1996 Men's World Floorball Championships

The 1996 Men's Floorball Championships were the first World Championships in men's floorball. It was held in Sweden in the cities of Stockholm, Skellefteå, and Uppsala. It followed the two previous editions of the European Championships. The only non-European team at the tournament was Singapore. Sweden won after defeating Finland in the final. In the bronze medal match, Norway defeated the Czech Republic. To this day (2026), this is the only Men's World Championship in history where a country other than the quartet of Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic won a medal. Until 2024, it was also the only championship in which Switzerland did not reach the semifinals. == Preliminary round == === Group A === Venue: Skellefteå, Sweden === Group B === Venue: Uppsala, Sweden == Placement round == === 11th Place match === === 9th Place match === === 7th Place match === === 5th Place match === == Final round == === Semifinals === === Bronze Medal match === === Championship match === == Leading scorers == == All-Star team == Goalkeeper: Stefan Mattsson Defense: Jari-Pekka Lehtonen, Jonas Eriksson Forward: Christian Hellström, Andrea Engel, Martin Olofsson == Ranking == Official rankings according to the IFF: == References == == External links == Official results at app.floorball.sport Official results at archive.floorball.sport