SSV Helsinki

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SSV Helsinki
SSV Helsinki logo 2014.svg
Full nameSalibandyseura Viikingit
Short nameSSV
Founded1986
Dissolved2017
ArenaPasila Sports Hall
Capacity1700-2400
CoachFinland
CaptainFinland
LeagueSalibandyliiga
All-time top scorerFinland
(396 goals)
ChampionshipsSalibandyliiga (11 titles)
(6 titles)
EuroFloorball Cup (1 title)
(1 title)
Home colors
Away colors

SSV Helsinki is a floorball team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team was founded in 1986 and they currently play in Salibandyliiga, the top floorball league in Finland.

History[]

SSV Helsinki was founded in 1986 and was originally named Salibandy Sulkapallo Vuosaari. They got their current name in 2000 after merging with another local team . SSV played their first official game in the 1987–88 season of the I Divisioona (English: Men's First Division). They were promoted to Salibandyliiga for the 1988–89 season and snatched their first title in the 1992–93 season.[1]

SSV played in the very first EuroFloorball Cup in 1993 and made their way to the finals where they lost to Balrog IK (9-2). The team finally grabbed their first EuroFloorball Cup in 2009 after having lost all their 4 previous appearances in the finals. In the final match SSV beat their Finnish rivals Tapanilan Erä 6–5 in overtime.[2][3]

Honours[]

Titles[]

  • Salibandyliiga champions: 11
    • 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
  • champions: 6
    • 1994–95, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
  • EuroFloorball Cup champions: 1
    • 2009
  • champions: 1
    • 2011

Retired numbers[]

Number Player
#4
#6
#14
#20
#22
#52

References[]

  1. ^ "Historiikki". ssv.fi (in Finnish). SSV Helsinki. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Men's EC Finals 1993-2007". floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  3. ^ "EuroFloorball Cup 2009 Final Round". floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

External links[]

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