Floorball is a type of floor hockey with five players and a goalkeeper in each team. It is played indoors with 96–115.5 cm-long (37.8–45.5 in) sticks and a 70–72 mm-diameter (2.76–2.83 in) hollow plastic ball with holes. Matches are played in three twenty-minute periods. The sport of bandy also played a role in the game's development.
The 2006 Men's Floorball Championships were the sixth Men's World Floorball Championship. It was held in May 2006 in Sweden, with the host country defeating Finland in sudden victory in the gold medal game. Sweden thus continued its tradition of winning these championships, but for the first time in their history the team failed to win all games. Switzerland became the first team to accomplish a draw versus Sweden in a world championship game, and later won the bronze medal.
The 2004 Men's Floorball Championships were the fifth Men's World Floorball Championship. It was held in May 2004 in Switzerland, and won by Sweden.
The International Floorball Federation (IFF) is the worldwide governing body for the sport of floorball. It was founded on 12 April 1986 in Huskvarna, Sweden, by representatives from the national floorball associations of Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. It is recognized by the IOC and is an ordinary member of the ARISF.
The Sweden men's national floorball team is the national floorball team of Sweden, and a member of the International Floorball Federation. It has won ten out of 15 men's world championships. They have won silver at other championships and are the only team that has always played in the final match and the most successful floorball team overall.
The Latvia Men's National Floorball Team is the national floorball team of Latvia, and a member of the International Floorball Federation. Its biggest successes is the fourth place from the World Championships in 2024 and also the fourth place from the floorball tournament at the 2022 World Games.
Floorball Canada is the highest governing body for the sport of floorball in Canada. Floorball Canada is a self-governed organization which is recognized by the International Floorball Federation (IFF), Government of Canada, Sport Canada, and the Canadian Olympic Committee.
The 2009 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships Qualifying rounds took place over September 10–14, 2008 in Kartal, Hungary.
The Men's World Floorball Championship is an international floorball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Floorball Federation (IFF). It is distinct from the Women's World Floorball Championship, which is for women's teams. They were preceded by the European Championships which were held twice in 1994 and 1995. Since 2008, the tournament is played in early December. Before it was taking place in May–June.
The 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships were the eighth men's Floorball World Championships. The tournament was held from 4 December to 11 December 2010 in the cities of Helsinki, and Vantaa, Finland.
The 2009 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships were the fifth world championships in men's U-19 floorball. The tournament took place over May 6–10, 2009 in Turku, Finland.
The Canada men's national under-19 floorball team is the men's national under-19 floorball team of Canada, and a member of the International Floorball Federation (IFF). Canada's men's under-19 team is currently unranked after failing to qualify for the last two Under-19 World Floorball Championships. Their 13th-place ranking after the 2019 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships B-Division ties the highest ranking achieved by the men's under-19 team at the World Championships.
The 2009 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships were the fifth world championships in men's under-19 floorball. The tournament took place between 6 and 10 May 2009 in Raisio and Turku, Finland.
The 2004 Men's World Floorball Championships C-Division took place over April 21 to 25, 2004 in Leganés, Spain.
The 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships Qualifying rounds were the first such qualifiers for world championships in men's floorball. Four separate qualifying tournaments were played, with European qualifications between February 3 and February 6, 2010, in the cities of Babimost and Zbąszyń in Poland, as well as in the city of San Lorenzo de El Escorial in Spain.
The 2015 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships were the eighth world championships in men's under-19 floorball. The tournament took place over April 29 to May 3, 2015, in Helsingborg, Sweden.
The 2019 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships were the tenth world championships in men's under-19 floorball. The tournament took place from May 8–12, 2019 in Halifax, Canada, and it was the first men's under-19 world championships played outside of Europe.
The 2019 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships B-Division took place in conjunction with the tenth world championships in men's under-19 floorball. The tournament took place from May 8–12, 2019 in Halifax, Canada, and was the first Men's U-19 WFC played outside of Europe.
The 2021 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships were the 11th world championships in men's under-19 floorball. The tournament took place from 25 to 29 August 2021 in Brno, Czech Republic.
The JapanMen's Under-19 National Floorball Team is the men's under-19 national floorball team of Japan, and a member of the International Floorball Federation. The team is composed of the best Japanese floorball players under the age of 19. The Japan under-19 men's team is currently ranked 15th in the world at floorball, and played in the B-Division at the most recent U-19 World Floorball Championships.
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