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IFF World Ranking ...
The IFF World Ranking is a ranking of the national teams of member countries of the International Floorball Federation. Ranking system The ranking is based on the standings of the two most recent Floorball World Championships. That is 2022 and 2024 for men and 2021 and 2023 for women. The ranking is also used to determine the seeding of the teams for the next Floorball World Championships and other competitions like World Games. National champions from the top four ranked countries compete at the Champions Cup. Current rankings Source: Men Women Notes and references {{Sport world rankings Floorball Floorball Floorball (also known by other names) is a sport played with five players and a goalkeeper in each team. It is played indoors with sticks and a hollow plastic ball with holes. Matches are played in three periods. The sport of bandy also playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Floorball Federation
The International Floorball Federation (IFF) is the worldwide governing body for the sport of floorball. It was founded on 12 April 1986 in Huskvarna, Sweden, by representatives from the national floorball associations of Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. It is based in Helsinki, Finland. The president of the federation is Filip Šuman. The federation became a member of Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) in 2000. It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee, IOC and is an ordinary member of the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations, ARISF since 2008. Further, it is a member of International World Games Association (IWGA) since 2013. Events * Men's World Floorball Championship * Women's World Floorball Championship * Under-19 World Floorball Championships * Champions Cup (floorball), Champions Cup * Floorball European Championships * Asia-Oceania Floorball Cup * Asia Pacific Floorball Championships * Southeast Asi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floorball
Floorball (also known by other names) is a sport played with five players and a goalkeeper in each team. It is played indoors with sticks and a hollow plastic ball with holes. Matches are played in three periods. The sport of bandy also played a role in the game's development. The game was invented in Sweden in the late 1960s. The basic rules were established in 1979 when the first floorball club in the world, Sala IBK, from Sala, was founded in Sweden. Official rules for matches were first written down in 1981. The sport is organized internationally by the International Floorball Federation (IFF). As of 2019, there were about 377,000 registered floorball players worldwide, up from around 300,000 in 2014. Events include an annual Champions Cup, EuroFloorball Cup and EuroFloorball Challenge for club teams and the biennial World Floorball Championships with separate divisions for men and women. Men's semi-professional club leagues include Finland's F-liiga, Sweden's Sven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2022 Men's World Floorball Championships was the 14th Men's World Floorball Championship, World Championships in men's floorball. The tournament was played in Zürich and Winterthur, Switzerland, and took place during 5–13 November 2022. Sweden men's national floorball team, Sweden defended their title against Czech Republic men's national floorball team, Czechia, which took their first silver medal since 2004 Men's World Floorball Championships, WFC 2004. Finland men's national floorball team, Finland earned the bronze after defeating Switzerland men's national floorball team, Switzerland. WFC 2022 qualification 36 teams registered for the 14th IFF Men's World Floorball Championships. 16 have qualified to reach to the final championship. Host country, Switzerland, qualified automatically. Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire has participated in the European qualifiers for the second time in a row, remaining the only team from Africa to have ever participated in the World Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Men's World Floorball Championships
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. Sweden did not defend their two-time championship after losing to Finland in the finals 4–5 in overtime, after having led the game 4–0 at one stage in the match. Together with a loss against the Finns in a group game, these were the first ever defeats for Sweden on home turf. The Czech Republic for the first time won their group without losing a point. Unlike in the previous championship, however, Czechs did not make it past the semifinals and finished in third place after defeating Latvia. Latvia knocked out Switzerland in the quarterfinals. This marked Latvia's first appearance in the semifinals of a world championship. It was the first time since the 2012 tournament that a team other than the Czech Republic, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland had reach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Women's World Floorball Championships
The 2021 Women's World Floorball Championships were held from 27 November to 5 December 2021 in Uppsala, Sweden. Qualification Venues Draw The draw took place on 22 May 2021 in Uppsala, Sweden. (*) Russia is not allowed to use its flag, coat of arms or national anthem during the tournament. Preliminary round Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Bracket Play-off round Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze-medal game Final Placement round 13th place Bracket 13–16th-place semifinals 15th-place game 13th-place game 9th place Bracket 9–12th-place semifinals 11th-place game 9th-place game 5th place Bracket 5–8th-place game 7th-place game 5th-place game Final ranking References {{World championships in 2021 Floorball World Championships 2021 in floorball, World Championships 2021 in Swedish sport International sports competitions hosted by Sweden Sports competitions in Up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Women's World Floorball Championships
The 2023 Women's World Floorball Championships was the 14th edition of this Women's World Floorball Championship, competition. It was held from 2 to 10 December 2023 in Singapore, marking the first time since the 2005 Women's World Floorball Championships, 2005 that the event was held outside Europe. Sweden women's national floorball team, Sweden were the 8-time defending champion, and they made it nine with a 6–4 win over Finland women's national floorball team, Finland in the final. The tournament was criticized by sports journalists outside the host country due a low local promotion and consequently a very low ticket sales. Despite this, it was considered a success by the International Floorball Federation, IFF. Host selection * * * (withdrew) Singapore and Thailand stated they wanted to bid for 2023, while Czech Republic chose to focus on a bid for 2025 Women's World Floorball Championships, 2025 after initially confirming an interest for 2023. When the application window ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floorball At The World Games
Floorball was contested at the 1997 World Games as an invitational sport. It returned to the World Games as an official sport in the 2017 edition. Only a men's tournament was featured in the 1997, 2017 and 2022 editions. Starting with the 2025 edition, a women's tournament will be held too. Medalists Men Men's tournament See also * Men's World Floorball Championship * Women's World Floorball Championship References {{DEFAULTSORT:Floorball At The World Games World Games Floorball Floorball (also known by other names) is a sport played with five players and a goalkeeper in each team. It is played indoors with sticks and a hollow plastic ball with holes. Matches are played in three periods. The sport of bandy also playe ... Floorball at the World Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Champions Cup (floorball)
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 eight women's teams in the tournament in total. In various formats, the tournament took place 30 times, the last time in 2025. The first tournament was played in 1993. The new format with eight teams is used since 2024. Swedes won most titles, 24 in men's and 25 in women's tournaments. Among the teams, Sweden's IBF Falun are the most successful with five wins in the men's category and IKSU with seven in the women's. In 2025, the men and women of the same club, Pixbo IBK, won for the first time. There are other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
