Founded on 23 September 1985, the Finnish Floorball Federation (SSBL) (Finnish: Suomen Salibandyliitto, Swedish: Finlands Innebandyförbund) is the governing body for floorball in the country of Finland. The SSBL's number of professional licensed players is 39,104 (in May 2006),[1] making it the nation's third most popular sport, after association football and ice hockey.
| Finnish Floorball Federation SSBL | |
|---|---|
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| IOC nation | FIN |
| National flag |  |
| Sport | Floorball |
| Official website | salibandy |
| History | |
| Year of formation | 23 September 1985 |
| Affiliations | |
| International federation | International Floorball Federation (IFF) |
| IFF member since | 12 April 1986 |
| Elected | |
| President | Matti Ahde |
The SSBL organizes the Salibandyliiga and Finnish Floorball Cup competitions. Alongside the top National Floorball League, there is another league where over 1800 teams compete in 10 divisions (6 male, 4 female).
Organisation edit
The clubs competing in the SSBL divisions are represented on the "Congress", with a number of votes (between one and three) proportional to the number of registered players at a club. The Congress functions as the electorate for the Council members and SSBL Board, which has nine members with two-year terms.
The SSBL has regional offices in Joensuu, Lappeenranta, Oulu, Seinäjoki, Tampere and Turku, alongside the head office, which is based in Helsinki.
See also edit
- F-liiga – men's top floorball league in Finland
- F-liiga (women) – women's top floorball league in Finland
- Finland men's national floorball team
- Finland women's national floorball team
References edit
- ^ "Salibandyliitto ry". Archived from the original on 2008-08-29. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
External links edit
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