2007–08 Men's EuroFloorball Cup qualifying

This article is about the 2007-08 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Qualifying. For the Finals of this event, see 2007-08 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Finals.

2007–08 Men's EuroFloorball Cup
Qualifying tournaments
Tournament details
Host countries	Norway Italy Czech Republic
Dates	29 August – 9 September 2007
Teams	15 (from 15 countries)
Venue(s)	3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Norway Fjerdingby IBK Italy Viking Roma FC Finland SC Classic
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	433 (16.04 per match)

The 2007–08 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Qualifying rounds took place over 29 August – 9 September 2007 in three different host nations. The winner of each group advanced to the 2007–08 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Finals, where they had a chance to win the EuroFloorball Cup for 2007–08. A total of 15 teams played in the qualifying round, all from different countries.

The 2007–08 EuroFloorball Cup marked the first year in which the new name for the tournament was used (previously known as the European Cup). The tournament also marked its 15th year, which was a huge achievement for the International Floorball Federation.

Qualification format

Since the top four nations at the 2006–07 Men's EuroFloorball Cup were from Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic, the top team in that country automatically advances straight into the final round. In addition to that, the reigning champions receive automatic qualification into the final round as well. 5 teams in total receive automatic qualification.

Since 5 of the 8 spots are filled, the other three need to be decided using regional qualification. In Group C, the runners-up to the top team in Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic play for a spot in the finals. In the 2007–08 EuroFloorball Cup, both the top team in Sweden and the runners-up automatically qualified for the tournament, and therefore Group C consisted of 3 teams instead of 4. In Groups A and B, the teams are split into regions: West Europe and East Europe, respectively. The winning team in each group advances to the finals, making the total number of teams eight.

To be eligible to take part in the 2007–08 Men's EuroFloorball Cup, teams that take place in regional qualification must capture the national title in floorball in their country. If that team does not register, then the 2nd place team can register, and so forth.

Winning teams (Qualify for EuroFloorball Cup Finals)
Group A (West Europe)	Group B (East Europe)	Group C (Runners-up)
Norway Fjerdingby IBK	Italy Viking Roma FC	Finland SC Classic

Qualifying Venues

Group A qualifications for Western Europe took place in Bærum, Norway from 29 August – 2 September 2007.
Group B qualifications for Eastern Europe took place in Ciampino, Italy from 5 to 9 September 2007.
Group C qualifications took place in Liberec, Czech Republic from 7 to 9 September 2007.

Bærum, Norway

Group A

Conference A

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
Norway Fjerdingby IBK	2	2	0	41	3	4
Netherlands FB Agents	2	1	1	17	35	2
United Kingdom Cotswold Cobras	2	0	2	5	25	0

29 August 2007

Netherlands FB Agents	2–31	Norway Fjerdingby IBK

Rykkinn Sports Arena, Bærum

30 August 2007

United Kingdom Cotswold Cobras	4–15	Netherlands FB Agents

Rykkinn Sports Arena, Bærum

31 August 2007

Norway Fjerdingby IBK	10–1	United Kingdom Cotswold Cobras

Rykkinn Sports Arena, Bærum

Conference B

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA	PTS
Russia DRS Archangelsk	3	3	0	52	10	6
Estonia TTÜ SK	3	2	1	37	20	4
Spain CUF Leganes	3	1	2	27	32	2
Belgium Waterloo Lions	3	0	3	11	65	0

29 August 2007

Estonia TTÜ SK	23–5	Belgium Waterloo Lions

Rykkinn Sports Arena, Bærum

Russia DRS Archangelsk	20–2	Spain CUF Leganes

Rykkinn Sports Arena, Bærum

30 August 2007

Belgium Waterloo Lions	4–19	Spain CUF Leganes

Rykkinn Sports Arena, Bærum

Estonia TTÜ SK	6–9	Russia DRS Archangelsk

Rykkinn Sports Arena, Bærum

31 August 2007

Belgium Waterloo Lions	2–23	Russia DRS Archangelsk

Rykkinn Sports Arena, Bærum

Spain CUF Leganes	6–8	Estonia TTÜ SK

Rykkinn Sports Arena, Bærum

Playoffs

Semifinals			Finals


A1	Norway Fjerdingby IBK	8

B2	Estonia TTÜ SK	2
			A1	Norway Fjerdingby IBK	10

			B1	Russia DRS Archangelsk	5
B1	Russia DRS Archangelsk	22

A2	Netherlands FB Agents	6

Semi-finals

1 September 2007

Norway Fjerdingby IBK	8–2	Estonia TTÜ SK

Rykkinn Sports Arena, Bærum

Russia DRS Archangelsk	22–6	Netherlands FB Agents

Rykkinn Sports Arena, Bærum

Bronze Medal Match

2 September 2007

Estonia TTÜ SK	8–3	Netherlands FB Agents

Rykkinn Sports Arena, Bærum

Championship match

2 September 2007

Norway Fjerdingby IBK	10–5	Russia DRS Archangelsk

Rykkinn Sports Arena, Bærum

Placement matches

5th place match

1 September 2007

United Kingdom Cotswold Cobras	1–6	Spain CUF Leganes

Rykkinn Sports Arena, Bærum

Ciampino, Italy