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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] |
EuroFloorball Cup
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] |
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] |
Superliga Florbalu
Superliga florbalu (also Livesport Superliga) is the highest league in the league system of Czech Republic, 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. The champion of the league is eligible to compete at the Champions Cup (floorball), Champions Cup. Naming and sponsorship The name of the league is leased to a general sponsor and changes frequently. * 1993 – 2005: 1. liga * 2005 – 2012: Fortuna liga * 2012 – 2015: AutoCont extraliga * 2015 – 2019: Tipsport Superliga * 2019: Superliga florbalu * 2020 – current: Livesport Superliga Season structure In the regular season, all teams play each other twice (a total of 26 rounds). Teams receive 3 points for a win, 2 points for an overtime win, and 1 point for an overtime loss. The winner of the regular season is awarded the ''Presidential Cup''. After the regular season, the top six teams adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Floorball Championships
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 held regularly in even years since 1996. In off years, the women's championship is played. The tournament takes place in December. The reigning champions are Finland, who won their fifth title at the 2024 tournament in Sweden. The most successful country is Sweden, with 10 wins, the last in 2022, and participation in every final so far. The other medalists are the Czech Republic with two silvers from 2022 and 2004, Switzerland with one from 1998 and Norway with one bronze from 1996. The next championship will take place in Finland in 2026. Format There are 16 teams participating in the tournament. The host country is automatically guaranteed a spot, while the remaining 15 spots are determined through regional qualifiers. These qualifiers, typically comprising several European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidl Unihockey Prime League (Floorball)
Unihockey Prime League Men (also known as Lidl Unihockey Prime League Men due to sponsorship, abbreviated as L-UPL Men) is the top men's floorball league in Switzerland. The league consists of 12 teams. It was first played in the 1983–84 season. The champion of the league is eligible to compete at the Champions Cup. The lower league is National League B. The most successful team in the league, with 13 titles, the most recent in 2023, is SV Wiler-Ersigen. In the last 2024–25 season, the team Zug United won the championship for the second time. History Since its founding, the league was known as National League A (NLA). Between the 2007–08 and 2012–13 seasons, it was renamed Swiss Mobiliar League (SML) due to sponsorship, before reverting to ''NLA''. The league adopted its current name in the 2022–23 season following a new sponsorship agreement. The ''Superfinal'', a single match deciding the championship title, was introduced in 2015. Competition format ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F-liiga (women)
F-liiga is the highest-tier of floorball for women in Finland. The league was founded as Salibandyn naisten SM-sarja ( English: ''Women's Floorball Finnish Championship'') in 1988 by the Finnish Floorball Federation (SSBL). The former name, ''Naisten Salibandyliiga'', was introduced for the 2000–01 season. The ''F-liiga'' is operated by ''SSBL Salibandy Oy'', a limited corporation owned entirely by the Finnish Floorball Federation. Current teams Updated for the 2024–25 season. * ( Söderkulla) * (Tampere) * (Helsinki) * (Turku) * (Tampere) * (Jyväskylä) * PSS (Porvoo) * (Lappeenranta) * SB-Pro ( Nurmijärvi) * ( Oulu) * TPS (Turku) * (Kuopio) Recent champions Updated as of the 2022–23 season List of champions Updated as of the 2023–24 season Records Regular season Game records * Highest attendance : 693 ** Classic vs. Happee (13–2), 02-19-2011 * Biggest home win: 18–0 ** SB Pro vs. Sheriffs (18–0), 01-30-2013 * Biggest away win: 1–23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
F-liiga
The F-liiga is the top men's floorball league in Finland. The league was founded in 1986 by the Finnish Floorball Federation (SSBL). The league consists of 12 teams. The champion of the league is eligible to compete at the Champions Cup (floorball), Champions Cup. The most successful team in the league is SSV (now EräViikingit), with eleven titles, most recently winning in 2011. The current champion from the 2024–25 season is the Esport Oilers, Oilers, who claimed their sixth title. Format Regular season In the regular season, which takes place approximately from September to March, starting with the 2025–26 season, all teams play each other twice, and additionally, each team plays twice against every team from one of two six-team groups. In total, each team plays 32 games. Playoffs The top eight teams from the regular season play for the Finnish Championship, in playoffs that starts around March and culminates in April. The first placed team from the regular season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Floorball Association
The United States Floorball Association (USFbA) is the highest governing body for floorball in the United States of America. The USFbA is a self-governed organization, recognized by both state and federal governments. It is based in Incline Village, NV. Organization The USFbA is divided into 14 regional branches. Each regional branch has a director who is in charge of floorball for that region. The USFbA has been a member of the International Floorball Federation (IFF) since 1993. As of June 30, 2008, there are 920 registered floorball players in the US, which is one-and-a-half times the total of registered players in 2007. Central Board The current central board consists of a president, vice-president, executive director, event coordinator, a director of referees, and the head of the national teams committee, as well as 14 regional directors. History The sport of floorball was initially introduced in the United States by Scandinavian players who brought the game with them w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floorball At The 2017 World Games
The floorball competition at the 2017 World Games took place from 27 to 30 July 2017, in Wrocław, Poland. Results Preliminary round Group A Group B Knock-out stage Semifinals 5th place match Bronze medal game Final Final ranking References {{EventsAt2017WorldGames Events at the 2017 World Games 2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ... 2017 in floorball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidl Unihockey Prime League (women's Floorball)
Unihockey Prime League Women (also known as Lidl Unihockey Prime League Women due to sponsorship, abbreviated as L-UPL Women) is the top women's floorball league in Switzerland. The league consists of 10 teams. It was first played in the 1986–87 season. The champion of the league is eligible to compete at the Champions Cup. The lower league is National League B The Swiss League, also known as the Sky Swiss League for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the main professional ice hockey league in Switzerland, behind the National League (ice hockey), National League. The winners of the league each .... The most successful team in the league is Red Ants Winterthur, with 18 titles, the latest of which came in the 2010–11 season. In the most recent 2024–25 season, Kloten-Dietlikon Jets claimed their 12th overall title and sixth consecutive championship. History Since its founding, the league was known as National League A (NLA). Between the 2007–08 and 2012� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
