2024 Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships Explained

Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships
Year:2024
Host Country:Finland
Dates:8–12 May
Num Teams:16
Venues:2
Cities:1
Medals:no
Count:8
Attendance:15,941
Matches:36
Prev Season:2022
Next Season:2026

The 2024 Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships will be the 11th edition of the championship. The tournament will be played in Lahti, Finland, and was to take place from 1–5 May, but the event dates changed to 8–12 May after a booking problem with the venue delayed the event by a week.[1] [2] [3] Sweden are the reigning champions.

Sweden won the tournament, beating Finland 4–2 in the final.[4]

This edition broke the record for the most attended Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships.[5] The single game record was also broken, with the final attracting 1,965 spectators.

Bidding process

Finland were the only bidders. The Finns were given the hosting rights on 23 February 2021.[6] [7] [1]

Qualified teams

Eighteen teams entered the tournament but United States withdrew, bringing the number down to seventeen.[8] A qualifier in Besançon, France was organised between Denmark, France, Hungary and Italy to decide the final three spots.[9]

Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Automatically qualified[10] 13












25–27 August 2023 3

Total 16

Venues

The venues for the tournament are in Lahti at the Lahti Sports and Fair Centre.[11] The facility boasts two arenas.[12]

Squads

On 12 April 2024, the team lists were announced.[13]

Draw

The draw took place on 2 September 2023 at 17:15 EET at the Energia Areena in Vantaa during the Nordic Challenge event in Finland.[9] [14] [15]

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Referees

Eight referee pairs were selected on 20 February 2024.[16]

Referees
Barbora Beranová
Lucie Hejnová
Henrik Snellman
Mona Vänskä
Jyrki Sirkka
Tom Kirjonen
Carmen Teo
Bin Bin Lin
Daniel Hultberg
Edo Sabanovic
Erik Hasselberg
Christian Friemel
Davide Rampoldi
Christian Crivelli
Danylo Abelyeashev
Igor Ivanchenko

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 6 October 2023.[11] The times of some of the Arena B games were changed on 11 November 2023.[17]
Times are EEST (UTC+3).

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Placement round

15th place game

Australia vs Canada

13th place game

New Zealand vs Hungary

11th place game

Singapore vs Italy

Bracket

Norway vs Germany

9th place game

Latvia vs Germany

7th place game

Denmark vs Norway

5th place game

Slovakia vs Poland

Knockout stage

Semifinals

Sweden vs Switzerland

Gold medal game

Final standings

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5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Awards

Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper[18]
Defender
Centre
Forward

Preparations

Tickets

Ticket sales started on 19 October 2023, but tickets have sold slowly.[19] On 24 April 2024, previously sold tournament passes were put back on sale. But on 30 April, 200 tournament passes for the tournament were sold and a new batch of day passes were released.[20] So far, the ticket revenue has total to around 38,000 Euros.[21]

Volunteers

The recruitment of volunteers started on 22 November 2023 and ended on 31 January 2024.[19] [22] [23] Although, applications on volunteering for different roles was also announced on 4 April 2024.[24] [25] The organising committee have recruited 150 volunteers.[21]

Televising rights

Finnish channel, YLE, will televise the matches involving Finland in the tournament.[26]

3v3 World Championship

The inaugural 3v3 World Championship will be held during the championship event.[19] Registrations for the event were open on 9 February 2024.[27] [28] By 20 March, 44 teams (30 men's and 14 women's teams) had registered for the tournament. The schedule was announced on 8 April,[29] while the team lists were confirmed on 2 May.[30]

Finland's women's and Latvia's men won the inaugural 3v3 World Championship.[31]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 March 2023 . Finland to host U19 WFC 2024 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240117104754/https://www.wfclahti2024.fi/2023/03/16/finland-to-host-u19-wfc-2024/ . 17 January 2024 . U19 WFC 2024.
  2. https://dltaw1vhj9zy5.cloudfront.net/2023/09/CB_Minutes_3_2023_final.pdf
  3. Web site: MS juniorek má nový termín! Kdy se bude hrát? Český florbal. Český florbal & eSports cz. s.r.o. www.ceskyflorbal.cz.
  4. Web site: Sweden win gold at the Women's U19 WFC 2024. May 12, 2024. IFF Main Site.
  5. Web site: Record attendance at the Women's U19 WFC 2024. May 14, 2024. IFF Main Site.
  6. https://dltaw1vhj9zy5.cloudfront.net/2021/02/Minutes-02_2021_Final_.pdf
  7. Web site: Suomi järjestää U19-naisten MM2024-kisat – Lahti kisakaupunkina. February 23, 2021. Suomen Salibandyliitto.
  8. Web site: Iff - Share the match - share the experience. app.floorball.sport.
  9. Web site: 23 August 2023 . Last final round spots up for grabs - event dates confirmed . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240117104740/https://www.wfclahti2024.fi/2023/08/23/last-final-round-spots-up-for-grabs-event-dates-confirmed/ . 17 January 2024 . U19 WFC 2024.
  10. Web site: Tournament . U19 WFC 2024 . 9 May 2024.
  11. Web site: 6 October 2023 . Women's U19 WFC 2024 Match Schedule Published . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205194143/https://www.wfclahti2024.fi/2023/10/06/womens-u19-wfc-2024-match-schedule-published/ . 5 February 2024 . U19 WFC 2024.
  12. Web site: Venue . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240212175744/https://www.wfclahti2024.fi/audience/venue/ . 12 February 2024 . U19 WFC 2024.
  13. Web site: Women's U19 WFC 2024 team lists published. April 12, 2024. IFF Main Site.
  14. Web site: 1 September 2023 . Women's U19 WFC 2024 Group ballot - livestream on Saturday 2nd September at 17:15 (EET) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240205200831/https://www.wfclahti2024.fi/2023/09/01/womens-u19-wfc-2024-group-ballot-livestream-on-saturday-2nd-september-at-1715-eet/ . 5 February 2024 . U19 WFC 2024.
  15. Web site: 2 September 2023 . Women's U19 WFC 2024 Groups Decided . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240117104741/https://www.wfclahti2024.fi/2023/09/02/womens-u19-wfc-2024-groups-decided/ . 17 January 2024 . U19 WFC 2024.
  16. Web site: Women's U19 WFC 2024 Referee and Referee Coach nominations. February 20, 2024. IFF Main Site.
  17. Web site: U19 WFC MATCH SCHEDULE UPDATES. November 17, 2023. U19 WFC 2024.
  18. Web site: Women's U19 WFC 2024 All-Star Team. May 13, 2024. IFF Main Site.
  19. https://dltaw1vhj9zy5.cloudfront.net/2023/11/CB_Minutes_4_2023_final.pdf
  20. Web site: Turnausliput loppuunmyyty, osta päivälippusi nyt - "Nyt kannattaa olla nopea". April 30, 2024. Suomen Salibandyliitto.
  21. https://dltaw1vhj9zy5.cloudfront.net/2024/05/All-appendixes_compressed.pdf
  22. Web site: Vapaaehtoiseksi U19-naisten MM-kisoihin? - hae mukaan nyt!. November 22, 2023. Suomen Salibandyliitto.
  23. Web site: U19 MM-kisojen vapaaehtoishaku on auki kuun loppuun - hae mukaan nyt!. January 20, 2024. Suomen Salibandyliitto.
  24. Web site: VOLUNTEERING IN THE U19 WFC 2024 - APPLY NOW!. April 4, 2024. U19 WFC 2024.
  25. Web site: Vapaaehtoiseksi MM-kotikisoihin? - Tarve järjestyksenvalvontaan, Team Guideille, ensiapuun ja kilpailupuolen toimijoille. April 4, 2024. Suomen Salibandyliitto.
  26. Web site: YLE näyttää kaikki Suomen ottelut suorana – salibandyn U19-naisten MM-kisat toukokuussa Lahdessa. April 17, 2024. Suomen Salibandyliitto.
  27. Web site: 3V3 WFC 2024 WILL BE PLAYED IN LAHTI - REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW. February 9, 2024. U19 WFC 2024.
  28. Web site: Registration open for 3v3 World Floorball Championships 2024. February 16, 2024. 3v3 WFC 2024.
  29. Web site: 3v3 WFC 2024 match schedules published. April 8, 2024. 3v3 WFC 2024.
  30. Web site: 3v3 WFC 2024 Team Lists published. May 2, 2024. 3v3 WFC 2024.
  31. Web site: Finland and Latvia win inaugural 3v3 World Floorball Championships!. May 14, 2024. 3v3 WFC 2024.

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