Women's World Floorball Championship

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Women's World Floorball Championship
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Floorball current event.svg 2025 Women's World Floorball Championships
Sport Floorball
Founded1997;28 years ago (1997)
No. of teams16 (finals)
ContinentInternational (IFF)
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
(2023, 11th title)
Most titlesFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
(11 titles, the last in 2023)
Official website floorball.sport

The Women's World Floorball Championship is an international floorball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the International Floorball Federation (IFF). It is held regularly in odd years since 1997. In even years, the men's championship is played. The tournament takes place in December.

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SwedenDenmark match at 2011 tournament

Sweden is the reigning champion and the most successful team, with eleven titles. [1] Finland has won five times, and Switzerland once. The only other medalists are the Czech Republic and Norway, each with two bronze medals.

The most recent Women's World Championship in 2023 was held in Singapore, and the next one will take place in 2025 in the Czech Republic. [2]

Format

There are 16 teams participating in the tournament. The host country is automatically guaranteed a spot, while the remaining 15 spots are determined through regional qualifiers. These qualifiers, typically comprising several European tournaments and one each for the Americas and Asia-Oceania, are held about a year before the championship. [3]

The teams are then drawn into four groups (A–D), each consisting of four teams. Groups A and B are drawn from the top-ranked teams according to the IFF rankings, while Groups C and D are drawn from the remaining teams. Within a group, teams play against each other. The top two teams from Groups A and B advance directly to the quarter-finals. The other two teams from Groups A and B and the top two teams from Groups C and D compete in a playoff preliminary round. [3]

Next, the playoffs are played by elimination. The eliminated teams, including the teams that did not qualify for the playoffs, participate in additional placement matches.

The entire tournament spans nine days, from one weekend to another.

Tournaments

YearFinal venueWinnersScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1997
Details
Flag of Finland.svg
Mariehamn
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
4–2Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
4–3 PSOFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
1999
Details
Flag of Sweden.svg
Borlänge
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
3–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
5–1Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2001
Details
Flag of Latvia.svg
Riga
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
2–0Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
4–3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
2003
Details
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Bern
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
8–1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
4–2Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2005
Details
Flag of Singapore.svg
Singapore
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
4–3Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
15–1Flag of Norway.svg
Norway
2007
Details
Flag of Denmark.svg
Frederikshavn
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
7–3Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
7–1Flag of Latvia.svg
Latvia
2009
Details
Flag of Sweden.svg
Västerås
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
6–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
3–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
2011
Details
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
St. Gallen
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
4–2Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
3–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
2013
Details
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Ostrava
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
5–1Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
4–3 OTFlag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
2015
Details
Flag of Finland.svg
Tampere
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
5–4( p )Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
5–4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
2017
Details
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Bratislava
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
6–5( p )Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
3–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
2019
Details
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Neuchâtel
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
3–2 OTFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
5–4 OTFlag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
2021
Details
Flag of Sweden.svg
Uppsala
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
4–3 OTFlag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
5–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
2023
Details
Flag of Singapore.svg
Singapore
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
6–4Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
5–4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
Switzerland
2025
Details
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Brno, Ostrava
2027
Details
Flag of Finland.svg
Turku [4]

Medal table

RankCountryGoldSilverBronzeMedals
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 111214
2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 29314
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 14510
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0022
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 0022
Total14141442

Participation details

Team Flag of Finland.svg
1997
Flag of Sweden.svg
1999
Flag of Latvia.svg
2001
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
2003
Flag of Singapore.svg
2005
Flag of Denmark.svg
2007
Flag of Sweden.svg
2009
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
2011
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
2013
Flag of Finland.svg
2015
Flag of Slovakia.svg
2017
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
2019
Flag of Sweden.svg
2021
Flag of Singapore.svg
2023
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
2025
Total
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15th12th12th15th11thWD16th7
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 9th8th2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 13th1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 6th5th5th7th7th5th4th3rd4th4th4th4th4th3rdq15
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6th9th8th11th10th9th10th8th8thq10
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 11th14th13th13thq5
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2nd1st1st3rd2nd2nd3rd2nd2nd2nd2nd3rd2nd2ndq15
Flag of France.svg  France 15th1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8th6th7th8th11th8th6th10th7th10th10thq12
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 14th14th2
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16th1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10th8th16th15th15th14th13thWD9th8
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 7th7th6th6th5th4th6th7th5th5th6th8th9th7thq15
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13th14thq3
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3rd4th3rd4th4th8th7th5th6th9th8th9th7th11thq15
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8th6th7th7th7th5th5th6thq9
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5th8th5th6th7th5th10th10th11th11th10
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 10th16th16th12th14th12th6
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 12th9th8th5th6th6th5thq8
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 16th1
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1st3rd2nd1st3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1stq15
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 4th2nd4th2nd1st3rd2nd4th3rd3rd3rd2nd3rd4thq15
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 13th15th15th3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9th10th9th13th12th16th12th14th7

Debut of national teams

YearDebuting teamsSuccessor teams
TeamsNo.Cum.
1997 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria, Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic, Flag of Finland.svg  Finland, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan, Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia, Flag of Norway.svg  Norway, Flag of Russia.svg  Russia, Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden, Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1010
1999 -012
2001 -016
2003 -018
2005 -017
2007 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 123
2009 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark, Flag of Poland.svg  Poland, Flag of the United States.svg  United States 320
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary, Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands, Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 415
2013 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada, Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 218
2015 -023
2017 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 130
2019 Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 128
2021 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 125
2023 Flag of France.svg  France 128

See also

References

  1. "Sweden stave off Finland comeback to win ninth straight Women's World Floorball Championship". The Straits Times. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  2. Muzika, Rudolf (24 May 2023). "Český florbal se raduje. Získal pořadatelství dalšího světového šampionátu". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Women's World Championships". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  4. "IFF CB Meeting News 2/2023: WFC hosts awarded, Future of Floorball status and upcoming events". 24 May 2023.