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.
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
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
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
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
5th–7th-place play-off[ 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
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