Ball Hockey World Championship

ISBHF Ball Hockey World Championship
Current season, competition or edition:; 2026 Ball Hockey World Championship
Sport	Ball hockey
Founded	1996
Founder	International Street and Ball Hockey Federation
First season	1996 (men); 2007 (women)
No. of teams	12 (men); 6 (women)
Most recent; champions	United States (men); United States (women) ; (2026)
Most titles	Canada (men; 7 titles); Canada (women; 6 titles)

The Ball Hockey World Championship is a biannual ball hockey competition for women's and men's national teams. The first championship was played in 1996 in Bratislava, Slovakia. The Ball Hockey World Championship is organized by International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF). The tournament has been played in odd-numbered years since its establishment, other than during 1996 to 1998 and 2022 to 2026, when it was held in even-numbered years. The tournament will return to odd-numbered years in 2027.

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Founded1996

FounderInternational Street and Ball Hockey Federation

First season1996 (men)
2007 (women)

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The only medallists across the first five men's championships were Canada, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. The first men's team to win a medal other than those three was Italy in 2005, when they won the bronze medal.

The first women's world championship was contested in 2007 in Ratingen, Germany. Canada were the first women's world champions and the team has won six of the ten championships to date.

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th Place	Host city / cities	Host country / countries
1996	Canada (1)	Czech Republic (1)	Slovakia (1)	Germany (1)	Bratislava	Slovakia
1998	Czech Republic (1)	Slovakia (1)	Canada (1)	United States (1)	Litoměřice	Czech Republic
1999	Slovakia (1)	Canada (1)	Czech Republic (1)	Switzerland (1)	Zvolen	Slovakia
2001	Canada (2)	Czech Republic (2)	Slovakia (2)	Switzerland (2)	Toronto	Canada
2003	Canada (3)	Czech Republic (3)	Slovakia (3)	Italy (1)	Sierre	Switzerland
2005	Canada (4)	Slovakia (2)	Italy (1)	Portugal (1)	Pittsburgh	United States
2007	Canada (5)	Czech Republic (4)	Slovakia (4)	Italy (2)	Ratingen	Germany
2009	Czech Republic (2)	India (1)	Slovakia (5)	United States (2)	Plzeň	Czech Republic
2011	Czech Republic (3)	Canada (2)	Slovakia (6)	United States (3)	Bratislava	Slovakia
2013	Slovakia (2)	Czech Republic (5)	Canada (2)	Portugal (2)	St.John's	Canada
2015	Slovakia (3)	United States (1)	Czech Republic (2)	Greece (1)	Zug	Switzerland
2017	Slovakia (4)	Canada (3)	Czech Republic (3)	Greece (2)	Pardubice	Czech Republic
2019	Slovakia (5)	Finland (1)	Canada (3)	Czech Republic (1)	Košice	Slovakia
2022	Canada (6)	Czech Republic (6)	United States (1)	Greece (3)	Laval	Canada
2024	Canada (7)	Czech Republic (7)	United States (2)	Switzerland (3)	Visp	Switzerland
2026	United States (1)	Czech Republic (8)	Finland (1)	Canada (1)	Ostrava	Czech Republic
2027					Poprad	Slovakia

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada	7	3	3	13
2	Slovakia	5	2	6	13
3	Czech Republic	3	8	3	14
4	United States	1	1	2	4
5	Finland	0	1	1	2
6	India	0	1	0	1
7	Italy	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		16	16	16	48

Team	1996	1998	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2024	2026	Total
Armenia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	18th	15th	15th	12th	16th	-	6
Austria	5th	5th	6th	7th	10th	15th	12th	10th	9th	-	-	-	-	-	-	10th	10
Bermuda	-	-	-	5th	9th	13th	13th	8th	13th	11th	11th	18th	14th	9th	15th	-	12
Canada	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	5th	2nd	3rd	5th	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	4th	16
Cayman Islands	-	-	-	-	-	14th	14th	16th	15th	14th	14th	16th	9th	16th	13th	11th	11
Czech Republic	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	5th	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	16
Finland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	7th	-	8th	9th	2nd	7th	7th	3rd	8
France	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12th	10th	16th	11th	-	13th	14th	8th	7
Germany	4th	6th	5th	6th	7th	10th	11th	-	8th	8th	-	-	-	-	-	12th	10
Great Britain	-	-	-	-	-	7th	8th	15th	14th	16th	15th	14th	10th	11th	12th	9th	11
Greece	-	-	-	-	-	11th	15th	9th	6th	6th	4th	4th	8th	4th	6th	-	10
Haiti	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	12th	12th	8th	8th	-	5
Hong Kong	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12th	16th	13th	17th	13th	11th	14th	-	-	7
Hungary	-	8th	7th	-	-	-	-	-	18th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Italy	-	-	-	-	4th	3rd	4th	7th	-	12th	10th	10th	5th	6th	9th	-	10
India	-	-	-	-	-	6th	7th	2nd	-	-	9th	8th	-	-	-	7th	6
Israel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15th	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Latvia	-	-	-	-	11th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Lebanon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	13th	10th	10th	-	4
Pakistan	-	-	-	-	6th	12th	9th	14th	11th	9th	12th	-	-	15th	-	-	8
Portugal	-	-	-	-	-	4th	5th	6th	5th	4th	7th	6th	-	-	11th	-	8
Russia	6th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Slovakia	3rd	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	5th	5th	6th	16
Spain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Switzerland	7th	7th	4th	4th	5th	8th	6th	11th	10th	7th	6th	7th	6th	-	4th	5th	15
United States	-	4th	-	8th	8th	9th	10th	4th	4th	5th	2nd	5th	7th	3rd	3rd	1st	14

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Canada	6	1	3	10
2	United States	2	2	0	4
3	Czech Republic	1	4	5	10
4	Slovakia	1	3	2	6
Totals (4 entries)		10	10	10	30

Team	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2022	2024	2026	Total
Austria	6th	6th	6th	-	-	-	-	-	-	–	3
Canada	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	10
Czech Republic	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	10
Germany	5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	–	1
Great Britain	-	-	8th	7th	7th	6th	5th	5th	5th	5th	8
Greece	-	7th	9th	8th	-	-	-	-	-	–	3
Hungary	–	-	7th	-	-	-	-	-	-	–	1
Italy	-	-	-	6th	6th	5th	-	-	-	–	3
Lebanon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6th	-	–	1
Slovakia	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	4th	3rd	4th	4th	10
Switzerland	-	5th	5th	5th	5th	-	-	-	7th	6th	6
United Nations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	–	6th	–	1
United States	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	2nd	2nd	4th	1st	1st	10

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Current season, competition or edition: 2026 Ball Hockey World Championship
Sport	Ball hockey
Founded	1996 (1996)
Founder	International Street and Ball Hockey Federation
First season	1996 (men) 2007 (women)
No. of teams	12 (men) 6 (women)
Most recent champions	United States (men) United States (women) (2026)
Most titles	Canada (men; 7 titles) Canada (women; 6 titles)