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]
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| Host country |  Czech Republic |
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Champions  |  Sweden |
Runner-up  |  Switzerland |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Martin Olofsson |
Championship results
editPreliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Sweden
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | +35 | 6 |
| Switzerland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 4 |
| Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 2 |
 Germany
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | −34 | 0 |
Source: [2]
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Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Finland
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 6 |
 Denmark
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 |
 Norway
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 |
 Russia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 |
Source: [2]
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Placement round
edit7th Place match
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5th Place match
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Playoffs
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| A1 | Sweden
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| B2 | Denmark
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| A2 | Switzerland
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| B1 | Finland
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| A2 | Switzerland
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Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
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Championship match
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Leading scorers
edit| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | |
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Magnus Augustsson | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
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Niklas Jihde | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
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Martin Olofsson | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
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Michael Östlund | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
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Christian Hellström | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
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Mika Kohonen | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
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Thomas Engel | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
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Klas Karlsson | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
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Mikael Gunnarzon | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
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Petter Pettersen | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Awards & All-Star team
edit- Goalkeeper:
Mark Wolf - Defense:
Klas Karlsson, Jan-Erik Vaara - Forward:
Mika Kohonen, Thomas Engel, Magnus Augustsson - Most Valuable Player (MVP): Martin Olofsson
Ranking
editOfficial 1998 A-Division Rankings according to the IFF:
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Sweden
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Switzerland
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Finland
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| 4. | Denmark
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| 5. | Norway
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| 6. | Czech Republic
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| 7. | Russia
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| 8. | Germany
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References
edit- ^ "MS 1998: Doma se nedařilo" (in Czech). 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 4 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Men's WFC 1998". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 6 November 2024.