The new IFF President and Central Board were nominated today during the IFF General Assembly in Malmö, Sweden. The new IFF President is Filip Šuman from Czechia. In total, 11 members were nominated to the IFF Central Board, out of which five are joining the CB as new members.
IFF President – Filip Šuman
Filip Šuman is a lifelong floorball enthusiast, having started playing the sport in 1995 when it was just emerging in the Czech Republic. His athletic career spanned 10 years, all with the club Orka Stará Boleslav. Of these years, he spent nine seasons competing in the second-highest league, with one season in the Czech Republic’s top league. Šuman also served for many years as the club’s president.
He credits the 1998 World Floorball Championships held in the Czech Republic, where he volunteered, as his entry point into the national federation. Beginning in 1999, he worked on creating a professional office for the Czech floorball federation and was elected its president in 2000. Over his 21-year leadership, Czech floorball grew into the country’s second-largest sport. The successful 2008 World Championships, hosted in the Czech Republic under his leadership, further boosted the sport’s recognition.
Šuman also worked on improving floorball’s status among other sports in the Czech Republic. In 2005, the sport was accepted as member of the Czech Olympic Committee, and in 2012, Suman was elected its vice president, a role he continues to hold. Although a trained lawyer, he has said in interviews that he practiced law only during his studies before dedicating himself to his sports career.
Internationally, Šuman joined IFF Central Board in 2006 and became its vice president in 2010. Over the past four years, he has led the development of the “Floorball Fit for Future” project, aimed at supporting the growth of national federations.
IFF Central Board members
Pakkamol Siriwat – 30 votes
Jörg Beer – 27 votes
Zuzana Svobodova – 27 votes – news
Helen Wiklund Wårell – 24 votes – new
Remo Hubacher – 23 votes – new
Carlos Lopez – 23 votes
Pekka Ilmivalta – 21 votes – new
Steen Houman – 20 votes
Ben Ow – 18 votes – new
Tamuz Hidir – 17 votes
Calle Carlsson – 14 votes
The IFF Athletes Commission chair Ms. Agata Plechan is in her role as the ATC chair an ex officio member of the IFF Central Board for the period 2025-2028.
