2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying

The qualifying for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships will take place between 2 and 14 February 2016. A total of 33 teams[1] will be competing for fifteen spots. The final tournament will be organized by Latvia in December 2016.

Overview

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

 Sweden (1)
 Slovakia (9)
 Russia (11)
 Belgium (24)
 France (25)
 Iceland (–)

 Finland (2)
 Estonia (8)
 Denmark (12)
 Austria (22)
 Netherlands (28)

  Switzerland (3)
 Germany (7)
 Poland (14)
 Spain (22)
 Great Britain (29)
 Georgia (38)

 Czech Republic (4)
 Norway (6)
 Serbia (20)
 Italy (21)
 Slovenia (27)
 Liechtenstein (30)

 Japan (15)
 Australia (16)
 South Korea (17)
 Singapore (18)
 New Zealand (26)
 Malaysia (33)
 Thailand (–)

 United States (10)
 Canada (13)
 Jamaica (32)

Europe

The qualification rules are as follows:

European Qualification 1

Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016[2]
Venue: Arena Klokocina, Nitra, Slovakia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Sweden 55001067+9910Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Slovakia 54015031+198
 Russia 53024333+106Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
 Belgium 52032356–334Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Iceland 51041967–482
 France 50051360–470
3 February 2016
Sweden 22 – 0 Belgium
Iceland 6 – 12 Russia
France 3 – 15 Slovakia
4 February 2016
Russia 4 – 15 Sweden
Belgium 7 – 3 France
Slovakia 11 – 0 Iceland
5 February 2016
France 3 – 12 Russia
Sweden 30 – 2 Iceland
Belgium 4 – 16 Slovakia
6 February 2014
Iceland 7 – 4 France
Russia 11 – 2 Belgium
Slovakia 1 – 20 Sweden
7 February 2016
Sweden 19 – 0 France
Russia 4 – 7 Slovakia
Belgium 10 – 4 Iceland

European Qualification 2

Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016[3]
Venue: Tallinn Technical University Sportshall, Tallinn, Estonia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Finland 4400665+618Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Estonia 43012620+66
 Denmark 42023220+124Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
 Austria 41031154–432Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Netherlands 4004743–360
3 February 2016
Austria 1 – 23 Finland
Netherlands 1 – 9 Estonia
4 February 2016
Denmark 9 – 2 Netherlands
Estonia 9 – 2 Austria
5 February 2016
Netherlands 3 – 6 Austria
Finland 9 – 2 Denmark
6 February 2014
Finland 19 – 1 Netherlands
Denmark 2 – 7 Estonia
7 February 2016
Austria 2 – 19 Denmark
Estonia 1 – 15 Finland

European Qualification 3

Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016[4]
Venue: Arena Lochow, Lochow, Poland

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  Switzerland 4400617+548Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Germany 43013013+176
 Poland 42022624+24Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
 Spain 41031334–212Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Great Britain 4004759–520
3 February 2016
Switzerland  7 – 2 Germany
Spain 0 – 6 Poland
4 February 2016
Spain 2 – 4 Germany
Poland 14 – 1 Great Britain
5 February 2016
Great Britain 0 – 23  Switzerland
Germany 11 – 3 Poland
6 February 2014
Great Britain 5 – 9 Spain
Poland 3 – 12  Switzerland
7 February 2016
Switzerland  19 – 2 Spain
Germany 13 – 1 Great Britain

European Qualification 4

Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016[5]
Venue: Sports Hall Poden, Skofja Loka, Slovenia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Czech Republic 5500853+8210Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Norway 5401589+498
 Slovenia 53022725+26Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
 Serbia 52031851–334Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Italy 51041840–222
 Liechtenstein 5005482–780
2 February 2016
Liechtenstein 0 – 35 Czech Republic
Serbia 6 – 5 Italy
Norway 7 – 2 Slovenia
3 February 2016
Czech Republic 21 – 0 Serbia
Italy 1 – 12 Norway
Slovenia 10 – 0 Liechtenstein
4 February 2016
Norway 3 – 5 Czech Republic
Serbia 9 – 2 Liechtenstein
Italy 4 – 8 Slovenia
5 February 2016
Liechtenstein 1 – 20 Norway
Czech Republic 13 – 0 Italy
Slovenia 7 – 3 Serbia
6 February 2014
Italy 8 – 1 Liechtenstein
Serbia 1 – 16 Norway
Czech Republic 11 – 0 Slovenia

Ranking of third-placed teams

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 Status
 Denmark 42023220+124Qualified for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Poland 42022624+24
 Russia 42023130+14Missed out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Slovenia 42021725−84

Asia–Oceania

The qualification rules are as follows:

Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016[6]
Venue: Pattaya Sports Indoor Stadium, Pattaya, Thailand

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Japan 2110188+103Qualify for qualification semi-finals
 Singapore 21101510+53
 New Zealand 2002621–150Qualify for 5th-7th place Play-off
2 February 2016
New Zealand 4 – 9 Singapore
3 February 2016
Japan 12 – 2 New Zealand
4 February 2016
Singapore 6 – 6 Japan

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Thailand 32102714+135Qualify for qualification semi-finals
 Australia 3120159+64
 South Korea 31111716+13Qualify for 5th-7th place Play-off
 Malaysia 3003828–200
2 February 2016
South Korea 6 – 9 Thailand
Australia 7 – 1 Malaysia
3 February 2016
Thailand 13 – 3 Malaysia
South Korea 3 – 3 Australia
4 February 2016
Thailand 5 – 5 Australia
Malaysia 4 – 8 South Korea

Play-off

5th–7th place play-off

5 February 2016
South Korea 4 – 3 New Zealand

6th place play-off

6 February 2016
New Zealand 3 – 4 Malaysia

Semi-finals

5 February 2016
Thailand 2 – 5 Singapore
Japan 2 – 4 Australia

Bronze medal game

6 February 2016
Japan 1 – 6 Thailand

Final

6 February 2016
Australia 5 – 2 Singapore

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st Australia
2nd Singapore
3rd Thailand
4 Japan
5 South Korea
6 Malaysia
7 New Zealand

Americas

The qualification rules are as follows:

Dates: 12 – 14 February 2016[7]
Venue: Olympic Training Centre, Colorado Springs, USA

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Canada 2200336+274Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
 United States 2101327+252
 Jamaica 2002254-520Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
12 February 2016
Jamaica 1 – 27 United States
13 February 2016
Canada 27 – 1 Jamaica
14 February 2016
United States 5 – 6 Canada

References

  1. 1 2 "Men´s WFC 2016 Qualification match schedules – 16.10.2015". www.floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Men's World Championships 2016 Qualifications – European Qualification 1". www.floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Men's World Championships 2016 Qualifications – European Qualification 2". www.floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Men's World Championships 2016 Qualifications – European Qualification 3". www.floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Men's World Championships 2016 Qualifications – European Qualification 4". www.floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Men's World Championships 2016 Qualifications – Asia Oceania Qualification". www.floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Men's World Championships 2016 Qualifications – Americas Qualification". www.floorball.org. International Floorball Federation. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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