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 Canada men's national floorball team is the men's national floorball team of Canada, and a member of the International Floorball Federation (IFF). Canada's men's team is currently ranked 16th in the world following their result at the 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships. Their 11th-place ranking after the 2018 Men's World Floorball Championships ties the highest ranking achieved by the men's team at the World Championships.
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.
The Champions Cup is floorball tournament organized by the International Floorball Federation for the best clubs from the top four countries according to IFF World Ranking. Since 2019, those are Sweden, the Czech Republic, Finland and Switzerland, both for men and women. The tournament culminates every year in January both for men's and women's teams, that won in the previous season in their national league and cup competitions. That means, there are eight men's and either women's teams in the tournament in total.
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 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.
Finland Men's National Floorball Team is the national floorball team of Finland. The national team was founded in 1985 and they played their first official game against Sweden in 1985. Finland has won five World Championships and one European Championships (1995). Finland has appeared in every World and European Championships tournament organised by the IFF and is the only team with Sweden to have won such a tournament.
The Czech men's national floorball team, presented as Czechia, is the national floorball team of the Czech Republic, and a member of the International Floorball Federation (IFF).
Czech Republic women's national floorball team is the national team of Czech Republic.
The Canada women's national floorball team is the women's national floorball team of Canada, and a member of the International Floorball Federation (IFF). Canada's women's team is currently unranked after failing to qualify for the last five Women's World Floorball Championships. Their 13th-place ranking after the 2013 Women's World Floorball Championships remains the highest ranking achieved by the women's team at the World Championships.
Czech Republic women's national under-19 floorball team is the women's under-19 national floorball team of the Czech Republic.
The Canada women's national under-19 floorball team is the women's national under-19 floorball team of Canada, and a member of the International Floorball Federation (IFF). Canada's women's under-19 team is currently ranked 16th in the world following their result at the 2024 Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships. Their 10th-place ranking after the 2016 Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships ties the highest ranking achieved by the women's under-19 team at the World Championships.
The 2019 IFF Women's World Floorball Championships was the 12th staging of the Women's World Floorball Championship, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the International Floorball Federation (IFF), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament took place in Neuchâtel, Switzerland from 7 to 15 December 2019. Switzerland played hosts for this event for the third time.
Tatran Střešovice is a floorball club based in Prague, Czech Republic. The team was founded in 1991.
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 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships was the 15th World Championships in men's floorball. It was held from 7 to 15 December 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The city had already hosted group stage of 2006 Championships.
