2026 Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships

2026 Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Italy
Dates6–10 May 2026
Teams16

The 2026 Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships will be the 12th edition of the championship. The tournament will take place from 6 to 10 May 2026 in the Italian cities of Lignano Sabbiadoro and Latisana. It will be the first time Italy hosts a floorball championship.[1]

The defending champions from the previous tournament is Sweden.[2]

Qualification

A total of 16 national teams will take part in the final tournament.

Eleven teams qualified automatically. These included the host nation Italy. In addition, the nine highest-placed teams from the previous championship in 2024 qualified directly: Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Slovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, and Latvia. The final seeded team is the only American participant, Canada.[3]

The remaining five places were decided through two regional qualification tournaments. From the Asia–Oceania qualification, held in Perth, Australia, from 8 to 10 January 2026, Singapore, Australia, and Japan qualified.[4] From the European qualification, held in Berlin between 4 and 8 February 2026, Germany and Hungary qualified.[5]

Draw

The draw took place on 16 October 2025. 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 2024. Groups C and D were formed from the remaining teams, some of which had not yet been determined at the time of the draw.

Tournament format

Main article: Under-19 World Floorball Championships § Format

In the group stage, teams play in a round-robin format from 6 to 8 May 2026. A win earns two points, while a draw earns one point. The knockout stage and placement matches took place on 9 and 10 May.

  • The top two teams from Groups A and B advance to the semi-finals of the championship play-offs.
  • The third-placed teams from Groups A and B compete for fifth place.
  • The fourth-placed teams from Groups A and B, along with the first-placed teams from Groups C and D, enter the semi-finals for placement matches deciding 7th to 10th place.
  • The second-placed teams from Groups C and D play for 11th place.
  • The third-placed teams from Groups C and D play for 13th place.
  • The fourth-placed teams from Groups C and D play for 15th place.

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;

References

  1. ^ "Switzerland to host U19 WFC 2025 and Italy U19 WFC 2026!". IFF Main Site. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Sweden win gold at the Women's U19 WFC 2024". IFF Main Site. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  3. ^ "35 teams registered for WFC 2026 & 20 teams for U19 WFC 2026". IFF Main Site. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Singapore, Australia and Japan qualify for the Women's U19 WFC 2026!". International Floorball Federation (IFF). 9 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Germany and Hungary are the last teams to qualify for U19 WFC 2026!". International Floorball Federation (IFF). 9 February 2026. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
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