The 2027 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships will be the 14th edition of the championship. The tournament will be held instead of the traditional May in a new February schedule, following a change in the international floorball competition calendar, specifically from 17 to 21 February 2027 in Riga, Latvia. This will be the second time that Latvia hosts the junior championship, with the first time being in 2005.
Due to the swapping of the hosting years for the women's and men's junior championships, the Women's U-19 World Championships will also take place in May 2027 in this transitional year, and the following men's championship will take place already in 2028.
Qualified teams
The final tournament will feature 16 national teams. The top nine teams from the previous championship in 2025, including host nation and sixth-placed Latvia, qualified directly. The remaining seven spots were determined through regional qualifiers.
From the Americas qualifier, held from 19 to 21 June 2026, in Chicago, United States, between the United States and Canada, the visiting team qualified.
The Asia-Oceania qualifier was held from 5 to 9 August 2026, in Singapore. Three out of the six participating teams secured qualification.
Two European qualifiers took place between 1 and 5 September 2026 in Guadarrama, Spain, and between 8 and 12 September in Jõgeva, Estonia. The best teams from the six in each qualifier and the better of the second-placed teams advanced.
Date Venue Vacancies Qualified Automatically qualified from 2025 Zurich 9 (H) Americas qualification 19–21 June 2026 Chicago 1 Asian-Oceanian qualification 5–9 August 2026 Singapore 3 European qualifier 1 1–5 September 2026 Guadarrama 1+1 European qualifier 2 8–12 September 2026 Jõgeva 1 Total 16
Venues The Two Arenas are situated Riga. The final weekend matches will take place in the Xiaomi Arena.
Riga Xiaomi Arena Team Sports Hall
Draw The draw took place on 19 August 2026. 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 2025. Groups C and D were formed from the remaining teams, with some selections made blindly, as the European qualifiers had not yet taken place at the time of the draw.
Tournament format In the group stage, teams will play in a round-robin format from 17 to 19 February 2027. A win will earn two points, while a draw will earn one point. The knockout stage and placement matches will take place on 20 and 21 February.
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
Times are EET (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Placement round 11th place game
13th place game
15th place game
7th–10th placement play-off
7th–10th placement bracket
7th–10th placement semifinals
7th place game
9th place game
5th place game
Knockout stage Bracket
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
References
External links Official results