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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 [ 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