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.

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)
 Russia (11)
 Belgium (24)
 France (25)
 Iceland (–)

 Finland (2)
 Estonia (8)
 Denmark (12)
 Austria (22)
 Netherlands (28)

  Switzerland (3)
 Germany (7)
 Poland (14)
 Spain (22)
 Great Britain (29)
 Georgia (38)

 Czech Republic (4)
 Norway (6)
 Serbia (20)
 Italy (21)
 Slovenia (27)
 Liechtenstein (30)

 Japan (15)
 Australia (16)
 South Korea (17)
 Singapore (18)
 New Zealand (26)
 Malaysia (33)
 Thailand (–)

 United States (10)
 Canada (13)
 Jamaica (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: 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
Source: [citation needed]
3 February 2016
Sweden 22 – 0 Belgium
Iceland 6 – 12 Russia
France 3 – 15 Slovakia
4 February 2016
Russia 4 – 15 Sweden
Belgium 7 – 3 France
Slovakia 11 – 0 Iceland
5 February 2016
France 3 – 12 Russia
Sweden 30 – 2 Iceland
Belgium 4 – 16 Slovakia
6 February 2016
Iceland 7 – 4 France
Russia 11 – 2 Belgium
Slovakia 1 – 20 Sweden
7 February 2016
Sweden 19 – 0 France
Russia 4 – 7 Slovakia
Belgium 10 – 4 Iceland

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
 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
Source: [citation needed]
3 February 2016
Austria 1 – 23 Finland
Netherlands 1 – 9 Estonia
4 February 2016
Denmark 9 – 2 Netherlands
Estonia 9 – 2 Austria
5 February 2016
Netherlands 3 – 6 Austria
Finland 9 – 2 Denmark
6 February 2014
Finland 19 – 1 Netherlands
Denmark 2 – 7 Estonia
7 February 2016
Austria 2 – 19 Denmark
Estonia 1 – 15 Finland

European Qualification 3

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
Source: [citation needed]
3 February 2016
Switzerland 7 – 2 Germany
Spain 0 – 6 Poland
4 February 2016
Spain 2 – 4 Germany
Poland 14 – 1 Great Britain
5 February 2016
Great Britain 0 – 23  Switzerland
Germany 11 – 3 Poland
6 February 2014
Great Britain 5 – 9 Spain
Poland 3 – 12  Switzerland
7 February 2016
Switzerland 19 – 2 Spain
Germany 13 – 1 Great Britain

European Qualification 4

Dates: 2 – 6 February 2016[5]
Venue: Sports Hall Poden, Škofja 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
Source: [citation needed]
2 February 2016
Liechtenstein 0 – 35 Czech Republic
Serbia 6 – 5 Italy
Norway 7 – 2 Slovenia
3 February 2016
Czech Republic 21 – 0 Serbia
Italy 1 – 12 Norway
Slovenia 10 – 0 Liechtenstein
4 February 2016
Norway 3 – 5 Czech Republic
Serbia 9 – 2 Liechtenstein
Italy 4 – 8 Slovenia
5 February 2016
Liechtenstein 1 – 20 Norway
Czech Republic 13 – 0 Italy
Slovenia 7 – 3 Serbia
6 February 2014
Italy 8 – 1 Liechtenstein
Serbia 1 – 16 Norway
Czech Republic 11 – 0 Slovenia

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
 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
Source: [citation needed]

Asia–Oceania

Americas

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