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 December 2025
Rank Change Team Played Weighted Points Rating
1 Steady  Australia 51 33 6,734 204
2 Steady  New Zealand 57 38 7,554 199
3 Steady  Jamaica 41 24 4,602 192
4 Steady  England 55 36 6,636 184
5 Steady  South Africa 56 39 6,255 160
6 Increase1  Uganda 45 30 3,779 126
7 Decrease1  Wales 38 26 3,165 122
8 Steady  Malawi 43 28 3,365 120
9 Steady  Tonga 40 25 2,934 117
10 Steady  Scotland 37 27 2,862 106
11 Steady  Trinidad and Tobago 25 13 1,222 94
12 Increase1  Zimbabwe 45 32 2,840 89
13 Increase1  Samoa 32 21 1,765 84
14 Decrease2  Northern Ireland 32 26 2,167 83
15 Increase1  Zambia 22 13 1,000 77
16 Decrease1  Namibia 37 29 2,227 77
17 Steady  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30 21 1,587 76
18 Steady  Fiji 44 27 2,026 75
19 Steady  Barbados 41 25 1,839 74
20 Increase  Bermuda 8 8 505 63

Source:[4]


Teams by federation and region

Africa

Full Members
Team Association
 Botswana Botswana Netball Association
Burundi Burundi
Eswatini Eswatini Netball Eswatini
Ghana Ghana
 Kenya Kenya Netball Association
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
 Lesotho Netball Association of Lesotho
 Malawi Netball Association of Malawi
 Namibia Netball Namibia
Nigeria 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
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo
Liberia Liberia
Seychelles Seychelles
Other netball nations
Team Association
Angola Angola
Egypt Egypt
Ethiopia Ethiopia
Mauritius Mauritius
Senegal Senegal
Sierra Leone 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 Argentina Netball Federation of Argentina
 Barbados Barbados Netball Association
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands
Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda Netball Association
 Canada Canadian Amateur Netball Association
 Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Netball Association
Dominica Dominica
 Grenada Netball Grenada
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe
 Jamaica Netball Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Eustatius
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten
 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Netball Association
 United States USA Netball
Associate Members
Team Association
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Venezuela 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 Bangladesh
 Brunei
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
 Hong Kong Hong Kong Netball Association
 India Netball Federation of India
Japan Japan
 Malaysia Malaysian Netball Association
Maldives Maldives Netball Association of the Maldives
Nepal Nepal
 Pakistan Pakistan Netball Federation
 Philippines Netball Philippines
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
 Singapore Netball Singapore
South Korea South Korea
 Sri Lanka Netball Federation of Sri Lanka
 Thailand
Timor-Leste Timor-Leste
Associate Members
Team Association
Bahrain Bahrain
Macau Macau
Other netball nations
Team Association
Afghanistan Afghanistan
Iraq Iraq
Iran Iran
Indonesia Indonesia
Mongolia Mongolia
Myanmar Myanmar
 United Arab Emirates UAE Netball Federation
Vietnam Vietnam

Sources:[8][9][10]

Europe

Europe Netball currently has 13 full members

Full Members
Team Association
 England England Netball
France France Netball France
 Gibraltar Gibraltar Netball Association
 Isle of Man Isle of Man Netball
 Israel Israel Netball
Italy 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 Portugal
 Sweden
Qatar Qatar
Other netball nations
Team Association
Austria Austria
Denmark Denmark
Germany Germany
 Guernsey Guernsey Netball Association
 Jersey
Netherlands Netherlands
Spain Spain
Turkey Turkey
Ukraine 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 Kiribati
 Nauru
 Tokelau
Tuvalu 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 Uganda
 Zimbabwe

References

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  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 December 2025. Retrieved 14 January 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.