Swedish Floorball Federation
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Swedish Floorball Federation (Swedish: Svenska Innebandyförbundet) is the governing body of floorball
in Sweden
. It was founded in Sala, Sweden 7 November 1981 and held its first annual meeting, where all 15 clubs were represented, 20 March 1982. From the season of 1983/84 the Swedish Floorball Federation became a section of the Swedish Hockey Association
. After this the interest for floorball in Sweden really started to grow and lots of new clubs were founded. In 1984 there already were over 100 floorball clubs in Sweden. The 22nd November 1985 the Swedish Floorball Federation was accepted as an independent association into the Swedish Sports Confederation
(Swedish: Riksidrottsförbundet). It also was the first sport to get chosen in on the very first application. The head office of the Swedish Floorball Federation is located in Solna (a municipality in Stockholm County
).
Because of the membership in the Swedish sports confederation the development of the sport went faster. A nationwide league launched and the numbers of registered players exploded. 1990 the number of clubs passed 1,000 and had over 25,000 registered players. 1996 the historic first Floorball World Championships
were played in Sweden and 15,106 people saw Sweden defeat Finland with 5-0 in Globen, Stockholm. Today there are around 120,000 registered players in Sweden
Floorball
Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It was founded in Sala, Sweden 7 November 1981 and held its first annual meeting, where all 15 clubs were represented, 20 March 1982. From the season of 1983/84 the Swedish Floorball Federation became a section of the Swedish Hockey Association
Swedish Hockey Association
The Swedish Hockey Association is the national hockey association in Sweden.The Swedish Hockey Association was founded in 1973 as interest in field hockey in Sweden increased substantially following the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich...
. After this the interest for floorball in Sweden really started to grow and lots of new clubs were founded. In 1984 there already were over 100 floorball clubs in Sweden. The 22nd November 1985 the Swedish Floorball Federation was accepted as an independent association into the Swedish Sports Confederation
Swedish Sports Confederation
The Swedish Sports Confederation is the umbrella organisation of the Swedish sports movement. Through its member organisations, it has three million members in 22 000 clubs. The Confederation was formed in 1903...
(Swedish: Riksidrottsförbundet). It also was the first sport to get chosen in on the very first application. The head office of the Swedish Floorball Federation is located in Solna (a municipality in Stockholm County
Stockholm County
Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...
).
Because of the membership in the Swedish sports confederation the development of the sport went faster. A nationwide league launched and the numbers of registered players exploded. 1990 the number of clubs passed 1,000 and had over 25,000 registered players. 1996 the historic first Floorball World Championships
Floorball World Championships
The Floorball World Championships are a biannual event organized by the International Floorball Federation . They were preceded by the European Championships which were held twice in 1994 and 1995....
were played in Sweden and 15,106 people saw Sweden defeat Finland with 5-0 in Globen, Stockholm. Today there are around 120,000 registered players in Sweden