The international transfer period from the 1st of July until the 31st of December 2016 included 593 transfers between floorball countries.
This is a slight increase from the previous year’s (2015) transfer amount which was 535.
The Temporary Play Transfer procedure, which started in 2008, continued also during the summer 2016 but with a low number of transfers, 27 in 2016. The Temporary Play window was open between 1st of May and 31st of August 2015.
| International transfers yearly: 1998: 202 1999: 174 2000: 201 2001: 203 2002: 236 2003: 277 2004: 334 2005: 386 2006: 473 2007: 444 2008: 454 2009: 564 2010: 496 2011: 545 2012: 562 2013: 574 2014: 523 2015: 535 2016: 593 
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International Transfers 2016
The number of completed transfers in 2016 was 593, out of which 115 was made to Sweden, 98 to Switzerland and 59 to Finland. International transfers were done to a total of 24 different countries.
The number of international transfers increased in 2016 with 11 % compared to the previous year.
The total amount of transfers, if calculating both the ordinary transfers and the temporary play transfers, was 621.
| Top 10 countries for receiving international transfers in 2016:1. Sweden: 115 2. Switzerland: 98 3. Finland: 59 4. Germany: 58 5. Norway: 56 6. Czech Republic: 41 7. Great Britain: 40 8. Denmark: 21 9. Netherlands: 21 10. Estonia: 13 |
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See all the International Transfers 2016 from here. The next International Transfer period starts on the 1st of May 2016 and the transfers will be made valid starting from the 1st of July 2016.
Temporary Play Transfers 2016
There were 27 completed Temporary Play Transfers during summer 2016 (May 1st – August 31st) See all the Temporary Play transfers from here.
Read more about the International Transfers from here.
Transfer Statistics 1998-2016
International transfers have been made since 1998. The biggest amount of the transfers during 1998-2016 has been completed to Sweden. Sweden reached the limit of 1000 completed transfers already in 2009 and with the 115 transfers in 2016 it still remains the number one country. Norway was number two for many years, but after 2014 the position was taken by Switzerland, which has steadily increased the transfer amounts since then.
The total number of transfers, 1998-2016, is now 7 776. This means 8% growth from last year. Over the years, international transfers have been completed to a total of 28 different countries.
Check out the IFF Transfer Statistics 1998-2016 from here.
Photo: IFF Flickr
