1998 Men's World Floorball Championships

The 1998 Men's Floorball Championships were the second world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 1998 in the Czech Republic, and won by Sweden.

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS
Sweden	3	3	0	0	35	0	6
Switzerland	3	2	0	1	16	9	4
Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	9	17	2
Germany	3	0	0	3	0	34	0

May 25, 1998 Switzerland   0–9  Sweden Královo Pole, Brno

Czech Republic  9–0  Germany Královo Pole, Brno

May 26, 1998 Sweden  14–0  Germany Královo Pole, Brno

Czech Republic  0–5   Switzerland Královo Pole, Brno

May 27, 1998 Germany  0–11   Switzerland Královo Pole, Brno

Sweden  12–0  Czech Republic Královo Pole, Brno

Group B

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS
Finland	3	3	0	0	18	3	6
Denmark	3	1	1	1	9	7	3
Norway	3	1	1	1	8	7	3
Russia	3	0	0	3	3	21	0

May 25, 1998 Norway  2–2  Denmark Sparta Arena, Prague

Russia  1–10  Finland Sparta Arena, Prague

May 26, 1998 Norway  6–1  Russia Sparta Arena, Prague

Finland  4–2  Denmark Sparta Arena, Prague

May 27, 1998 Denmark  5–1  Russia Sparta Arena, Prague

Finland  4–0  Norway Sparta Arena, Prague

Placement Round

7th Place Match

May 29, 1998 Germany  2–6  Russia Slavia, Prague

5th Place Match

May 29, 1998 Norway  5–4  Czech Republic Slavia, Prague

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	A1	Sweden	11
	B2	Denmark	2
						A1	Sweden	10
						A2	Switzerland	3
	B1	Finland	4
	A2	Switzerland	5

Semi-Finals

May 29, 1998 Sweden  11–2  Denmark Slavia, Prague

Finland  4–5   Switzerland Slavia, Prague

Bronze Medal Match

May 30, 1998 Finland  4–1  Denmark Slavia, Prague

Championship Match

May 30, 1998 Sweden  10–3   Switzerland Slavia, Prague

Leading scorers

Player		GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
	Magnus Augustsson	5	6	4	10	2
	Niklas Jihde	5	5	5	10	0
	Martin Olofsson	5	4	5	9	0
	Michael Östlund	5	4	5	9	0
	Christian Hellström	5	6	2	8	0
	Mika Kohonen	5	6	2	8	2
	Thomas Engel	5	6	2	8	2
	Klas Karlsson	5	2	6	8	0
	Mikael Gunnarzon	5	4	3	7	4
	Petter Pettersen	4	1	6	7	2

Ranking & Statistics

1998 Men's World Floorball Championship Winners  Sweden 2nd World title Awards & All-Star Team Goalkeeper: Mark Wolf Defense: Klas Karlsson, Jan-Erik Vaara Forward: Mika Kohonen, Thomas Engel, Magnus Augustsson Most Valuable Player (MVP): Martin Olofsson

Official 1998 A-Division Rankings according to the IFF

Rk.	Team
01 !	Sweden
02 !	Switzerland
03 !	Finland
4.	Denmark
5.	Norway
6.	Czech Republic
7.	Russia
8.	Germany

External links

• Tournament Statistics

Preceded by 1996 World Championships	Floorball World Championships 1998	Succeeded by 2000 World Championships
Preceded by Globe Arena Stockholm 1996	Finals Venue Slavia Prague 1998	Succeeded by Jordal Amfi Oslo 2000

Floorball World Championships Men's Division A 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 Division B 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 Division C 2004 2006 2008 Qualifying 2010 2012 2014 Women's Division A 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Division B 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 Qualifying 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 Men's U-19 Division A 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Division B 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 Qualifying 2007 2009 2011 Women's U-19 Division A 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Division B 2008 2010 University Men's 2002 2006 2008 2010 Women's 2008 2010 List of floorball world champions