1996 Men's World Floorball Championships

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1996 Men's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Runner-upFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Third placeFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Sweden.svg 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]

Contents

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Venue: Skellefteå, Sweden

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5500653+6210
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 53113316+177
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 53113519+167
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5203202884
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 5104847392
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 5005351480
Source: [2]
11 May 1996
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg6–2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg0–10Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg9–2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
12 May 1996
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg8–0Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg17–0Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg5–7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
13 May 1996
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg0–9Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg6–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg4–1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
14 May 1996
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg1–18Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg4–4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svg1–7Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
15 May 1996
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg12–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg14–1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg13–1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia

Group B

Venue: Uppsala, Sweden

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 5500624+5810
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 54014210+328
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 53024523+226
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 52032318+54
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 51041445312
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 5005389860
Source: [2]
11 May 1996
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg30–0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg6–2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
12 May 1996
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg21–0Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg1–15Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
13 May 1996
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg2–7Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg3–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
14 May 1996
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg14–1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg0–11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
15 May 1996
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg10–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg1–20Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg3–8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Placement round

11th Place match

16 May 1996
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg1–10Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Uppsala, Sweden

9th Place match

16 May 1996
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg7–4Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Uppsala, Sweden

7th Place match

16 May 1996
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Uppsala, Sweden

5th Place match

16 May 1996
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg8–3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Uppsala, Sweden

Final round

Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 13
B2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0
A1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5
B1 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0
B1 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4
A2 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1

Semifinals

17 May 1996
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg13–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Globe Arena, Stockholm
 
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg4–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Globe Arena, Stockholm

Bronze Medal match

18 May 1996
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg6–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Globe Arena, Stockholm

Championship match

18 May 1996
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg5–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Globe Arena, Stockholm

Leading scorers

Player GP G A PTS PIM
Flag of Sweden.svg Martin Olofsson  [ sv ]7115160
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Fuchs  [ cs ]669150
Flag of Russia.svg Andrei Kobelev 686142
Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Hellström  [ sv ]785130
Flag of Sweden.svg Michael Östlund 776130
Flag of Russia.svg Timofei Andreev 667130
Flag of Finland.svg Akseli Ahtiainen 667130
Flag of Russia.svg Igor Zhilinski 667132
Flag of Finland.svg Jari Pekkola 758132
Flag of Finland.svg Mika Sandell 7111120

All-Star team

Ranking

Official 1996 Rankings according to the IFF

Rk.Team
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
4.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
5.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
6.Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
7.Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
8.Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
9.Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
10.Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
11.Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
12.Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore

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