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.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Finland |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 8–12 May |
| Teams | 16 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 36 |
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 | |
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| 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 |  Besançon |
3 |  Denmark Hungary Italy
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| 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 | |
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| Lahti Sports Hall Capacity: 2,000 (in total)[a] | |
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- ^ 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 |
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Referees edit
Eight referee pairs were selected on 20 February 2024.[14]
| Referees | |
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| 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 |
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| 1 | Czech Republic
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Switzerland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 4 | |
| 3 | Slovakia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 2 | 5th place game |
| 4 | Latvia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 32 | −26 | 0 | Quarterfinal 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2024. Source: IFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;
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) | Switzerland | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 182 |
| 8 May 2024 15:00 | Slovakia | 1–16 (1–4, 0–5, 0–1) | Czech Republic | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 137 |
| 9 May 2024 9:00 | Slovakia | 8–3 (2–2, 1–1, 5–0) | Latvia | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 119 |
| 9 May 2024 12:00 | Czech Republic | 4–1 (0–1, 1–0, 3–0) | Switzerland | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 119 |
| 10 May 2024 10:00 | Switzerland | 5–2 (2–0, 2–1, 1–1) | Slovakia | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 188 |
| 10 May 2024 19:30 | Czech Republic | 16–2 (7–2, 4–0, 5–0) | Latvia | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 134 |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Sweden
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | +28 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Finland (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Poland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 2 | 5th place game |
| 4 | Norway
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 25 | −19 | 0 | Quarterfinal 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2024. Source: IFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;
(H) Hosts
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) | Sweden | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 322 |
| 8 May 2024 18:00 | Poland | 2–8 (2–5, 0–0, 0–3) | Finland | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 701 |
| 9 May 2024 15:00 | Sweden | 9–3 (4–1, 3–0, 2–2) | Finland | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 1,407 |
| 9 May 2024 18:00 | Norway | 5–6 (0–4, 0–0, 5–2) | Poland | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 104 |
| 10 May 2024 9:00 | Sweden | 9–2 (1–0, 2–0, 6–2) | Poland | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 372 |
| 10 May 2024 18:30 | Finland | 3–0 (2–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Norway | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 1,132 |
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 6 | Quarterfinal 1 |
| 2 | Singapore
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 4 | 11th place game |
| 3 | New Zealand
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 2 | 13th place game |
| 4 | Australia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 29 | −21 | 0 | 15th place game |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2024. Source: IFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;
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) | Germany | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 708 |
| 8 May 2024 12:00 | Singapore | 5–3 (2–0, 1–2, 2–1) | New Zealand | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 154 |
| 9 May 2024 9:30 | Singapore | 7–4 (2–1, 2–0, 3–3) | Australia | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 98 |
| 9 May 2024 12:30 | New Zealand | 1–3 (0–1, 0–1, 1–1) | Germany | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 194 |
| 10 May 2024 9:30 | New Zealand | 10–3 (1–0, 6–2, 3–1) | Australia | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 128 |
| 10 May 2024 12:30 | Germany | 9–1 (2–1, 5–0, 2–0) | Singapore | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 166 |
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Denmark
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | +27 | 6 | Quarterfinal 1 |
| 2 | Italy
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 3 | 11th place game |
| 3 | Hungary
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 3 | 13th place game |
| 4 | Canada
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 34 | −28 | 0 | 15th place game |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2024. Source: IFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;
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) | Canada | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 195 |
| 8 May 2024 18:30 | Denmark | 9–5 (2–1, 3–1, 4–3) | Italy | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 187 |
| 9 May 2024 15:30 | Canada | 3–11 (1–3, 1–3, 1–5) | Italy | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 167 |
| 9 May 2024 18:30 | Hungary | 2–11 (2–3, 0–3, 0–5) | Denmark | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 95 |
| 10 May 2024 12:00 | Italy | 3–3 (0–1, 2–1, 1–1) | Hungary | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 136 |
| 10 May 2024 15:00 | Canada | 1–15 (1–5, 0–5, 0–5) | Denmark | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 108 |
Placement round edit
15th place game edit
| 15th place game | ||
| May 11 | ||
| Australia | 9 | |
| Canada | 6 | |
Australia vs Canada edit
| 11 May 2024 10:30 | Australia | 9–6 (1–1, 5–4, 3–1) | Canada | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 127 |
13th place game edit
| 13th place game | ||
| May 11 | ||
| New Zealand | 8 | |
| Hungary | 6 | |
New Zealand vs Hungary edit
| 11 May 2024 13:30 | New Zealand | 8–6 (1–3, 3–0, 4–3) | Hungary | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 102 |
11th place game edit
| 11th place game | ||
| 11 May | ||
| Singapore | 8 | |
| Italy | 7 | |
Singapore vs Italy edit
| 11 May 2024 15:30 | Singapore | 8–7 (6–1, 1–3, 1–3) | Italy | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 102 |
7th–10th placement bracket edit
Bracket edit
| 7th–10th semifinals | 7th place | |||||
| 11 May | ||||||
| Latvia | 4 | |||||
| 12 May | ||||||
| Denmark | 5 | |||||
| Denmark | 9 | |||||
| 11 May | ||||||
| Norway | 5 | |||||
| Norway | 3 n.P. | |||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
| 9th place | ||||||
| 12 May | ||||||
| Latvia | 6 | |||||
| Germany | 2 | |||||
Latvia vs Denmark edit
| 11 May 2024 10:00 | Latvia | 4–5 (1–2, 1–2, 2–1) | Denmark | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 197 |
Norway vs Germany edit
| 11 May 2024 19:00 | Norway | 3–2 n.P. (1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 1–0) | Germany | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 163 |
9th place game edit
Latvia vs LPO2 edit
| 12 May 2024 9:00 | Latvia | – (–, –, –) | Germany | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A |
7th place game edit
Denmark vs WPO2 edit
| 12 May 2024 9:30 | Denmark | – (–, –, –) | Norway | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B |
5th place game edit
| 5th place game | ||
| May 11 | ||
| Slovakia | 9 | |
| Poland | 8 | |
Slovakia vs B3 edit
| 11 May 2024 18:30 | Slovakia | 9–8 (5–2, 2–3, 2–3) | Poland | Lahti Sports Hall Arena B Attendance: 147 |
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 11 May | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 2 | |||||
| 12 May | ||||||
| Finland | 3 n.V. | |||||
| Finland | ||||||
| 11 May | ||||||
| Sweden | ||||||
| Sweden | 4 | |||||
| Switzerland | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 May | ||||||
| Czech Republic | ||||||
| Switzerland | ||||||
Semifinals edit
Czech Republic vs Finland edit
| 11 May 2024 13:00 | Czech Republic | 2–3 n.V. (1–0, 0–1, 1–1, 0–1) | Finland | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 1,705 |
Sweden vs Switzerland edit
| 11 May 2024 16:00 | Sweden | 4–3 (1–1, 2–0, 1–2) | Switzerland | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A Attendance: 1,347 |
Bronze medal game edit
| 12 May 2024 12:00 | Switzerland | – (–, –, –) | Czech Republic | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A |
Gold medal game edit
| 12 May 2024 15:00 | Sweden | – (–, –, –) | Finland | Lahti Sports Hall Arena A |
Final standings edit
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| 5 | Slovakia
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| 6 | Poland
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| 7 | Denmark
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| 8 | Norway
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| 9 | Latvia
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| 10 | Germany
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| 11 | Singapore
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| 12 | Italy
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| 13 | New Zealand
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| 14 | Hungary
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| 15 | Australia
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| 16 | Canada
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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]
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