2024 Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships

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2024 Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Finland
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates8–12 May
Teams16
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
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The 2024 Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships will be the 11th edition of the championship. The tournament will be played in Lahti, Finland, and was to take place from 1–5 May, but the event dates changed to 8–12 May after a booking problem with the venue delayed the event by a week.[1][2][3] Sweden are the reigning champions.

Bidding process[edit]

Finland were the only bidders. The Finns were given the hosting rights on 23 February 2021.[4][5][1]

Qualified teams[edit]

Eighteen teams entered the tournament but United States withdrew, bringing the number down to seventeen.[6] A qualifier in Besançon, France was organised between Denmark, France, Hungary and Italy to decide the final three spots.[7]

Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Automatically qualified[8] 13  Australia
 Canada
 Czech Republic
 Germany
 Finland
 Latvia
 New Zealand
 Norway
 Poland
 Singapore
 Slovakia
 Sweden
  Switzerland
European qualification tournament 25–27 August 2023 France Besançon 3  Denmark
 Hungary
 Italy
Total 16

Venues[edit]

The venues for the tournament are in Lahti at the Lahti Sports and Fair Centre.[9] The facility boasts two arenas.[10]

Lahti
Lahti Sports Hall
Capacity: 2,000 (in total)[a]
  1. ^ Lahti Sports Hall used two arenas during the tournament. Arena A has a capacity of 1,500, while Arena B has a capacity of 500.

Squads[edit]

On 12 April 2024, the team lists were announced.[11]

Draw[edit]

The draw took place on 2 September 2023 at 17:15 EET at the Energia Areena in Vantaa during the Nordic Challenge event in Finland.[7][12][13]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Sweden (1)
 Czech Republic (2)
 Finland (3)
  Switzerland (4)

 Slovakia (5)
 Poland (6)
 Norway (7)
 Latvia (8)

 Germany (9)
 Hungary (10)
 Denmark (11)
 New Zealand (12)

 Italy (13)
 Australia (15)
 Canada (16)
 Singapore (20)

Referees[edit]

Eight referee pairs were selected on 20 February 2024.[14]

Referees
 Czech Republic Barbora Beranová
Lucie Hejnová
 Finland Henrik Snellman
Mona Vänskä
 Finland Jyrki Sirkka
Tom Kirjonen
 Singapore Carmen Teo
Bin Bin Lin
 Sweden Daniel Hultberg
Edo Sabanovic
 Switzerland Erik Hasselberg
Christian Friemel
 Switzerland Davide Rampoldi
Christian Crivelli
 Ukraine Danylo Abelyeashev
Igor Ivanchenko

Preliminary round[edit]

The schedule was announced on 6 October 2023.[9] The times of some of the Arena B games were changed on 11 November 2023.[15]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 20 2 +18 4 Semifinals
2   Switzerland 2 1 0 1 9 5 +4 2
3  Slovakia 2 1 0 1 9 19 −10 2 5th place game
4  Latvia 2 0 0 2 4 16 −12 0 Quarterfinal 1
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2024. Source: IFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;
8 May 2024
12:30		Latvia 1–8
(0–4, 1–3, 0–1)		  SwitzerlandLahti Sports Hall Arena B
Attendance: 182
8 May 2024
15:00		Slovakia 1–16
(1–4, 0–5, 0–1)		 Czech RepublicLahti Sports Hall Arena A
Attendance: 137
9 May 2024
9:00		Slovakia 8–3
(2–2, 1–1, 5–0)		 LatviaLahti Sports Hall Arena A
Attendance: 119
9 May 2024
12:00		Czech Republic 4–1
(0–1, 1–0, 3–0)		  SwitzerlandLahti Sports Hall Arena A
Attendance: 119
10 May 2024
10:00		Switzerland –
(–, –, –)		 SlovakiaLahti Sports Hall Arena A
10 May 2024
19:30		Czech Republic –
(–, –, –)		 LatviaLahti Sports Hall Arena B

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 2 2 0 0 25 4 +21 4 Semifinals
2  Finland (H) 2 1 0 1 11 11 0 2
3  Poland 2 1 0 1 8 13 −5 2 5th place game
4  Norway 2 0 0 2 6 22 −16 0 Quarterfinal 1
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2024. Source: IFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;
(H) Hosts
8 May 2024
9:30		Norway 1–16
(0–7, 1–5, 0–4)		 SwedenLahti Sports Hall Arena B
Attendance: 322
8 May 2024
18:00		Poland 2–8
(2–5, 0–0, 0–3)		 FinlandLahti Sports Hall Arena A
Attendance: 701
9 May 2024
15:00		Sweden 9–3
(4–1, 3–0, 2–2)		 FinlandLahti Sports Hall Arena A
Attendance: 1,407
9 May 2024
18:00		Norway 5–6
(0–4, 0–0, 5–2)		 PolandLahti Sports Hall Arena A
Attendance: 104
10 May 2024
16:30		Sweden –
(–, –, –)		 PolandLahti Sports Hall Arena B
10 May 2024
19:30		Finland –
(–, –, –)		 NorwayLahti Sports Hall Arena A

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 2 2 0 0 15 2 +13 4 Quarterfinal 1
2  Singapore 2 2 0 0 12 7 +5 4 11th place game
3  New Zealand 2 0 0 2 4 8 −4 0 13th place game
4  Australia 2 0 0 2 5 19 −14 0 15th place game
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2024. Source: IFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;
8 May 2024
9:00		Australia 1–12
(1–5, 0–4, 0–3)		 GermanyLahti Sports Hall Arena A
Attendance: 708
8 May 2024
12:00		Singapore 5–3
(2–0, 1–2, 2–1)		 New ZealandLahti Sports Hall Arena A
Attendance: 154
9 May 2024
9:30		Singapore 7–4
(2–1, 2–0, 3–3)		 AustraliaLahti Sports Hall Arena B
Attendance: 98
9 May 2024
12:30		New Zealand 1–3
(0–1, 0–1, 1–1)		 GermanyLahti Sports Hall Arena B
Attendance: 194
10 May 2024
10:30		New Zealand –
(–, –, –)		 AustraliaLahti Sports Hall Arena B
10 May 2024
13:30		Germany –
(–, –, –)		 SingaporeLahti Sports Hall Arena B

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 2 2 0 0 20 7 +13 4 Quarterfinal 1
2  Italy 2 1 0 1 16 12 +4 2 11th place game
3  Hungary 2 1 0 1 10 13 −3 2 13th place game
4  Canada 2 0 0 2 5 19 −14 0 15th place game
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2024. Source: IFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;
8 May 2024
15:30		Hungary 8–2
(2–1, 3–1, 3–0)		 CanadaLahti Sports Hall Arena B
Attendance: 195
8 May 2024
18:30		Denmark 9–5
(2–1, 3–1, 4–3)		 ItalyLahti Sports Hall Arena B
Attendance: 187
9 May 2024
15:30		Canada 3–11
(1–3, 1–3, 1–5)		 ItalyLahti Sports Hall Arena B
Attendance: 167
9 May 2024
18:30		Hungary 2–11
(2–3, 0–3, 0–5)		 DenmarkLahti Sports Hall Arena B
Attendance: 95
10 May 2024
13:00		Italy –
(–, –, –)		 HungaryLahti Sports Hall Arena A
10 May 2024
16:00		Canada –
(–, –, –)		 DenmarkLahti Sports Hall Arena A

Placement round[edit]

15th place game[edit]

 
15th place game
 
  
 
May 11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

C4 vs D4[edit]

11 May 2024
10:30		C4–
(–, –, –)		D4Lahti Sports Hall Arena B

13th place game[edit]

 
13th place game
 
  
 
May 11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

C3 vs D3[edit]

11 May 2024
13:30		C3–
(–, –, –)		D3Lahti Sports Hall Arena B

11th place game[edit]

 
11th place game
 
  
 
11 May
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

C2 vs D2[edit]

11 May 2024
16:30		C2–
(–, –, –)		D2Lahti Sports Hall Arena B

7th–10th placement bracket[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
7th–10th semifinals7th place
 
      
 
11 May
 
 
 
 
12 May
 
 
 
 
 
11 May
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9th place
 
 
12 May
 
 
 
 
 
 

A4 vs D1[edit]

11 May 2024
10:00		A4–
(–, –, –)		D1Lahti Sports Hall Arena A

B4 vs C1[edit]

11 May 2024
19:00		B4–
(–, –, –)		C1Lahti Sports Hall Arena A

9th place game[edit]

LPO1 vs LPO2[edit]

12 May 2024
10:00		LPO1–
(–, –, –)		LPO2Lahti Sports Hall Arena A

7th place game[edit]

WPO1 vs WPO2[edit]

12 May 2024
10:30		WPO1–
(–, –, –)		WPO2Lahti Sports Hall Arena B

5th place game[edit]

 
5th place game
 
  
 
May 11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A3 vs B3[edit]

11 May 2024
19:30		A3–
(–, –, –)		B3Lahti Sports Hall Arena B

Knockout stage[edit]

Bracket[edit]

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
11 May
 
 
 Czech Republic
 
12 May
 
B2
 
WSF1
 
11 May
 
WSF2
 
 Sweden
 
 
A2
 
Third place
 
 
12 May
 
 
LSF1
 
 
LSF2

Semifinals[edit]

A1 vs B2[edit]

11 May 2024
13:00		Czech Republic –
(–, –, –)		B2Lahti Sports Hall Arena A

B1 vs A2[edit]

11 May 2024
16:00		Sweden –
(–, –, –)		A2Lahti Sports Hall Arena A

Bronze medal game[edit]

12 May 2024
13:00		LSF1–
(–, –, –)		LSF2Lahti Sports Hall Arena A

Gold medal game[edit]

12 May 2024
16:00		WSF1–
(–, –, –)		WSF2Lahti Sports Hall Arena A

Final standings[edit]

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Preparations[edit]

Tickets[edit]

Ticket sales started on 19 October 2023, but tickets have sold slowly.[16] On 24 April 2024, previously sold tournament passes were put back on sale. But on 30 April, 200 tournament passes for the tournament were sold and a new batch of day passes were released.[17] So far, the ticket revenue has total to around 38,000 Euros.[18]

Volunteers[edit]

The recruitment of volunteers started on 22 November 2023 and ended on 31 January 2024.[16][19][20] Although, applications on volunteering for different roles was also announced on 4 April 2024.[21][22] The organising committee have recruited 150 volunteers.[18]

Televising rights[edit]

Finnish channel, YLE, will televise the matches involving Finland in the tournament.[23]

3v3 World Championship[edit]

The inaugural 3v3 World Championship will be held during the championship event.[16] Registrations for the event were open on 9 February 2024.[24][25] By 20 March, 44 teams (30 men's and 14 women's teams) had registered for the tournament. The schedule was announced on 8 April,[26] while the team lists were confirmed on 2 May.[27]

References[edit]

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  3. ^ s.r.o, Český florbal & eSports cz. "MS juniorek má nový termín! Kdy se bude hrát? | Český florbal". www.ceskyflorbal.cz.
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  5. ^ "Suomi järjestää U19-naisten MM2024-kisat – Lahti kisakaupunkina". Suomen Salibandyliitto. February 23, 2021.
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  8. ^ "Tournament". U19 WFC 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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  10. ^ "Venue". U19 WFC 2024. Archived from the original on 12 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Women's U19 WFC 2024 team lists published". IFF Main Site. April 12, 2024.
  12. ^ "Women's U19 WFC 2024 Group ballot - livestream on Saturday 2nd September at 17:15 (EET)". U19 WFC 2024. 1 September 2023. Archived from the original on 5 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Women's U19 WFC 2024 Groups Decided". U19 WFC 2024. 2 September 2023. Archived from the original on 17 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Women's U19 WFC 2024 Referee and Referee Coach nominations". IFF Main Site. February 20, 2024.
  15. ^ "U19 WFC MATCH SCHEDULE UPDATES". U19 WFC 2024. November 17, 2023.
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  17. ^ "Turnausliput loppuunmyyty, osta päivälippusi nyt - "Nyt kannattaa olla nopea"". Suomen Salibandyliitto. April 30, 2024.
  18. ^ a b https://dltaw1vhj9zy5.cloudfront.net/2024/05/All-appendixes_compressed.pdf
  19. ^ "Vapaaehtoiseksi U19-naisten MM-kisoihin? - hae mukaan nyt!". Suomen Salibandyliitto. November 22, 2023.
  20. ^ "U19 MM-kisojen vapaaehtoishaku on auki kuun loppuun - hae mukaan nyt!". Suomen Salibandyliitto. January 20, 2024.
  21. ^ "VOLUNTEERING IN THE U19 WFC 2024 - APPLY NOW!". U19 WFC 2024. April 4, 2024.
  22. ^ "Vapaaehtoiseksi MM-kotikisoihin? - Tarve järjestyksenvalvontaan, Team Guideille, ensiapuun ja kilpailupuolen toimijoille". Suomen Salibandyliitto. April 4, 2024.
  23. ^ "YLE näyttää kaikki Suomen ottelut suorana – salibandyn U19-naisten MM-kisat toukokuussa Lahdessa". Suomen Salibandyliitto. April 17, 2024.
  24. ^ "3V3 WFC 2024 WILL BE PLAYED IN LAHTI - REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW". U19 WFC 2024. February 9, 2024.
  25. ^ "Registration open for 3v3 World Floorball Championships 2024". 3v3 WFC 2024. February 16, 2024.
  26. ^ "3v3 WFC 2024 match schedules published". 3v3 WFC 2024. April 8, 2024.
  27. ^ "3v3 WFC 2024 Team Lists published". 3v3 WFC 2024. May 2, 2024.

External links[edit]

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