# 2025 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships

The 2025 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships will be the 13th edition of the championship. The tournament will be played in Zurich, Switzerland, and will take place from 29 April to 4 May. This will be the second time that Switzerland hosts the junior championship, with the first time being in 2007.
Sweden are the defending champions.

## Bidding process

* Switzerland
Switzerland was the only country to bid and were given the hosting rights on 15 November 2022.

## Qualified teams

The final tournament will feature 16 national teams. The top nine teams from the previous championship in 2023, including host nation and runner-up Switzerland, qualified directly. The remaining seven spots were determined through regional qualifiers. A record 26 teams registered for the tournament.
From the American qualifier, held from 2 to 4 August 2024, in Fredericton, Canada, the home team qualified for the first time after competing against the United States.
The first European qualifier took place from 4 to 8 September 2024, in Pruszcz, Poland. Out of five participating teams, Estonia and Spain qualified, with Spain making its debut. The second European qualifier was held from 29 January to 2 February 2025, in Latisana, Italy, alongside the 2025 Women's World Championships qualifier. Six teams competed, and two qualified, including the Netherlands, which advanced to the main tournament also for the first time.
The Asia-Oceania qualifier was held from 20 to 22 September 2024, in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands. Two out of the four participating teams secured qualification.
| | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Automatically qualified from 2023 | | Frederikshavn | 9 | Sweden Switzerland (H) Finland Czech Republic Latvia Slovakia Norway Denmark Germany |
| European qualifier 1 | 4–8 September 2024 | Pruszcz | 2 | Estonia Spain |
| European qualifier 2 | 29 January–2 February 2025 | Latisana | 2 | Netherlands Slovenia |
| Asian-Oceanian qualification | 20–22 September 2024 | Honiara | 2 | Singapore Australia |
| Americas qualification | 2–4 August 2024 | Fredericton | 1 | Canada |
| Total | | | 16 | |

## Venues

The three arenas are situated in Zurich. The final weekend will be in the Swiss Life Arena.
Zurich :
| Swiss Life Arena Capacity: 12,000 | Saalsporthalle Capacity: 2,500 | Sporthalle Hardau Capacity: 1,300 |

## Draw

The draw took place on 19 October 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland, at 17:30 CET. The 16 participating countries were divided into four groups (A, B, C, and D). Groups A and B were drawn from the top teams of the previous championship in 2023. Groups C and D were formed from the remaining teams, with some selections made blindly, as the second European qualifier had not yet taken place at the time of the draw.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Sweden (1) Switzerland (2) Finland (3) Czech Republic (4) | Latvia (5) Slovakia (6) Norway (7) Denmark (8) | Germany (9) Estonia (13) Australia (14) Singapore (15) | Netherlands (19) Spain (21) Canada (23) Slovenia (11) |

## Referees

Eight referee pairs were selected on 20 February 2025.
Referees :
| Czech Republic | Tomáš Kostinek Martin Reichelt |
| Czech Republic | Lukáš Čížek Lukáš Laštovička |
| Finland | Joni Kokkonen Tommi Virkki |
| Latvia | Mārtiņš Gross Imants Vīnkalns |
| Slovakia | Tomáš Beňo Roman Sklenica |
| Sweden | Frans Dahlstedt Andreas Morelius |
| Switzerland | Janick Buehler Yvan Buehler |
| Switzerland | Josef Fässler Benjamin Schläpfer |

## Tournament format

In the group stage, teams will play in a round-robin format from 29 April to 1 May 2025. A win will earn two points, while a draw will earn one point. The knockout stage and placement matches will take place from 2 to 4 May 2.
* The top two teams from Groups A and B will advance to the semi-finals of the championship play-offs.
* The third-placed teams from Groups A and B will compete for fifth place.
* The fourth-placed teams from Groups A and B, along with the first-placed teams from Groups C and D, will enter the semi-finals for placement matches deciding 7th to 10th place.
* The second-placed teams from Groups C and D will play for 11th place.
* The third-placed teams from Groups C and D will play for 13th place.
* The fourth-placed teams from Groups C and D will play for 15th place.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th place game |
| 4 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinal 1 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5th place game |
| 4 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinal 1 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinal 1 |
| 2 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th place game |
| 3 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th place game |
| 4 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th place game |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinal 1 |
| 2 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th place game |
| 3 | Estonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13th place game |
| 4 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15th place game |

## Placement round
### 15th place game

| 15th place game | 15th place game |
| May 3 | May 3 |
| C4 | |
| D4 | |

#### C4 vs D4
### 13th place game

| 13th place game | 13th place game |
| May 3 | May 3 |
| C3 | |
| D3 | |

#### C3 vs D3
### 11th place game

| 11th place game | 11th place game |
| May 3 | May 3 |
| C2 | |
| D2 | |

#### C2 vs D2
### Bracket

| 7th–10th semifinals | 7th–10th semifinals | 7th place | 7th place |
| May 3 | May 3 |
| A4 | |
| A4 | | May 4 | May 4 |
| D1 | | May 4 | May 4 |
| D1 | | WPO1 | |
| May 3 | May 3 | | WPO1 |
| May 3 | May 3 | WPO2 | |
| B4 | | WPO2 | |
| C1 | | | |
| C1 | | 9th place | 9th place |
| | | May 4 | May 4 |
| | | LPO1 | |
| | | LPO2 | |

#### B4 vs C1
### 9th place game
#### LPO1 vs LPO2
### 5th place game

| 5th place game | 5th place game |
| May 3 | May 3 |

#### A3 vs B3
## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 3 May | 3 May |
| B1 | |
| B1 | | 4 May | 4 May |
| A2 | | 4 May | 4 May |
| A2 | | WSF1 | |
| 3 May | 3 May | | WSF1 |
| 3 May | 3 May | WSF2 | |
| A1 | | WSF2 | |
| B2 | | | |
| B2 | | Third place | Third place |
| | | 4 May | 4 May |
| | | LSF1 | |
| | | LSF2 | |

### Gold medal game
## Marketing
### Logo

The logo was intentionally similar to the 2022 Men's World Floorball Championships due to the local organisers thinking the 2022 logo has positive connotations.
This event is the first in a proposed plan by the Swiss to hold many floorball tournaments in Switzerland between 2025 and 2032.

### Tickets

Pre sales for tickets were planned to start on 19 October 2024. Tickets packages will include: venues packages for either one or both group stage venues, week long passes and tickets for the final weekend.

## 3v3 World Championship

The event will also feature the second 3v3 World Floorball Championships for both men's and women's teams. The competition will take place during the final weekend on 2–3 May 2025.
Unlike the first edition, each country will have only one team. The men's tournament will feature 27 teams from 18 European countries, as well as Hong Kong, Iran, Canada, Kenya, Colombia, New Zealand, Ivory Coast, the United States, and Thailand. The women's tournament will include 21 teams from 17 European countries, along with teams from Hong Kong, Canada, Kenya, and Ivory Coast.