Tournament details | |
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Host country | Czech Republic |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 6 December – 14 December |
Teams | 16 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 48 |
The 2025 Women's World Floorball Championships will be the 15th edition of this competition. It will be held from 6 to 14 December 2025 in Brno and Ostrava in the Czech Republic. [1] [2] [3] Sweden are the 7-time defending champions.
In late 2019, the Czech Floorball Federation announced they were considering bidding for either the 2023 or 2025 edition. They ended up choosing to bid for 2025 after Singapore and Thailand stated they wanted to bid for 2023 as they wanted to give a country outside of Europe a chance to host (Singapore hosted the 2023 event). [4] [5]
The Czechs were given the hosting rights unopposed on 24 May 2023. [1] [6] [7] The Moravian-Silesian Region has given its financial support to this tournament. [2]
Qualification will be held in early 2025. Asia-Oceania qualification will also serve as qualification for 2025 World Games. [8] [9]
Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified | |
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Host nation | 24 May 2023 | 1 | Czech Republic | |
European Qualification 1 | 28 January–2 February 2025 | Valmiera | 11 | |
European Qualification 2 | 29 January–2 February 2025 | Lignano Sabbiadoro | ||
Americas Qualification | 8–10 March 2025 | Austin | 1 | |
Asia-Oceania Qualification | 18–23 March 2025 | Singapore | 3 | |
Total | 16 |
Similar to 2013, Brno and Ostrava are the Czech venues. [1]
Brno | Ostrava | |
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Vodova Aréna Capacity: 2,900 | Ostravar Aréna Capacity: 10,000 | |
Chairman of the Czech National Sports Agency, Ondřej Šebek, went to Singapore during the 2023 Women's World Floorball Championships to speak at a meeting with the International Floorball Federation. [10]
On 4 April 2024, the logo was announced, showcasing a W that stands for women. The logo is about how women have limitless power and was developed for many in cooperation with Czech national team players and players from the Czech league. [11] [12] A website was also created at the same time. [13]
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Events in the year 2025 in the Czech Republic.
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