Japan women's national floorball team is the national team of Japan in women's floorball.
The team participated in the only (open) 1995 European Championships and later in the first World Championships. In both cases, it was the only non-European team and finished last. In the following tournaments, the team moved between Division A and Division B.
At the 2005 World Championships, Japan achieved its best result, the eighth place (last in Division A). As of 2025, this remains the best result of any non-European team. Since the introduction of qualification in 2011, Japan has regularly participated in the championships. In the new system, its best result was ninth place at the 2023 World Championships.
In the IFF rankings, the team is placed 11th, following 9th and 13th place finishes at last two World Championships in 2023 and 2025.
World Championships YearHosting CountryRankFinal match 1997 10th place 1999 B 11th place Round-robin tournament 2001 B 13th place 2003 B 9th place 2005 8th place 2007 B 16th place 2009 B 17th place 2011 16th place 2013 15th place 2015 15th place 2017 14th place 2019 13th place 2021 — Did not participate 2023 9th place 2025 13th place
European Championships YearHosting CountryRankFinal match 1995 10th place
AOFC Cup YearHosting CountryRankFinal match 2018 3rd place 2022 — Did not participate
References
External links
Team page on app.floorball.sport Team page on archive.floorball.sport