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.
The Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team is the national ice hockey team of the Czech Republic. Since 2021, the team has been officially known in English as Czechia. It is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called "Big Six", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States. It is governed by the Czech Ice Hockey Association. The Czech Republic has 85,000 male players officially enrolled in organized hockey.
Sports play a significant part in the life of many Czechs who are generally loyal supporters of their favourite teams or individuals.
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 14 men's world championships. Its dominance has decreased somewhat though – in 1996 the overall goal difference was 83–3, while ten years later, the team suffered its first draw in the tournament versus Switzerland, and needed sudden victory to defeat Finland in the final. In 2008, Finland defeated Sweden in overtime, giving Sweden its first loss in the World Floorball Championships. This loss happened in the final match, and therefore Sweden did not retain their 12-year title as world floorball champions. In 2012, Sweden defeated Finland and won the title for the first time in six years.
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.
David Kostelecký is a male Czech sports shooter. He won the gold medal in the Men's Trap event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the silver medal in the same event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
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 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.
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.
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 team based in Prague, Czech Republic. The team was founded in 1991.
1. SC Vítkovice is a floorball team based in Vítkovice district of Ostrava, Czech Republic. The team was founded in 1992.
Florbal MB is a floorball team 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 team based in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The team was founded in 1993.
The 2021 Men's under-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 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 Slovakia Men's Under-19 National Floorball Team is the men's under-19 national floorball team of the Slovakia, and a member of the International Floorball Federation. The team is composed of the best Slovak floorball players under the age of 19. The Slovak under-19 men's team is currently ranked 6th in the world at floorball. They finished 7th at 2021 U-19 World Floorball Championship in Brno, Czech Republic.
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 Czech under-19 men's team is currently ranked 1st in the world at floorball, after winning the last two championships in 2019 and 2021.
The 2020 Women's under-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.
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