1996 Men's World Floorball Championships
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Sweden |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sweden |
| Runner-up |  Finland |
| Third place |  Norway |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Scoring leader(s) | Martin Olofsson (16 points) |
The 1996 Men's Floorball Championships were the first men's Floorball World Championships. It was held in May 1996 in Sweden, and was won by the host nation. The 1996 World Floorball Championships were the first in IFF history.
Championship results[edit]
Preliminary round[edit]
Group A[edit]
Venue: Skellefteå, Sweden
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3 | +62 | 10 |
| Norway
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 7 |
 Switzerland
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 7 |
 Denmark
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 4 |
 Latvia
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 47 | −39 | 2 |
 Estonia
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 51 | −48 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 11 May 1996 | ||
| Denmark |
6–2 | Latvia
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| Estonia |
0–10 | Switzerland
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| Sweden |
9–2 | Norway
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| 12 May 1996 | ||
| Sweden |
8–0 | Estonia
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| Norway |
17–0 | Latvia
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| Denmark |
5–7 | Switzerland
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| 13 May 1996 | ||
| Switzerland |
0–9 | Sweden
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| Norway |
6–2 | Denmark
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| Latvia |
4–1 | Estonia
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| 14 May 1996 | ||
| Latvia |
1–18 | Sweden
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| Switzerland |
4–4 | Norway
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| Estonia |
1–7 | Denmark
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| 15 May 1996 | ||
| Sweden |
12–0 | Denmark
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| Switzerland |
14–1 | Latvia
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| Norway |
13–1 | Estonia
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Group B[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | +58 | 10 |
 Czech Republic
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 10 | +32 | 8 |
 Russia
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 6 |
 Germany
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 4 |
 Hungary
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 45 | −31 | 2 |
 Singapore
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 89 | −86 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 11 May 1996 | ||
| Finland |
30–0 | Singapore
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| Germany |
3–7 | Russia
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| Czech Republic |
6–2 | Hungary
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| 12 May 1996 | ||
| Russia |
21–0 | Singapore
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| Hungary |
1–15 | Finland
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| Germany |
1–5 | Czech Republic
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| 13 May 1996 | ||
| Russia |
2–9 | Czech Republic
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| Singapore |
2–7 | Hungary
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| Finland |
3–0 | Germany
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| 14 May 1996 | ||
| Czech Republic |
2–4 | Finland
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| Russia |
14–1 | Hungary
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| Singapore |
0–11 | Germany
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| 15 May 1996 | ||
| Finland |
10–1 | Russia
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| Singapore |
1–20 | Czech Republic
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| Hungary |
3–8 | Germany
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Placement round[edit]
11th Place match[edit]
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9th Place match[edit]
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7th Place match[edit]
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5th Place match[edit]
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Final round[edit]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | Sweden
| 13 | |||||||
| B2 | Czech Republic
| 0 | |||||||
| A1 | Sweden
| 5 | |||||||
| B1 | Finland
| 0 | |||||||
| B1 | Finland
| 4 | |||||||
| A2 | Norway
| 1 | |||||||
Semifinals[edit]
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Bronze Medal match[edit]
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Championship match[edit]
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| 1996 Men's World Floorball Championship winners |
|---|
| fl. SWE 1st World title |
Leading scorers[edit]
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Martin Olofsson | 7 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
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Vladimír Fuchs | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
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Andrei Kobelev | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
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Christian Hellström | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
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Michael Östlund | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
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Timofei Andreev | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
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Akseli Ahtiainen | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
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Igor Zhilinski | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
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Jari Pekkola | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
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Mika Sandell | 7 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
All-Star team[edit]
- Goalkeeper:
Stefan Mattsson - Defense:
Jari-Pekka Lehtonen, Jonas Eriksson - Forward: Christian Hellström,
Andrea Engel, Martin Olofsson
Official 1996 Rankings according to the IFF
| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
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Sweden
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Finland
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Norway
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| 4. | Czech Republic
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| 5. | Switzerland
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| 6. | Russia
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| 7. | Denmark
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| 8. | Germany
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| 9. | Latvia
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| 10. | Hungary
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| 11. | Estonia
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| 12. | Singapore
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