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Floorball

The History of Floorball in FISU

Floorball has been part of the programme of the World University Championships since 2002. The first two editions organised respectively in Göteborg (SWE) and Bern (SUI) included only men's tournaments, and since the 3rd World University Floorball Championship organised in Kuortane (FIN), women have been competing for the title as well.
With 194 athletes taking part in 2010, Umea (SWE) hosted the 4th edition and set a new record of participation. The 5th edition will take place in 2012 in Prague (CZE).

FISU Regulations

The floorball tournaments will be organised in accordance with the most recent technical regulations of the International Floorball Federation (IFF). In any dispute, the English text will be regarded as authoritative. The programme and duration of the competitions are fixed by the Executive Committee in agreement with the Organising Committee and the CTI. The competitions will last three (3) days and will include:
one (1) men’s tournament
one (1) women’s tournament
Each country is authorised to enter a maximum of twenty-seven (27) persons from which maximum twenty (20) players and seven (7) officials.

Minimum Requirements for Floorball

The Organising Committee must provide, for exclusive use, full support facilities as approved by the floorball CT. The IFF regulations must be followed.
Please refer to FISU REGS. SEC. F 112.22 to see the details about the number of days of competition and the number of teams competing.

Competition Facilities

Type of Venue	Number of Venues	Changing Room Competitors	Changing Room TOJR	Spectator Seating	Press and Media Seating
Competition Venue for Men's Tournament	2	8	2+2	2,000	50
Competition Venue for Women's Tournament	2	8	2+2	1,000	50
Training Venues	4	-	-	-	-

*TOJR Technical Officials, Judges and Referees

The following conditions are required for each competition venue:

The playing field and the free zone (2m from side lines) make together the playing area.
A 3m wide free passageway around the free zone.
Light intensity must be between 1,000 and 1,500 lux measured 1m from the floor and the minimum temperature not lower than 16°C (61°F) and the maximum one not higher than 25°C (77°F).
The Organising Committee must provide the official FISU flooring for the floorball competition.
Synthetic floor covering approved by FISU and IFF.
Electrical scoreboards according to FISU requirements and IFF requirements.

The following conditions are required for each training facility:

Each training court must be at a team’s exclusive disposal for the duration of each training session.
The playing court and the free zone (2m from side lines) make together the playing area.
Light intensity must be between 1,000 and 1,500 lux measured 1m from the floor.
The minimum temperature must not be lower than 16 °C (61°F) and the maximum one not higher than 25°C (77°F).

The floor in the playing area must be the same as the floor in the competition venue.