The 2009 Men's Asia Pacific Floorball Championships were the sixth such championships in men's floorball. They were held from March 25 to March 29, 2009 in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. All matches were played at the Lee Chung Gymnasium. Singapore came into the tournament as defending champions.
The 2009 Men's Asia Pacific Floorball Championships were just the second to be held outside of Singapore City.
The tournament was organised by the Asia Oceania Floorball Confederation (AOFC).
A new floorball world record was set on March 26, 2009, when Japan defeated India, 59:0. The previous world record was in a women's under-19 friendly, where Poland defeated Ukraine by a score of 50:0.
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