The Växjö Vipers, also known as Växjö IBK, are a floorball club in

Växjö Växjö () is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden. It had 71,282 inhabitants (2020) out of a Municipalities of Sweden, municipal population of 97,349 (2024). It is the administrative, cultural, and industrial ce ...

. The Växjö Vipers are one of

Småland Småland () is a historical Provinces of Sweden, province () in southern Sweden. Småland borders Blekinge, Scania, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name ''Småland'' literally means "small la ...

's most successful

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 ...

associations that had elite teams for both ladies and gentlemen. The club has the most DM titles in Småland. Växjö IBK was founded in 1988 when Växjö Östra IK (VöIK) was formed. In 1996, the club merged with Hovshaga AIF, and the name was changed to Växjö Innebandyklubb. The Växjö Vipers were appointed as the association of the year 08/09 by Småland's floorball association. In 2013, The Växjö Vipers were also awarded Smålandsposten's gold medal for their sporting achievements. During the 2016/2017 season, The Växjö Vipers finished second in the Swedish Superliga final in the Globen. The team's current coach (2023/2024) is Jyri Korsman.

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* {{Official website, https://www.vipers.se/ Floorball teams in Sweden Sports clubs and teams in Kronoberg County 1988 establishments in Sweden Sports clubs and teams established in 1988 Sport in Växjö 20th-century establishments in Kronoberg County