Such an organisation was first proposed in the 1950s, but the ICF was not formed until October 1988, when delegates from India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Germany and Switzerland met in Madras, India, for the first World Carrom Congress, at which the ICF was formed and an international set of rules was adopted.
The International Carrom Federation (ICF) is an association governed by Swiss law founded in 1988 in Chennai, India.
Currently the head office is based in Zurich, Switzerland.
[1] In addition, some continental confederations of national associations have been formed, including the Asian Carrom Confederation.
[2] The ICF has authorized the formation of continental confederations for Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and the Americas, although not all of these continents have member associations.