1998 Men's World Floorball Championships

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]

1998 Men's World Floorball Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
Final positions
Champions	Sweden
Runner-up	Switzerland
Third place	Finland
Tournament statistics
MVP	Martin Olofsson
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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
	Magnus Augustsson [sv]	5	6	4	10	2
	Niklas Jihde	5	5	5	10	0
	Martin Olofsson [sv]	5	4	5	9	0
	Michael Östlund	5	4	5	9	0
	Christian Hellström [sv]	5	6	2	8	0
	Mika Kohonen	5	6	2	8	2
	Thomas Engel	5	6	2	8	2
	Klas Karlsson	5	2	6	8	0
	Mikael Gunnarzon	5	4	3	7	4
	Petter Pettersen [no]	4	1	6	7	2

Awards & All-Star team

• Goalkeeper: Mark Wolf
• Defense: Klas Karlsson, Jan-Erik Vaara [sv]
• Forward: Mika Kohonen, Thomas Engel, Magnus Augustsson [sv]
• Most Valuable Player (MVP): Martin Olofsson [sv]

Ranking

Official 1998 A-Division Rankings according to the IFF:

Rk.	Team
	Sweden
	Switzerland
	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. "Men's WFC 1998". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 6 November 2024.

External links

• Official results
• Tournament Statistics