Switzerland is one of the three nations that founded the IFF and an early adopter of the floorball game. A lot of people thought that Switzerland would be in the WFC-final 2004 but the Swiss team lost to the Czech Republic in the semifinal and then to Finland in the bronze match. In the European Cup 2005 the Swizz teams showed everybody that Switzerland will be a serious contender in Sweden 2006 as Wiler Ersigen beat the Swedish Champions Pixbo Wallenstam to become European champions - the first time a Swiss team has won the EC.
Floorball in Switzerland:
Founded: 1985
Number of Clubs and Players 2005: 441 clubs; 27.175 players
Best WFC Result: 2nd place (1998)
Placement WFC 2004: 4th place
WFC Participations: 5
Played International Games: 138 Games
Most international games played: Thomas Engel, 101
All time top goalscorer: Thomas Engel 51 goals
Best score WFC: Switzerland-Latvia 14-1 (1996)
Worst score WFC: Switzerland-Sweden 0-9 (1998)
Official Website URL:www.swissunihockey.ch
Country of Switzerland
Population: 7,489,000 (July 2005 est.)
Area: 41 293 sq km
Capital: Bern
Official languages: German (63 %), french (20 %), italian (6,5 %)
Currency: Swiss franc (CHF)
Religion: Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 4.3%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)
Government type: Federation
GNP: $251.9 billion (2004 est.)
GNP/capita: 48 230 USD (2004)
GNP growth rate: 1.8% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 0.9% (2004 est.)
Un-employment: 3.4% (2004 est.)
Public dept: 57.2% of GDP (2004 est.)
More information:www.myswitzerland.com