Under-19 World Floorball Championships
| Upcoming season or competition: 2025 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships | |
| Sport | Floorball |
|---|---|
| Founded | Men: 2001 Women: 2004 |
| No. of teams | 16 (finals) |
| Continent | International (IFF) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Men: Finland (2025, 5th title) Women: Sweden (2024, 8th title) |
| Most titles | Men: Sweden (6 titles, the last in 2023) Women: Sweden (8 titles, the last in 2024) |
| Official 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 odd-numbered years, while women's tournaments are held in even-numbered years. The tournament takes place in May.
The reigning champion and 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]
The most recent Men's U19 World Floorball Championship in 2023 was hosted in Denmark, while the next edition in 2025 will be held in Switzerland. The latest Women's U19 World Floorball Championship in 2024 took place in Finland, with the next tournament scheduled for 2026 in Italy.[3]
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 spans five days.[4]
Men Under-19 World Championships
| Year | Final venue | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Details |
Weißenfels |
Sweden |
4–2 | Switzerland |
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 |
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 |
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 | 37 | |
Participation details
| Team | 2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
2023 |
2025 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| Austria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | - | 2 |
| Belgium | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | 1 |
| Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| Denmark | 8 | 7 | 8 | - | 8 | - | 8 | - | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| Estonia | 10 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 13 | 15 | 4 |
| Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Germany | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| Hungary | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | 2 |
| Italy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | 1 |
| Latvia | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| Netherlands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 1 |
| Norway | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | - | 8 | - | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| Poland | 9 | - | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | - | 8 | 10 | - | 7 |
| Russia | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Singapore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 14 | 2 |
| Slovakia | - | - | - | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| Slovenia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 11 | 12 | 3 |
| Spain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
| 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 SD | 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[5] |
Lignano Sabbiadoro |
Medal table
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Finland | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Participation details
| Team | 2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2016 |
2018 |
2020 |
2022 |
2024 |
2026 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 15 | 2 | |
| Austria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | – | 1 | |
| Canada | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 16 | q | 3 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | q | 12 |
| Denmark | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 7 | q | 3 |
| Finland | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | q | 12 |
| Germany | 7 | 8 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | |
| Hungary | 8 | 11 | – | – | 7 | 8 | – | – | – | 10 | 14 | 6 | |
| Italy | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 12 | q | 3 |
| Latvia | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | – | 7 | 8 | – | 5 | 8 | 9 | q | 10 |
| New Zealand | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 13 | 2 | |
| Norway | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | 8 | q | 10 |
| Poland | – | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | q | 11 |
| Russia | – | 9 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Singapore | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | – | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | q | 11 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | q | 12 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | q | 12 |
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.
- ^ "Switzerland to host U19 WFC 2025 and Italy U19 WFC 2026!". IFF Main Site. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ a b "35 teams registered for WFC 2026 & 20 teams for U19 WFC 2026". IFF Main Site. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Switzerland to host U19 WFC 2025 and Italy U19 WFC 2026!". IFF Main Site. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2025.