2008 Men's EuroFloorball Cup qualifying

2008 Men's EuroFloorball Cup
Qualifying Tournaments
Tournament details
Host countries Denmark
 Slovakia
 Finland
Venues3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates13–31 August 2008 (2008-08-13 – 2008-08-31)
Teams18 (from 18 countries)
Final positions
ChampionsNorway Sarpsborg IBK
Finland Tapanilan Erä
Latvia SK Latvijas Avīze
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored446 (13.12 per match)

All statistics correct as of 16:53, 31 August 2008 (UTC).

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.

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

Since 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

Group 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

Group A

Conference A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Norway Sarpsborg IBK 2 2 0 0 17 8 +9 4
2 Spain CUF Leganes 2 0 1 1 7 10 −3 1
3 Germany Sparkasse Weissenfels 2 0 1 1 11 17 −6 1
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Conference B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Denmark Hafnia FC 3 3 0 0 54 5 +49 6
2 Netherlands HDM 3 2 0 1 22 15 +7 4
3 France Paris UC 3 1 0 2 22 21 +1 2
4 Iceland Bandýfélag Kópavogs 3 0 0 3 4 61 −57 0
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Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
 A1  Norway Sarpsborg IBK 20
 B2  Netherlands HDM 2
 A1  Norway Sarpsborg IBK 8
 B1  Denmark Hafnia FC 5
 B1  Denmark Hafnia FC 5
 A2  Spain CUF Leganes 3
Semi-finals
Bronze-medal match
Championship Match

Placement matches

5th-place match

Bratislava, Slovakia

Group B

Conference A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Russia Nizhegorodets 3 3 0 0 44 11 +33 6
2 Slovakia FTVS Bratislava 3 2 0 1 19 8 +11 4
3 Austria TVZ Wikings 3 1 0 2 28 19 +9 2
4 Georgia (country) Locomotive Kutaisi 3 0 0 3 6 59 −53 0
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Conference B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Latvia SK Latvijas Avīze 3 3 0 0 25 7 +18 6
2 Poland KS Nowy Targ 3 2 0 1 19 9 +10 4
3 Estonia TTÜ SK 3 1 0 2 7 15 −8 2
4 Hungary Ares HC 94 3 0 0 3 3 23 −20 0
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Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
 A1  Russia Nizhegorodets 4
 B2  Poland KS Nowy Targ 5
 B2  Poland KS Nowy Targ 2
 B1  Latvia SK Latvijas Avīze 3
 B1  Latvia SK Latvijas Avīze 7
 A2  Slovakia FTVS Bratislava 5
Semi-finals
Championship Match

Placement matches

7th-place match
5th-place match
  • Note: A third place/bronze-medal match was not played due to a scheduling conflict

Helsinki, Finland

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Finland Tapanilan Erä 2 2 0 0 10 5 +5 4
2 Czech Republic SSK Vitkovice 2 1 0 1 6 9 −3 2
3 Switzerland Floorball Köniz 2 0 0 2 8 10 −2 0
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