2015 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships
Floorball competition
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The 2015 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships were the eighth world championships in men's under-19 floorball. The tournament took place over April 29 to May 3, 2015, in Helsingborg, Sweden.
| A-Division | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Sweden |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 29 April - 3 May 2015 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Finland (3rd title) |
Runners-up  |  Switzerland |
Third place  |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place | Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 230 (12.78 per match) |
| Attendance | 9,218 (512 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Ville Lastikka (14 points) |
Finland won their 3rd world championship total by winning Switzerland in the final with goals 13–3. Host team Sweden ended to 4th place when Czechia won them with goals 7–6 in the bronze medal game on the overtime. This is the first and the only time when Sweden ended the international floorball tournament without medal.
Championship results
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 6 |
| Czech Republic |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 4 |
 Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 2 |
 Norway |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 32 | −26 | 0 |
| 29 April 2015 16:30 | Czech Republic | 10 – 4 (4–0, 4–3, 2–1) | Poland | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 122 |
| 29 April 2015 19:15 | Sweden | 13 – 2 (6-1, 6-0, 1-1) | Norway | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 444 |
| 30 April 2015 16:30 | Poland | 1 – 6 (1-3, 0-2, 0-1) | Sweden | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 287 |
| 30 April 2015 19:15 | Czech Republic | 13 – 0 (4-0, 3-0, 6-0) | Norway | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 186 |
| 1 May 2015 16:30 | Sweden | 5 – 4 (1-1, 3-0, 1-3) | Czech Republic | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 713 |
| 1 May 2015 19:15 | Norway | 4 – 6 (0-2, 0-0, 4-4) | Poland | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 214 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 6 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 22 | −1 | 4 |
 Slovakia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 1 |
 Latvia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 1 |
| 29 April 2015 11:30 | Switzerland | 11 – 5 (2–2, 4–0, 5–3) | Latvia | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 207 |
| 29 April 2015 13:45 | Finland | 8 – 6 (2-0, 1-4, 5-2) | Slovakia | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 444 |
| 30 April 2015 16:30 | Slovakia | 6 – 6 (2-2, 0-4, 4-0) | Latvia | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 201 |
| 30 April 2015 19:15 | Finland | 12 – 4 (3-0, 6-2, 3-2) | Switzerland | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 322 |
| 1 May 2015 16:30 | Switzerland | 6 – 5 (2-1, 2-0, 2-4) | Slovakia | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 248 |
| 1 May 2015 19:15 | Finland | 10 – 1 (3-1, 2-0, 5-0) | Latvia | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 382 |
Placement round
7th Place match
| 2 May 2015 09:45 | Latvia | 5 – 3 (4-0, 0-3, 1-0) | Norway | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 284 |
5th Place match
| 2 May 2015 09:45 | Slovakia | 12 – 2 (4-0, 5-0, 3-2) | Poland | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 87 |
Final round
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Sweden
| 6 | ||||||||
| Switzerland
| 7 | ||||||||
| Switzerland
| 3 | ||||||||
| Finland
| 13 | ||||||||
| Finland
| 6 | ||||||||
| Czech Republic
| 2 | ||||||||
Semifinals
| 2 May 2015 12:45 | Finland | 6 – 2 (2-0, 4-0, 0-2) | Czech Republic | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 873 |
| 2 May 2015 19:15 | Sweden | 6 – 7 (1-3, 1-2, 4-1, 0-0, 2-3) | Switzerland | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 1,325 |
Bronze Medal match
| 3 May 2015 12:00 | Czech Republic | 7 – 6 (2-2, 3-2, 1-2, 1-0) | Sweden | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 1,334 |
Final
| 3 May 2015 12:00 | Finland | 13 – 3 (3-1, 6-1, 4-1) | Switzerland | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg Attendance: 1,778 |
Final standings
| Rk. | Team |
|---|---|
 | Finland |
 | Switzerland |
 | Czech Republic |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Slovakia |
| 6 | Poland |
| 7 | Latvia |
| 8 | Norway |
Norway was relegated to the B-Division for the 2017 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships.