Men's national floorball team of Sweden
Encyclopedia
The Sweden Men's National Floorball Team is the national floorball
team of Sweden
, and a member of the International Floorball Federation
. It has won six out of seven men's world championships (1996
, 1998
, 2000
, 2002
, 2004
and 2006
). Its dominance has decreased somewhat though – in 1996 the overall goal difference was 83–3, while ten years later, the team suffered its first draw in the tournament versus Switzerland, and needed sudden victory
to defeat Finland in the final. In 2008, Finland managed to defeat Sweden in overtime, giving Sweden its first loss in the World Floorball Championships. This loss happened in the final match, and therefore Sweden did not retain their 12-year title as world floorball champions.
Floorball
Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...
team of Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, and a member of the International Floorball Federation
International Floorball Federation
The International Floorball Federation is the worldwide governing body for the sport of floorball. It was founded in 1986 in Huskvarna, Sweden, by the national floorball associations of Finland, Sweden and Switzerland. As of March 2011, it had 52 member associations, with 3,983 clubs and 277,752...
. It has won six out of seven men's world championships (1996
1996 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 1996 Men's Floorball Championships were the first world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 1996 in Sweden, and was won by the host nation...
, 1998
1998 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 1998 Men's Floorball Championships were the second world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 1998 in the Czech Republic, and won by Sweden.- Group A :- Group B :-Playoffs:-Semi-Finals:-Bronze Medal Match:...
, 2000
2000 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2000 Men's Floorball Championships were the third world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2000 in Norway, and won by Sweden.- Group A :-Group B :-Playoffs:-Semi-Finals:-Bronze Medal Match:...
, 2002
2002 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships were the fourth worldchampionships in men's floorball. It was held from 18 May 2002 to 25 May 2002 in Finland...
, 2004
2004 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2004 Men's Floorball Championships were the fifth world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2004 in Switzerland, and won by Sweden.-Group A:-Group B:-Final round:-Semi-finals:-Bronze medal match:...
and 2006
2006 Men's World Floorball Championships
The 2006 Men's Floorball Championships were the sixth world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2006 in Sweden, with the host country defeating Finland in sudden victory in the gold medal game. Sweden thus continued its tradition of winning these championships, but for the first...
). Its dominance has decreased somewhat though – in 1996 the overall goal difference was 83–3, while ten years later, the team suffered its first draw in the tournament versus Switzerland, and needed sudden victory
Overtime (sports)
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination...
to defeat Finland in the final. In 2008, Finland managed to defeat Sweden in overtime, giving Sweden its first loss in the World Floorball Championships. This loss happened in the final match, and therefore Sweden did not retain their 12-year title as world floorball champions.
World Championships team
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| Nationality | Number | |Player name | Club | |
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1 | Patrik Jansson | AIK | |
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31 | Viktor Klintsten | Storvreta IBK Storvreta IBK The Storvreta Innebandyklubb or Storvreta IBK, is a floorball club based in Storvreta, Sweden. The club plays in Sweden's highest floorball league, the Svenska Superligan. They are the current Superliga champions, having won the 2010 finals against Caperio/Täby FC and the 2011 finals against... |
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6 | Mattias Wallgren | IBK Dalen IBK Dalen Innebandyklubb Dalen, also known as IBK Dalen, are a floorball club in the Swedish Super League and are based in the city of Umeå. They travel about 300 miles to their nearest away match.... |
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8 | Jimmy Lindblom | Warberg IC Warberg IC Warberg Innebandyclub is a Swedish floorball team, and one of the most successful teams in Swedish floorball history... |
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10 | Mathias Larsson | Warberg IC Warberg IC Warberg Innebandyclub is a Swedish floorball team, and one of the most successful teams in Swedish floorball history... |
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13 | Mattias Samuelsson | Storvreta IBK Storvreta IBK The Storvreta Innebandyklubb or Storvreta IBK, is a floorball club based in Storvreta, Sweden. The club plays in Sweden's highest floorball league, the Svenska Superligan. They are the current Superliga champions, having won the 2010 finals against Caperio/Täby FC and the 2011 finals against... |
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22 | Rasmus Sundstedt | Capeirotäby FC | |
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23 | Peter Fischerström | AIK Innebandy AIK Innebandy AIK Innebandy is a Swedish floorball club and a department of AIK. The club is currently playing in the highest Swedish floorball league, the Svenska Superligan . AIK won their first championship in 2006 when they defeated Pixbo Wallenstam IBK in the SSL final... |
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5 | Joel Kanebjörk | Storvreta IBK Storvreta IBK The Storvreta Innebandyklubb or Storvreta IBK, is a floorball club based in Storvreta, Sweden. The club plays in Sweden's highest floorball league, the Svenska Superligan. They are the current Superliga champions, having won the 2010 finals against Caperio/Täby FC and the 2011 finals against... |
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16 | Karl-Johan Nilsson | AIK Innebandy AIK Innebandy AIK Innebandy is a Swedish floorball club and a department of AIK. The club is currently playing in the highest Swedish floorball league, the Svenska Superligan . AIK won their first championship in 2006 when they defeated Pixbo Wallenstam IBK in the SSL final... |
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18 | Johan Samuelsson | IBK Dalen IBK Dalen Innebandyklubb Dalen, also known as IBK Dalen, are a floorball club in the Swedish Super League and are based in the city of Umeå. They travel about 300 miles to their nearest away match.... |
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28 | Fredrik Djurling Fredrik Djurling Fredrik Djurling, born 1981 in Järfälla is a Swedish floorball player, playing for AIK Innebandy and the national team of Sweden. He grew up in Järfälla, Sweden and played for Järfälla IBK until April 2007 when he signed up for the Swedish team AIK Innebandy. He won the World Cup in 2006.-... |
AIK Innebandy AIK Innebandy AIK Innebandy is a Swedish floorball club and a department of AIK. The club is currently playing in the highest Swedish floorball league, the Svenska Superligan . AIK won their first championship in 2006 when they defeated Pixbo Wallenstam IBK in the SSL final... |
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7 | Kim Nilsson Kim Nilsson Kim Nilsson is a Swedish motorcycle speedway rider who won bronze medal in the 2008 Team U-21 World Championship.- World Championships :* Individual U-21 World Championship** 2008 - 18th place in Semi-Final 1... |
AIK Innebandy AIK Innebandy AIK Innebandy is a Swedish floorball club and a department of AIK. The club is currently playing in the highest Swedish floorball league, the Svenska Superligan . AIK won their first championship in 2006 when they defeated Pixbo Wallenstam IBK in the SSL final... |
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9 | David Gillek | AIK Innebandy AIK Innebandy AIK Innebandy is a Swedish floorball club and a department of AIK. The club is currently playing in the highest Swedish floorball league, the Svenska Superligan . AIK won their first championship in 2006 when they defeated Pixbo Wallenstam IBK in the SSL final... |
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12 | Henrik Stenberg | Storvreta IBK Storvreta IBK The Storvreta Innebandyklubb or Storvreta IBK, is a floorball club based in Storvreta, Sweden. The club plays in Sweden's highest floorball league, the Svenska Superligan. They are the current Superliga champions, having won the 2010 finals against Caperio/Täby FC and the 2011 finals against... |
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15 | Daniel Calebsson | Pixbo Wallenstam IBK Pixbo Wallenstam IBK Pixbo Wallenstam Innebandyklubb, also known as Redfox or Pixbo IBK, is one of the most successful floorball clubs in the world. It is based in Mölnlycke, Västra Götaland and is widely recognized as the best floorball club in Sweden, more specifically, in the Swedish Super League... |
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19 | Mattias Helgesson | FC Helsingborg | |
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20 | Magnus Svensson Magnus Svensson Jan Tore Magnus "Turbo" Svensson is a former football midfielder from Vinberg, Sweden. He has played 32 international matches and scored 2 goals for the Sweden national team, and was a squad player for the Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.- Career :Svensson's career started in Vinbergs IF,... |
Warberg IC Warberg IC Warberg Innebandyclub is a Swedish floorball team, and one of the most successful teams in Swedish floorball history... |
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26 | Patrik Hagberg | Capeirotäby FC | |
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29 | Jim Canerstam | Warberg IC Warberg IC Warberg Innebandyclub is a Swedish floorball team, and one of the most successful teams in Swedish floorball history... |
Rankings
| Year | Rank | Details | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships was the eighth such world championships in men's floorball. The tournament was held from 4 December to 11 December 2010 in the cities of Helsinki, and Vantaa, Finland.... |
2nd | 2nd A-Division | 0 |
| 2008 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships were the seventh world championships in men's floorball. The tournament was held from December 6th to December 14th, 2008. The tournament took place in the cities of Prague and Ostrava... |
2nd | 2nd A-Division | |
| 2006 2006 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2006 Men's Floorball Championships were the sixth world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2006 in Sweden, with the host country defeating Finland in sudden victory in the gold medal game. Sweden thus continued its tradition of winning these championships, but for the first... |
1st | 1st A-Division | 0 |
| 2004 2004 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2004 Men's Floorball Championships were the fifth world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2004 in Switzerland, and won by Sweden.-Group A:-Group B:-Final round:-Semi-finals:-Bronze medal match:... |
1st | 1st A-Division | 0 |
| 2002 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships were the fourth worldchampionships in men's floorball. It was held from 18 May 2002 to 25 May 2002 in Finland... |
1st | 1st A-Division | 0 |
| 2000 2000 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2000 Men's Floorball Championships were the third world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2000 in Norway, and won by Sweden.- Group A :-Group B :-Playoffs:-Semi-Finals:-Bronze Medal Match:... |
1st | 1st A-Division | 0 |
| 1998 1998 Men's World Floorball Championships The 1998 Men's Floorball Championships were the second world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 1998 in the Czech Republic, and won by Sweden.- Group A :- Group B :-Playoffs:-Semi-Finals:-Bronze Medal Match:... |
1st | 1st A-Division | 0 |
| 1996 1996 Men's World Floorball Championships The 1996 Men's Floorball Championships were the first world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 1996 in Sweden, and was won by the host nation... |
1st | 1st A-Division | NEW |
All-time World Championship records
| Year | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 1996 Men's World Floorball Championships The 1996 Men's Floorball Championships were the first world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 1996 in Sweden, and was won by the host nation... |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 3 | |
 19981998 Men's World Floorball Championships The 1998 Men's Floorball Championships were the second world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 1998 in the Czech Republic, and won by Sweden.- Group A :- Group B :-Playoffs:-Semi-Finals:-Bronze Medal Match:... |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 5 | |
 20002000 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2000 Men's Floorball Championships were the third world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2000 in Norway, and won by Sweden.- Group A :-Group B :-Playoffs:-Semi-Finals:-Bronze Medal Match:... |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | |
 20022002 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2002 Men's World Floorball Championships were the fourth worldchampionships in men's floorball. It was held from 18 May 2002 to 25 May 2002 in Finland... |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 8 | |
 20042004 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2004 Men's Floorball Championships were the fifth world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2004 in Switzerland, and won by Sweden.-Group A:-Group B:-Final round:-Semi-finals:-Bronze medal match:... |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 13 | |
| 2006 2006 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2006 Men's Floorball Championships were the sixth world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2006 in Sweden, with the host country defeating Finland in sudden victory in the gold medal game. Sweden thus continued its tradition of winning these championships, but for the first... |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 16 | |
| 2008 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2008 Men's World Floorball Championships were the seventh world championships in men's floorball. The tournament was held from December 6th to December 14th, 2008. The tournament took place in the cities of Prague and Ostrava... |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 18 | |
| 2010 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships was the eighth such world championships in men's floorball. The tournament was held from 4 December to 11 December 2010 in the cities of Helsinki, and Vantaa, Finland.... |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 12 | |
| Totals | 47 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 537 | 85 |