Under-19 World Floorball Championships
| Most recent season or competition: 2026 Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships | |
| Sport | Floorball |
|---|---|
| Founded | Men: 2001 Women: 2004 |
| No. of teams | 16 (finals) |
| Continent | International (IFF) |
Most recent champions | Men:  Finland(2025, 5th title) Women: Finland(2026, 3rd title) |
| Most titles | Men:  Sweden(6 titles, the last in 2023) Women: Sweden(8 titles, the last in 2024) |
| Related competitions | Men's World Championship Women's World Championship |
| Website | floorball.sport |
Under-19 World Floorball Championships is a tournament for national junior teams from member countries of the International Floorball Federation. It has been held regularly every two years since 2001 for men and since 2004 for women. Men's tournaments take place in even-numbered years, while women's tournaments are held in odd-numbered years. The tournament takes place in February.
The most successful nation in both categories is Sweden, with six titles in the men's competition and eight in the women's.[1][2]
At the most recent men's tournament in 2025, Finland won their fifth title. The next edition in 2027 will be held in Latvia. At the most recent women's tournament in 2026, Finland won their third title. The next tournament also in 2027 will be held in Switzerland.[3]
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Format
There are 16 teams participating in the tournament. The top nine teams from the previous championship automatically qualify, while the remaining seven spots are determined through regional qualifiers. These qualifiers, typically comprising one or more European tournaments and one each for the Americas and Asia-Oceania, take place approximately eight months before the championship. The teams are then drawn into four groups (A–D), each consisting of four teams. Groups A and B are drawn from the highest-ranked teams based on the previous championship results, while Groups C and D include the remaining teams. Within a group, teams play round-robin matches against each other.[4]
The top two teams from Groups A and B advance directly to the semi-finals. The third-placed teams from Groups A and B play each other for fifth place. The fourth-placed teams from Groups A and B face the first-placed teams from Groups C and D, determining which teams will compete for seventh and ninth place, as well as securing spots in the elite groups for the next championship. The remaining teams from Groups C and D play additional placement matches. The entire tournament lasts five to six days, during which teams play three group-stage matches and then one or two placement matches.[4]
Format history
Until the 2019 World Championships, teams were divided into divisions of eight teams each. In Division B, teams competed for promotion to Division A. The team that finished last in Division A was relegated to Division B. The first men's Division B was played at the 2003 Championships, and the first women's Division B was played at the 2006 Championships.[5]
Until 2007, the tournament was held at the turn of October and November. Due to a change in the scheduling of the senior championships to December, starting with the 2008 tournament, the junior championships have been held in May.[6] Starting in 2027, the tournament schedule will shift to February. Additionally, the years for the men's and women's championships will be swapped to ensure that, under the new senior schedule, the U19 championships do not occur in the same year as the adult events. In the transition year of 2027, both the men's and women's U19 championships will be held.[7]
Men Under-19 World Championships
| Year | Final venue | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Details |
 Weißenfels |
Sweden |
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Finland |
7–1 |  Latvia | ||
| 2003 Details |
 Prague |
Finland |
6–2 | Sweden |
Czech Republic |
5–2 | Switzerland | ||
| 2005 Details |
Cēsis |
Sweden |
6–2 | Finland |
Switzerland |
8–3 | Latvia | ||
| 2007 Details |
Kirchberg |
Sweden |
9–3 | Czech Republic |
Finland |
3–2 | Switzerland | ||
| 2009 Details |
Turku |
Sweden |
8–3 | Finland |
Switzerland |
7–1 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2011 Details |
Weißenfels |
Finland |
4–3 | Sweden |
Switzerland |
6–4 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2013 Details |
Hamburg |
Sweden |
6–2 | Switzerland |
Finland |
8–5 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2015 Details |
Helsingborg |
Finland |
13–3 | Switzerland |
Czech Republic |
7–6 | Sweden | ||
| 2017 Details |
Växjö |
Finland |
7–4 | Sweden |
Czech Republic |
8–5 | Switzerland | ||
| 2019 Details |
.svg.png){kind=small} Halifax |
Czech Republic |
8–2 | Sweden |
Finland |
4–2 | Switzerland | ||
| 2021 Details |
Brno |
Czech Republic |
4–3 | Finland |
Sweden |
7–6 | Switzerland | ||
| 2023 Details |
 Frederikshavn |
Sweden |
7–4 | Switzerland |
Finland |
7–6 PSO | Czech Republic | ||
| 2025 Details |
Zurich |
Finland |
4–3 OT | Czech Republic |
Switzerland |
4–3 SO | Sweden | ||
| 2027 Details |
Riga |
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| 2028 Details |
 Singapore |
Medal table
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Finland |
5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Switzerland |
0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Participation details
| Team | 2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
2023 |
2025 |
2027 |
2028 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 10 | q | 3 | |
 Austria |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 12 | – | 2 | ||
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | 1 | ||
| Canada | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | q | 2 | |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | q | 14 | |
| Denmark | 8 | 7 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 8 | – | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | q | 11 | |
 Estonia | 10 | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 13 | 15 | 4 | ||
| Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | q | 14 | |
| Germany | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 9 | 9 | q | 5 | |
 Hungary | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | – | 2 | ||
 Italy |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | 1 | ||
 Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | q | 1 | |
| Latvia | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | q | 14 | |
 Netherlands | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
 Norway | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 7 | 7 | q | 12 | |
 Poland | 9 | – | 7 | 8 | – | – | – | 6 | 8 | – | 8 | 10 | – | 7 | ||
 Russia | 6 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Singapore | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 14 | q | q | 3 |
 Slovakia | – | – | – | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | q | 11 | |
 Slovenia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3 | ||
 Spain | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | q | 14 | |
| Switzerland | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | q | 14 | |
 United States | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | – | – | 1 |
Women Under-19 World Championships
| Year | Final venue | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Details |
Tampere |
Sweden |
6–5 | Finland |
Switzerland |
4–3 | Latvia | ||
| 2006 Details |
Leipzig |
Sweden |
7–3 | Finland |
Switzerland |
4–3 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2008 Details |
Zbąszyń |
Switzerland |
8–7 OT | Sweden |
Finland |
4–3 | Poland | ||
| 2010 Details |
Olomouc |
Sweden |
6–4 | Finland |
Czech Republic |
7–3 | Switzerland | ||
| 2012 Details |
Nitra |
Finland |
3–1 | Switzerland |
Sweden |
6–3 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2014 Details |
Zbąszyń |
Sweden |
6–4 | Finland |
Czech Republic |
5–2 | Switzerland | ||
| 2016 Details |
Belleville |
Sweden |
6–3 | Finland |
Switzerland |
3–2 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2018 Details |
St. Gallen |
Sweden |
7–2 | Finland |
Czech Republic |
3–1 | Poland | ||
| 2020 Details |
Uppsala |
Finland |
5–4 OT | Sweden |
Czech Republic |
6–2 | Switzerland | ||
| 2022 Details |
Katowice |
Sweden |
5–4 OT | Czech Republic |
Finland |
8–3 | Switzerland | ||
| 2024 Details |
Lahti |
Sweden |
4–2 | Finland |
Czech Republic |
5–1 | Switzerland | ||
| 2026 Details |
Lignano Sabbiadoro |
Finland |
4–3 OT | Sweden |
Czech Republic |
6–5 SO | Switzerland | ||
| 2027 Details |
Winterthur |
Medal table
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Finland | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Participation details
| Team | 2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
2018 |
2020 |
2022 |
2024 |
2026 |
2027 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 15 | 12 | 3 | |
| Austria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | – | 1 | |
| Canada | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Denmark | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |
| Finland | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
| Germany | 7 | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
| Hungary | 8 | 11 | – | – | 7 | 8 | – | – | – | 10 | 14 | 13 | 7 | |
| Italy | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | |
| Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | |
| Latvia | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | – | 7 | 8 | – | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |
 New Zealand | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 13 | – | 2 | |
| Norway | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | 8 | 6 | 10 | |
| Poland | – | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | |
| Russia | – | 9 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Singapore | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 15 | 2 | |
| Slovakia | – | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | q | 13 |
Gallery
Player of the match awards for the Slovakia–Latvia fifth-place match at the 2025 World Championships
Teams lining up before the Slovakia–Denmark match at the 2025 World Championships
Slovakia–Latvia match at the 2021 World Championships
Finland–Slovakia match at the 2017 World Championships
Slovakia–Sweden match at the 2017 World Championships
Slovakia–Sweden match at the 2017 World Championships
Finland–Switzerland semifinal match at the 2009 World Championships
See also
References
- ↑ "Gold for Sweden at the Men's U19 WFC 2023". IFF Main Site. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ↑ "Sweden win gold at the Women's U19 WFC 2024". IFF Main Site. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ↑ "Hosts for 2027 U19 World Floorball Championships announced!". International Floorball Federation (IFF). 13 February 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- 1 2 "35 teams registered for WFC 2026 & 20 teams for U19 WFC 2026". IFF Main Site. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ↑ "Men U19". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "MS 2008 bude v prosinci". florbal.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "IFF CB Meeting News 1/2025 - International Calendar and IFF Competition Regulations Update". IFF Main Site. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
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