2025 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships

2025 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
Venue(s)	3 (in 1 host city)
Dates	29 April – 4 May
Teams	16
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
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The 2025 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships will be the 13th edition of the championship. The tournament will be played in Zurich, Switzerland, and will take place from 29 April to 4 May. This will be the second time that Switzerland hosts the junior championship, with the first time being in 2007.

Sweden are the defending champions.

Bidding process

•   Switzerland

Switzerland was the only country to bid and were given the hosting rights on 15 November 2022. ^[1]

Qualified teams

Main article: 2025 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships qualification

  Host nation

  Team qualified directly

  Team qualified

  Team failed to qualify

  Did not enter

The final tournament will feature 16 national teams. The top nine teams from the previous championship in 2023, including host nation and runner-up Switzerland, qualified directly. The remaining seven spots were determined through regional qualifiers. A record 26 teams registered for the tournament. ^{[2] [3]}

From the American qualifier, held from 2 to 4 August 2024, in Fredericton, Canada, the home team qualified for the first time after competing against the United States. ^[4]

The first European qualifier took place from 4 to 8 September 2024, in Pruszcz, Poland. Out of five participating teams, Estonia and Spain qualified, with Spain making its debut. ^[5] The second European qualifier was held from 29 January to 2 February 2025, in Latisana, Italy, alongside the 2025 Women's World Championships qualifier. Six teams competed, and two qualified, including the Netherlands, which advanced to the main tournament also for the first time. ^[6]

The Asia-Oceania qualifier was held from 20 to 22 September 2024, in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. Two out of the four participating teams secured qualification. ^[7]

	Date	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Automatically qualified from 2023		Frederikshavn	9	Sweden    Switzerland (H)   Finland   Czech Republic   Latvia   Slovakia   Norway   Denmark   Germany
European qualifier 1	4–8 September 2024	Pruszcz	2	Estonia   Spain
European qualifier 2	29 January–2 February 2025	Latisana	2	Netherlands   Slovenia
Asian-Oceanian qualification	20–22 September 2024	Honiara	2	Singapore   Australia
Americas qualification	2–4 August 2024	Fredericton	1	Canada
Total			16

Venues

The three arenas are situated in Zurich. The final weekend will be in the Swiss Life Arena. ^{[2] [8] [9]}

Zurich
Swiss Life Arena Capacity: 12,000	Saalsporthalle Capacity: 2,500	Sporthalle Hardau Capacity: 1,300

Zurich

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Zurich in Switzerland

Draw

The draw took place on 19 October 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland, at 17:30 CET. The 16 participating countries were divided into four groups (A, B, C, and D). Groups A and B were drawn from the top teams of the previous championship in 2023. Groups C and D were formed from the remaining teams, with some selections made blindly, as the second European qualifier had not yet taken place at the time of the draw. ^[10]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Sweden (1)    Switzerland (2)   Finland (3)   Czech Republic (4)	Latvia (5)   Slovakia (6)   Norway (7)   Denmark (8)	Germany (9)   Estonia (13)   Australia (14)   Singapore (15)	Netherlands (19)   Spain (21)   Canada (23)   Slovenia (11)

Referees

Eight referee pairs were selected on 20 February 2025. ^[11]

Referees
Czech Republic	Tomáš Kostinek Martin Reichelt
Czech Republic	Lukáš Čížek Lukáš Laštovička
Finland	Joni Kokkonen Tommi Virkki
Latvia	Mārtiņš Gross Imants Vīnkalns
Slovakia	Tomáš Beňo Roman Sklenica
Sweden	Frans Dahlstedt Andreas Morelius
Switzerland	Janick Buehler Yvan Buehler
Switzerland	Josef Fässler Benjamin Schläpfer

Tournament format

In the group stage, teams will play in a round-robin format from 29 April to 1 May 2025. A win will earn two points, while a draw will earn one point. The knockout stage and placement matches will take place from 2 to 4 May 2. ^[12]

• The top two teams from Groups A and B will advance to the semi-finals of the championship play-offs.
• The third-placed teams from Groups A and B will compete for fifth place.
• The fourth-placed teams from Groups A and B, along with the first-placed teams from Groups C and D, will enter the semi-finals for placement matches deciding 7th to 10th place.
• The second-placed teams from Groups C and D will play for 11th place.
• The third-placed teams from Groups C and D will play for 13th place.
• The fourth-placed teams from Groups C and D will play for 15th place.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semifinals
2	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Finland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5th place game
4	Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinal 1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [ IFF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;

29 April 2025 10:00

Denmark

– (–, –, –)

Czech Republic

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

29 April 2025 16:00

Finland

– (–, –, –)

Slovakia

Saalsporthalle, Zurich

---

30 April 2025 16:00

Czech Republic

– (–, –, –)

Slovakia

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

30 April 2025 19:00

Denmark

– (–, –, –)

Finland

Saalsporthalle, Zurich

---

1 May 2025 16:00

Czech Republic

– (–, –, –)

Finland

Saalsporthalle, Zurich

1 May 2025 16:00

Slovakia

– (–, –, –)

Denmark

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semifinals
2	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5th place game
4	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinal 1

Source: [ IFF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;

29 April 2025 19:00

Sweden

– (–, –, –)

Switzerland

Saalsporthalle, Zurich

29 April 2025 19:00

Norway

– (–, –, –)

Latvia

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

---

30 April 2025 16:00

Switzerland

– (–, –, –)

Norway

Saalsporthalle, Zurich

30 April 2025 19:00

Latvia

– (–, –, –)

Sweden

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

---

1 May 2025 13:00

Sweden

– (–, –, –)

Norway

Saalsporthalle, Zurich

1 May 2025 19:00

Switzerland

– (–, –, –)

Latvia

Saalsporthalle, Zurich

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Singapore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinal 1
2	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11th place game
3	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13th place game
4	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15th place game

Source: [ IFF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;

29 April 2025 13:00

Netherlands

– (–, –, –)

Singapore

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

29 April 2025 16:00

Canada

– (–, –, –)

Germany

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

---

30 April 2025 10:00

Germany

– (–, –, –)

Singapore

Saalsporthalle, Zurich

30 April 2025 13:00

Canada

– (–, –, –)

Netherlands

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

---

1 May 2025 10:00

Singapore

– (–, –, –)

Canada

Saalsporthalle, Zurich

1 May 2025 19:00

Germany

– (–, –, –)

Netherlands

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinal 1
2	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11th place game
3	Estonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13th place game
4	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15th place game

Source: [ IFF]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;

29 April 2025 10:00

Australia

– (–, –, –)

Estonia

Saalsporthalle, Zurich

29 April 2025 13:00

Slovenia

– (–, –, –)

Spain

Saalsporthalle, Zurich

---

30 April 2025 10:00

Australia

– (–, –, –)

Slovenia

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

30 April 2025 13:00

Estonia

– (–, –, –)

Spain

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

---

1 May 2025 10:00

Estonia

– (–, –, –)

Slovenia

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

1 May 2025 13:00

Spain

– (–, –, –)

Australia

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

Placement round

15th place game

	15th place game
	May 3
	C4
	D4

C4 vs D4

3 May 2025 10:00

C4

– (–, –, –)

D4

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

13th place game

	13th place game
	May 3
	C3
	D3

C3 vs D3

3 May 2025 13:00

C3

– (–, –, –)

D3

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

11th place game

	11th place game
	May 3
	C2
	D2

C2 vs D2

3 May 2025 16:00

C2

– (–, –, –)

D2

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

Bracket

	7th–10th semifinals				7th place
	May 3
	A4
					May 4
	D1
					WPO1
	May 3
					WPO2
	B4
	C1
					9th place
					May 4
					LPO1
					LPO2

A4 vs D1

3 May 2025 16:00

A4

– (–, –, –)

D1

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

B4 vs C1

3 May 2025 19:00

B4

– (–, –, –)

C1

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

9th place game

LPO1 vs LPO2

4 May 2025 10:00

LPO1

– (–, –, –)

LPO2

Swiss Life Arena, Zurich

7th place game

WPO1 vs WPO2

4 May 2025 10:00

WPO1

– (–, –, –)

WPO2

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

5th place game

	5th place game
	May 3

A3 vs B3

3 May 2025 19:00

A3

– (–, –, –)

B3

Sporthalle Hardau, Zurich

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	3 May
	B1
					4 May
	A2
					WSF1
	3 May
					WSF2
	A1
	B2
					Third place
					4 May
					LSF1
					LSF2

Semifinals

A1 vs B2

3 May 2025 16:00

A1

– (–, –, –)

B2

Swiss Life Arena, Zurich

B1 vs A2

3 May 2025 19:00

B1

– (–, –, –)

A2

Swiss Life Arena, Zurich

Bronze medal game

4 May 2025 13:00

LSF1

– (–, –, –)

LSF2

Swiss Life Arena, Zurich

Gold medal game

4 May 2025 16:00

WSF1

– (–, –, –)

WSF2

Swiss Life Arena, Zurich

Marketing

Logo

The logo was intentionally similar to the 2022 Men's World Floorball Championships due to the local organisers thinking the 2022 logo has positive connotations. ^[13]

This event is the first in a proposed plan by the Swiss to hold many floorball tournaments in Switzerland between 2025 and 2032.

Tickets

Pre sales for tickets were planned to start on 19 October 2024. Tickets packages will include: venues packages for either one or both group stage venues, week long passes and tickets for the final weekend. ^[14]

References

1. "IFF Central Board meeting 7/2022 — 11.11.2022 as a physical meeting in Zurich, Switzerland" (PDF). 15 November 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
2. "IFF CB Meeting news 2/2024 - Future of Floorball, International Calendar and upcoming events". IFF Main Site. April 29, 2024. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
3. "Qualifications for the 2025 U19 World Floorball Championships announced!". IFF Main Site. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
4. "Canada do the double and qualify for the 2025 Men's U19 WFC and their Women's team for TWG 2025". IFF Main Site. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
5. "Spain and Estonia qualify for the 2025 U19 WFC!". IFF Main Site. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
6. "The Netherlands and Slovenia qualify for the Men's U19 WFC 2025!". IFF Main Site. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
7. "Singapore and Australia qualify for the 2025 U19 WFC!". IFF Main Site. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
8. "Venues". U19 WFC 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
9. "Zurich to host the Men's U19 WFC 2025 final weekend in the Swiss Life Arena". IFF Main Site. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
10. "The groups for the U19 WFC 2025 have been determined". IFF Main Site. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
11. "Men's U19 WFC 2025 Referee & Referee Coach Nominations". IFF Main Site. February 20, 2025.
12. "U19 WFC 2025 Schedule now released!". IFF Main Site. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
13. https://dltaw1vhj9zy5.cloudfront.net/2024/05/CB_Minutes_2_2024_final.pdf
14. https://dltaw1vhj9zy5.cloudfront.net/2024/09/All-appendixes_compressed.pdf

External links

• Official website
• Official results