Edsbyns IF won the final of FIB 2023 Mini World Cup for Boys Y16 in Bollnäs, Sweden today, Monday October 30. The Swedish team beat Norwegian Stabæk IF 5-2 (3-1) in the final game. Edsbyn  advanced to final after winning the B-group and won against Bollnäs GIF in the...

Västerås SK and Villa Lidköping BK are the Swedish Cup champions for women and men, respectively. In both finals, which were played on Sunday 15 October, there was no drama. Both winning teams took the initiative early in the games and there was never any real...

Kuzbass from Kemerovo succeed in the Russian Cup and won the final game against Dynamo Moscow 6-5 after a big lead in half time 5-1. The final was played on September 24 at Kuzbass Stadium in Kemerovo. It was 5 130 spectators that watched the final game at the...

The 11th International Athletes’ Forum (IAF) in Lausanne, Switzerland had over 400 athlete representatives. During the event there were discussisons about the most important issues for athletes across the Olympic Movement. The two days of discussion and debate...

There is no doubt that the referees are important for the development of bandy. The Swedish Bandy Association have gone to action and published a video about the life as a referee to get more people interested in the important role for bandy. The video is in Swedish...

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have now published the 2024 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods, which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee on September 22, 2023. The list enters into force on January 1, 2024.  FIB have published the updated list...

This week, September 26, 2023, FIB held an Executive Committee (EC) meeting followed by an Extraordinary Congress to discuss the governance reforms of the organization. The main focus of the meetings was the amendments of the FIB Statutes which were submitted by the...

FIB signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Fair Play Committee! The Federation of International Bandy (FIB) and the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today in Budapest, Hungary. The MoU which aims...

The Swedish bandy final is one of the most traditional sporting events in Sweden. The final is decided in a single match mostly in front of 15,000-25,000 spectators. This has been the case for decades. This concept has made the bandy final unique. No one has dared to...