IBF Falun

IBF Falun
Official logo of IBF Falun
Full nameInnebandyföreningen Falun
Founded1993
ArenaUW-Tech Arena
Capacity2,500
CoachMen: Thomas Brottman
CaptainMen: Emil Johansson
LeagueMen: Svenska Superligan
ChampionshipsMen:
SSL (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022)
Champions Cup (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2023)
Home colors
Away colors

IBF Falun is a Swedish floorball club based in the city of Falun, founded in 1993.

The men's team celebrating victory in the 2021–22 Swedish Super League final

The men's team has competed in the Swedish Super League since the 2004–05 season and has won the league championship seven times. They claimed their first title in 2012–13 and most recently won in 2021–22. The team also holds a record five Champions Cup victories, winning for the first time in 2012–13 and most recently in 2022–23.

The defunct women's team has also competed in the Swedish Super League from its inception in 1993 until the 2015–16 season, and again between the 2020–21 and 2024–25 seasons, when it was discontinued for financial reasons.[1] During its initial tenure in the league, they finished as runners-up four times, first in the inaugural 1993–94 Division 1 season and most recently in 2008–09 Elitserien.[2][3]

Men's Team

Players of Falun with the trophy for the winners of the 2022 Swedish Super League

Arena

Home games are played in the UW-Tech Arena (IBF Falun Arena) which was inaugurated 2005, under the name FaluKuriren Arena, and has a current capacity of 2,500 spectators. The arena is situated in Lugnet, Falun, the main venue for the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015.[4]

History

IBF Falun was founded in 1993 through a merger of Falu IBK, established in 1985, and HSK Falun, founded in 1986.

IBF Falun players in a match against Storvreta IBK in the 2018–19 Swedish Super League season.

In the 1993–94 season, the men's team won Division II and was promoted to Division I Västra, which was then part of the top tier. The team struggled in the highest division, repeatedly avoiding relegation due to league reorganizations, but eventually, in the 1999–00 season, they were relegated. The club returned to the top division before the 2004–05 season.

Starting in 2010, IBF Falun entered a golden era, sharing championship dominance with Storvreta IBK only. Key figures during this period included Alexander Galante Carlström,[5] Rasmus Enström, Emil Johansson, and Johan Samuelsson. During this time, Falun won the Swedish Super League seven times (2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22), making it the most successful team in the league until 2024, when it was surpassed by Storvreta.[6][7][8] Falun holds a record of five Champions Cup titles (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2023), tied with Storvreta.[9] The team also won the Swedish Cup on two occasions, in 2023 and 2025.[10]

Recent Seasons

Season Rank Note
2020–21 1st Champions – defeated Storvreta IBK in final[6]
2021–22 1st Champions – defeated FBC Kalmarsund in final[7]
2022–23 2nd Runner-up – lost to Storvreta IBK in final[11]
2023–24 3rd Semifinal loss to Pixbo IBK[12]
2024–25 2nd Runner-up – lost to Storvreta IBK in final[13]

Champions Cup

Tournament Rank Note
2013 Champions Cup 1st Champions – defeated Finland SPV [fi] in final
2014 Champions Cup 1st Champions – defeated Finland Happee [fi] in final
2015 Champions Cup 1st Champions – defeated Switzerland SV Wiler-Ersigen in final
2017 Champions Cup 1st Champions – defeated Finland Classic in final[14]
2023 Champions Cup 1st Champions – defeated Finland Classic in final[9]
2024 Champions Cup 2nd Runner-up – lost to Czech Republic Tatran Střešovice in final[15]
2026 Champions Cup 2nd Runner-up – lost to Sweden Storvreta IBK in final[16]

Known Players

References

  1. ^ Jansson, Henrik (27 March 2025). "Extra: Falun drar sig ur SSL". Innebandymagazinet (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Tidigare SM-vinnare: Damer". Innebandymagazinet (in Swedish). 20 April 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Faluns mål: Final för båda lagen". Innebandymagazinet (in Swedish). 20 April 2009. Archived from the original on 2025-02-22. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  4. ^ "UW-Tech Arena - Lugnet". www.lugnet.se (in Swedish). 15 September 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Galante: The Unstoppable". Unihockey.ch. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  6. ^ a b "6th Swedish championship title for Falun". IFF Main Site. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  7. ^ a b "Češi končí druzí, Švédsku vládne Thorengruppen a Falun" (in Czech). 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-04-28. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Storvreta historiska efter SM-finalsegern". www.ssl.se (in Swedish). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  9. ^ a b "IBF Falun win their fifth Champions Cup title". IFF Main Site. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Svenska Cupen". Svenska IBF (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Storvreta bröt Faluns gulddominans och vann SM-guld!". www.ssl.se (in Swedish). 22 April 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Pixbo lyckades vinna mot IBF Falun". Innebandymagazinet (in Swedish). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Innebandy: Tredje raka SM-guldet för Storvreta – slog Falun efter drama". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 26 April 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  14. ^ "IBF Falun Champions Cup winners again". IFF. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Tatran Stresovice win the Men's 2024 Champions Cup". IFF Main Site. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Storvreta and Thorengruppen are the 2026 Champions Cup champions!". International Floorball Federation (IFF). 24 January 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
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