Switzerland men's national floorball team
| IFF Ranking | 5th (2024) |
|---|
The Switzerland men's national floorball team is the national floorball team of Switzerland, and a founding member of the International Floorball Federation.
The team has participated in all World and European Championships as well as floorball tournaments at the World Games. Its biggest success is silver medal from the second World Championships in 1998. The team also won seven bronze medals, the last time in 2018.[1][2] That makes Switzerland the fourth most successful team after the third Czech Republic and before the fifth Norway.
At the last World Championship in 2024, Switzerland ended on the fifth place, their worst result together with the first World Championships in 1996.[1] At the 2006 tournament, the Swiss became the first team in history not to lose to Sweden at a World Championship.[3] At the first World Games in 2017, the Swiss won silver.[4] In contrast, in 2022 they failed to reach the semifinals and finished fifth.[5] At the most recent Games in 2025, they placed fourth.[6]
Switzerland is ranked fifth in the IFF ranking (behind Latvia and ahead of Slovakia), following their fifth and fourth-place finishes at the World Championships in 2024 and 2022.
World Championships
| Year | Hosting Country | Rank | Final match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Sweden | 5th place | Russia 8–3 |
| 1998 | Czech Republic | 2nd place | Sweden 3–10 |
| 2000 | Norway | 3rd place | Denmark 4–2 |
| 2002 | Finland | 3rd place | Czech Republic 4–3 OT |
| 2004 | Switzerland | 4th place | Finland 7–8ts |
| 2006 | Sweden | 3rd place | Czech Republic 9–4 |
| 2008 | Czech Republic | 3rd place | Czech Republic 5–4 OT |
| 2010 | Finland | 4th place | Czech Republic 3–9 |
| 2012 | Switzerland | 3rd place | Germany 8–0 |
| 2014 | Sweden | 4th place | Czech Republic 3–4 |
| 2016 | Latvia | 3rd place | Czech Republic 8–5 |
| 2018 | Czech Republic | 3rd place | Czech Republic 4–2 |
| 2020 | Finland | 4th place | Czech Republic 3–4 OT |
| 2022 | Switzerland | 4th place | Finland 3–5 |
| 2024 | Sweden | 5th place | Slovakia 6–3 |
| 2026 | Finland |
World Games
| Year | Hosting Country | Rank | Final match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Poland | 2nd place | Sweden 5–7 |
| 2022 | USA | 5th place | Canada 12–1 |
| 2025 | China | 4th place | Czech Republic 2–7 |
European Championships
| Year | Hosting Country | Rank | Final match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Finland | 3rd place | Norway 4–2 |
| 1995 | Switzerland | 3rd place | Russia 5–3 |
References
- ^ a b "Low in floorball is not a snapshot, but a trend". blue News. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ Rampa, Robert (9 December 2018). "Čeští florbalisté nemají z domácího MS ani bronz, Švýcaři byli lepší". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Florbalisté chtějí šokovat švédské suverény". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 26 May 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "Klauda ze Světových her bronz v thajském boxu, florbalisté neuspěli". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 30 July 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "Lotyšská forma či nejproduktivnější hráči. Čím překvapily Světové hry?". www.ceskyflorbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ "World Games: Chengdu 2025 Floorball gold goes to Sweden Men and Finland Women". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 20 December 2025.