Men's World Floorball Championship Explained

Sport:	Floorball
Teams:	16 (finals)
Continent:	International (IFF)
Champion:	(2022, 10th title)
Most Champs:	(10 titles, the last in 2022)
Website:	floorball.sport
Last Season:	2024 Men's World Floorball Championships

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), the sport's global governing body. 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]} Originally played in May–June, the IFF decided in 2007 to move the tournament to early-December starting in 2008.^[3]

The reigning champions are Sweden, who won their tenth title at the 2022 tournament.^[4] Sweden will host the next tournament in 2024.^[5]

Men

Results

width=5%	Year	width=10%	Final venue		width=14%	Winners	width=10%	Score	width=14%	Runners-up		width=14%	Third place	width=10%	Score	width=14%	Fourth place
1996 Details	Stockholm		5–0				6–2
1998 Details	Prague		10–3				4–1
2000 Details	Oslo		5–3				4–2
2002 Details	Helsinki		6–4				4–3
2004 Details	Zürich		6–4				8–7
2006 Details	Stockholm		7–6				9–4
2008 Details	Prague		7–6				5–4
2010 Details	Helsinki		6–2				9–3
2012 Details	Zürich		11–5				8–0
2014 Details	Gothenburg		3–2				4–3
2016 Details	Riga		4–3				8–5
2018 Details	Prague		6–3				4–2
2020 Details	Helsinki		6–4				4–3
2022 Details	Zürich		9–3				5–3
2024 Details	Malmö
2026	Tampere

Medal table

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Medals
1		10	4	0	14
2		4	7	3	14
3		0	2	3	5
4		0	1	7	8
5		0	0	1	1
Total		14	14	14	42

Participation details

Team	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2022	2024	Years
								14th		14th	15th	12th		13th		6
					10th											1
								11th	13th	12th	12th	11th	12th	12th		8
																14
								13th					10th	10th		14
	11th											10th	8th	9th		9
							bgcolor=gold					bgcolor=gold		bgcolor=gold					14
						10th		10th					9th	6th		12
	10th								14th							2
							10th	12th								3
								15th	15th	15th		15th				4
											10th		5th	5th		13
													6th	8th		14
	-												14th	15th		3
	-								11th		13th	13th	11th	11th		7
									10th	13th						9
	12th							16th	16th		16th	16th	16th	16th		7
										10th			7th	7th		6
															q	1
										16th						1
		bgcolor=gold		bgcolor=gold		bgcolor=gold		bgcolor=gold					bgcolor=gold					bgcolor=gold		bgcolor=gold		q	14
													4th	4th		14
											14th	14th	13th	14th		5
									12th	11th	11th		15th			4

Debut of national teams

Year	Debuting teams			Successor teams
	Teams	width=40			width=40
valign=top; align=center	1996	,,,,,,,,,,,	12	12
valign=top; align=center	1998	-	0	12
valign=top; align=center	2000	-	0	12
valign=top; align=center	2002	-	0	12
valign=top; align=center	2004		1	13
valign=top; align=center	2006		1	14
valign=top; align=center	2008	-	0	14
valign=top; align=center	2010	,,,	4	18
valign=top; align=center	2012	,	2	20
valign=top; align=center	2014		1	21
valign=top; align=center	2016		1	22
valign=top; align=center	2018	-	0	22
valign=top; align=center	2020		1	23
valign=top; align=center	2022	-	0	23
valign=top; align=center	2024		1	24

Men Under-19

Results

width=5%	Year	width=10%	Final venue		width=14%	Winners	width=10%	Score	width=14%	Runners-up		width=14%	Third place	width=10%	Score	width=14%	Fourth place
2001 Details	Weißenfels		4–2				7–1
2003 Details	Prague		6–2				5–2
2005 Details	Cēsis		6–2				8–3
2007 Details	Kirchberg		9–3				3–2
2009 Details	Turku		8–3				7–1
2011 Details	Weißenfels		4–3				6–4
2013 Details	Hamburg		6–2				8–5
2015 Details	Helsingborg		13–3				7–6
2017 Details	Växjö		7–4				8–5
2019 Details	Halifax		8–2				4–2
2021 Details	Brno		4–3				7–6
2023 Details	Frederikshavn		7–4				7–6
2025 Details	Zürich

Medal table

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Medals
1		6	4	1	11
2		4	3	5	12
3		2	1	3	6
4		0	4	3	7
Total		12	12	12	36

Participation details

Team	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	2023	2025	Total
												14	q	2
											12	12		2
											13			1
													q	1
	5		5		4	4	4				1	4	q	13
	8	7	8		8		8		6	7	9	8	q	10
	10					8					10	13	q	4
													q	13
	11										6	9	q	4
	12										14			2
											15			1
	4	6	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	q	13
	7	5	6	6	6	7	5	8		8		7	q	11
	9		7	8				6	8		8	10		7
	6	8												2
												15	q	2
				7	7	6	7	5	7	6	7	6	q	10
											11	11		2
													q	1
								4					q	13
		4		4					4	4	4		q	13
												16		1

See also

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

External links

• Men's World Championships at IFF website

See main article: world championships.

Notes and References

1. Web site: European Championships . 30 June 2024.
2. Web site: Historie . 30 June 2024 . cs . History.
3. Web site: Innebandy: Stjärna tveksam till VM-flytt. . sv. 1 March 2007. 15 December 2013.
4. Web site: Sweden reclaim Men's World Floorball Championship title . www.insidethegames.biz . 30 June 2024 . 13 November 2022.
5. Web site: Sweden named host of 2024 Men’s Floorball World Championships . www.insidethegames.biz . 30 June 2024 . 24 February 2021.