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.

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS
Sweden	3	3	0	0	35	0	6
Switzerland	3	2	0	1	16	9	4
Czech Republic	3	1	0	2	9	17	2
Germany	3	0	0	3	0	34	0

May 25, 1998 Switzerland   0–9  Sweden Královo Pole, Brno

Czech Republic  9–0  Germany Královo Pole, Brno

May 26, 1998 Sweden  14–0  Germany Královo Pole, Brno

Czech Republic  0–5   Switzerland Královo Pole, Brno

May 27, 1998 Germany  0–11   Switzerland Královo Pole, Brno

Sweden  12–0  Czech Republic Královo Pole, Brno

Group B

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS
Finland	3	3	0	0	18	3	6
Denmark	3	1	1	1	9	7	3
Norway	3	1	1	1	8	7	3
Russia	3	0	0	3	3	21	0

May 25, 1998 Norway  2–2  Denmark Sparta Arena, Prague

Russia  1–10  Finland Sparta Arena, Prague

May 26, 1998 Norway  6–1  Russia Sparta Arena, Prague

Finland  4–2  Denmark Sparta Arena, Prague

May 27, 1998 Denmark  5–1  Russia Sparta Arena, Prague

Finland  4–0  Norway Sparta Arena, Prague

Placement Round

7th Place Match

May 29, 1998 Germany  2–6  Russia Slavia, Prague

5th Place Match

May 29, 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

May 29, 1998 Sweden  11–2  Denmark Slavia, Prague

Finland  4–5   Switzerland Slavia, Prague

Bronze Medal Match

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

Championship Match

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

Leading scorers

Player		GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
	Magnus Augustsson	5	6	4	10	2
	Niklas Jihde	5	5	5	10	0
	Martin Olofsson	5	4	5	9	0
	Michael Östlund	5	4	5	9	0
	Christian Hellström	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	4	1	6	7	2

Ranking & Statistics

1998 Men's World Floorball Championship Winners  Sweden 2nd World title Awards & All-Star Team Goalkeeper: Mark Wolf Defense: Klas Karlsson, Jan-Erik Vaara Forward: Mika Kohonen, Thomas Engel, Magnus Augustsson Most Valuable Player (MVP): Martin Olofsson

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

External links

• Tournament Statistics