The first international transfers completed in 2009 will become valid from 1st of July 2009. The transfers have been completed to 13 different countries, with Sweden leading in the number of transfers.
SV Wiler-Ersigen will receive at least three big names as both Christoph Hofbauer and Matthias Hofbauer as well as Michael Flury will return to Switzerland. SV Wiler-Ersigen will on the other hand loose Adrian Zimmermann and Simon Bichsel (not completed) to the Finnish club SC Classic. Chur Unihockey will receive the Finnish national team player Kari Koskelainen (not completed).
Also the Swedish Men´s Superligan will receive some big names. Emanuel Antener will play for the reigning Swedish champion, AIK IBF, and FC Helsingborg has announced that the national team players Juha Kivilehto from Finland and Tommy Midtsveen from Norway will play in Helsingborg the next season (no completed transfers yet).
Samuel Dunkel will leave Floorball Köniz and play for the Amsterdam FB Agents the upcoming season (not completed).
Women in motion
The Finnish Women´s Cup winner and EFC Q participant PSS, will receive Hanka Lackova and Jana Christianova from Czech Republic and Petra Niemenmaa will move back to Finland from the Red Ants. The 2006 Women´s U19 champion, Matilda Rotewall, will play for NST Lappeenranta in Finland the next season.
Red Ants Rychenberg will have the Finnish national team player, Kaisa Malmberg, playing for them (not yet completed transfer) and the Swiss national team player Violetta Vögeli will return to Switzerland and UHC Dietlikon.
Endre IF in the Swedish Elitserien will receive Anne Toivanen and Liisa Kokkonen from Finland.
One transfer has also been completed to Japan as Sissel Stormo Holtan from Holmlia SK will play for Chofu F.C.
All the International transfers are found from the IFF 2009 transfers page. The international transfer period continues until the 31st of December and more information about international transfers is found here.
Temporary Play 1st of July – 31st of August
Test play during pre-season is allowed and the players have the possibility to test play in another club than the one that owns the players contract during pre-season.
The player needs to fill in the Temporary play transfer form (PDF document) where the player and the club he/she belongs too agrees to the test play in another club and the national association in question informs the IFF that he/she will play in another club during that specific tournament.
The player can only test play in two tournaments per time window and the player has to be under contractual basis. The IFF will coordinate the procedure and there will be an administrative fee of 50 CHF included.
