The 2008 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Qualifying rounds took place over 13 to 31 August 2008 in three different host nations. The winner of each group advanced to the 2008 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Finals, where they had a chance to win the EuroFloorball Cup for 2008. A total of 18 teams played in the qualifying round, all from different countries.
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Host countries | Denmark Slovakia Finland |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Dates | 13–31 August 2008 |
Teams | 18 (from 18 countries) |
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Champions | Sarpsborg IBK Tapanilan Erä SK Latvijas Avīze |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 34 |
Goals scored | 446 (13.12 per match) |
All statistics correct as of 16:53, 31 August 2008 (UTC). |
The 2008 EuroFloorball Cup marks the second year in which the new name for the tournament was used (previously known as the European Cup). The tournament also marks its 16th year.
The IFF decided that the tournament will revert to its original format, and will take place during one calendar year, instead of two.
Qualification Format
editSince the top 4 nations at the 2007–08 Men's EuroFloorball Cup were from Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic, the top team in that country automatically qualify, as well as the reigning champion. 5 teams in total receive automatic qualification.
Since 5 of the 8 spots are filled, the other 3 need to be decided using regional qualification. In Group C, the runners-up to the top team in Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic play for a spot in the finals. In the 2007–08 EuroFloorball Cup, both the top team in Sweden and the runners-up automatically qualified for the tournament, and therefore Group C consisted of 3 teams instead of 4. In Groups A and B, the teams are split into regions: West Europe and East Europe, respectively. The winning team in each group advances to the finals, making the total number of teams eight.
To be eligible to take part in the 2008 Men's EuroFloorball Cup, teams that take place in regional qualification must capture the national title in floorball in their country. If that team does not register, then the 2nd place team can register, and so forth.
Qualifying Venues
editGroup A qualifications for Western Europe will take place in Frederikshavn, Denmark from 13 to 17 August 2008.
Group B qualifications for Eastern Europe will take place in Bratislava, Slovakia from 27 to 31 August 2008.
Group C qualifications will take place in Helsinki, Finland from 22 to 24 August 2008.
Frederikshavn, Denmark
editGroup A
editConference A
editTeam | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
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Sarpsborg IBK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 4 |
CUF Leganes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 1 |
Sparkasse Weissenfels | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 1 |
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Conference B
editTeam | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
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Hafnia FC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 5 | +49 | 6 |
HDM | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 4 |
Paris UC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 2 |
Bandýfélag Kópavogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 61 | −57 | 0 |
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Playoffs
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A1 | Sarpsborg IBK | 20 | |||||||
B2 | HDM | 2 | |||||||
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B1 | Hafnia FC | 5 | |||||||
B1 | Hafnia FC | 5 | |||||||
A2 | CUF Leganes | 3 |
Semi-finals
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Bronze-medal match
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Championship Match
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Placement matches
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Bratislava, Slovakia
editGroup B
editConference A
editTeam | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
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Nizhegorodets | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11 | +33 | 6 |
FTVS Bratislava | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 4 |
TVZ Wikings | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 2 |
Locomotive Kutaisi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 59 | −53 | 0 |
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Conference B
editTeam | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
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SK Latvijas Avīze | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 6 |
KS Nowy Targ | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 4 |
TTÜ SK | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 2 |
Ares HC 94 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 |
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Playoffs
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A1 | Nizhegorodets | 4 | |||||||
B2 | KS Nowy Targ | 5 | |||||||
B2 | KS Nowy Targ | 2 | |||||||
B1 | SK Latvijas Avīze | 3 | |||||||
B1 | SK Latvijas Avīze | 7 | |||||||
A2 | FTVS Bratislava | 5 |
Semi-finals
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Championship Match
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Placement matches
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5th-place match
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- Note: A third place/bronze-medal match was not played due to a scheduling conflict
Group C
editTeam | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
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Tapanilan Erä | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 4 |
SSK Vitkovice | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 2 |
Floorball Köniz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 0 |
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External links
edit- 2008 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Finals Switzerland – Schedule & Statistics
- 2008 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Qualifying Denmark – Schedule & Statistics
- 2008 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Qualifying Slovakia – Schedule & Statistics
- 2008 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Qualifying Finland – Schedule & Statistics