2016 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying

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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[]

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)
  (11)
  (24)
  (25)
  (–)

 Finland (2)
 Estonia (8)
  (12)
  (22)
  (28)

   (3)
  (7)
  (14)
  (22)
  (29)
  (38)

 Czech Republic (4)
  (6)
  (20)
  (21)
  (27)
  (30)

  (15)
  (16)
  (17)
 Singapore (18)
  (26)
  (33)
 Thailand (–)

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

Europe[]

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[]

Dates: 3 – 7 February 2016[2]
Venue: , 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
  5 3 0 2 43 33 +10 6 Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
  5 2 0 3 23 56 −33 4 Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
  5 1 0 4 19 67 −48 2
  5 0 0 5 13 60 −47 0
Source:[citation needed]
3 February 2016
Sweden  22 – 0  
  6 – 12  
  3 – 15  Slovakia
4 February 2016
  4 – 15  Sweden
  7 – 3  
Slovakia  11 – 0  
5 February 2016
  3 – 12  
Sweden  30 – 2  
  4 – 16  Slovakia
6 February 2016
  7 – 4  
  11 – 2  
Slovakia  1 – 20  Sweden
7 February 2016
Sweden  19 – 0  
  4 – 7  Slovakia
  10 – 4  

European Qualification 2[]

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
  4 2 0 2 32 20 +12 4 Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
  4 1 0 3 11 54 −43 2 Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
  4 0 0 4 7 43 −36 0
Source:[citation needed]
3 February 2016
  1 – 23  Finland
  1 – 9  Estonia
4 February 2016
  9 – 2  
Estonia  9 – 2  
5 February 2016
  3 – 6  
Finland  9 – 2  
6 February 2014
Finland  19 – 1  
  2 – 7  Estonia
7 February 2016
  2 – 19  
Estonia  1 – 15  Finland

European Qualification 3[]

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
   4 4 0 0 61 7 +54 8 Qualify for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
  4 3 0 1 30 13 +17 6
  4 2 0 2 26 24 +2 4 Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
  4 1 0 3 13 34 −21 2 Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
  4 0 0 4 7 59 −52 0
Source:[citation needed]
3 February 2016
   7 – 2  
  0 – 6  
4 February 2016
  2 – 4  
  14 – 1  
5 February 2016
  0 – 23   
  11 – 3  
6 February 2014
  5 – 9  
  3 – 12   
7 February 2016
   19 – 2  
  13 – 1  

European Qualification 4[]

Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016[5]
Venue: , 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
  5 4 0 1 58 9 +49 8
  5 3 0 2 27 25 +2 6 Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
  5 2 0 3 18 51 −33 4 Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
  5 1 0 4 18 40 −22 2
  5 0 0 5 4 82 −78 0
Source:[citation needed]
2 February 2016
  0 – 35  Czech Republic
  6 – 5  
  7 – 2  
3 February 2016
Czech Republic  21 – 0  
  1 – 12  
  10 – 0  
4 February 2016
  3 – 5  Czech Republic
  9 – 2  
  4 – 8  
5 February 2016
  1 – 20  
Czech Republic  13 – 0  
  7 – 3  
6 February 2014
  8 – 1  
  1 – 16  
Czech Republic  11 – 0  

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 Qualification
  4 2 0 2 32 20 +12 4 Qualified for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
  4 2 0 2 26 24 +2 4
  4 2 0 2 31 30 +1 4 Missed out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
  4 2 0 2 17 25 −8 4
Source:[citation needed]

Asia–Oceania[]

The qualification rules are as follows:

  • The three best teams will qualify

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

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  2 1 1 0 18 8 +10 3 Qualify for qualification semi-finals
 Singapore 2 1 1 0 15 10 +5 3
  2 0 0 2 6 21 −15 0 Qualify for 5th-7th place Play-off
Source:[citation needed]
2 February 2016
  4 – 9  Singapore
3 February 2016
  12 – 2  
4 February 2016
Singapore  6 – 6  

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Thailand 3 2 1 0 27 14 +13 5 Qualify for qualification semi-finals
  3 1 2 0 15 9 +6 4
  3 1 1 1 17 16 +1 3 Qualify for 5th-7th place Play-off
  3 0 0 3 8 28 −20 0
Source:[citation needed]
2 February 2016
  6 – 9  Thailand
  7 – 1  
3 February 2016
Thailand  13 – 3  
  3 – 3  
4 February 2016
Thailand  5 – 5  
  4 – 8  

Play-off[]

5th–7th place play-off[]

5 February 2016
  4 – 3  

6th place play-off[]

6 February 2016
  3 – 4  

Semi-finals[]

5 February 2016
Thailand  2 – 5  Singapore
  2 – 4  

Bronze medal game[]

6 February 2016
  1 – 6  Thailand

Final[]

6 February 2016
  5 – 2  Singapore

Final ranking[]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Singapore
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Thailand
4  
5  
6  
7  
  Qualified for the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships.

Americas[]

The qualification rules are as follows:

  • The two best teams from the qualification group will qualify

Dates: 12 – 14 February 2016[7]
Venue: , 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
  2 0 0 2 2 54 −52 0 Miss out on the 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships
Source:[citation needed]
12 February 2016
  1 – 27  United States
13 February 2016
Canada  27 – 1  
14 February 2016
United States  5 – 6  Canada

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "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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