The 2026 Women's U-19 World Floorball Championships were the 12th edition of the Under-19 World Floorball Championships. The tournament took place from 6 to 10 May 2026 in the Italian cities of Lignano Sabbiadoro and Latisana. It was the first time Italy hosted a floorball championship. The final took place in Lignano Sabbiadoro.
Finland claimed their third title after defeating Sweden, the defending champions from the previous tournament, in overtime. The Czech Republic defeated Switzerland in a penalty shootout to secure the bronze medal.
Host selection
Italy was the only bid and were awarded the hosting rights on 2 December 2022. This marks the first time Italy hosts a floorball championship.
Qualification
A total of 16 national teams took part in the final tournament.
Eleven teams qualified automatically. These included the host nation Italy. In addition, the nine highest-placed teams from the previous championship in 2024 qualified directly: Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Slovakia, Poland, Denmark, Norway, and Latvia. The final seeded team is the only American participant, Canada.
The remaining five places were decided through two regional qualification tournaments. From the Asia–Oceania qualification, held in Perth, Australia, from 8 to 10 January 2026, Singapore, Australia, and Japan qualified. From the European qualification, held in Berlin between 4 and 8 February 2026, Germany and Hungary qualified.
Event Berths Qualified Appearance(s) Previous best performance Host 1 (H) 12 3 3 202412th place (2024)Automatically qualified9 1 12 12 2024 (2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024) 2 12 12 2024 (2012, 2020) 3 12 12 2024 (2022) 4 12 12 2024 (2008) 5 11 9 20245th place (2010, 2014, 2022, 2024) 6 11 11 20244th place (2008, 2018) 7 3 3 20247th place (2024) 8 10 3 20245th place (2016) 9 10 4 20244th place (2004)The only American team1 16 3 3 202416th place (2022, 2024)Asian qualification tournament3 15 3 3 202415th place (2022, 2024) 25 1 1 –14th place (2016 – division B) 11 2 2 202411th place (2024)European qualification tournament2 10 8 5 20247th place (2004, 2018) 14 7 3 20247th place (2012)
Venues Latisana and Lignano Sabbiadoro were the venues for the tournament.https://www.fiuf.it/womens-u19-world-floorball-championships-2026 Both venues had experience hosting other floorball competitions. The teams all stayed in Lignano Sabbiadoro.
Lignano Sabbiadoro Latisana Bella ItaliaCapacity: 2,500Games: 19 Palazzetto dello SportCapacity: 800Games: 17
Final draw The final draw was held at 12:00 CET on 16 October 2025 at the CONI Hall of Honour in Rome, Italy.https://www.federhockey.it/home/fih/comunicati-stampa/comunicati-stampa-blog/13622-floorball-a-roma-il-sorteggio-del-mondiale-u19f-di-floorball.htmlhttps://www.floorball.sport/follow-the-womens-u19-wfc-2026-group-ballot-live/https://www.floorball.sport/here-are-the-groups-for-the-womens-u19-wfc-2026/https://hockeyitalia21.com/2025/10/16/a-roma-si-e-tenuto-il-sorteggio-del-mondiale-u19-femminile-2026-di-floorball/ Groups A and B were drawn from the top teams of the previous championship in 2024. Groups C and D were formed from the remaining teams, with some teams drawn blindly as the Asia-Oceania qualification had not yet taken place at the time of the draw.
Seeding The seeding was based on the results of the previous championship in 2024.
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Referees Eight referee pairs were selected on 13 March 2026.
Referees Lucie HejnováBarbora Beranová Václav PateraNikola Husáková Jussi KanervaJanne Virta Roland de Combo PobitzerAlberto Coduto Ales KrzicTilen Vehovec Juan Márin EsponeraAlejandro de Santisteban Daniel HultbergEdo Sabanovic Erik HasselbergChristian Friemel
Tournament format
In the group stage, teams play in a round-robin format from 6 to 8 May 2026. A win earns two points, while a draw earns one point. The knockout stage and placement matches will take place on 9 and 10 May.
The top two teams from Groups A and B advance to the semi-finals of the championship play-offs. The third-placed teams from Groups A and B compete for fifth place. The fourth-placed teams from Groups A and B, along with the first-placed teams from Groups C and D, enter the semi-finals for placement matches deciding 7th to 10th place. The second-placed teams from Groups C and D play for 11th place. The third-placed teams from Groups C and D play for 13th place. The fourth-placed teams from Groups C and D play for 15th place.
Preliminary round Tiebreakers
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:
Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches.
If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a drawing of lots will decide the outcome.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Placement round 15th place game
13th place game
11th place game
7th–10th placement play-off 7th–10th placement bracket
7th–10th placement semifinals
9th place game
7th place game
5th place game
Knockout stage Bracket
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Awards Team of the tournament Goalkeeper Daniela Zvarová Defender Jenna Potinoja Alice Åberg Centre Nikola Štekerová Forward Elin Wadell Vilja Kuutniemi
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Preparations On 20 November 2025, tickets were released.https://www.fiuf.it/notizie/306-nuovo-sito-web-per-il-mondiale-femminile-u19
References
External links
Official results