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.
Sports play a significant part in the life of many Czechs who are generally loyal supporters of their favourite teams or individuals.
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.
Czech Open is an international floorball tournament. It takes place every year in August in Prague, Czech Republic. It is one of the largest floorball tournaments in the world. Every year over 200 teams from around the world participate. The first season was played in 1993. The tournament is organized by Prague floorball club Tatran Střešovice.
The 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships were the 10th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament took place in Gothenburg, Sweden in December 2014. Home team Sweden defended their title in a close game against Finland. Czech Republic earned the bronze after defeating Switzerland by 4–3.
Czech Republic women's national under-19 floorball team is the women's under-19 national floorball team of the Czech Republic.
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.
Superliga florbalu is the highest league in the league system of Czech men's floorball and comprises the top 14 Czech floorball teams. The season culminates in a play-off played by the best ten teams. The first season began in 1993–94.
Tatran Střešovice is a floorball club based in Prague, Czech Republic. The team was founded in 1991.
1. SC Vítkovice is a floorball club based in the Vítkovice district of Ostrava, Czech Republic. The team was founded in 1992.
Florbal MB is a floorball club based in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. The current club was formed in 2003 by merging FbK Mladá Boleslav (1999) and Sokol Mladá Boleslav (1998).
FBC Ostrava is a floorball club based in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The team was founded in 1993.
The 2022 Men's World Floorball Championships was the 14th World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament was played in Zürich and Winterthur, Switzerland, and took place during 5–13 November, 2022.
The Czech Republic men's under-19 national floorball team is the men's under-19 national floorball team of the Czech Republic, and a member of the International Floorball Federation. The team is composed of the best Czech floorball players under the age of 19.
The 2020 Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships was the 9th world championships in women's under-19 floorball and held on 1 to 5 September 2021 in Uppsala, Sweden. Originally scheduled to take place on 6 to 10 May 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden, it was rescheduled to 2021.
The 2023 Women's World Floorball Championships was the 14th edition of this competition. It was held from 2 to 10 December 2023 in Singapore, marking the first time that it was not in Europe since 2005. Sweden were the 8-time defending champion, and they made it nine with a 6–4 win over Finland in the final.
The 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships will be the 15th edition of this competition. It will be held from 7 to 15 December 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. Sweden are the two-time defending champions.
The 2025 Women's World Floorball Championships will be the 15th edition of this competition. It will held from 5 to 14 December 2025 in Brno and Ostrava in the Czech Republic. Sweden are the 7-time defending champions.
The 2023 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships was the 12th edition of the championship. The tournament was played in Frederikshavn, Denmark, and took place from 26 to 30 April. Czech Republic were the two-time defending champions, but were beaten by Switzerland in the semifinals. Sweden won their sixth title after triumphing over the Swiss in the final.
The 2023–24 Men's Floorball Champions Cup was the 29th edition of the premier competition for floorball clubs. The reigning champions were IBF Falun. Tatran Střešovice became the first Czech team to win the cup by beating IBF Falun 6–4 in Prague.
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