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Floorball
History - Facts - Winners
Floorball History
- The sport dates back to the 1950’s in the USA and was formally called floor hockey and its invention is quite uncertain.
- The sport of Floorball was first played in Sweden in the early 1970’s and later spread through out Europe in the late 70’s.
- The International Floorball Federation was established in 1986
- Presently, four countries dominate the international game and these are: Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and Czech Republic.
Swedish Floorball
- Elitserien or the Elite League is the highest league in the system of Swedish Floorball and includes the top 12 Swedish Floorball teams.
- In 1995-96 the first season began when it replaced the Division 1 league
- Between the seasons 1995-96 and 1998-99 the league was divided into a Northern and a Southern group and since the 1999-2000 season, it is considered a national league.
- Early in March 2007 it was decided that the Elitserien would add 2 more teams for a total of 14 from the beginning of the 2008-09 season
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