1996 Men's World Floorball Championships

The 1996 Men's Floorball Championships were the first world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 1996 in Sweden, and was won by the host nation. The 1996 World Floorball Championships were the first in IFF history.

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Venue: Skellefteå, Sweden

Team GP W D L GF GA PTS
 Sweden 550065310
 Norway 531133167
  Switzerland 531135197
 Denmark 520320284
 Latvia 51048472
 Estonia 50053510
May 11, 1996
Denmark 6–2 Latvia
Estonia 0–10  Switzerland
Sweden 9–2 Norway
May 12, 1996
Sweden 8–0 Estonia
Norway 17–0 Latvia
Denmark 5–7  Switzerland
May 13, 1996
Switzerland  0–9 Sweden
Norway 6–2 Denmark
Latvia 4–1 Estonia
May 14, 1996
Latvia 1–18 Sweden
Switzerland  4–4 Norway
Estonia 1–7 Denmark
May 15, 1996
Sweden 12–0 Denmark
Switzerland  14–1 Latvia
Norway 13–1 Estonia

Group B

Venue: Uppsala, Sweden

Team GP W D L GF GA PTS
 Finland 550062410
 Czech Republic 540142108
 Russia 530245236
 Germany 520323184
 Hungary 510414452
 Singapore 50053890
May 11, 1996
Finland 30–0 Singapore
Germany 3–7 Russia
Czech Republic 6–2 Hungary
May 12, 1996
Russia 21–0 Singapore
Hungary 1–15 Finland
Germany 1–5 Czech Republic
May 13, 1996
Russia 2–9 Czech Republic
Singapore 2–7 Hungary
Finland 3–0 Germany
May 14, 1996
Czech Republic 9–4 Finland
Russia 14–1 Hungary
Singapore 0–11 Germany
May 15, 1996
Finland 10–1 Russia
Singapore 1–20 Czech Republic
Hungary 3–8 Germany

Placement Round

11th Place Match

May 16, 1996
Singapore  110  Estonia
Uppsala, Sweden

9th Place Match

May 16, 1996
Latvia  74  Hungary
Uppsala, Sweden

7th Place Match

May 16, 1996
Germany  12  Denmark
Uppsala, Sweden

5th Place Match

May 16, 1996
Switzerland   83  Russia
Uppsala, Sweden

Final Round

Semifinals Finals
      
A1  Sweden 13
B2  Czech Republic 0
A1  Sweden 5
B1  Finland 0
B1  Finland 4
A2  Norway 1

Semifinals

May 17, 1996
Sweden  130  Czech Republic
Globe Arena, Stockholm
 
Finland  41  Norway
Globe Arena, Stockholm

Bronze Medal Match

May 18, 1996
Norway  62  Czech Republic
Globe Arena, Stockholm

Championship Match

May 18, 1996
Sweden  50  Finland
Globe Arena, Stockholm

Leading scorers

Player GP G A PTS PIM
SwedenMartin Olofsson 7 11 5 16 0
Czech RepublicVladimír Fuchs 6 6 9 15 0
RussiaAndrei Kobelev 6 8 6 14 2
SwedenChristian Hellström 7 8 5 13 0
SwedenMichael Östlund 7 7 6 13 0
RussiaTimofei Andreev 6 6 7 13 0
FinlandAkseli Ahtiainen 6 6 7 13 0
RussiaIgor Zhilinski 6 6 7 13 2
FinlandJari Pekkola 7 5 8 13 2
FinlandMika Sandell 7 11 1 12 0

Ranking & Statistics

 1996 Men's World Floorball Championship Winners 

Sweden
1st World title

All-Star Team

Official 1996 Rankings according to the IFF

Rk. Team
1st  Sweden
2nd  Finland
3rd  Norway
4.  Czech Republic
5.   Switzerland
6.  Russia
7.  Denmark
8.  Germany
9.  Latvia
10.  Hungary
11.  Estonia
12.  Singapore

External links

Preceded by
No Previous Championships
Floorball World Championships
1996
Succeeded by
1998 World Championships
Preceded by
No Previous
Championships
Finals Venue
Globe Arena
Stockholm

1996
Succeeded by
Slavia
Prague
1998