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) 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.
Sport is considered a national pastime in Finland and many Finns visit different sporting events regularly. Pesäpallo is the national sport of Finland, although the most popular forms of sport in terms of television viewers and media coverage are ice hockey and Formula One. In spectator attendance, harness racing comes right after ice hockey in popularity.
The IFF World Ranking is a ranking of the national teams of member countries of the International Floorball Federation.
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 are seven fifth places from the World Championships in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2020 and 2022 a and 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 Canada Men's Under-19 National Floorball Team is the men's under-19 national floorball team of Canada, and a member of the International Floorball Federation. The team is composed of the best floorball players in Canada under the age of 19. Canada's under-19 men's team is currently ranked 13th in the world at floorball, and plays in the B-Division at the World Floorball Championships.
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 2012 Men's World Floorball Championships were the ninth men's Floorball World Championships. The tournament took place in Bern and Zurich, Switzerland in December 2012.
Canada women's national floorball team is the national team of Canada. At the 2007 Floorball Women's World Championship in Frederikshavn, Denmark, the team finished seventh in the B-Division. At the 2013 Floorball Women's World Championship in Brno and Ostrava, Czech Republic, the team finished thirteenth.
The Philippines men's national floorball team is the national floorball team of the Philippines and is organized by the Philippine Floorball Association.
The 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships were the 12th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament took place in Prague, Czech Republic, from 1 to 9 December 2018.
The 2020 Men's World Floorball Championships was the 13th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament took place in Helsinki, Finland, during 3–11 December 2021. The tournament was originally intended to be played between 4–12 December 2020, but on 7 December 2020, it was announced it would be rescheduled one year into the future because of to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The United StatesMen's Under-19 National Floorball Team is the men's under-19 national floorball team of the United States, and a member of the International Floorball Federation. The team is composed of the best American floorball players under the age of 19. The United States' under-19 men's team is currently ranked 14th in the world at floorball, and played in the B-Division at the most recent U-19 World Floorball Championships.
The Germany Men's Under-19 National Floorball Team is the men's under-19 national floorball team of the Germany, and a member of the International Floorball Federation. The team is composed of the best German floorball players under the age of 19. The German under-19 men's team is currently ranked 9th in the world at floorball, and relegated to the B-Division at the most recent U-19 World Floorball Championships.
The RussiaMen's Under-19 National Floorball Team is the men's under-19 national floorball team of Russia, and a member of the International Floorball Federation. The team is composed of the best Russian floorball players under the age of 19. The Russian under-19 men's team is currently ranked 11th in the world at floorball, and played in the B-Division at the most recent U-19 World Floorball Championships.
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.
The Slovenia Men's Under-19 National Floorball Team is the men's under-19 national floorball team of the Slovenia, and a member of the International Floorball Federation. The team is composed of the best Slovenian floorball players under the age of 19. The Slovenian under-19 men's team is currently ranked 10th in the world at floorball, and played in the B-Division at the most recent U-19 World Floorball Championships.
The Australia Men's Under-19 National Floorball Team is the men's under-19 national floorball team of Australia, and a member of the International Floorball Federation. The team is composed of the best Australian floorball players under the age of 19. The Australian under-19 men's team is currently ranked 20th in the world at floorball, and is currently prepping for the 2021 U-19 World Championships.
The United States men's national floorball team is the men's national floorball team of the United States, and a member of the International Floorball Federation (IFF). The American men's team is currently ranked 16th in the world at floorball following their result at the 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships.
The Poland men's national floorball team is the men's national floorball team of Poland, and a member of the International Floorball Federation (IFF). The Poland men's team is currently ranked 11th in the world at floorball following their result at the 2022 Men's World Floorball Championships. Its biggest success is ninth place at 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships.
