Under-19 World Floorball Championships

There are 16 teams participating in the tournament. The top nine teams from the previous championship automatically qualify, while the remaining seven spots are determined through regional qualifiers. These qualifiers, typically comprising one or more European tournaments and one each for the Americas and Asia-Oceania, take place approximately eight months before the championship. The teams are then drawn into four groups (A–D), each consisting of four teams. Groups A and B are drawn from the highest-ranked teams based on the previous championship results, while Groups C and D include the remaining teams. Within a group, teams play round-robin matches against each other. The top two teams from Groups A and B advance directly to the semi-finals. The third-placed teams from Groups A and B play each other for fifth place. The fourth-placed teams from Groups A and B face the first-placed teams from Groups C and D, determining which teams will compete for seventh and ninth place, as well as securing spots in the elite groups for the next championship. The remaining teams from Groups C and D play additional placement matches. The entire tournament lasts five to six days, during which teams play three group-stage matches and then one or two placement matches. == Format history ==

Until the 2019 World Championships, teams were divided into divisions of eight teams each. In Division B, teams competed for promotion to Division A. The team that finished last in Division A was relegated to Division B. The first men's Division B was played at the 2003 Championships, and the first women's Division B was played at the 2006 Championships. Until 2007, the tournament was held at the turn of October and November. Due to a change in the scheduling of the senior championships to December, starting with the 2008 tournament, the junior championships have been held in May. In 2025, it was decided to further change the timing of the championships from 2027 to February, and to alternate the years in which the men's and women's tournaments are held. == Men Under-19 World Championships ==

Medal table Participation details == Women Under-19 World Championships ==

Medal table Participation details == Gallery ==

File:U19 WFC2025 Slovakia - Latvia 5th place match.jpg|Player of the match awards for the Slovakia–Latvia fifth-place match at the 2025 World Championships File:U19 WFC2025 Slovakia - Denmark.jpg|Teams lining up before the Slovakia–Denmark match at the 2025 World Championships File:U19 WFC2021 Slovakia - Latvia.jpg|Slovakia–Latvia match at the 2021 World Championships File:U19 WFC2017 Finland - Slovakia.jpg|Finland–Slovakia match at the 2017 World Championships File:U19 WFC2017 Sweden - Slovakia.jpg|Slovakia–Sweden match at the 2017 World Championships File:U19 WFC2017 Sweden - Slovakia 2.jpg|Slovakia–Sweden match at the 2017 World Championships File:1817 spectators.jpg|Finland–Switzerland semifinal match at the 2009 World Championships ==See also==