Men's World Floorball Championship

Men's World Floorball Championship

Most recent season or competition: 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships
Sport	Floorball
Founded	1996; 28 years ago (1996)
No. of teams	16 (finals)
Continent	International (IFF)
Most recent champion(s)	Finland (2024, 5th title)
Most titles	Sweden (10 titles, the last in 2022)
Official website	floorball.sport

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). 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] Since 2008, the tournament is played in early December. Before it was taking place in May–June.^[3]

The reigning champions are Finland, who won their fifth title at the 2024 tournament.^[4] The most successful country is Sweden, with 10 wins, the last in 2022, and participation in every final so far. The other medalists are the Czech Republic with two silvers from 2022 and 2004, Switzerland with one from 1998 and Norway with one bronze from 1996.^[5]

The next championship will take place in Finland in 2026.^[4]

There are 16 teams participating in the tournament. The host country is automatically guaranteed a spot, while the remaining 15 spots are determined through regional qualifiers. These qualifiers, typically comprising several European tournaments and one each for the Americas and Asia-Oceania, are held about a year before the championship.^[6]

The teams are then drawn into four groups (A–D), each consisting of four teams. Groups A and B are drawn from the top-ranked teams according to the IFF rankings, while Groups C and D are drawn from the remaining teams. Within a group, teams play against each other. The top two teams from Groups A and B advance directly to the quarter-finals. The other two teams from Groups A and B and the top two teams from Groups C and D compete in a playoff preliminary round.^[6][7]

Next, the playoffs are played by elimination. The eliminated teams, including the teams that did not qualify for the playoffs, participate in additional placement matches.

The entire tournament spans nine days, from one weekend to another.^[7]

Year	Final venue		Winners	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1996 Details	Stockholm		Sweden	5–0	Finland		Norway	6–2	Czech Republic
1998 Details	Prague		Sweden	10–3	Switzerland		Finland	4–1	Denmark
2000 Details	Oslo		Sweden	5–3	Finland		Switzerland	4–2	Denmark
2002 Details	Helsinki		Sweden	6–4	Finland		Switzerland	4–3 OT	Czech Republic
2004 Details	Zurich		Sweden	6–4	Czech Republic		Finland	8–7 PSO	Switzerland
2006 Details	Stockholm		Sweden	7–6 OT	Finland		Switzerland	9–4	Czech Republic
2008 Details	Prague		Finland	7–6 OT	Sweden		Switzerland	5–4 OT	Czech Republic
2010 Details	Helsinki		Finland	6–2	Sweden		Czech Republic	9–3	Switzerland
2012 Details	Zurich		Sweden	11–5	Finland		Switzerland	8–0	Germany
2014 Details	Gothenburg		Sweden	3–2	Finland		Czech Republic	4–3	Switzerland
2016 Details	Riga		Finland	4–3 PSO	Sweden		Switzerland	8–5	Czech Republic
2018 Details	Prague		Finland	6–3	Sweden		Switzerland	4–2	Czech Republic
2020 Details	Helsinki		Sweden	6–4	Finland		Czech Republic	4–3 OT	Switzerland
2022 Details	Zurich		Sweden	9–3	Czech Republic		Finland	5–3	Switzerland
2024 Details	Malmö		Finland	5–4 OT	Sweden		Czech Republic	8–2	Latvia
2026 Details	Tampere

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Medals
1	Sweden	10	5	0	15
2	Finland	5	7	3	15
3	Czech Republic	0	2	4	6
4	Switzerland	0	1	7	8
5	Norway	0	0	1	1
Total		15	15	15	45

Team	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024	Years
Australia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14th	-	14th	15th	12th	WD	13th	15th	6
Austria	-	-	-	-	10th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Canada	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11th	13th	12th	12th	11th	12th	12th	16th	8
Czech Republic	4th	6th	6th	4th	2nd	4th	4th	3rd	7th	3rd	4th	4th	3rd	2nd	3rd	15
Denmark	7th	4th	4th	6th	9th	6th	9th	13th	-	7th	5th	8th	10th	10th	10th	14
Estonia	11th	-	-	-	-	-	8th	7th	9th	8th	8th	10th	8th	9th	9th	9
Finland	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	15
Germany	8th	8th	-	8th	8th	10th	-	10th	4th	9th	7th	6th	9th	6th	8th	13
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	4th	14
Norway	3rd	5th	5th	5th	5th	7th	6th	6th	5th	6th	6th	7th	6th	8th	7th	15
Philippines	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14th	15th	11th	3
Poland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	11th	-	13th	13th	11th	11th	12th	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	6th	7
Slovenia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	1
South Korea	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16th	-	-	-	-	-	1
Sweden	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	15
Switzerland	5th	2nd	3rd	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd	4th	4th	5th	15
Thailand	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14th	14th	13th	14th	14th	5
United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12th	11th	11th	-	15th	-	-	4

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

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 PSO	Czech Republic
2025 Details	Zurich

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

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

• List of floorball world champions
• Women's World Floorball Championship

• Men's World Championships at IFF website