1996 Men's World Floorball Championships

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1996 Men's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Sweden
Runner-up	Finland
Third place	Norway
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)	Martin Olofsson (16 points)
1998 →

The 1996 Men's Floorball Championships were the first men's Floorball World Championships. 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.^[1]^[2]

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Venue: Skellefteå, Sweden

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sweden	5	5	0	0	65	3	+62	10
Norway	5	3	1	1	33	16	+17	7
Switzerland	5	3	1	1	35	19	+16	7
Denmark	5	2	0	3	20	28	−8	4
Latvia	5	1	0	4	8	47	−39	2
Estonia	5	0	0	5	3	51	−48	0

Source: ^[2]


11 May 1996
Denmark	6–2	Latvia
Estonia	0–10	Switzerland
Sweden	9–2	Norway
12 May 1996
Sweden	8–0	Estonia
Norway	17–0	Latvia
Denmark	5–7	Switzerland
13 May 1996
Switzerland	0–9	Sweden
Norway	6–2	Denmark
Latvia	4–1	Estonia
14 May 1996
Latvia	1–18	Sweden
Switzerland	4–4	Norway
Estonia	1–7	Denmark
15 May 1996
Sweden	12–0	Denmark
Switzerland	14–1	Latvia
Norway	13–1	Estonia

Group B

Venue: Uppsala, Sweden

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Finland	5	5	0	62	4	+58	10
Czech Republic	5	4	1	42	10	+32	8
Russia	5	3	2	45	23	+22	6
Germany	5	2	3	23	18	+5	4
Hungary	5	1	4	14	45	−31	2
Singapore	5	0	5	3	89	−86	0

Source: ^[2]


11 May 1996
Finland	30–0	Singapore
Germany	3–7	Russia
Czech Republic	6–2	Hungary
12 May 1996
Russia	21–0	Singapore
Hungary	1–15	Finland
Germany	1–5	Czech Republic
13 May 1996
Russia	2–9	Czech Republic
Singapore	2–7	Hungary
Finland	3–0	Germany
14 May 1996
Czech Republic	2–4	Finland
Russia	14–1	Hungary
Singapore	0–11	Germany
15 May 1996
Finland	10–1	Russia
Singapore	1–20	Czech Republic
Hungary	3–8	Germany

Placement round

11th Place match

16 May 1996

Singapore	1–10	Estonia

Uppsala, Sweden

9th Place match

16 May 1996

Latvia	7–4	Hungary

Uppsala, Sweden

7th Place match

16 May 1996

Germany	1–2	Denmark

Uppsala, Sweden

5th Place match

16 May 1996

Switzerland	8–3	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

17 May 1996

Sweden	13–0	Czech Republic

Globe Arena, Stockholm

Finland	4–1	Norway

Globe Arena, Stockholm

Bronze Medal match

18 May 1996

Norway	6–2	Czech Republic

Globe Arena, Stockholm

Championship match

18 May 1996

Sweden	5–0	Finland

Globe Arena, Stockholm

Leading scorers

	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
Martin Olofsson [sv]	7	11	5	16	0
Vladimír Fuchs [cs]	6	6	9	15	0
Andrei Kobelev	6	8	6	14	2
Christian Hellström [sv]	7	8	5	13	0
Michael Östlund	7	7	6	13	0
Timofei Andreev	6	6	7	13	0
Akseli Ahtiainen	6	6	7	13	0
Igor Zhilinski	6	6	7	13	2
Jari Pekkola	7	5	8	13	2
Mika Sandell	7	11	1	12	0

All-Star team

Goalkeeper: Stefan Mattsson
Defense: Jari-Pekka Lehtonen [fi], Jonas Eriksson
Forward: Christian Hellström [sv], Andrea Engel, Martin Olofsson [sv]

Ranking

Official 1996 Rankings according to the IFF

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

References

^ "MS 1996 : Češi napoprvé čtvrtí". 26 March 2021. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Men's WFC 1996". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 3 November 2024.

External links

Official results
Final game report at SVT's open archive (in Swedish)

World Floorball Championship

Men's

Division A	1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Division B	1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
Division C	2004 2006 2008
Qualifying	2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024

Women's

Division A	1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027
Division B	1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009
Qualifying	2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

Men's U-19

Division A	2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Division B	2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Qualifying	2007 2009 2011 2023 2025

Women's U-19

Division A	2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Division B	2008 2010
Qualifying	2024

University

Men's	2002 2006 2008 2010
Women's	2008 2010

List of floorball world champions

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