong Kong

Runner-up: England
Other teams: USA (3rd) and Argentina (4th)

https://fippolo.com/ambassadors/

FIP Ambassadors work as a liaison between FIP and the individual countries. The position of Ambassador is to represent FIP, its goals and objectives, to his or her own country, and to work on behalf of the Federation in certain countries. The Ambassador is asked to fulfill specific goals set by the FIP President. Ambassadors are expected to support all FIP events with time, effort and horses. The rank of FIP Ambassador was created when the Federation was founded, with the objective of promoting the idea within their own Polo Association and thus increase interest in the sport. The Ambassadors have not only been a great success, in that they have helped to form a splendid international family of goodwill, but also because they help to foster good relations within the international polo community. FIP Ambassadors are instrumental in expanding polo across the globe and getting the FIP message across. “The idea of the Ambassadors was to get people in countries that were troublesome or not joining and get them to represent FIP. That’s why they were called ambassadors,” explains Holden. “They are very important people,” he adds.

Within a few years of FIP's foundation, nineteen countries had signed up, with ten more provisional members. The main vehicle for recruiting new member countries was a series of tournaments that became known as Ambassador's Cups. These tournaments originated as a competition for FIP members and collaborators to engage them in the sport of polo beyond organizational issues. At the beginning the proposal was to play polo in different parts of the world, getting to know all the FIP friends and collaborators and inviting new people to start playing, to expand polo across the world.

One of the first Ambassador's Cups was held in Moscow with the idea of reviving the sport, which had been abolished by the Russian Revolution in 1918. The tournament was played as indoor polo in a circus tent since there were no fields. It took a lot of hard work to organize, but since then polo has begun to be played in Russia again and it is still growing.

WOMENS NATIONS CUP – ARGENTINA 2021 The 2021 Women's Nations Cup tournament was played between 12–16 December 2021, and involved three teams: Argentina. England and USA.

The tournament was played with a 16-22 handicap at Palermo Polo Fields.

Rosters

England (21)

• Georgie Cunningham 0
• Steph Haverhals 4
• Milly Hine 7
• Hazel Jackson 10
  

USA (21)

• Cecelia Cochran 5
• Dawn Jones 6
• Meghan Gracida 3
• Hope Arellano 7<br%

Argentina (22)

• Lia Salvo 10
• Milagros Sanchez 7
• Azucena Uranga 5
• Paulina Vasquetto 0