1996 Men's World Floorball Championships

1996 Men's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Sweden
Runners-up Finland
Third place Norway
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Martin Olofsson (16 points)

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

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

All-Star team

  • Goalkeeper: Stefan Mattsson
  • Defense: Jari-Pekka Lehtonen, Jonas Eriksson
  • Forward: Christian Hellström, Andrea Engel, Martin Olofsson

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

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