2019 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships

The 2019 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships were the tenth world championships in men's under-19 floorball. The tournament took place from May 8–12, 2019 in Halifax, Canada, and it was the first men's under-19 world championships played outside of Europe.[1]

2019 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Venue(s)2
DatesMay 8–12, 2019
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Czech Republic (1st title)
Runner-up  Sweden
Third place  Finland
Fourth place  Switzerland
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored200 (11.11 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Sweden Victor Wettergren (13 points)
← 2017
2021 →

Qualification

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All teams in the A-Division qualified directly to the 2019 U-19 WFC based on the results of the 2017 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships.[1]

Venues

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Zatzman Sportsplex Dalplex
The primary arena, used for most A-Division games and all championships games. The secondary arena, located on the campus of Dalhousie University, primarily used for B-Division games.
Address: 110 Wyse Rd, Dartmouth, NS B3A 1M2 Address: 6260 South St, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2

Tournament groups

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Group A Group B
  Finland

  Latvia

  Norway

   Switzerland

  Czech Republic

  Denmark

  Slovakia

  Sweden

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Finland 3 3 0 0 24 10 +14 6 Semifinals
2     Switzerland  3 2 0 1 17 13 +4 4
3   Latvia 3 1 0 2 13 17 −4 2 Fifth place game
4   Norway 3 0 0 3 8 22 −14 0 Seventh place game
Source: IFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;

All times are local (UTC -3).

8 May 2019
8:00
Latvia  6–2
(3–0, 2–0, 1–2)
  NorwayZatzman Sportsplex, Dartmouth, NS

11:00
Finland  6–4
(1–0, 3–1, 2–3)
   SwitzerlandZatzman Sportsplex, Dartmouth, NS

9 May 2019
8:00
Norway  4–9
(0–1, 2–3, 2–5)
  FinlandZatzman Sportsplex, Dartmouth, NS
9 May 2019
17:00
Switzerland  6–5
(3–1, 1–1, 2–3)
  LatviaDalplex, Halifax

10 May 2019
11:00
Finland  9–2
(2–0, 4–2, 3–0)
  LatviaZatzman Sportsplex, Dartmouth, NS
10 May 2019
14:00
Switzerland  7–2
(2–1, 3–1, 2–0)
  NorwayDalplex, Halifax

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 24 6 +18 6 Semifinals
2   Sweden 3 2 0 1 30 14 +16 4
3   Slovakia 3 1 0 2 15 23 −8 2 Fifth place game
4    Denmark 3 0 0 3 9 35 −26 0 Seventh place game
Source: IFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference;

All times are local (UTC -3).

8 May 2019
14:00
Sweden  1–5
(0–2, 1–1, 0–2)
  Czech RepublicZatzman Sportsplex, Dartmouth, NS
8 May 2019
17:00
Denmark  2–8
(0–2, 1–3, 1–3)
  SlovakiaDalplex, Halifax

9 May 2019
11:00
Czech Republic  12–2
(4–0, 4–1, 4–1)
  DenmarkZatzman Sportsplex, Dartmouth, NS
9 May 2019
14:00
Slovakia  4–14
(1–4, 1–3, 2–7)
  SwedenZatzman Sportsplex, Dartmouth, NS

10 May 2019
8:00
Sweden  15–5
(7–3, 4–1, 4–1)
  DenmarkZatzman Sportsplex, Dartmouth, NS
10 May 2019
11:00
Czech Republic  7–3
(0–1, 5–1, 2–1)
  SlovakiaDalplex, Halifax

Placement round

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Seventh place game

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11 May 2019
17:00
Denmark  6–4
(2–0, 2–1, 2–3)
  NorwayDalplex, Halifax

Fifth place game

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11 May 2019
8:00
Latvia  6–5
(3–1, 2–1, 1–3)
  SlovakiaZatzman Sportsplex, Dartmouth, NS

Final round

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Semifinals Finals
      
1   Czech Republic 9
4    Switzerland 4
  Czech Republic 8
  Sweden 2
3   Sweden 8
2   Finland 2

Semifinals

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11 May 2019
11:00
Czech Republic  9–4
(4–0, 3–3, 2–1)
   SwitzerlandZatzman Sportsplex, Dartmouth, NS
11 May 2019
14:00
Finland  2–8
(0–3, 0–2, 2–3)
  SwedenZatzman Sportsplex, Dartmouth, NS

Bronze medal game

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12 May 2019
13:00
Switzerland  2–4
(1–1, 1–2, 0–1)
  FinlandZatzman Sportsplex, Dartmouth, NS

Gold medal game

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12 May 2019
16:00
Czech Republic  8–2
(0–0, 3–0, 5–2)
  SwedenZatzman Sportsplex, Dartmouth, NS

Final standings

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    Czech Republic
    Sweden
    Finland
4     Switzerland 
5   Latvia
6   Slovakia
7   Denmark
8   Norway

Norway was relegated to the C and D groups at the 2021 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "10th Men's U19 WFC 2019". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
  2. ^ "Match schedule". IFF Main Site. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
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