The qualifying for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships took place between 2 and 14 February 2016. A total of 33 teams[1] competed for fifteen spots. The final tournament was organized by Latvia in December 2016.
Overview [ edit ] Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which is based on results from the last two World Championships.[1]
The qualification rules are as follows:
The two best teams from each qualification group will qualify The two best third placed teams will qualify The calculation of the best 3rd teams will follow this order: 1. Average number of points 2. Average goal difference 3. Average scored goals 4. Drawing of lots European Qualification 1 [ edit ] Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016[2] Venue: Arena Klokocina , Nitra , Slovakia
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Sweden 5 5 0 0 106 7 +99 10 Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships Slovakia 5 4 0 1 50 31 +19 8 Russia 5 3 0 2 43 33 +10 6 Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams Belgium 5 2 0 3 23 56 −33 4 Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships Iceland 5 1 0 4 19 67 −48 2 France 5 0 0 5 13 60 −47 0
European Qualification 2 [ edit ] Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016[3] Venue: TTÜ Sports Hall , Tallinn , Estonia
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Finland 4 4 0 0 66 5 +61 8 Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships Estonia 4 3 0 1 26 20 +6 6 Denmark 4 2 0 2 32 20 +12 4 Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams Austria 4 1 0 3 11 54 −43 2 Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships Netherlands 4 0 0 4 7 43 −36 0
European Qualification 3 [ edit ] Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016[4] Venue: Arena Lochow , Lochow , Poland
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Switzerland 4 4 0 0 61 7 +54 8 Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships Germany 4 3 0 1 30 13 +17 6 Poland 4 2 0 2 26 24 +2 4 Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams Spain 4 1 0 3 13 34 −21 2 Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships Great Britain 4 0 0 4 7 59 −52 0
European Qualification 4 [ edit ] Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016[5] Venue: Sports Hall Poden , Skofja Loka , Slovenia
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Czech Republic 5 5 0 0 85 3 +82 10 Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships Norway 5 4 0 1 58 9 +49 8 Slovenia 5 3 0 2 27 25 +2 6 Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams Serbia 5 2 0 3 18 51 −33 4 Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships Italy 5 1 0 4 18 40 −22 2 Liechtenstein 5 0 0 5 4 82 −78 0
Ranking of third-placed teams [ edit ] 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 Qualification Denmark 4 2 0 2 32 20 +12 4 Qualified for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships Poland 4 2 0 2 26 24 +2 4 Russia 4 2 0 2 31 30 +1 4 Missed out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships Slovenia 4 2 0 2 17 25 −8 4
Asia–Oceania [ edit ] The qualification rules are as follows:
The three best teams will qualify Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016[6] Venue: Pattaya Sports Indoor Stadium , Pattaya , Thailand
Group A [ edit ] Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Japan 2 1 1 0 18 8 +10 3 Qualify for qualification semi-finals Singapore 2 1 1 0 15 10 +5 3 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 6 21 −15 0 Qualify for 5th–7th-place play-off
Group B [ edit ] Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Thailand 3 2 1 0 27 14 +13 5 Qualify for qualification semi-finals Australia 3 1 2 0 15 9 +6 4 South Korea 3 1 1 1 17 16 +1 3 Qualify for 5th–7th-place play-off Malaysia 3 0 0 3 8 28 −20 0
Play-off [ edit ] 5th–7th-place play-off [ edit ] 6th-place play-off [ edit ] Semi-finals [ edit ] Bronze medal game [ edit ] Final ranking [ edit ] Americas [ edit ] The qualification rules are as follows:
The two best teams from the qualification group will qualify Dates: 12 – 14 February 2016[7] Venue: Olympic Training Center , Colorado Springs , United States
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Canada 2 2 0 0 33 6 +27 4 Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships United States 2 1 0 1 32 7 +25 2 Jamaica 2 0 0 2 2 54 −52 0 Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
References [ edit ]
World Floorball Championship
Men's
Division A Division B Division C Qualifying
Women's
Division A Division B Qualifying
Men's U-19
Division A Division B Qualifying
Women's U-19
Division A Division B Qualifying
University