1996 Men's World Floorball Championships
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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  SWE |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Sweden |
Runner-up  |  Finland |
Third place  |  Norway |
Championship results
Group A
Venue: Skellefteå, Sweden
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3 | +62 | 10 |
| Norway |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 16 | +17 | 7 |
 Switzerland |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 19 | +16 | 7 |
 Denmark |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 4 |
 Latvia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 47 | −39 | 2 |
 Estonia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 51 | −48 | 0 |
Source:
| 11 May 1996 | ||
| Denmark | 6–2 | Latvia |
| Estonia | 0–10 | Switzerland |
| Sweden | 9–2 | Norway |
| 12 May 1996 | ||
| Sweden | 8–0 | Estonia |
| Norway | 17–0 | Latvia |
| Denmark | 5–7 | Switzerland |
| 13 May 1996 | ||
| Switzerland | 0–9 | Sweden |
| Norway | 6–2 | Denmark |
| Latvia | 4–1 | Estonia |
| 14 May 1996 | ||
| Latvia | 1–18 | Sweden |
| Switzerland | 4–4 | Norway |
| Estonia | 1–7 | Denmark |
| 15 May 1996 | ||
| Sweden | 12–0 | Denmark |
| Switzerland | 14–1 | Latvia |
| Norway | 13–1 | Estonia |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | +58 | 10 |
 Czech Republic |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 10 | +32 | 8 |
 Russia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 23 | +22 | 6 |
 Germany |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 4 |
 Hungary |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 45 | −31 | 2 |
 Singapore |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 89 | −86 | 0 |
Source:
| 11 May 1996 | ||
| Finland | 30–0 | Singapore |
| Germany | 3–7 | Russia |
| Czech Republic | 6–2 | Hungary |
| 12 May 1996 | ||
| Russia | 21–0 | Singapore |
| Hungary | 1–15 | Finland |
| Germany | 1–5 | Czech Republic |
| 13 May 1996 | ||
| Russia | 2–9 | Czech Republic |
| Singapore | 2–7 | Hungary |
| Finland | 3–0 | Germany |
| 14 May 1996 | ||
| Czech Republic | 2–4 | Finland |
| Russia | 14–1 | Hungary |
| Singapore | 0–11 | Germany |
| 15 May 1996 | ||
| Finland | 10–1 | Russia |
| Singapore | 1–20 | Czech Republic |
| Hungary | 3–8 | Germany |
Placement round
Final round
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | Sweden
| 13 | |||||||
| B2 | Czech Republic
| 0 | |||||||
| A1 | Sweden
| 5 | |||||||
| B1 | Finland
| 0 | |||||||
| B1 | Finland
| 4 | |||||||
| A2 | Norway
| 1 | |||||||
Semifinals
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Championship match
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| 1996 Men's World Floorball Championship Winners |
|---|
Sweden 1st World title |
Leading scorers
| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Olofsson | 7 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Vladimír Fuchs | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| Andrei Kobelev | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| Christian Hellström | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| Michael Östlund | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 |
| Timofei Andreev | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Akseli Ahtiainen | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| Igor Zhilinski | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 |
| Jari Pekkola | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
| Mika Sandell | 7 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
All-Star team
- 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 |
|---|---|
 | Sweden |
 | Finland |
 | Norway |
| 4. | Czech Republic |
| 5. | Switzerland |
| 6. | Russia |
| 7. | Denmark |
| 8. | Germany |
| 9. | Latvia |
| 10. | Hungary |
| 11. | Estonia |
| 12. | Singapore |
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