EuroFloorball Cup 2008

The EuroFloorball Cup 2008 (also just called the European Cup 2008 by the Swiss organizer ) in floorball took place from October 8th to 12th in Winterthur in the Eulachhallen . The tournament was organized by HC Rychenberg .

It was the first European Cup after the annual changeover and therefore the second European Cup in the same year. AIK Innebandy was the winner for the men and IKSU Innebandy for the women , both from Sweden.

qualification

A total of 5 of the 8 teams automatically qualified for the European Cup, on the one hand the four champions of the four strongest nations of the EuroFloorball Cup 2007/08 for women and men and last year's European Cup winner.

The three other teams had to qualify them in three qualification groups. Group A are countries from Western Europe (held in Frederikshavn ) and Group B are countries from Eastern Europe (held in Bratislava ). In Group C, the runners-up from the four strongest nations will fight for a starting place (held in Helsinki ).

Final tournament men

Group stage

Group A

Results

time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
8th October
10:30 am	SK Latvijas Avīze	Tatran Střešovice	0: 8
19:30 o'clock	SV Wiler-Ersigen	AIK Innebandy	3: 6
9th October
1:30 p.m.	AIK Innebandy	Tatran Střešovice	4: 3
19:30 o'clock	SV Wiler-Ersigen	SK Latvijas Avīze	13: 2
October 10th
1:30 p.m.	AIK Innebandy	SK Latvijas Avīze	6-0
19:30 o'clock	Tatran Střešovice	SV Wiler-Ersigen	5: 6

table

team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	Pt
AIK Innebandy	3	3	0	0	16: 3	6th
SV Wiler-Ersigen	3	2	0	1	22:13	4th
Tatran Střešovice	3	1	0	2	16:10	2
SK Latvijas Avīze	3	0	0	3	2:27	0

Group B

Results

time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
8th October
1:30 p.m.	Sarpsborg IBK	Warberg IC	5:14
4:30 p.m.	SSV Helsinki	Tapanilan Erä	8: 2
9th October
10:30 am	Sarpsborg IBK	SSV Helsinki	2: 7
4:30 p.m.	Warberg IC	Tapanilan Erä	4: 3
October 10th
10:30 am	Tapanilan Erä	Sarpsborg IBK	9: 3
4:30 p.m.	Warberg IC	SSV Helsinki	4: 7

table

team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	Pt
SSV Helsinki	3	3	0	0	22: 8	6th
Warberg IC	3	2	0	1	22:15	4th
Tapanilan Erä	3	1	0	2	14:15	2
Sarpsborg IBK	3	0	0	3	10:30	0

Playoffs

	Semifinals					final
	A1	AIK Innebandy	5
	B2	Warberg IC	3
							AIK Innebandy	5
							SV Wiler-Ersigen	2
	B1	SSV Helsinki	4th
	A2	SV Wiler-Ersigen	5 a.d.

Semifinals

time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
October 11th
1:30 p.m.	AIK Innebandy	Warberg IC	5: 3
19:30 o'clock	SSV Helsinki	SV Wiler-Ersigen	4: 5 a.d.

final

The final took place on October 12, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. There were 1600 spectators in the Eulachhalle, which was sold out. The referees during the game were Jukka Paso and Anssi Silvo. The AIK Innebandy from Sweden won the game against SV Wiler-Ersigen from Switzerland as in the group phase and was the men's European Cup winner for the third time in a row.

Team 1	Team 2	Result
AIK Innebandy	SV Wiler-Ersigen	5: 2 (2: 1; 1: 0; 2: 1)
Gates
10:19 am Fredrik Djurling 11:08 am Kim Nilsson	6:30 p.m. Simon Bichsel	1: 0 2: 0 2: 1
37:36 Karl-Johann Nilsson		3: 1
44:41 Niklas Jihde 59:17 Niklas Jihde	43:20 Roger Gerber	3: 2 4: 2 5: 2

3rd place match

The bronze game took place on October 12th at 9 a.m. SSV Helsinki was able to secure the bronze medal after a big race to catch up in the last third.

Team 1	Team 2	Result
SSV Helsinki	Warberg IC	7: 6 (1: 2; 0: 2; 6: 2)
Gates
5:00 am Mikael Järvi	10:08 am Anders Engberg 4:19 pm Magnus Svenson	1: 0 1: 1 1: 2
	29:26 Simon Nilsson 29:36 Eigengoal Helsinki	1: 3 1: 4
45:37 Santtu Manner 46:33 Juho Järvinen 53:30 Santtu Manner 55:13 Santtu Manner 56:51 Harri Forster 58:11 Mikael Järvi	43:36 Magnus Danielsson 53:13 Simon Nilsson	1: 5 2: 5 3: 5 3: 6 4: 6 5: 6 6: 6 7: 6

Placement games

time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
October 11th
Game for 7th place
10:30 am	Sarpsborg IBK	SK Latvijas Avīze	7: 3
Play for 5th place
4:30 p.m.	Tatran Střešovice	Tapanilan Erä	4: 5 a.d.

Final tournament women

Group stage

Group A

Results

time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
8th October
10:00 a.m	FC Outlaws	Děkanka Tigers	1:13
7:00 p.m.	Holmlia SK	UHC Dietlikon	1:11
9th October
10:00 a.m	Holmlia SK	FC Outlaws	11: 8
7:00 p.m.	UHC Dietlikon	Děkanka Tigers	5: 2
October 10th
13:00 'O clock	Děkanka Tigers	Holmlia SK	5: 1
7:00 p.m.	UHC Dietlikon	FC Outlaws	13: 1

table

team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	Pt
UHC Dietlikon	3	3	0	0	29: 4	6th
Děkanka Tigers	3	2	0	1	20: 7	4th
Holmlia SK	3	1	0	2	13:24	2
FC Outlaws	3	0	0	3	10:36	0

Group B

Results

time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
8th October
13:00 'O clock	Rubene	SC Classic	1: 9
4:00 p.m.	Balrog IK	IKSU Innebandy	6: 2
9th October
13:00 'O clock	Balrog IK	Rubene	8: 3
4:00 p.m.	IKSU Innebandy	SC Classic	5: 3
October 10th
10:00 a.m	IKSU Innebandy	Rubene	13: 3
4:00 p.m.	SC Classic	Balrog IK	2: 6

table

team	Sp	S.	U	N	TV	Pt
Balrog IK	3	3	0	0	20: 7	6th
IKSU Innebandy	3	2	0	1	20:10	4th
SC Classic	3	1	0	2	12:12	2
Rubene	3	0	0	3	7:30	0

Playoffs

	Semifinals					final
	A1	UHC Dietlikon	0
	B2	IKSU Innebandy	5
							Balrog IK	2
							IKSU Innebandy	3 n. V.
	B1	Balrog IK	7th
	A2	Děkanka Tigers	2

Semifinals

time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
October 11th
4:30 p.m.	UHC Dietlikon	IKSU Innebandy	0: 5
7:00 p.m.	Balrog IK	Děkanka Tigers	7: 2

final

The final took place on October 12, 2008 at 12:00 noon. There were 292 spectators in the Eulachhalle, which was disappointing compared to the semi-final with Swiss participation, which attracted over 900 spectators. Referees during the game were Thomas Erhard and Philippe Renz. AIK Innebandy from Sweden won the game in stoppage time against their country rivals - after losing 5-2 to Balrog IK in the preliminary round.

Team 1	Team 2	Result
Balrog IK	IKSU Innebandy	2: 3 na (0: 0; 1: 1; 1: 1; 0: 1)
Gates
34:25 Hermione Dahlérus	37:07 Therese Andersson	1: 0 1: 1
51:01 Emelie Lindström	44:16 Viktoria Wikström	1: 2 2: 2
	63:21 Nina Backman	2: 3

3rd place match

The bronze game took place on October 12th at 11am. In a game in which the final result was already determined after 16 minutes, the UHC Dietlikon from Switzerland only narrowly defeated the Czech team of the Děkanka Tigers 2-1.

Team 1	Team 2	Result
Děkanka Tigers	UHC Dietlikon	1: 2 (1: 2; 0: 0; 0: 0)
Gates
3:41 pm Ilona Novotna	5:01 am Karin Hjelm 4:46 pm Marion Rittmeyer	0: 1 1: 1 1: 2

Placement games

time	Team 1	Team 2	Result
October 11th
Game for 7th place
10:00 a.m	FC Outlaws	Rubene	3: 6
Play for 5th place
13:00 'O clock	Holmlia SK	SC Classic	3:14

Web links

• Website of the EuroFloorball Cup 2008