1996 Men's World Floorball Championships
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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.
Contents
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 |
| 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
| 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 |
| 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 |
2–4 | 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
|
9th Place Match
|
7th Place Match
|
5th Place Match
|
Final Round
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | Sweden |
13 | |||||||
| B2 | Czech Republic |
0 | |||||||
| A1 | Sweden |
5 | |||||||
| B1 | Finland |
0 | |||||||
| B1 | Finland |
4 | |||||||
| A2 | Norway |
1 | |||||||
Semifinals
|
|
Bronze Medal Match
|
Championship Match
|
Leading scorers
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Martin Olofsson | 7 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
|
Vladimír Fuchs | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
|
Andrei Kobelev | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
|
Christian Hellström | 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 |
Ranking & Statistics
| 1996 Men's World Floorball Championship Winners |
|---|
 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 |
|---|---|
 |
Sweden |
 |
Finland |
 |
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 |
