Jorkyball


Jorkyball is a format of two vs two football. It is played in a by cage on artificial turf with the possibility of using the walls to pass, dribble, and score. As in football it is played only with the feet and use of hands is forbidden. The objective is to score goals into a net. As in squash and paddle, the sport is played in a four-walled court and all of them can be used including the net above.. The governing body is the Jorkyball International Federation.

Jorkyball International Federation

Jorkyball International Federation was founded in 2014. The president of the JIF is Gilles Paniez and its headquarters are in Rome, Italy.
The new Jorkyball International Federation became reality on 10/09/2014.

Members

13 nations in March 2025:
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  • Asia :,
  • Americas :,

    Events

Source:
  1. JIF World Competitions : 2018, 2021, 2023
  2. European Jorkyball Championships: 2021
  3. Jorkyball JIF Leagues: 2019
  4. 1st JIF World Female Cup for Nations
Some events was held since 2003 but many of this games was informal in defunct organizations.
Other events list:

2017

8 competitions / women, juniors, seniors and men:
  1. 6th JIF World Cup for Nations
  2. 2nd JIF Women World Cup for Nations
  3. 10th JIF World Cup for Clubs
  4. 15th JIF SuperChampions League
  5. 12th JIF Golden Cup
  6. 3rd JIF Senior Over 35 Cup
  7. 2nd JIF Junior Under 23 Cup
  8. 1st JIF Open Trophy

    History

Three on two jorkyball was invented by the French Gilles Paniez in 1987. It started in a garage in Lyon, France. Jorkyball was first played in front of a large audience at the 1990 [FIFA World Cup] in Italy as an exhibition. Since then, the number of jorkyball players has been increasing.
Jorkyball is currently played in 13 countries and expanding: France, Italy, Portugal, Canada, Spain, Hungary, Poland, Belgium, Switzerland, Japan, Mexico, India and Israel.

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. Dimensions are:
  • Length:
  • Width:
  • Height:
  • Goal size:
The ball is in hand-sewn felt. It weighs. It is roughly the size of a handball.