The Men's World Floorball Championship is an international floorball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the International Floorball Federation (IFF), the sport's global governing body. It is distinct from the Women's World Floorball Championship, which is for women's teams. They were preceded by the European Championships which were held twice in 1994 and 1995.[1][2] Originally played in May–June, the IFF decided in 2007 to move the tournament to early-December starting in 2008.[3]
| Most recent season or competition: 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships | |
| Sport | Floorball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| No. of teams | 16 (finals) |
| Continent | International (IFF) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Sweden(2022, 10th title) |
| Most titles | Sweden (10 titles, the last in 2022) |
| Official website | floorball.sport |
The reigning champions are Sweden, who won their tenth title at the 2022 tournament.[4] Sweden will host the next tournament in 2024.[5]
Men
editResults
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
10 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 |  Finland
|
4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 |  Czech Republic
|
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Switzerland
|
0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 |  Norway
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Participation details
edit| Team | 1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
 2016 |
2018 |
2020 |
2022 |
2024 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | - | 14th | 15th | 12th | WD | 13th | q | 6 |
 Austria |
- | - | - | - | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Canada |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | 13th | 12th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 12th | q | 8 |
| Czech Republic |
4th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | q | 14 |
 Denmark |
7th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 9th | 6th | 9th | 13th | - | 7th | 5th | 8th | 10th | 10th | q | 14 |
 Estonia |
11th | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 7th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 10th | 8th | 9th | q | 9 |
| Finland |
2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | q | 14 |
 Germany |
8th | 8th | - | 8th | 8th | 10th | - | 10th | 4th | 9th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 6th | q | 12 |
 Hungary |
10th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
 Italy |
- | - | - | - | - | 8th | 10th | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
 Japan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15th | 15th | 15th | - | 15th | WD | - | - | 4 |
| Latvia |
9th | - | 7th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 10th | 5th | 5th | 5th | q | 13 |
| Norway |
3rd | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 8th | q | 14 |
 Philippines |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | 15th | q | 3 |
 Poland |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | 11th | - | 13th | 13th | 11th | 11th | q | 7 |
 Russia |
6th | 7th | 8th | - | 7th | 9th | 7th | 8th | 10th | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
 Singapore |
12th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16th | 16th | - | 16th | 16th | 16th | 16th | - | 7 |
 Slovakia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 10th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 7th | - | 6 |
 Slovenia |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | q | 1 |
 South Korea |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16th | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Sweden |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | q | 14 |
| Switzerland |
5th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | q | 14 |
 Thailand |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14th | 14th | 13th | 14th | q | 5 |
 United States |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th | 11th | 11th | - | 15th | - | - | 4 |
Debut of national teams
edit| Year | Debuting teams | Successor teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | No. | Cum. | ||
| 1996 | Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland
|
12 | 12 | |
| 1998 | - | 0 | 12 | |
| 2000 | - | 0 | 12 | |
| 2002 | - | 0 | 12 | |
| 2004 | Austria
|
1 | 13 | |
| 2006 | Italy
|
1 | 14 | |
| 2008 | - | 0 | 14 | |
| 2010 | Australia, Canada, Japan, Poland
|
4 | 18 | |
| 2012 | United States, Slovakia
|
2 | 20 | |
| 2014 | South Korea
|
1 | 21 | |
| 2016 | Thailand
|
1 | 22 | |
| 2018 | - | 0 | 22 | |
| 2020 | Philippines
|
1 | 23 | |
| 2022 | - | 0 | 23 | |
| 2024 | Slovenia
|
1 | 24 | |
Men Under-19
editResults
edit| Year | Final venue | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Details |
Weißenfels |
 Sweden |
4–2 |  Switzerland |
 Finland |
7–1 |  Latvia | ||
| 2003 Details |
Prague |
Finland |
6–2 | Sweden |
 Czech Republic |
5–2 | Switzerland | ||
| 2005 Details |
Cēsis |
Sweden |
6–2 | Finland |
Switzerland |
8–3 | Latvia | ||
| 2007 Details |
Kirchberg |
Sweden |
9–3 | Czech Republic |
Finland |
3–2 | Switzerland | ||
| 2009 Details |
Turku |
Sweden |
8–3 | Finland |
Switzerland |
7–1 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2011 Details |
Weißenfels |
Finland |
4–3 | Sweden |
Switzerland |
6–4 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2013 Details |
Hamburg |
Sweden |
6–2 | Switzerland |
Finland |
8–5 | Czech Republic | ||
| 2015 Details |
Helsingborg |
Finland |
13–3 | Switzerland |
Czech Republic |
7–6 | Sweden | ||
| 2017 Details |
Växjö |
Finland |
7–4 | Sweden |
Czech Republic |
8–5 | Switzerland | ||
| 2019 Details |
Halifax |
Czech Republic |
8–2 | Sweden |
Finland |
4–2 | Switzerland | ||
| 2021 Details |
Brno |
Czech Republic |
4–3 | Finland |
Sweden |
7–6 | Switzerland | ||
| 2023 Details |
Frederikshavn |
Sweden |
7–4 | Switzerland |
Finland |
7–6 SD | Czech Republic | ||
| 2025 Details |
Zürich |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Finland
|
4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Czech Republic
|
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Switzerland
|
0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Participation details
edit| Team | 2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
2009 |
2011 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2021 |
2023 |
2025 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | q | 2 |
| Austria
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | 2 | |
 Belgium
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | 1 |
| Canada |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | q | 1 |
| Czech Republic |
5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | q | 13 |
| Denmark |
8 | 7 | 8 | - | 8 | - | 8 | - | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | q | 10 |
| Estonia |
10 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 10 | 13 | q | 4 |
| Finland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | q | 13 |
| Germany |
11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 9 | q | 4 |
| Hungary |
12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | 2 |
| Italy
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 1 | |
| Latvia |
4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | q | 13 |
| Norway |
7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | - | 8 | - | 7 | q | 11 |
| Poland |
9 | - | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | - | 8 | 10 | - | 7 |
| Russia |
6 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Singapore |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | q | 2 |
| Slovakia |
- | - | - | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | q | 10 |
| Slovenia
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 11 | 2 | |
 Spain |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | q | 1 |
| Sweden |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | q | 13 |
| Switzerland |
2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | q | 13 |
| United States |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "European Championships". Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Historie" [History] (in Czech). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Innebandy: Stjärna tveksam till VM-flytt" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 1 March 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ "Sweden reclaim Men's World Floorball Championship title". www.insidethegames.biz. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Sweden named host of 2024 Men's Floorball World Championships". www.insidethegames.biz. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2024.