Jorkyball

Jorkyball
A jorkyball court
First played1987 in France
Characteristics
Team members2 per side
Mixed-sexMale and female
TypeIndoor
VenueJorkyball court
Presence
OlympicNo
ParalympicNo

Jorkyball is a format of two vs two small-sided version of minifootball, inspired by association football.[1] It is played in a 10 m (33 ft) by 5 m (16 ft) cage on artificial turf with the possibility of using the walls to pass, dribble and score. The sport is played in a four-walled court.

Jorkyball International Federation

Jorkyball International Federation (JIF) was founded in 2014.[2][3] The president of the JIF is Gilles Paniez and its headquarters are in Rome, Italy.[4]

Members

13 nations in March 2025:[5]

 Italy,  France,  Portugal,  Spain,  Hungary,  Poland,  Belgium,  Switzerland,  Israel,  Japan,  India,  Canada,  Mexico

Events

Source:[6]

  1. JIF World Cup: 2018  Canada, 2021  Japan, 2023  Poland
  2. European Jorkyball Championships: 2021  France
  3. Jorkyball JIF League: 2019  Portugal
  4. 1st JIF World Female Cup for Nations (2015)

History

Three on two jorkyball was invented by the French Gilles Paniez in 1987.[7][8][9][10] Jorkyball was first played in front of a large audience at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy as an exhibition.

Rules

A jorkyball game is played in three sets of seven goals each. The first team to reach two sets wins. Each team is made up of one striker and one defender. The striker is not allowed to play in the kickoff areas. At the end of each set, defender and striker change role. The defender is not allowed to play in the opponent's side of the court.

Game elements

The pitch of 2 vs 2 jorkyball is a parallelepiped.

  • Length: 9.80 m (32 ft)
  • Width: 4.80 m (16 ft)
  • Height: 2.70 m (9 ft)
  • Goal size: 110 cm × 110 cm (43 in × 43 in)

The ball weighs 200 g (7 oz).

References

  1. ^ Vincenzo Cito (January 20, 2001). "con nove uomini in meno". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Jorkyball.org". www.jorkyball.org. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  3. ^ "Federation".
  4. ^ sportsmatik.com/know-how/get-governing-bodies-details/jorkyball-international-federation
  5. ^ sportsmatik.com/sports/jorkyball/about
  6. ^ "Archive Stories".
  7. ^ "INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE DU CRÉATEUR DU JORKYBALL". lepetitjorunal.com. 30 November 2001.
  8. ^ "Mais qui se souvient du jorky-ball ?". sofoot.com. 25 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Jorkyball, entre football et squash". actu.fr. 29 March 2016.
  10. ^ "A la découverte du jorkyball, un sport inventé par un Lyonnais". lyoncapitale.fr. 6 January 2023.