2007–08 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Finals
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The 2007–08 Men's EuroFloorball Cup Finals took place in Vantaa, Finland, from 9 to 13 January 2008. Allmänna Idrottsklubben Innebandyförening, better known simply as AIK, won the EuroFloorball Cup for the second year in a row after narrowly defeating Warberg IC 2–1 in sudden victory overtime.
| Final Round | |
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 Alternate logo for the 2007–08 EuroFloorball Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Finland |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 9–12 January 2008 |
| Teams | 8 (from 6 countries) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  AIK (2nd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18[a] |
| Goals scored | 212 (11.78 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Conny Vesterlund (14 points) |
All statistics correct as of 01:49, 15 June 2008 (UTC). | |
The 2007–08 EuroFloorball Cup marked the first year in which the new name for the tournament was used (previously known as the European Cup). The tournament also marked its 15th year, which was a huge achievement for the International Floorball Federation.
In addition to that, AIK's EuroFloorball Cup victory was the 13th for a Swedish floorball club, and 3rd in a row.
Qualification format
Since the top 4 nations at the 2006–07 EuroFloorball Cup were from Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic, the top team in each of those countries automatically advances straight into the final round. In addition to that, the reigning champions receive automatic qualification into the final round as well. 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 from Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic compete for a spot in the finals. In the 2007–08 EuroFloorball Cup, both the Swedish champion and the Swedish 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. The winning team in each group advances to the finals, making the total number of teams eight.
Qualifying venues
Group A qualifications for Western Europe took place in Bærum, Norway, from 29 August to 2 September 2007.
Group B qualifications for Eastern Europe took place in Ciampino, Italy, from 5 to 9 September 2007.
Group C qualifications took place in Liberec, Czech Republic, from 7 to 9 September 2007.
| Teams that have qualified to take place in the 2007–08 EuroFloorball Cup Finals | |||
| AIK Innebandy |
 Fjerdingby IBK |
SC Classic |
SSV Helsinki |
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 SV Wiler-Ersigen |
 Tatran Střešovice |
 Viking Roma FC |
Warberg IC |
Championship results
Preliminary round
Conference A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | AIK Innebandy |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 6 |
| 2 | Tatran Střešovice |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 4 |
| 3 | SV Wiler-Ersigen |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 2 |
| 4 | Viking Roma FC |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 |
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Conference B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 1 | Warberg IC |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 5 |
| 2 | SC Classic |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 3 |
| 3 | SSV Helsinki |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 | Fjerdingby IBK |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 1 |
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Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | AIK Innebandy
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| B2 | SC Classic
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| A1 | AIK Innebandy
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| B1 | Warberg IC
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| B1 | Warberg IC
| 8 | |||||||
| A2 | Tatran Střešovice
| 2 | |||||||
Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
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Championship match
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Placement round
7th place match
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5th place match
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Statistics and awards
Leading scorers
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Standings
| Rk. | Team |
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 | AIK Innebandy |
 | Warberg IC |
 | SC Classic |
| 4. | Tatran Střešovice |
| 5. | SSV Helsinki |
| 6. | SV Wiler-Ersigen |
| 7. | Fjerdingby IBK |
| 8. | Viking Roma FC |
Awards and All-Star Team
- Goalkeeper:
Peter Sjögren (Warberg IC) - Defensemen:
Vesa Punkari (SV Wiler-Ersigen), Kimmo Eskelinen (Warberg IC) - Forwards: Niklas Jihde (AIK Innebandy), Martin Emanuelsson (Warberg IC), Conny Westerlund (AIK Innebandy)
Notes
- This does not include qualification matches.
References
External links
- Official website
- Standings and statistics Archived 13 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine