Slovakia men's national floorball team
| Full name | Slovakia men's national floorball team |
|---|---|
| Coach | Radomír Mrázek |
| IFF Ranking | 6th (2024) |
| First game | Italy 10 – 2 Slovakia (Germany; April 25, 2003) |
| Largest win | Slovakia 40 – 0 Georgia (WC "C" 2008, Slovakia; April 24, 2008) |
| Largest defeat | Sweden 18 – 1 Slovakia (WC 2012 Switzerland April 27, 2012) |
The Slovakia men's national floorball team is the national floorball team of Slovakia.
The Slovak Floorball Association was founded in 1998, and the men's national team made its first appearance at a tournament in Leipzig in 2003. They debuted at the World Championship in 2004 in Division C, where they finished in fourth place (23rd overall). The team also competed in Division C in the next two championships. However, the performance-based division system was later abolished, and for the 2010 Championship, a qualification system was introduced. In the qualification round, Slovakia lost a decisive match against Estonia and failed to advance.
Slovakia made its first appearance among the world’s elite at the 2012 World Championships, where they managed to reach the quarterfinals (as the eleventh team overall) and finished in 8th place. Since then, the team has participated in every World Championship, but did not reach the quarterfinals again until 2020; since then, it has played them regularly.
The team's best result is a 6th-place finish at the 2024 World Championship.[1] In the IFF ranking, Slovakia is ranked sixth (behind Switzerland and ahead of Germany) following their 6th place in 2024 and 7th place in 2022.
World Championship
| Year | Hosting Country | Rank | Final match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 C | Spain | 23rd place | Spain 5–11 |
| 2006 C | Spain | 23rd place | Round-robin |
| 2008 C | Slovakia | 21st place | Spain 6–2 |
| 2010 | Spain | Did not qualify | |
| 2012 | Switzerland | 8th place | — |
| 2014 | Sweden | 10th place | Germany 5–7 |
| 2016 | Latvia | 9th place | Latvia 6–5 OT |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | 9th place | Estonia 7–5 |
| 2020 | Finland | 7th place | Estonia 8–7 OT |
| 2022 | Switzerland | 7th place | Norway 10–5 |
| 2024 | Switzerland | 6th place | Switzerland 3–6 |
World Championship record
Lower divisions
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain 2004 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 34 | –13 |
| Spain 2006 | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 |
| Slovakia 2008 | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 13 | +70 |
Top division
| World Championship record | Qualifying Record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Year | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | |
| Finland 2010 | Did not qualify | Spain 2010 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | ||||||||
| Switzerland 2012 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 38 | –14 | Slovenia 2012 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 17 | +16 | |
| Sweden 2014 | 10th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 25 | +15 | Slovakia 2014 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 20 | +5 | |
| Latvia 2016 | 9th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 23 | +13 | Slovakia 2016 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 31 | +19 | |
| Czechia 2018 | 9th | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 20 | +45 | Slovakia 2018 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | +19 | |
| Total | 23 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 165 | 106 | +59 | Total | 23 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 160 | 97 | +76 | ||
Gallery
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Slovak players at the 2022 World Championships after the match against Norway
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Fans of the Slovak team at the 2022 World Championships
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Slovak national team at the 2024 World Championships
References
- ^ "Piate miesto zostáva pre florbalistov ako motivácia" (in Slovak). Retrieved 17 December 2024.