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 even-numbered years, while women's tournaments are held in odd-numbered years. The tournament takes place in February.
The most successful nation in both categories is Sweden, with six titles in the men's competition and eight in the women's.
At the most recent men's tournament in 2025, Finland won their fifth title. The next edition in 2027 will be held in Latvia. At the most recent women's tournament in 2026, Finland won their third title. The next tournament also in 2027 will be held in Switzerland.
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.
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 lasts five to six days, during which teams play three group-stage matches and then one or two placement matches.
Format history Until the 2019 World Championships, teams were divided into divisions of eight teams each. In Division B, teams competed for promotion to Division A. The team that finished last in Division A was relegated to Division B. The first men's Division B was played at the 2003 Championships, and the first women's Division B was played at the 2006 Championships.
Until 2007, the tournament was held at the turn of October and November. Due to a change in the scheduling of the senior championships to December, starting with the 2008 tournament, the junior championships have been held in May. Starting in 2027, the tournament schedule will shift to February. Additionally, the years for the men's and women's championships will be swapped to ensure that, under the new senior schedule, the U19 championships do not occur in the same year as the adult events. In the transition year of 2027, both the men's and women's U19 championships will be held.
Men Under-19 World Championships YearFinal venueWinnersScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place2001 Details Weißenfels4–27–12003 Details Prague6–25–22005 Details Cēsis6–28–32007 Details Kirchberg9–33–22009 Details Turku8–37–12011 Details Weißenfels4–36–42013 Details Hamburg6–28–52015 Details Helsingborg13–37–62017 Details Växjö7–48–52019 Details Halifax8–24–22021 Details Brno4–37–62023 Details Frederikshavn7–47–6 PSO2025 Details Zurich4–3 OT4–3 SO2027 Details Riga2028 Details Singapore
Medal table
RankCountryGoldSilverBronzeMedals1641112535133223740448 Total13131339
Participation details
Team200120032005200720092011201320152017201920212023202520272028Total 14 10 q 3 12 12 2 13 1 16q2 5352444331142q14 8788867988q11 108101315q5 3123213113231q14 11699q5 12142 15 1 q1 4645556755556q14 11 1 75666758877q12 97868810q8 682 15 14 qq3 7767576765q11 111112 3 13q2 1211121422314q14 2434332244423q14 161
Women Under-19 World Championships YearFinal venueWinnersScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place2004 Details Tampere6–54–32006 Details Leipzig7–34–32008 Details Zbąszyń8–7 OT4–32010 Details Olomouc6–47–32012 Details Nitra3–16–32014 Details Zbąszyń6–45–22016 Details Belleville6–33–22018 Details St. Gallen7–23–12020 Details Uppsala5–4 OT6–22022 Details Katowice5–4 OT8–32024 Details Lahti4–25–12026 Details Lignano Sabbiadoro4–3 OT6–5 SO2027 Details Winterthur
Medal table
RankCountryGoldSilverBronzeMedals 1 8 3 1 12 2 3 7 2 12 3 1 1 3 5 4 0 1 6 7 Total 12 12 12 36
Participation details
Team2004200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262027Total 1515123 141 1616163 545343433233q13 1177q4 223212221321q13 7887891098 811781014137 1312113 141 4778785898q11 12132 6666856786q11 54756646661011 91093 11152 109565787555q12 112131112112q13 331424354444q13
Gallery
See also List of floorball world champions Men's World Floorball Championship Women's World Floorball Championship
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