IFF World Floorball Championships

The IFF World Floorball Championships is the premiere event of the IFF. It is played in December each year, with the Women’s World Championships played every odd year, and the Men’s World Championships played every even year.

The Final Round is played with 16 teams. One team (host country) is directly qualified, while the other 15 teams are decided via regional quotas &/or qualifications played in Europe, Asia-Oceania, and the Americas.

WFC Playing System

Groups are determined by a ballot system, based on ranking and are formed as follows:

Group A & Group B each with two teams ranked 1-4 and two teams ranked 5-8
Group C & Group D each with two teams ranked 9-12 and two teams ranked 13-16

Each team plays once against all teams in their group. After the group stage, the two best teams of group A and B go directly to the quarterfinals. Teams placed 3rd and 4th in group A and B and the teams placed 1st and 2nd in group C and D qualify to the play-off round. The winners of these matches proceed to the quarterfinals, while the losers move to placement matches. Quarterfinals, semi-finals and the final, along with placement matches for all teams, determine the final standings.

WFC Qualification System

All teams apart from the WFC final round host country should compete for qualification for the adult WFC. This system was installed from the Men’s World Floorball Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, 2014.

The WFC quota system decides how many teams from each region will qualify, and is based on the total number of teams registered for the event. This system gives a preliminary quota that can be adjusted as necessary. Additionally, countries from new continents shall have to qualify and not be given a direct spot in the Final round.

U19 World Floorball Championships (U19 WFC)

The U19 World Floorball Championships is played in May each year, with the Women’s World Championships played every even year, and the Men’s every odd year.

The Final Round is played with 16 teams. The top 9 teams from each U19 WFC directly qualify to the next WFC, while the other 7 teams are decided via regional quotas &/or qualifications, played in Europe, Asia-Oceania, and the Americas.

U19 WFC Playing System

Groups are determined by a ballot system, based on ranking and are formed as follows:

Group A & Group B each with two teams ranked 1-4 and two teams ranked 5-8
Group C & Group D each with two teams ranked 9-12 and two teams ranked 13-16

Each team plays once against all teams in their group. After the group stage, the two best teams of group A and B go directly to the semi-finals. Teams placed 4th in Group A and B will play qualification matches against the 1st placed teams from Group C & D. The winners of these matches will play for 7th place and will be in Group A & B at the next U19 WFC. The losers will play for 9th place. All other teams play regular placement matches. The nine top-placed teams after the event all receive direct qualification to the next U19 WFC.

U19 WFC Qualification system

The nine top-placed teams at each event qualify for the next U19 WFC. The remaining seven places are determined by the regional quota &/or qualification system. The WFC quota system decides how many teams from each region will qualify, and is based on the total number of teams registered for the event. This system gives a preliminary quota that can be adjusted as necessary. Additionally, countries from new continents shall have to qualify and not be given a direct spot in the Final round.