List of national netball teams

The following is a list of active national netball teams. World Netball has over 80 members. This includes full and associate members. In addition the five regional federations, representing Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania also have full and associate members.[1][2] Since 2008, World Netball has published the World Netball Rankings, ranking the senior teams of member countries.[3]

World Netball Rankings

Since 2008, World Netball has published the World Netball Rankings. The rankings cover test matches played between the senior teams of member countries.[3]

Top 20 Last updated: 1 March 2026
Rank Change Team Played Weighted Points Rating
1  Australia 36 23 4,786 208
2  New Zealand 38 25 4,959 198
3 1  England 40 24 4,472 186
4 1  Jamaica 24 15 4,472 182
5  South Africa 43 29 4,803 166
6  Uganda 34 22 2,979 135
7  Wales 23 15 1,810 121
8 1  Tonga 28 14 1,671 119
9 1  Malawi 31 18 2,016 112
10  Scotland 23 15 1,608 107
11 1  Zimbabwe 36 24 2,242 93
12 1  Trinidad and Tobago 11 6 532 89
13  Samoa 20 10 858 86
14  Northern Ireland 21 14 1,103 79
15 1  Namibia 30 23 1,807 79
16 2  Fiji 27 14 1,093 78
17 2  Zambia 16 8 619 77
18 1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22 14 1,061 76
19  Barbados 27 17 1,243 73
20 1  Gibraltar 14 9 569 63

Source:[4]


Teams by federation and region

Africa

Full Members
Team Association
 Botswana Botswana Netball Association
Burundi
Eswatini Netball Eswatini
Ghana
 Kenya Kenya Netball Association
Ivory Coast
 Lesotho Netball Association of Lesotho
 Malawi Netball Association of Malawi
 Namibia Netball Namibia
Nigeria
 South Africa Netball South Africa
 Tanzania Netball Association of Tanzania
 Uganda Uganda Netball Federation
 Zambia Netball Association of Zambia
 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Netball Association
Associate Members
Team Association
DR Congo
Liberia
Seychelles
Other netball nations
Team Association
Angola
Egypt
Ethiopia
Mauritius
Senegal
Sierra Leone

Source:[5]

Americas

Americas Netball currently has 18 full members and two associate members.

Full Members
Team Association
 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Netball Association
Argentina Netball Federation of Argentina
 Barbados Barbados Netball Association
British Virgin Islands
Bermuda Bermuda Netball Association
 Canada Canadian Amateur Netball Association
 Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Netball Association
Dominica
 Grenada Netball Grenada
Guadeloupe
 Jamaica Netball Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Netball Association
 Saint Lucia Saint Lucia National Netball Association
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Netball Association
Sint Eustatius
Sint Maarten
 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association
 United States USA Netball
Associate Members
Team Association
Dominican Republic
Venezuela

Sources:[6][7]

Asia

Asia Netball currently has of 18 full members and two associate members

Full Members
Team Association
 Australia Netball Australia
Bangladesh
 Brunei
Chinese Taipei
 Hong Kong Hong Kong Netball Association
 India Netball Federation of India
Japan
 Malaysia Malaysian Netball Association
Maldives Netball Association of the Maldives
Nepal
 Pakistan Pakistan Netball Federation
 Philippines Netball Philippines
Saudi Arabia
 Singapore Netball Singapore
South Korea
 Sri Lanka Netball Federation of Sri Lanka
 Thailand
Timor-Leste
Associate Members
Team Association
Bahrain
Macau
Other netball nations
Team Association
Afghanistan
Iraq
Iran
Indonesia
Mongolia
Myanmar
 United Arab Emirates UAE Netball Federation
Vietnam

Sources:[8][9][10]

Europe

Europe Netball currently has 13 full members

Full Members
Team Association
 England England Netball
France Netball France
 Gibraltar Gibraltar Netball Association
 Isle of Man Isle of Man Netball
 Israel Israel Netball
Italy
 Malta Malta Netball Association
 Northern Ireland Netball Northern Ireland
 Republic of Ireland Netball Ireland
 Scotland Netball Scotland
  Switzerland Swiss Netball
 United Arab Emirates UAE Netball Federation
 Wales Wales Netball
Europe Netball Emerging Members
Team Association
Portugal
 Sweden
Qatar
Other netball nations
Team Association
Austria
Denmark
Germany
 Guernsey Guernsey Netball Association
 Jersey
Netherlands
Spain
Turkey
Ukraine

Sources:[11][12][13]

Oceania

Oceania Netball currently has 7 full members and two associate members

Full Members
Team Association
 Cook Islands Cook Islands Netball Association
 Fiji Netball Fiji
 New Zealand Netball New Zealand
 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Netball Association
 Samoa Samoa Netball Association
 Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Netball Federation
 Tonga
Associate Members
Team Association
 Niue Niue Island Netball Association
 Norfolk Island
Other netball nations
Team Association
 American Samoa
Kiribati
 Nauru
 Tokelau
Tuvalu
 Vanuatu Vanuatu Netball Association

Sources:[14][15]


Men's national teams

Team Association
 Australia Australian Men's and Mixed Netball Association
 Botswana
 England England Men's and Mixed Netball Association
 New Zealand New Zealand Men's and Mixed Netball Association
 South Africa Netball South Africa
Uganda
 Zimbabwe

References

  1. ^ "Regions & Members". World Netball. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. ^ "About Us". World Netball. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b "World Rankings Hub – Overview". World Netball. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Current World Ranking". World Netball. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Africa Region". World Netball. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Americas Region". World Netball. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Members". americasnetball.org. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Asia Region". World Netball. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Member Countries". asianetball.org. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Asian Netball Championships 2024". asianetball.org. 27 October 2024. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Europe Region". World Netball. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Our Members". www.europenetball.com. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Open Event 2024". www.europenetball.com. May 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Oceania Region". World Netball. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Oceania Region". www.oceanianetball.com. Retrieved 8 July 2025.