The qualifying for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships took place between 2 and 14 February 2016. A total of 33 teams[1] competed for fifteen spots. The final tournament was organized by Latvia in December 2016.
Overview edit
Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which is based on results from the last two World Championships.[1]
| Europe 1 | Europe 2 | Europe 3 | Europe 4 | Asia/Oceania | Americas |
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Europe edit
The qualification rules are as follows:
- The two best teams from each qualification group will qualify
- The two best third placed teams will qualify
- The calculation of the best 3rd teams will follow this order:
- 1. Average number of points
- 2. Average goal difference
- 3. Average scored goals
- 4. Drawing of lots
- The calculation of the best 3rd teams will follow this order:
European Qualification 1 edit
Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016[2]
Venue: Arena Klokocina, Nitra, Slovakia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Sweden
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 7 | +99 | 10 | Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Slovakia
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 8 | |
 Russia
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 6 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
 Belgium
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 4 | Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Iceland
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 67 | −48 | 2 | |
 France
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 60 | −47 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 3 February 2016 | ||
| Sweden |
22 – 0 | Belgium
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| Iceland |
6 – 12 | Russia
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| France |
3 – 15 | Slovakia
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| 4 February 2016 | ||
| Russia |
4 – 15 | Sweden
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| Belgium |
7 – 3 | France
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| Slovakia |
11 – 0 | Iceland
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| 5 February 2016 | ||
| France |
3 – 12 | Russia
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| Sweden |
30 – 2 | Iceland
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| Belgium |
4 – 16 | Slovakia
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| 6 February 2016 | ||
| Iceland |
7 – 4 | France
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| Russia |
11 – 2 | Belgium
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| Slovakia |
1 – 20 | Sweden
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| 7 February 2016 | ||
| Sweden |
19 – 0 | France
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| Russia |
4 – 7 | Slovakia
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| Belgium |
10 – 4 | Iceland
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European Qualification 2 edit
Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016[3]
Venue: TTÜ Sports Hall, Tallinn, Estonia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Finland
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 5 | +61 | 8 | Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Estonia
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 6 | |
 Denmark
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 4 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
 Austria
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 54 | −43 | 2 | Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Netherlands
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 43 | −36 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 3 February 2016 | ||
| Austria |
1 – 23 | Finland
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| Netherlands |
1 – 9 | Estonia
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| 4 February 2016 | ||
| Denmark |
9 – 2 | Netherlands
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| Estonia |
9 – 2 | Austria
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| 5 February 2016 | ||
| Netherlands |
3 – 6 | Austria
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| Finland |
9 – 2 | Denmark
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| 6 February 2014 | ||
| Finland |
19 – 1 | Netherlands
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| Denmark |
2 – 7 | Estonia
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| 7 February 2016 | ||
| Austria |
2 – 19 | Denmark
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| Estonia |
1 – 15 | Finland
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European Qualification 3 edit
Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016[4]
Venue: Arena Lochow, Lochow, Poland
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Switzerland
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 7 | +54 | 8 | Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Germany
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 6 | |
 Poland
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 4 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
 Spain
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 34 | −21 | 2 | Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Great Britain
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 59 | −52 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 3 February 2016 | ||
| Switzerland |
7 – 2 | Germany
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| Spain |
0 – 6 | Poland
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| 4 February 2016 | ||
| Spain |
2 – 4 | Germany
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| Poland |
14 – 1 | Great Britain
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| 5 February 2016 | ||
| Great Britain |
0 – 23 | Switzerland
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| Germany |
11 – 3 | Poland
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| 6 February 2014 | ||
| Great Britain |
5 – 9 | Spain
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| Poland |
3 – 12 | Switzerland
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| 7 February 2016 | ||
| Switzerland |
19 – 2 | Spain
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| Germany |
13 – 1 | Great Britain
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European Qualification 4 edit
Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016[5]
Venue: Sports Hall Poden, Skofja Loka, Slovenia
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Czech Republic
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 3 | +82 | 10 | Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Norway
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 9 | +49 | 8 | |
 Slovenia
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 6 | Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams |
 Serbia
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 51 | −33 | 4 | Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 Italy
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 40 | −22 | 2 | |
 Liechtenstein
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 82 | −78 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 2 February 2016 | ||
| Liechtenstein |
0 – 35 | Czech Republic
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| Serbia |
6 – 5 | Italy
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| Norway |
7 – 2 | Slovenia
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| 3 February 2016 | ||
| Czech Republic |
21 – 0 | Serbia
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| Italy |
1 – 12 | Norway
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| Slovenia |
10 – 0 | Liechtenstein
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| 4 February 2016 | ||
| Norway |
3 – 5 | Czech Republic
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| Serbia |
9 – 2 | Liechtenstein
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| Italy |
4 – 8 | Slovenia
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| 5 February 2016 | ||
| Liechtenstein |
1 – 20 | Norway
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| Czech Republic |
13 – 0 | Italy
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| Slovenia |
7 – 3 | Serbia
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| 6 February 2014 | ||
| Italy |
8 – 1 | Liechtenstein
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| Serbia |
1 – 16 | Norway
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| Czech Republic |
11 – 0 | Slovenia
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Ranking of third-placed teams edit
Since the number of teams between the qualification groups differ, the group sizes were equalised by removing the results from the matches against the lowest placed teams in the larger-sized group before comparing the average results.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Denmark
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 4 | Qualified for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Poland
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 4 | |
| Russia
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 4 | Missed out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
| Slovenia
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 4 |
Source: [citation needed]
Asia–Oceania edit
The qualification rules are as follows:
- The three best teams will qualify
Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016[6]
Venue: Pattaya Sports Indoor Stadium, Pattaya, Thailand
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Japan
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 3 | Qualify for qualification semi-finals |
 Singapore
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 3 | |
 New Zealand
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 0 | Qualify for 5th–7th-place play-off |
Source: [citation needed]
| 2 February 2016 | ||
| New Zealand |
4 – 9 | Singapore
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| 3 February 2016 | ||
| Japan |
12 – 2 | New Zealand
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| 4 February 2016 | ||
| Singapore |
6–6 | Japan
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Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Thailand
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 14 | +13 | 5 | Qualify for qualification semi-finals |
 Australia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 4 | |
 South Korea
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 3 | Qualify for 5th–7th-place play-off |
 Malaysia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 28 | −20 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 2 February 2016 | ||
| South Korea |
6 – 9 | Thailand
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| Australia |
7 – 1 | Malaysia
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| 3 February 2016 | ||
| Thailand |
13 – 3 | Malaysia
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| South Korea |
3–3 | Australia
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| 4 February 2016 | ||
| Thailand |
5–5 | Australia
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| Malaysia |
4 – 8 | South Korea
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Play-off edit
5th–7th-place play-off edit
| 5 February 2016 | ||
| South Korea |
4 – 3 | New Zealand
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6th-place play-off edit
| 6 February 2016 | ||
| New Zealand |
3 – 4 | Malaysia
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Semi-finals edit
| 5 February 2016 | ||
| Thailand |
2 – 5 | Singapore
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| Japan |
2 – 4 | Australia
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Bronze medal game edit
| 6 February 2016 | ||
| Japan |
1 – 6 | Thailand
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Final edit
| 6 February 2016 | ||
| Australia |
5 – 2 | Singapore
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Final ranking edit
| Rank | Team |
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Australia
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Singapore
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Thailand
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| 4 | Japan
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| 5 | South Korea
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| 6 | Malaysia
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| 7 | New Zealand
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Qualified for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships.
Americas edit
The qualification rules are as follows:
- The two best teams from the qualification group will qualify
Dates: 12 – 14 February 2016[7]
Venue: Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, United States
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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 Canada
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | +27 | 4 | Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
 United States
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 7 | +25 | 2 | |
 Jamaica
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54 | −52 | 0 | Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships |
Source: [citation needed]
| 12 February 2016 | ||
| Jamaica |
1–27 | United States
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| 13 February 2016 | ||
| Canada |
27–1 | Jamaica
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| 14 February 2016 | ||
| United States |
5–6 | Canada
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References edit
- ^ a b "Men´s WFC 2016 Qualification match schedules – 16.10.2015". www.floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "Men's World Championships 2016 Qualifications – European Qualification 1". www.floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Men's World Championships 2016 Qualifications – European Qualification 2". www.floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Men's World Championships 2016 Qualifications – European Qualification 3". www.floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Men's World Championships 2016 Qualifications – European Qualification 4". www.floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Men's World Championships 2016 Qualifications – Asia Oceania Qualification". www.floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Men's World Championships 2016 Qualifications – Americas Qualification". www.floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.