2023 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships qualification
The 2023 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships qualification is a series of tournaments to decide the teams which will play in the 2023 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships. The 2023 U-19 World Championship will once again feature 16 teams for the second time. 1 place were allocated to the hosts, Denmark while 8 places were given to the top 8 finishers in 2021. The remaining 7 places were be determined by a qualification process.
Distribution of spots
The distribution by confederation for the 2023 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships will be:
- Host: 1
- Top 8 from 2021: 8 places
- Asia and Oceania: 2 places
- Americas: 1 place
- Europe: 4 places
Qualified teams

| Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 23 February 2021 | 1 |  Denmark | |
| Automatically qualified from 2021 |  Brno | 8 |  Czech Republic  Finland  Sweden .svg.png) Switzerland  Latvia  Germany  Slovakia  Poland | |
| European qualifier 1 | 24–28 January 2023 |  Salzburg | 2 |  Norway  Austria | 
| European qualifier 2 | 24–28 January 2023 |  El Escorial | 2 |  Estonia  Slovenia | 
| Asian qualification | 29 September – 1 October 2022 |  Wellington | 2 | .svg.png) Australia  Singapore | 
| Americas qualification | 2–3 September 2022 |  Draper | 1 |  United States | 
| Total | 16 | |||
Americas qualification
The American qualification were played between 2 and 3 September 2022 in Draper, United States at the Sports Centre.
Teams
.svg.png) Canada (12) Canada (12)
 United States (14) United States (14)
Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 4 | 2023 Men's U-19 World Championships | 
| 2 | .svg.png) Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 0 | 
| 2 September 2022 19:00 | United States  | 11–5 (1–1, 3–2, 7–2) | .svg.png) Canada | Sports Centre, Draper Attendance: 332 | 
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| 3 September 2022 19:00 | Canada .svg.png) | 4–9 (3–4, 0–3, 1–2) |  United States | Sports Centre, Draper Attendance: 312 | 
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Asia-Oceania qualification
The Asia-Oceania qualification will be played between 29 September to 1 October 2022 in Wellington, New Zealand. The top two made the 2023 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships.[1]
Group composition
 New Zealand (16) (H) New Zealand (16) (H)
.svg.png) Australia (20) Australia (20)
 Singapore (27) Singapore (27)
Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png) Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 3 | 2023 Men's U-19 World Championships | 
| 2 |  Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0 | 
| 29 September 2022 19:30 | Singapore  | 3–3 (1–0, 1–0, 1–3) | .svg.png) Australia | ASB Sports Centre, Wellington Attendance: 221 | 
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| 30 September 2022 19:30 | New Zealand  | 4–8 (3–2, 1–4, 0–2) |  Singapore | ASB Sports Centre, Wellington Attendance: 396 | 
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| 1 October 2022 19:30 | Australia .svg.png) | 9–2 (2–1, 4–0, 3–1) |  New Zealand | ASB Sports Centre, Wellington Attendance: 513 | 
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European qualification
Format
In Europe, two qualifying tournaments took place where the top 2 qualified the World Championship. Both qualifiers were held from 24 to 28 January 2023. From Africa, Uganda had originally entered the second qualifier but withdrew.[2]
European qualification tournament 1
The European qualification tournament 1 was played in Salzburg, Austria.
| Group seeding | |
|---|---|
|  Norway (8)  Austria (12) (H) .svg.png) Belgium (13)  Netherlands (21)  France (25)  Great Britain (26) | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 12 | +53 | 10 | 2023 Men's U-19 World Championships | 
| 2 |  Austria (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 6 | |
| 3 | .svg.png) Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 37 | −10 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 3 | |
| 6 |  France | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 2 | 
| 24 January 2023 09:00 | Belgium .svg.png) | 9–6 (3–4, 4–2, 2–0) |  Netherlands | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 47 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Alexander Gruber Christoph Gruber | ||||
| 24 January 2023 11:45 | Austria  | 3–1 (0–0, 2–0, 1–1) |  France | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 83 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Bartosz Burek Wojciech Czarnecki | ||||
| 24 January 2023 14:30 | Norway  | 11–4 (7–0, 3–2, 1–2) |  Great Britain | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 51 | 
| Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Frederik Dilger Rene Potthoff | ||||
| 25 January 2023 09:00 | Great Britain  | 11–8 (6–3, 2–2, 3–3) | .svg.png) Belgium | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 75 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Bartosz Burek Wojciech Czarnecki | ||||
| 25 January 2023 11:45 | Netherlands  | 3–8 (1–4, 1–2, 1–2) |  Austria | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 87 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Frederik Dilger Rene Potthoff | ||||
| 25 January 2023 14:30 | France  | 3–10 (0–2, 0–5, 3–3) |  Norway | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 75 | 
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| Referees: Alexander Gruber Christoph Gruber | ||||
| 26 January 2023 09:00 | Netherlands  | 9–2 (2–1, 4–0, 3–1) |  France | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 52 | 
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| Referees: Alexander Gruber Christoph Gruber | ||||
| 26 January 2023 11:45 | Austria  | 7–4 (2–0, 4–0, 1–4) |  Great Britain | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 237 | 
| Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Frederik Dilger Rene Potthoff | ||||
| 26 January 2023 14:30 | Belgium .svg.png) | 1–17 (1–6, 0–6, 0–5) |  Norway | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 201 | 
| Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Bartosz Burek Wojciech Czarnecki | ||||
| 27 January 2023 09:00 | Great Britain  | 5–8 (4–2, 1–2, 0–4) |  Netherlands | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 174 | 
| Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Alexander Gruber Christoph Gruber | ||||
| 27 January 2023 11:45 | Norway  | 14–3 (6–1, 3–2, 5–0) |  Austria | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 269 | 
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| Referees: Bartosz Burek Wojciech Czarnecki | ||||
| 27 January 2023 14:30 | France  | 3–3 (0–3, 1–0, 2–0) | .svg.png) Belgium | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 75 | 
| Report | ||||
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| Referees: Frederik Dilger Rene Potthoff | ||||
| 28 January 2023 09:00 | Netherlands  | 1–13 (1–3, 0–9, 0–1) |  Norway | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 125 | 
| Report | ||||
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| Referees: Alexander Gruber Christoph Gruber | ||||
| 28 January 2023 11:45 | Austria  | 1–3 (0–1, 1–1, 0–1) | .svg.png) Belgium | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 312 | 
| Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Frederik Dilger Rene Potthoff | ||||
| 28 January 2023 14:30 | Great Britain  | 8–8 (4–2, 3–4, 1–2) |  France | Sportzentrum Nord, Salzburg Attendance: 78 | 
| Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Alexander Gruber Christoph Gruber | ||||
European qualification tournament 2
The European qualification tournament 2 was played between 24 and 28 January 2023 in El Escorial, Spain.
| Group seeding | 
|---|
|  Estonia (10)  Slovenia (11)  Hungary (14)  Italy (15)  Spain (23) (H)' | 
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Estonia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 8 | 2023 Men's U-19 World Championships | 
| 2 |  Slovenia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Spain (H) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Italy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 48 | −35 | 0 | |
| 6 |  Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | 
| 24 January 2023 16:00 | Estonia  | 7–6 (0–1, 4–4, 3–1) |  Hungary | Polideportivo Navaarmado Patr, El Escorial Attendance: 200 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Artem Zolotar Volodar Ilyk | ||||
| 24 January 2023 19:00 | Italy  | 1–7 (0–3, 1–1, 0–3) |  Slovenia | Polideportivo Navaarmado Patr, El Escorial Attendance: 100 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Martins Larinovs Aivars Malins | ||||
| 25 January 2023 16:00 | Slovenia  | 3–6 (1–3, 1–0, 1–3) |  Estonia | Polideportivo Navaarmado Patr, El Escorial Attendance: 217 | 
| Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Martins Larinovs Aivars Malins | ||||
| 25 January 2023 19:00 | Spain  | 7–3 (0–0, 1–1, 6–2) |  Italy | Polideportivo Navaarmado Patr, El Escorial Attendance: 527 | 
| Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Artem Zolotar Volodar Ilyk | ||||
| 26 January 2023 16:00 | Estonia  | 16–3 (6–1, 6–1, 4–1) |  Italy | Polideportivo Navaarmado Patr, El Escorial Attendance: 102 | 
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| Referees: Artem Zolotar Volodar Ilyk | ||||
| 26 January 2023 19:00 | Hungary  | 4–3 (1–2, 1–0, 2–1) |  Spain | Polideportivo Navaarmado Patr, El Escorial Attendance: 583 | 
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| Referees: Martins Larinovs Aivars Malins | ||||
| 27 January 2023 16:00 | Slovenia  | 8–7 (4–4, 4–0, 3–0) |  Hungary | Polideportivo Navaarmado Patr, El Escorial Attendance: 167 | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Artem Zolotar Volodar Ilyk | ||||
| 27 January 2023 19:00 | Spain  | 3–8 (0–0, 2–4, 1–4) |  Estonia | Polideportivo Navaarmado Patr, El Escorial Attendance: 649 | 
| Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Martins Larinovs Aivars Malins | ||||
| 28 January 2023 12:00 | Hungary  | 18–6 (6–0, 6–1, 6–5) |  Italy | Polideportivo Navaarmado Patr, El Escorial Attendance: 156 | 
| Report | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referees: Martins Larinovs Aivars Malins | ||||
| 28 January 2023 16:00 | Slovenia  | 8–1 (3–0, 2–0, 3–1) |  Spain | Polideportivo Navaarmado Patr, El Escorial Attendance: 613 | 
| Report | ||||
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| Referees: Artem Zolotar Volodar Ilyk | ||||
References
- ^ "Singapore and Australia qualify for the Men's U19 WFC 2023!". IFF Main Site. October 1, 2022.
- ^ "EUR1 og EUR2 Kvalifikation". floorballu19vm.dk. Archived from the original on 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2024-04-05.