Full name | FAT PIPE Florbal Chodov |
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Founded | 1991 |
Arena | Jedenáctka VS SH Jižní Město |
Coach | Men: David Podhráský Women: Ondřej Neuman |
League | Men: Superliga florbalu Women: Extraliga žen ve florbale |
Championships | Men: Superliga florbalu (2015–16 and 2016–17) Women: Extraliga žen ve florbale (2014–15) |
Florbal Chodov (FAT PIPE Florbal Chodov after its sponsor) is a floorball club based in Chodov, Prague, Czech Republic. The team was founded in 1991. [1]
The men's team has played in the highest Czech floorball league, Superliga florbalu, since its foundation in 1993. With two titles in the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, [2] [3] [4] it is the fourth most successful team of the league, after Tatran Střešovice, 1. SC Vítkovice and Florbal MB.
The women's team has also played in the highest Czech floorball league, Extraliga žen ve florbale, since the 2005–06 season. The team won the league in the 2014–15 season. [5]
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