FIB EVENT HISTORY

The history is the foundation of the future.
Knowledge and experience from the past
increases your present achievements
to create new dreams for the future!

 

BANDY ESTABLISHED 4000 YEARS AGO!?

Historical researches testify about the ancient background of bandy. The tomb no. 16 at Beni Hassan in the Valley of the Nile – a scene is shown of a game showing two players, sticks in hand, starting a game with a ball.

BUT THE MODERN FORM STARTED IN ENGLAND!

The modern form of bandy started to take shape in the Great Britain in the first half of 19th century. Some English elite clubs had both popular football and bandy sections. Throughout the times, bandy clubs were set up. England’s National Bandy Association was the first one in the world, founded in 1891, developed the official rules. In the beginning of the 20th  century the British introduced bandy to Sweden, Switzerland, Norway and other European countries. English  businessmen working for industrial companies in Russia set up the football and bandy sections which substantially influenced on development of the bandy in Russia, as a kind of sport.

The first Russian Bandy match was held in St. Petersburg, 20 March, 1898. The outbreak of the World War 1 collapsed several countries and ended the English bandy. Despite the circumstances, bandy flowered in the Baltic States in betweeen the World Wars period and championships were held in Estonia and Latvia annually until the mid of the 1930th. The bandy history in Scandinavia (Finland, Norway and Sweden) and the Soviet Union has never been interrupted.

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This is an archive in constant progress…

This archive gives you the results, goal scorers, stories, pictures and links to FIB TV with productions of TV and web streaming that we access so far. There are a few gaps. But we know that clubs, federations and fans have access to their own  statistics, pictures, stories and documents. We would love to include that into this archive, to be developed. Don’t hesitate to let your own documentation be a part of this historic archive.
You are welcome to send an e-mail to kjell.anderstedt@worldbandy.com

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VISIT THE HISTORY
of World Championships and World Cups!

NOTE! 
WCS is World Championships for national teams – WC is World Cup for club teams.
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PHOTOGRAPHER GEORG LUNDQVIST
WAS AT THE RIGHT SPOT AT THE RIGHT TIME…

It happened in 1960 after 8 minutes in the first half at lake Storsjön in Gästrikland, Sweden.
Forsbacka got a corner, the Köping players lined up in their own goal cage – when suddenly the ice broke. Nine players from Köping and two from Forsbacka ended up in the cold water.

Spectators described it as a thunder when the ice cracked. Köping’s goalkeeper Karl-Gunnar Ståhle, sank with the entire goal cage over himself. He luckily got help and managed to get out of the icy water.

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The goals were written.

• To promote the overall development of bandy in various countries worldwide
• To carry on propaganda for the sports importance and advantages
• To set up international competitions, rules for the games and rules for player’s behavior on the ice
• To arrange official World Championships and other international events
• To promote the introduction and the membership of new nations to FIB
  

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THE PRESIDENTS THRU HISTORY

1955-1963
Gunnar Galin, Sweden
1963-1967
Allan Ljungqvist, Finland
1967-1971
Arne Argus, Sweden
1971-1978
Grigory Granaturov, USSR
1978-1983
Pontus Widén, Sweden
1983-1991
Grigory Granaturov, USSR
1991-1993
Carl Fogelberg, Finland
1993-1997
Staffan Söderlund, Sweden
1997-2005
Albert Pomortsev, Russia
2005-2006
Seppo Vaihela, Sweden
2006-2022
Boris Skrynnik, Russia
2022-2024
Stein Pedersen, Norway
2024-
Henrik Nilsson, Sweden

THANK YOU!
To illustrate some of the World Cup tournaments in Ljusdal 1974-2008, we have
borrowed some old clippings from especially the local newspapers Ljusnan,
Hälsinge Kuriren, Ljusdals Posten and Hudiksvalls Tidning.

Thanks also to Ljusdalsbygdens Museum
for your kind assistans with the documentation!