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The World Championship in Mannheim

FROM JULY 22 TO 29, 2023, THE WORLD’S BEST FISTBALLERS WILL BE GUESTS IN THE RHINE-NECKAR SPORTS REGION.

16 nations – from Brazil to New Zealand, from Japan to Namibia – will compete for the world championship title for one week. The organizers expect more than 50,000 spectators over the eight days of competition in the two venues (Rhein-Neckar Stadion and SAP Arena).

Spielorte

For the World Cup opener, the Rhein-Neckar Stadium will seat up to 7,500 spectators. The final matches will be played in the SAP Arena, where a natural grass pitch is being installed – and which has a capacity of 12,000 spectators.

Teams

16 nations from Africa, Asia, Oceania, America and Europe will compete for the world championship title in Mannheim. The medal winners from 2019 – Brazil, Austria and Germany – are also among the participating teams in 2023.

Teams

These national teams participate in the fistball World Championship in Mann­heim.

Who will win the 2023 World Championship title? 16 nations will compete in the Men’s Fistball World Championship in Mannheim from July 22 to 29, 2023. With Brazil, Chile, Austria, Switzerland and Germany, five nations have participated in all 15 World Cup events so far. For India, meanwhile, it will be the first ever men’s World Cup participation. The participating nations come from Europe (7), America (4), Asia (2), Oceania (2) and Africa (1). Here is an overview of all the teams:

ARG

Team Argentina

 

AUS

Team Australia

 

AUT

Team Austria

 

BRA

Team Brazil

 

CHI

Team Chile

 

CZE

Team Czech Republic

 

DEN

Team Denmark

 

GER

Team Germany

 

IND

Team India

 

ITA

Team Italy

 

JPN

Team Japan

 

NAM

Team Namibia

 

NZL

Team New Zealand

 

SRB

Team Serbia

 

SUI

Team Switzerland

 

USA

Team USA

 

Venues

The fistball world championship is held here

The fans will experience the kick-off of the Fistball World Championship in the Rhein-Neckar Stadium, which is already expected to provide an impressive atmosphere from the preliminary round to the quarterfinals. For the finals on Friday and Saturday, the fistball teams will then move to the SAP Arena. And here, the world’s top teams will play for the world championship title in the multifunctional hall in front of up to 12,000 spectators – on natural grass, that is.

Rhein-Neckar Stadium

From Saturday to Thursday, mobile stands will be added to the existing stadium to provide a great backdrop for up to 5,000 spectators – including a fan mile around the stadium.

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SAP Arena

Fans will experience an absolute highlight at the final matches: For the first time ever, the World Cup will be played indoors on natural grass – and in front of up to 12,000 spectators.

Learn more

 

Rhein-Neckar-Stadium

From Saturday to Thursday, mobile stands will be added to the existing stadium to provide a great backdrop for up to 5,000 spectators – including a fan mile around the stadium.

Learn more

 

SAP Arena

Fans will experience an absolute highlight at the final matches: For the first time ever, the World Cup will be played indoors on natural grass – and in front of up to 12,000 spectators.

Learn more

The world championship
of short distances

The World Cup venues are only a few minutes away from each other.

The preliminary round and the start of the final round will be held in the Rhein-Neckar Stadium. The final matches on the last two days take place in the SAP Arena: These are the two venues of the 2023 World Fistball Championship in Mannheim. The two venues are separated by only a few minutes. And: The two locations are easily accessible by public transport.

Thanks to the public transport tickets already included in the World Cup tickets, spectators have the opportunity to travel quite comfortably from their hotel, youth hostel or campsite to the two venues to experience the best fistball teams in the world up close.

And: After the final matches on Friday and Saturday, the streetcar takes you from the SAP Arena back to the Rhein-Neckar Stadium just a few stops away – and right into the marquee for the big World Cup party.

ANTICIPATION FOR THE WORLD CUP 2023

After 1972, 1982 and 2007, a men’s fistball world championship will be held in Germany for the fourth time in history. The best 16 teams from all continents of the world will be guests in Mannheim from July 22 to 29. And: This world championship promises to be a very special one!

Statistics

PARTICIPATIONS AND SUCCESSES: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP MEN

In Linz beginnt’s (“It starts in Linz”): That was the motto of the first men’s fistball world championship held in Linz, Austria, in 1968. In addition to the winner, the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, the GDR, Brazil, Switzerland, Chile, Italy and Canada also took part in the first World Cup. Since then, 14 more World Championships followed with a total of 25 participating nations. Here you can see where the nations finished in the past:

1968

Linz (Austria)

July 6-9, 1968

1. Federal Republic of Germany
2. Austria
3. German Democratic Republic
4. Brazil
5. Switzerland
6. Chile
7. Italy
8. Canada

1972

Schweinfurt (Germany)

August 17-20, 1972

1. Federal Republic of Germany
2. Brazil
3. Austria
4. Switzerland
5. Italiy
6. Chile
7. South West Africa

1976

Novo Hamburgo (Brazil)

October 9-10, 1976

1. Federal Republik of Germany
2. Brazil
3. Austria
4. Switzerland
5. Argentina
6. Chile

1979

St. Gallen (Switzerland)

August 31-September 2, 1979

1. Federal Republic of Germany
2. Austria
3. Brazil
4. Switzerland
5. Argentina
6. South West Africa
7. Italy
8. Chile

1982

Hannover (Germany)

September 17-19, 1982

1. Federal Republic of Germany
2. Brazil
3. Switzerland
4. Austria
5. Argentina
6. Italy
7. South West Africa
8. Chile

1986

Buenos Aires (Argentina)

October 10-12, 1986

1. Federal Republic of Germany
2. Austria
3. Brazil
4. Switzerland
5. Argentina
6. Chile

1990

Vöcklabruck (Austria)

19-23 September 1990

1. Federal Republic of Germany
2. Austria
3. Brazil
4. Switzerland
5. GDR
6. Argentina
7. Namibia
8. Chile
9. Italy
10. Uruguay
11. Denmark

1992

Llanquihue (Chile)

November 23-29, 1992

1. Germany
2. Austria
3. Brazil
4. Switzerland
5. Argentina
6. Chile
7. Namibia
8. Italy
9. Uruguay
10. Denmark

1995

Windhoek (Namibia)

August 29-September 2, 1995

1. Germany
2. Switzerland
3. Austria
4. Brazil
5. Argentina
6. Namibia
7. Itala
8. Chile
9. Denmark
10. Czech Republic

1999

Olten (Switzerland)

25-29 August 1999

1. Brazil
2. Germany
3. Austria
4. Switzerland
5. Argentina
6. Namibia
7. Italy
8. Czech Republic
9. Chile
10. Denmark
11. USA
12. Japan

2003

Porto Alegre (Brazil)

November 16-23, 2003

1. Brazil
2. Germany
3. Autria
4. Switzerland
5. Argentina
6. Denmark
7. Namibia
8. Chile
9. Italy
10. Japan

2007

Oldenburg (Germany)

6-12 August 2007

1. Austria
2. Brazil
3. Germany
4. Switzerland
5. Argentina
6. Chile
7. Italy
8. Namibia
9. Denmark
10. Taiwan
11. USA
12. Japan

2011

Pasching (Autria)

7-13 August 2011

1. Germany
2. Austria
3. Brazil
4. Argentina
5. Switzerland
6. Chile
7. Italy
8. Namibia
9. USA
10. Serba
11. Czech Republic
12. Japan

2015

Córdoba (Argentina)

November 14-22, 2015

1. Germany
2. Switzerland
3. Austria
4. Brazil
5. Argentina
6. Chile
7. Italy
8. USA
9. Namibia
10. Colombia
11. Czech Republic
12. Pakistan
13. Australia
14. South Africa

2019

Winterthur (Switzerland)

11-17 August 2019

1. Germany
2. Austria
3. Brazil
4. Switzerland
5. Italy
6. Chile
7. Argentina
8. Namibia
9. Czech Republic
10. USA
11. New Zealand
12. Denmark
13. Serbia
14. Poland
15. Belgium
16. Australia
17. Netherlands
18. Japan

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