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 |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3 | 10 |
Norway |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 7 |
Switzerland |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 19 | 7 |
Denmark |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 4 |
Latvia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 2 |
Estonia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 0 |
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May 11, 1996 |
Denmark ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png) | 6–2 | Latvia |
Estonia ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png) | 0–10 | Switzerland |
Sweden ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png) | 9–2 | Norway |
May 12, 1996 |
Sweden ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png) | 8–0 | Estonia |
Norway ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Norway.svg.png) | 17–0 | Latvia |
Denmark ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png) | 5–7 | Switzerland |
May 13, 1996 |
Switzerland ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png) | 0–9 | Sweden |
Norway ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Norway.svg.png) | 6–2 | Denmark |
Latvia ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png) | 4–1 | Estonia |
May 14, 1996 |
Latvia ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png) | 1–18 | Sweden |
Switzerland ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png) | 4–4 | Norway |
Estonia ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png) | 1–7 | Denmark |
May 15, 1996 |
Sweden ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png) | 12–0 | Denmark |
Switzerland ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png) | 14–1 | Latvia |
Norway ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Norway.svg.png) | 13–1 | Estonia |
Group B
Venue: Uppsala, Sweden
Team |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
PTS |
Finland |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 10 |
Czech Republic |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 10 | 8 |
Russia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 23 | 6 |
Germany |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 4 |
Hungary |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 2 |
Singapore |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 89 | 0 |
Placement Round
11th Place Match
Singapore ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Singapore.svg.png) |
1–10 |
Estonia |
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9th Place Match
Latvia ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Latvia.svg.png) |
7–4 |
Hungary |
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7th Place Match
Germany ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Germany.svg.png) |
1–2 |
Denmark |
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5th Place Match
Switzerland ![](../I/m/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png) |
8–3 |
Russia |
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Final Round
Semifinals
Bronze Medal Match
Championship Match
Leading scorers
Player |
GP |
G |
A |
PTS |
PIM |
![Sweden](../I/m/Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png) | Martin Olofsson | 7 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
![Czech Republic](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png) | Vladimír Fuchs | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
![Russia](../I/m/Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) | Andrei Kobelev | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
![Sweden](../I/m/Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png) | Christian Hellström | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
![Sweden](../I/m/Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png) | Michael Östlund | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
![Russia](../I/m/Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) | Timofei Andreev | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
![Finland](../I/m/Flag_of_Finland.svg.png) | Akseli Ahtiainen | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
![Russia](../I/m/Flag_of_Russia.svg.png) | Igor Zhilinski | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
![Finland](../I/m/Flag_of_Finland.svg.png) | Jari Pekkola | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
![Finland](../I/m/Flag_of_Finland.svg.png) | Mika Sandell | 7 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Ranking & Statistics
1996 Men's World Floorball Championship Winners |
![](../I/m/Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png) Sweden 1st World title |
All-Star Team
- Goalkeeper:
Stefan Mattsson
- Defense:
Jari-Pekka Lehtonen,
Jonas Eriksson
- Forward:
Christian Hellström,
Andrea Engel,
Martin Olofsson
Official 1996 Rankings according to the IFF
Rk. |
Team |
01 ! | Sweden |
02 ! | Finland |
03 ! | Norway |
4. | Czech Republic |
5. | Switzerland |
6. | Russia |
7. | Denmark |
8. | Germany |
9. | Latvia |
10. | Hungary |
11. | Estonia |
12. | Singapore |
External links
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| Division B |
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| Women's | Division A | |
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| Division B |
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| Men's U-19 | Division A |
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