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under-19 World Floorball Championships

{{Short description|International junior floorball tournament}}

{{Infobox sports league

| name = Under-19 World Floorball Championships

| sport =Floorball

| founded = Men: {{Start date and age|df=yes|2001}}
Women: {{Start date and age|df=yes|2004}}

| teams = 16 (finals)

| continent = International (IFF)

| champion = Men: {{fl19|SWE}}
(2023, 6th title)
Women: {{flw19|SWE}}
(2024, 8th title)

|most_champs = Men: {{fl19|SWE}}
(6 titles, the last in 2023)
Women: {{flw19|SWE}}
(8 titles, the last in 2024)

|website = [https://floorball.sport/world-championships/ floorball.sport]

|last_season =

|upcoming_season = 2025 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships

}}

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.{{cite web |title=Gold for Sweden at the Men's U19 WFC 2023 |url=https://floorball.sport/2023/04/30/gold-for-sweden-at-the-mens-u19-wfc-2023/ |website=IFF Main Site |access-date=19 February 2025 |date=30 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=Sweden win gold at the Women's U19 WFC 2024 |url=https://floorball.sport/2024/05/12/sweden-win-gold-at-the-womens-u19-wfc-2024/ |website=IFF Main Site |access-date=19 February 2025 |date=12 May 2024}}

File:Czech team celebrating WFC U19 2021.jpg 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.{{cite web |title=Switzerland to host U19 WFC 2025 and Italy U19 WFC 2026! |url=https://floorball.sport/2022/12/02/switzerland-to-host-u19-wfc-2025-and-italy-u19-wfc-2026/ |website=IFF Main Site |access-date=19 February 2025 |date=2 December 2022}}

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.{{cite web |title=35 teams registered for WFC 2026 & 20 teams for U19 WFC 2026 |url=https://floorball.sport/2025/02/14/35-teams-registered-for-wfc-2026-20-teams-for-u19-wfc-2026/ |website=IFF Main Site |access-date=19 February 2025 |date=14 February 2025}}

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.

Men Under-19 World Championships

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width=5%|Year

!width=10%|Final venue

! rowspan="14" style="width:1%; background:#fff;" |

!width=14%|Winners

!width=10%|Score

!width=14%|Runners-up

! rowspan="14" style="width:1%; background:#fff;" |

!width=14%|Third place

!width=10%|Score

!width=14%|Fourth place

2001
Details

|{{flagicon|GER}}
Weißenfels

|{{fl19-big|SWE}}

|4–2

|{{fl19-big|SUI}}

|{{fl19-big|FIN}}

|7–1

|{{fl19-big|LAT}}

2003
Details

|{{flagicon|CZE}}
Prague

|{{fl19-big|FIN}}

|6–2

|{{fl19-big|SWE}}

|{{fl19-big|CZE}}

|5–2

|{{fl19-big|SUI}}

2005
Details

|{{flagicon|LAT}}
Cēsis

|{{fl19-big|SWE}}

|6–2

|{{fl19-big|FIN}}

|{{fl19-big|SUI}}

|8–3

|{{fl19-big|LAT}}

2007
Details

|{{flagicon|SUI}}
Kirchberg

|{{fl19-big|SWE}}

|9–3

|{{fl19-big|CZE}}

|{{fl19-big|FIN}}

|3–2

|{{fl19-big|SUI}}

2009
Details

|{{flagicon|FIN}}
Turku

|{{fl19-big|SWE}}

|8–3

|{{fl19-big|FIN}}

|{{fl19-big|SUI}}

|7–1

|{{fl19-big|CZE}}

2011
Details

|{{flagicon|GER}}
Weißenfels

|{{fl19-big|FIN}}

|4–3

|{{fl19-big|SWE}}

|{{fl19-big|SUI}}

|6–4

|{{fl19-big|CZE}}

2013
Details

|{{flagicon|GER}}
Hamburg

|{{fl19-big|SWE}}

|6–2

|{{fl19-big|SUI}}

|{{fl19-big|FIN}}

|8–5

|{{fl19-big|CZE}}

2015
Details

|{{flagicon|SWE}}
Helsingborg

|{{fl19-big|FIN}}

|13–3

|{{fl19-big|SUI}}

|{{fl19-big|CZE}}

|7–6

|{{fl19-big|SWE}}

2017
Details

|{{flagicon|SWE}}
Växjö

|{{fl19-big|FIN}}

|7–4

|{{fl19-big|SWE}}

|{{fl19-big|CZE}}

|8–5

|{{fl19-big|SUI}}

2019
Details

|{{flagicon|CAN}}
Halifax

{{fl19-big|CZE}}

|8–2

|{{fl19-big|SWE}}

|{{fl19-big|FIN}}

|4–2

|{{fl19-big|SUI}}

2021
Details

|{{flagicon|CZE}}
Brno

|{{Fl19-big|CZE}}

|4–3

|{{Fl19-big|FIN}}

|{{fl19-big|SWE}}

|7–6

|{{fl19-big|SUI}}

2023
Details

|{{Flagicon|Denmark}}
Frederikshavn

|{{fl19-big|SWE}}

|7–4

|{{fl19-big|SUI}}

|{{fl19-big|FIN}}

|7–6 PSO

|{{fl19-big|CZE}}

2025
Details

|{{Flagicon|Switzerland}}
Zurich

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Rank

!Country

! style="background:#FFD700;" width="75"|Gold

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" width="75"|Silver

! style="background:#CC9966;" width="75"|Bronze

! width="75"|Medals

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|1

|align=left|{{fl19|SWE}}

|6

|4

|1

|11

align=center

|2

|align=left|{{fl19|FIN}}

|4

|3

|5

|12

align=center

|3

|align=left|{{fl19|CZE}}

|2

|1

|3

|6

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|4

|align=left|{{fl19|SUI}}

|0

|4

|3

|7

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!{{flagicon|Germany}}
2001

!{{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
2003

!{{flagicon|Latvia}}
2005

!{{flagicon|Switzerland}}
2007

!{{flagicon|Finland}}
2009

!{{flagicon|Germany}}
2011

!{{flagicon|Germany}}
2013

!{{flagicon|Sweden}}
2015

!{{flagicon|Sweden}}
2017

!{{flagicon|Canada}}
2019

!{{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
2021

!{{flagicon|Denmark}}
2023

!{{flagicon|Switzerland}}
2025

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| align="left" |{{fl19|Denmark}}

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| align="left" |{{fl19|Germany}}

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| align="left" |{{fl19|Hungary}}

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| align="left" |{{fl19|Netherlands}}

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| align="left" |{{fl19|Switzerland}}

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| align="left" |{{fl19|United States}}

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Women Under-19 World Championships

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
width=5%|Year

!width=10%|Final venue

! rowspan="13" style="width:1%; background:#fff;" |

!width=14%|Winners

!width=10%|Score

!width=14%|Runners-up

! rowspan="13" style="width:1%; background:#fff;" |

!width=14%|Third place

!width=10%|Score

!width=14%|Fourth place

2004
Details

|{{flagicon|FIN}}
Tampere

|{{flw19-big|SWE}}

|6–5

|{{flw19-big|FIN}}

|{{flw19-big|SUI}}

|4–3

|{{flw19-big|LAT}}

2006
Details

|{{flagicon|GER}}
Leipzig

|{{flw19-big|SWE}}

|7–3

|{{flw19-big|FIN}}

|{{flw19-big|SUI}}

|4–3

|{{flw19-big|CZE}}

2008
Details

|{{flagicon|POL}}
Zbąszyń

|{{flw19-big|SUI}}

|8–7 {{sudden death}}

|{{flw19-big|SWE}}

|{{flw19-big|FIN}}

|4–3

|{{flw19-big|POL}}

2010
Details

|{{flagicon|CZE}}
Olomouc

|{{flw19-big|SWE}}

|6–4

|{{flw19-big|FIN}}

|{{flw19-big|CZE}}

|7–3

|{{flw19-big|SUI}}

2012
Details

|{{flagicon|SVK}}
Nitra

|{{flw19-big|FIN}}

|3–1

|{{flw19-big|SUI}}

|{{flw19-big|SWE}}

|6–3

|{{flw19-big|CZE}}

2014
Details

|{{flagicon|POL}}
Zbąszyń

|{{flw19-big|SWE}}

|6–4

|{{flw19-big|FIN}}

|{{flw19-big|CZE}}

|5–2

|{{flw19-big|SUI}}

2016
Details

|{{flagicon|CAN}}
Belleville

|{{flw19-big|SWE}}

|6–3

|{{flw19-big|FIN}}

|{{flw19-big|SUI}}

|3–2

|{{flw19-big|CZE}}

2018
Details

|{{flagicon|SUI}}
St. Gallen

|{{flw19-big|SWE}}

|7–2

|{{flw19-big|FIN}}

|{{flw19-big|CZE}}

|3–1

|{{flw19-big|POL}}

2020
Details

|{{flagicon|SWE}}
Uppsala

|{{flw19-big|FIN}}

|5–4 OT

|{{flw19-big|SWE}}

|{{flw19-big|CZE}}

|6–2

|{{flw19-big|SUI}}

2022
Details

|{{flagicon|POL}}
Katowice

|{{flw19-big|SWE}}

|5–4 OT

|{{flw19-big|CZE}}

|{{flw19-big|FIN}}

|8–3

|{{flw19-big|SUI}}

2024
Details

|{{Flagicon|Finland}}
Lahti

|{{flw19-big|SWE}}

|4–2

|{{flw19-big|FIN}}

|{{flw19-big|CZE}}

|5–1

|{{flw19-big|SUI}}

2026
Details{{cite web |title=Switzerland to host U19 WFC 2025 and Italy U19 WFC 2026! |url=https://floorball.sport/2022/12/02/switzerland-to-host-u19-wfc-2025-and-italy-u19-wfc-2026/ |website=IFF Main Site |access-date=19 February 2025 |date=2 December 2022}}

|{{Flagicon|Italy}}
Lignano Sabbiadoro

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= Medal table =

class="wikitable"
Rank

!Country

! style="background:#FFD700;" width="75"|Gold

! style="background:#C0C0C0;" width="75"|Silver

! style="background:#CC9966;" width="75"|Bronze

! width="75"|Medals

align=center

| 1

align=left| {{flw19|SWE}}82111
align=center

| 2

align=left| {{flw19|FIN}}27211
align=center

| 3

align=left|  {{flw19|SUI}} 1135
align=center

| 4

align=left| {{flw19|CZE}}0156
colspan=2| Total || 11 || 11 || 11 || 33

=Participation details=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Team

!{{flagicon|Finland}}
2004

!{{flagicon|Germany}}
2006

!{{flagicon|Poland}}
2008

!{{flagicon|Czech Republic}}
2010

!{{flagicon|Slovakia}}
2012

!{{flagicon|Poland}}
2014

!{{flagicon|Canada}}
2016

!{{flagicon|Switzerland}}
2018

!{{flagicon|Sweden}}
2020

!{{flagicon|Poland}}
2022

!{{flagicon|Finland}}
2024

!{{flagicon|Italy}}
2026

!Total

style="background:#d0e6ff;"

|align=left|{{flw19|Australia}}

–––––––––15152
style="background:#fff"

|align=left|{{flw19|Austria}}

–––––––––14–1
style="background:#d0e6ff;"

|align=left|{{flw19|Canada}}

––––––style="border:3px solid red;"|–––1616q3
style="background:#fff;"

|align=left|{{flw19|Czech Republic}}

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style="background:#d0e6ff"

|align=left|{{flw19|Denmark}}

–––––––––117q3
style="background:#fff;"

|align=left|{{flw19|Finland}}

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style="background:#d0e6ff;"

|align=left|{{flw19|Germany}}

7style="border:3px solid red;"|88––––789107
style="background:#fff;"

|align=left|{{flw19|Hungary}}

811––78–––10146
style="background:#d0e6ff;"

|align=left|{{flw19|Italy}}

–––––––––1312q3
style="background:#fff"

|align=left|{{flw19|Latvia}}

4778–78–589q10
style="background:#d0e6ff;"

|align=left|{{flw19|New Zealand}}

–––––––––12132
style="background:#fff;"

|align=left|{{flw19|Norway}}

66668–56–78q10
style="background:#d0e6ff;"

|align=left|{{flw19|Poland}}

–5style="border:3px solid red;"|475style="border:3px solid red;"|6646style="border:3px solid red;"|66q11
style="background:#fff;"

|align=left|{{flw19|Russia}}

–910–––––9–––3
style="background:#d0e6ff;"

|align=left|{{flw19|Singapore}}

––––––––––111
style="background:#fff;"

|align=left|{{flw19|Slovakia}}

–1095style="border:3px solid red;"|6578755q11
style="background:#d0e6ff;"

|align=left|{{flw19|Sweden}}

style="background:gold;"|{{sort|01|1}}style="background:gold;"|{{sort|01|1}}style="background:silver;"|{{sort|02|2}}style="background:gold;"|{{sort|01|1}}style="background:#c96;"|{{sort|03|3}}style="background:gold;"|{{sort|01|1}}style="background:gold;"|{{sort|01|1}}style="background:gold;"|{{sort|01|1}}style="background:silver; border:3px solid red;"|{{sort|02|2}}style="background:gold;"|{{sort|01|1}}style="background:gold;"|{{sort|01|1}}q12
style="background:#fff"

|align=left|{{flw19|Switzerland}}

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References

{{Reflist}}

{{World Floorball Championships}}

Category:Floorball World Championships

Category:World youth sports competitions

Category:Under-19 sports competitions

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2001