1998 Men's World Floorball Championships

1998 Men's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Czech Republic
Final positions
Champions  Sweden
Runner-up   Switzerland
Third place  Finland
Tournament statistics
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The 1998 Men's Floorball Championships were the second men's World Floorball Championship. It was held in May 1998 in the Czech Republic, and won by Sweden.[1][2]

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 3 3 0 0 35 0 +35 6
  Switzerland 3 2 0 1 16 9 +7 4
 Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 9 17 −8 2
 Germany 3 0 0 3 0 34 −34 0
Source: [2]
25 May 1998
Switzerland  0–9  Sweden
Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno
 
Czech Republic  9–0  Germany
Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno
26 May 1998
Sweden  14–0  Germany
Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno
 
Czech Republic  0–5   Switzerland
Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno
27 May 1998
Germany  0–11   Switzerland
Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno
 
Sweden  12–0  Czech Republic
Sportovní hala Vodova (old hall), Brno

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Finland 3 3 0 0 18 3 +15 6
 Denmark 3 1 1 1 9 7 +2 3
 Norway 3 1 1 1 8 7 +1 3
 Russia 3 0 0 3 3 21 −18 0
Source: [2]
25 May 1998
Norway  2–2  Denmark
Královka Arena, Prague
 
Russia  1–10  Finland
Královka Arena, Prague
26 May 1998
Norway  6–1  Russia
Královka Arena, Prague
 
Finland  4–2  Denmark
Královka Arena, Prague
27 May 1998
Denmark  5–1  Russia
Královka Arena, Prague
 
Finland  4–0  Norway
Královka Arena, Prague

Placement round

7th Place match

29 May 1998
Germany  2–6  Russia
Slavia, Prague

5th Place match

29 May 1998
Norway  5–4  Czech Republic
Slavia, Prague

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
A1  Sweden 11
B2  Denmark 2
A1  Sweden 10
A2   Switzerland 3
B1  Finland 4
A2   Switzerland 5

Semi-finals

29 May 1998
Sweden  11–2  Denmark
Report
Slavia, Prague
 
Finland  4–5   Switzerland
Report
Slavia, Prague

Bronze medal match

30 May 1998
Denmark  1–4  Finland
Report
Slavia, Prague

Championship match

30 May 1998
Sweden  10–3   Switzerland
Report
Slavia, Prague

Leading scorers

Player GP G A PTS PIM
Sweden Magnus Augustsson [sv] 5 6 4 10 2
Sweden Niklas Jihde 5 5 5 10 0
Sweden Martin Olofsson [sv] 5 4 5 9 0
Sweden Michael Östlund 5 4 5 9 0
Sweden Christian Hellström [sv] 5 6 2 8 0
Finland Mika Kohonen 5 6 2 8 2
Switzerland Thomas Engel 5 6 2 8 2
Sweden Klas Karlsson 5 2 6 8 0
Sweden Mikael Gunnarzon 5 4 3 7 4
Norway Petter Pettersen [no] 4 1 6 7 2

Awards & All-Star team

Ranking

Official 1998 A-Division Rankings according to the IFF:

Rk. Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Finland
4.  Denmark
5.  Norway
6.  Czech Republic
7.  Russia
8.  Germany

References

  1. ^ "MS 1998: Doma se nedařilo" (in Czech). 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Men's WFC 1998". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 6 November 2024.