2019 Women's World Floorball Championships

The 2019 IFF Women's World Floorball Championships was the 12th staging of the Women's World Floorball Championship, contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of the International Floorball Federation (IFF), the sport's global governing body. The final tournament took place in Neuchâtel, Switzerland from 7 to 15 December 2019.^[1] Switzerland played hosts for this event for the third time.^[2]

2019 Women's World Floorball Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Switzerland
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	7–15 December
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Sweden (9th title)
Runner-up	Switzerland
Third place	Finland
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	532 (11.08 per match)
Attendance	44,513 (927 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Anna Wijk (24 points)
Anna Wijk
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Sweden won the tournament defeating Switzerland, 3–2, in the final game.

Qualification

  Host

  Qualified

  Did not qualify

Main article: 2019 Women's World Floorball Championships qualification

	Date	Venue	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation			1	Switzerland
Asia-Oceania Qualification	27 January – 1 February 2019	Bangkok	4	Australia  Japan  Thailand  Singapore
European Qualification 1	30 January – 3 February 2019	Gdańsk	2+1	Sweden  Norway  Denmark
European Qualification 2	30 January – 3 February 2019	Trenčín	2	Finland  Germany
European Qualification 3	30 January – 3 February 2019	Gdańsk	2+1	Czech Republic  Poland  Estonia
European Qualification 4	31 January – 3 February 2019	Trenčín	2	Slovakia  Latvia
Americas Qualification	8–9 February 2019	Detroit	1	United States
Total			16

Venues

Neuchâtel	Neuchâtel
Patinoires du littoral Arena	La Riveraine Arena

Draw

The draw took place on 14 February 2019 at Ittigen, Switzerland.^[3][4]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Sweden (1)  Finland (2)   Switzerland (3)  Czech Republic (4)	Latvia (5)  Slovakia (6)  Poland (7)  Germany (8)	Norway (9)  Denmark (10)  United States (11)  Australia (12)	Japan (14)  Singapore (15)  Estonia (16)  Thailand (19)

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Switzerland (H)	3	3	0	0	30	5	+25	6	Quarterfinals
2	Finland	3	2	0	1	35	10	+25	4
3	Poland	3	1	0	2	7	26	−19	2	Play-off round
4	Germany	3	0	0	3	2	33	−31	0

Source: floorball.sport
(H) Hosts

7 December 2019 12:00

Finland

14–3 (5–2, 2–1, 7–0)

Poland

Patinoires du Littoral Attendance: 1,170

Game reference
	V. Kauppi  02:51, 17:16, 20:29 O. Kauppi  07:19 (PP), 41:44 Karjalainen  09:21, 31:21, 47:53 Vallenius  14:33 Nieminen  41:20 Saarikoski  43:02 Lampinen  45:36 Piispa  58:07 (PP) Hämäläinen  58:30 Goals Buczek  15:02 Krzywak  16:14 Plechan  34:24
	0 min	Penalties	4 min

7 December 2019 15:15

Switzerland

12–1 (9–0, 2–1, 1–0)

Germany

Patinoires du Littoral Attendance: 2,251

Game reference
	Rüttimann  02:37, 13:14, 14:51 Marti  05:28, 07:54 Suter  12:03 Zwinggi  12:56 Spichiger  13:45 Ulber  14:09 Stella  24:11 Wiki  30:12 Hintermann  50:09 Goals Honicke  23:18
	2 min	Penalties	0 min

8 December 2019 13:30

Finland

4–7 (0–2, 1–3, 3–2)

Switzerland

Patinoires du Littoral Attendance: 3,542

Game reference
	Saario  23:33 Karjalainen  51:14 O. Kauppi  54:08 (WG) Vallenius  56:48 (WG) Goals Mischler  11:37, 50:13 (PS) Liechti  13:43 Wiki  24:05 Rüttimann  26:59 Reinhard  31:16 Scheidegger  59:09 (EN)
	0 min	Penalties	2 min

8 December 2019 16:30

Poland

4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1)

Germany

Patinoires du Littoral Attendance: 365

Game reference
	Krzywak  03:58, 20:29 Buczek  40:33 (PP) Rogala  59:17 (EN) Goals Jurgens  49:29
	0 min	Penalties	2 min

9 December 2019 18:00

Germany

0–17 (0–5, 0–6, 0–6)

Finland

Patinoires du Littoral Attendance: 142

Game reference
	Goals  04:59 Oona Kauppi /  10:39 Sofia Leino

10 December 2019 19:30

Poland

0–11 (0–3, 0–5, 0–3)

Switzerland

Patinoires du Littoral Attendance: 1,586

Game reference
	Goals  7:27 Michelle Wiki /  7:51 Andrea Gamperli

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	0	49	4	+45	6	Quarterfinals
2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	35	15	+20	4
3	Slovakia	3	1	0	2	11	47	−36	2	Play-off round
4	Latvia	3	0	0	3	8	37	−29	0

Source: floorball.sport

7 December 2019 18:15

Slovakia

1–23 (1–8, 0–5, 0–10)

Sweden

Patinoires du Littoral Attendance: 1,234

Game reference
	Šponiarová  09:55 Goals Joelsson  03:18 (PP), 08:00, 19:54, 24:54 Steen  08:59 Tschöp  09:10, 20:49, 44:42 Boberg  10:31, 53:15 Wibron  17:35, 21:35, 43:17 (PP), 45:42, 49:10 Delgado Johansson  18:26 Hultgren  27:36, 59:36 Fjellstedt  38:45, 58:53 Granstedt  53:57, 56:42 Aggestål  54:51
	6 min	Penalties	2 min

8 December 2019 10:30

Latvia

2–14 (0–5, 0–2, 2–7)

Czech Republic

Patinoires du Littoral Attendance: 1,371

Game reference
	Ankudinova  42:38 Matisone  58:11 Goals Krupnová  02:53, 07:54 Bočanová  03:26 Urbánková  05:09 Martináková  14:15 Kapcová  39:23 Ratajová  39:56, 43:01, 59:12 Hanzlíková  43:51 Paloncyová  45:28 Repková  50:58, 59:44 Jiráková  56:42 (PP)
	4 min	Penalties	0 min

9 December 2019 13:30

Slovakia

7–5 (3–1, 2–1, 2–3)

Latvia

Parinoires du Littoral Attendance: 879

Game reference
	Michaela Sponiarova  02:09 Goals

9 December 2019 19:30

Sweden

10–2 (4–0, 4–2, 2–0,)

Czech Republic

Patinoires du Littoral Attendance: 426

Game reference
	Moa Gustafsson  04:22 / Emelie Wibron  05:00 Goals

10 December 2019 16:30

Czech Republic

19–3 (8–0, 5–3, 6–0)

Slovakia

Patinoires du Littoral Attendance: 512

Game reference
	Nela Kapcova  03:40,  11:41 / Vendula Berankova  6:18 Goals

10 December 2019 19:30

Sweden

16–1 (4–0, 6–0, 6–1)

Latvia

Patinoires du Littoral Attendance: 113

Game reference
	Stephanie Boberg  10:24 Goals

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	3	3	0	0	14	9	+5	6	Play-off round
2	Denmark	3	2	0	1	17	8	+9	4
3	Estonia	3	1	0	2	13	19	−6	2	13–16th-place semifinals
4	Japan	3	0	0	3	5	13	−8	0

Source: floorball.sport

7 December 2019 12:00

Japan

0–5 (0–2, 0–1, 0–2)

Denmark

La Riveraine Attendance: 167

Game reference
	Goals  07:54 Katrine Kamman Andersen /  10:21 Cecilia Di Nardo /  38:39 Maria Olausson
	0 min	Penalties	2 min

7 December 2019 15:15

Estonia

4–7 (0–1, 1–2, 3–4)

Norway

La Riveraine Attendance: 164

Game reference
	Kristi Rickberg  34:01 Goals  02:01 Marie Gundersen /  34:14 Sofie Kristiansen /  37:01 Rikke Ingebrigtsil Hansen
	2 min	Penalties	6 min

8 December 2019 15:00

Japan

4–6 (2–2, 2–1, 0–3)

Estonia

La Riveraine Attendance: 171

Game reference
	Mahiro Shimizu  04:55 / Yui Goto  05:54 / Mahiro Shimizu  22:46 / Mahiro Shimizu  33:04 Goals  6:49 Diana Klavan /  18:41 Kristel Kopel /  29:26 Diana Klavan
	2 min	Penalties	2 min

8 December 2019 18:00

Denmark

4–5 (1–4, 1–1, 2–0)

Norway

La Riveraine Attendance: 165

Game reference
	Cecilia Di Nardo  0:29 Goals  03:01 Sandra Craig  3:57 Sofie Kristiansen
	2 min	Penalties	6 min

9 December 2019 16:30

Norway

2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0)

Japan

La Riveraine Attendance: 275

Game reference
	Heidi Rod  29:45 (53:00) Goals  19:23 Fuka Shibata

10 December 2019 13:30

Denmark

8–3 (2–1, 2–1, 4–1)

Estonia

La Riveraine

Game reference
	Lina Voldby  1:34 Goals

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Singapore	3	3	0	0	14	6	+8	6	Play-off round
2	Australia	3	2	0	1	12	9	+3	4
3	Thailand	3	1	0	2	12	12	0	2	13–16th-place semifinals
4	United States	3	0	0	3	11	22	−11	0

Source: floorball.sport

7 December 2019 18:15

Australia

5–4 (1–1, 3–1, 1–2)

United States

La Riveraine Attendance: 241

Game reference
	Yasmine Skene  09:24 / Janelle Miller  27:52 Goals  08:54 Christine Lindberg /  30:56 Marie Haggstorm
	4 min	Penalties	0 min

8 December 2019 12:00

Thailand

1–3 (1–0, 1–1, 0–2)

Singapore

La Riveraine Attendance: 163

Game reference
	Thanporn Tongkham  16:37 Goals  32:38 Amanda Yeap
	2 min	Penalties	2 min

9 December 2019 10:30

Australia

4–1 (0–1, 2–0, 2–0)

Thailand

La Riveraine Attendance: 1,072

Game reference
	Amanda Bartim  22:36 / Blasie Hodges  38:21 / Jessica Birks  56:05 Goals  18:41 Thanaphon Tongkham

9 December 2019 15:00

United States

2–7 (2–1, 0–4, 0–2)

Singapore

La Riveraine

Game reference
	Vera Niskanen  14:10 / Maggie Haggstrom 16:19 Goals  05:30 Yun Shawn Lee

10 December 2019 10:30

Singapore

4–3 (0–2, 3–0, 1–1)

Australia

La Riveraine

Game reference
	Lina Chu  25:13 / Michelle Lok  29:32 Goals Jessica Birks  01:05 / Blasie Hodges  12:00

10 December 2019 16:30

United States

5–10 (1–2, 1–4, 3–4)

Thailand

La Riverane

Game reference

Knockout stage

Bracket

Play-off 11 December

Quarterfinals 12–13 December

Semifinals 14 December

Final 15 December

Sweden

26

Germany

7

Germany

2

Singapore

6

Sweden

5

Finland

4

Finland

8

Slovakia

6

Slovakia

6

Denmark

3

Sweden

3 (OT)

Switzerland

2

Switzerland

10

Latvia

6

Latvia

4

Norway

4

Switzerland

7 (OT)

Third place

Czech Republic

6

Czech Republic

11

Finland

5 (OT)

Poland

10

Poland

4

Czech Republic

4

Australia

3

Play-off round

11 December 2019 12:00

Latvia

6–4 (1–2, 3–1, 2–1)

Norway

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference
	Julija Rozite  13:30 Goals

11 December 2019 13:00

Germany

7–6 (3–1, 2–4, 2–1)

Singapore

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference
	Laura Honicke  02:45 / Jessica Schulz  3:32 Goals  03:10 Amanda Yeap

11 December 2019 16:00

Slovakia

6–3 (3–1, 1–2, 2–0)

Denmark

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference
	Kristina Hudakova  00:38 Goals

11 December 2019 19:00

Poland

10–3 (2–1, 3–2, 5–0)

Australia

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference
	Katarzyna Rogala  16:42 / Malwina Zagorska  17:59 Goals  02:57 Isabelle Newland /  03:00 Jessica Birks

Quarterfinals

12 December 2019 16:00

Finland

8–6 (5–2, 1–2, 2–2)

Slovakia

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference
	Oona Kauppi  2:06 Goals Viktoria Grossova  0:57

12 December 2019 19:00

Switzerland

10–4 (5–0, 4–2, 1–2)

Latvia

Patinoires du Littoral Attendance: 897

Game reference
	Isabelle Gerig  2:09,  4:18 / Margrit Scheidegger  10:47 Goals

13 December 2019 16:00

Czech Republic

11–4 (4–3, 4–0, 3–1)

Poland

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference
	Tereza Urbankova  5:10 / Goals

13 December 2019 19:00

Sweden

26–2 (8–1, 11–0, 7–1)

Germany

Patinores du Littoral Attendance: 492

Game reference
	Iza Rydfjall  1:22 / Sara Steen  3:23 / Stephanie Boberg  9:22 Goals  18:52 Alexandra Kurth

Semifinals

14 December 2019 14:30

Sweden

5–4 (1–0, 3–3, 1–1)

Finland

Patinoires du littoral

Game reference
	Emelie Wibron  18:36 / Stephanie Boberg  22:24 Goals

14 December 2019 17:45

Switzerland

7–6 (0–3, 1–2, 5–1) OT: 1–0

Czech Republic

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference
	Isabelle Gerig  36:51 / Flurina Marti  51:37 Goals

Bronze-medal game

15 December 2019 12:00

Finland

5–4 (1–0, 0–3, 3–1) OT: 1–0

Czech Republic

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference
	Oona Kauppi  18:54  41:40 Goals

Final

15 December 2019 15:00

Sweden

3–2 (1–1, 1–0, 0–1) OT: 1–0

Switzerland

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference
	Moa Gustaffson  12:02,  22:58 Goals

Placement round

13th place Bracket

	13–16th-place semifinals				13th-place game
	11 December 12:00
	Thailand	3
					12 December 13:00
	Japan	6
					Japan	4
	11 December 15:00
					Estonia	3
	Estonia	4 (OT)
	United States	3
					15th-place game
					12 December 10:00
					Thailand	10
					United States	6

13–16th-place semifinals

11 December 2019 10:00

Thailand

3–6 (1–4, 0–1, 2–1)

Japan

La Riveraine

Game reference
	Goals  0:52 Mahiro Shimizu

11 December 2019 15:00

Estonia

4–3 OT (0–1, 0–1, 3–1) OT: 1–0

United States

La Riveraine

Game reference

15th-place game

12 December 2019 10:00

Thailand

10–6 (3–3, 2–1, 5–2)

United States

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference

13th-place game

12 December 2019 13:00

Japan

4–3 (0–1, 3–1, 1–1)

Estonia

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference

9th place Bracket

	9–12th-place semifinals				9th-place game
	12 December 12:00
	Denmark	9
					13 December 13:00
	Singapore	4
					Denmark	2
	12 December 15:00
					Norway	3
	Australia	2
	Norway	7
					11th-place game
					13 December 10:00
					Singapore	1
					Australia	3

9–12th-place semifinals

12 December 2019 12:00

Denmark

9–4 (3–1, 5–2, 1–1)

Singapore

La Riveraine

Game reference
	Cecilia Di Nardo  7:58 Goals  14:49 Amanda Yeap

12 December 2019 15:00

Australia

2–7 (1–3, 0–3, 1–1)

Norway

La Riveraine

Game reference
	Blasie Hodges  13:50 / Jessica Birks  54:02 Goals  11:50 Martina Hall

11th-place game

13 December 2019 10:00

Singapore

1–3 (1–2, 0–0, 0–1)

Australia

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference
	Amanda Yeap  12:08 Goals  16:33,  16:53 Amanda Bartrim

9th-place game

13 December 2019 13:00

Denmark

2–3 (1–0, 0–1, 1–2)

Norway

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference

5th place Bracket

	5–8th-place semifinals				5th-place game
	14 December 11:30
	Latvia	1
					15 December 11:30
	Poland	6
					Poland	8
	14 December 11:30
					Slovakia	4
	Germany	1
	Slovakia	6
					7th-place game
					15 December 11:30
					Latvia	3
					Germany	4

5–8th-place semifinals

14 December 2019 11:30

Germany

1–6 (0–0, 0–1, 1–5)

Slovakia

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference
	Theresa Beppler-Alt  54:32 Goals

14 December 2019 11:30

Latvia

1–6 (1–2, 0–2, 0–2)

Poland

La Riveraine

Game reference

7th-place game

15 December 2019 11:30

Latvia

3–4 (2–1, 1–3, 0–0)

Germany

Patinoires du Littoral

Game reference

5th-place game

15 December 2019 11:30

Poland

8–4 (1–2, 3–1, 4–1)

Slovakia

La Riveraine

Game reference

Final ranking

	Sweden
	Switzerland
	Finland
4	Czech Republic
5	Poland
6	Slovakia
7	Germany
8	Latvia
9	Norway
10	Denmark
11	Australia
12	Singapore
13	Japan
14	Estonia
15	Thailand
16	United States

References

1. "Game Schedule" (PDF). IFF. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
2. "Swiss town Neuchâtel to host 2019 Women's World Floorball Championships". insidethegames.biz. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
3. "Women's WFC 2019 Group Ballot". IFF. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
4. "Women's WFC 2019 Neuchatel Groups". IFF. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.

External links

• Official website