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.
| 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) |
Championship results edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
Venue: Skellefteå, Sweden
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3 | +62 | 10 |
| Norway
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 7 |
 Switzerland
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 7 |
 Denmark
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 4 |
 Latvia
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 47 | −39 | 2 |
 Estonia
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 51 | −48 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 11 May 1996 | ||
| Denmark |
6–2 | Latvia
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| Estonia |
0–10 | Switzerland
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| Sweden |
9–2 | Norway
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| 12 May 1996 | ||
| Sweden |
8–0 | Estonia
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| Norway |
17–0 | Latvia
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| Denmark |
5–7 | Switzerland
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| 13 May 1996 | ||
| Switzerland |
0–9 | Sweden
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| Norway |
6–2 | Denmark
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| Latvia |
4–1 | Estonia
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| 14 May 1996 | ||
| Latvia |
1–18 | Sweden
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| Switzerland |
4–4 | Norway
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| Estonia |
1–7 | Denmark
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| 15 May 1996 | ||
| Sweden |
12–0 | Denmark
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| Switzerland |
14–1 | Latvia
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| Norway |
13–1 | Estonia
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Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | +58 | 10 |
 Czech Republic
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 10 | +32 | 8 |
 Russia
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 6 |
 Germany
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 4 |
 Hungary
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 45 | −31 | 2 |
 Singapore
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 89 | −86 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 11 May 1996 | ||
| Finland |
30–0 | Singapore
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| Germany |
3–7 | Russia
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| Czech Republic |
6–2 | Hungary
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| 12 May 1996 | ||
| Russia |
21–0 | Singapore
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| Hungary |
1–15 | Finland
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| Germany |
1–5 | Czech Republic
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| 13 May 1996 | ||
| Russia |
2–9 | Czech Republic
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| Singapore |
2–7 | Hungary
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| Finland |
3–0 | Germany
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| 14 May 1996 | ||
| Czech Republic |
2–4 | Finland
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| Russia |
14–1 | Hungary
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| Singapore |
0–11 | Germany
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| 15 May 1996 | ||
| Finland |
10–1 | Russia
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| Singapore |
1–20 | Czech Republic
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| Hungary |
3–8 | Germany
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Placement round edit
11th Place match edit
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9th Place match edit
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7th Place match edit
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5th Place match edit
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Final round edit
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | Sweden
| 13 | |||||||
| B2 | Czech Republic
| 0 | |||||||
| A1 | Sweden
| 5 | |||||||
| B1 | Finland
| 0 | |||||||
| B1 | Finland
| 4 | |||||||
| A2 | Norway
| 1 | |||||||
Semifinals edit
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Bronze Medal match edit
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Championship match edit
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| 1996 Men's World Floorball Championship winners |
|---|
| fl. SWE 1st World title |
Leading scorers edit
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Martin Olofsson | 7 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
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Vladimír Fuchs | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
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Andrei Kobelev | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
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Christian Hellström | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
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Michael Östlund | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
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Timofei Andreev | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
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Akseli Ahtiainen | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
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Igor Zhilinski | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
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Jari Pekkola | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
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Mika Sandell | 7 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
All-Star team edit
- 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 |
|---|---|
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Sweden
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Finland
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Norway
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| 4. | Czech Republic
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| 5. | Switzerland
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| 6. | Russia
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| 7. | Denmark
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| 8. | Germany
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| 9. | Latvia
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| 10. | Hungary
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| 11. | Estonia
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| 12. | Singapore
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