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Sports federations. Clubs and licences

Sports federations. Clubs and licences Catalonia. 2023
Licences
Clubs Men Women Total
Total 9,182 497,065 190,009 687,074
Underwater activities 94 3,979 1,176 5,155
Aerial 72 2,665 251 2,916
Agility 17 111 154 265
Athletics 139 8,030 6,704 14,734
Motor racing 200 1,976 306 2,282
Badminton 25 440 270 710
Sport dancing 35 302 822 1,124
Basketball 415 39,629 24,501 64,130
Baseball and softball 11 1,268 353 1,621
Billiards 37 994 11 1,005
Bowling 75 1,011 294 1,305
Amateur boxing 66 1,285 121 1,406
Hunting 859 32,442 411 32,853
Blind and visually impaired 11 230 131 361
Cycling 715 12,601 1,241 13,842
Racing pigeons 45 1,013 85 1,098
Messenger pigeons 8 76 28 104
Cricket 92 2,139 318 2,457
Orienteering 25 505 346 851
Darts 15 204 29 233
Physically disabled 35 340 80 420
Psychologically disabled 74 2,010 990 3,000
Outdoor pursuits 428 27,534 17,122 44,656
Chess 209 7,229 568 7,797
Fencing 20 442 153 595
Potholing 59 1,161 519 1,680
Winter sports 67 3,967 2,832 6,799
Squash and racquetball 19 247 58 305
Water skiing 13 286 136 422
Body building 32 241 190 431
Football 1,371 158,172 21,386 179,558
American football 33 1,478 314 1,792
Indoor football 81 1,275 263 1,538
Gymnastics 146 758 6,367 7,125
Golf 56 21,170 7,584 28,754
Weightlifting 13 114 115 229
Handball 105 8,839 4,816 13,655
Equestrian 144 2,058 8,019 10,077
Hockey 31 4,627 4,086 8,713
Judo and associated disciplines 122 5,043 1,696 6,739
Karate 184 7,495 3,312 10,807
Kickboxing and Moay-Thaï 61 1,614 552 2,166
Korfball 11 116 108 224
Wrestling 60 1,089 310 1,399
Motorcycling 165 7,494 350 7,844
Motor boating 28 59 16 75
Swimming 130 8,440 6,443 14,883
Paddle 347 16,410 10,454 26,864
Cerebral palsy 77 189 93 282
Skating 409 10,050 14,532 24,582
Modern pentathlon 9 374 371 745
Angling 130 3,985 262 4,247
Petanque 252 5,842 1,503 7,345
Pelota 28 1,751 242 1,993
Canoeing 20 1,053 641 1,694
Pitch and putt 65 9,113 1,764 10,877
Polo 8 68 15 83
Rowing 40 1,750 1,866 3,616
Rugby 55 5,065 1,195 6,260
Lifeguarding 13 136 130 266
Deaf 13 1,182 815 1,997
Surf 24 173 103 276
Taekwondo 166 7,371 4,200 11,571
Tennis 220 15,743 7,824 23,567
Table tennis 126 4,262 495 4,757
Archery 66 2,389 888 3,277
Shooting 68 11,591 1,187 12,778
Triathlon 113 2,637 983 3,620
Twirling 12 32 700 732
Biketrialt union 21 262 10 272
Sailing 100 7,310 3,509 10,819
Volleyball 147 4,129 10,290 14,419
Source: Consell Català de l'Esport.
Notes:
Twirling: Data of 2022.
Unions of clubs constitute the step prior to the creation of a federation.

Last update: April 5, 2024.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Sports club
Private association with legal personality and able to act without any profit made up of individuals, whose basic objectives are the promotion, development and continuous practice of physical activity sports.
Sports federation
Private entity with public and social interest dedicated to the promotion, management and coordination of the recognized sports, basically constituted sports associations or clubs, sports groups and other private non-profit organization that includes among its social purposes the promotion and practice of sport and physical activity. It can also be made, it may be, for athletes, coaches, judges or referees or other representatives of individuals.
Sporting license
Accreditation issued by a sports federation, sports club or sports council in favor of the athlete, for the implementation of the physical activity or competition, which involves bonding authorization and the organizer of the activity . Its duration may be annual, seasonal or shorter duration, and can be of three types: federal, school and physical activity.

Methodological aspects

The sports councils and federations clubs provide data and licenses, as sports licenses processed by the sports organizations (Decree 58/2010 ., dated 4th May 2010, sports organizations in Catalonia, Official Journal No. 6139, 31.05.2012).

When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".