Under-19 World Floorball Championships

Under-19 World Floorball Championships

Upcoming season or competition: 2025 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships
Sport	Floorball
Founded	Men: 2001;24 years ago (2001) Women: 2004;21 years ago (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]}

Czech team celebrating the title in 2021 World Championships

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

1. "Gold for Sweden at the Men's U19 WFC 2023". IFF Main Site. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
2. "Sweden win gold at the Women's U19 WFC 2024". IFF Main Site. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
3. "Switzerland to host U19 WFC 2025 and Italy U19 WFC 2026!". IFF Main Site. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
4. "35 teams registered for WFC 2026 & 20 teams for U19 WFC 2026". IFF Main Site. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
5. "Switzerland to host U19 WFC 2025 and Italy U19 WFC 2026!". IFF Main Site. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2025.