title: 2019 Women's World Floorball Championships qualification
text: # 2019 Women's World Floorball Championships qualification
  
  The 2019 IFF Women's World Floorball Championships qualification is a series of tournaments to decide teams which will play in the 2019 Women's World Floorball Championships. The 2019 World Championship will feature 16 teams. 1 place were allocated to the hosts, Switzerland. The remaining 15 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other teams from the five IFF confederations will compete.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  | Team | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance | Appearance | Appearance | Previous best performance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | Qualified as | Qualification date | Last | Total | Streak | Previous best performance |
  | Switzerland | Hosts | 24 September 2017 | 2017 | 12 | 12 | Champions (2005) |
  | Australia | Asia-Oceania qualification winner | 30 January 2019 | 2017 | 5 | 5 | 12th place (2013, 2015) |
  | Japan | Asia-Oceania qualification runner-up | 30 January 2019 | 2017 | 7 | 5 | 8th place (2005) |
  | Thailand | Asia-Oceania qualification 3rd place | 31 January 2019 | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 13th place (2017) |
  | Singapore | Asia-Oceania qualification 4th place | 31 January 2019 | 2017 | 4 | 3 | 10th place (2007) |
  | Sweden | European qualification Group 1 winner | 1 February 2019 | 2017 | 12 | 12 | Champions (1997, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) |
  | Finland | European qualification Group 2 winner | 2 February 2019 | 2017 | 12 | 12 | Champions (1999, 2001) |
  | Czech Republic | European qualification Group 3 winner | 2 February 2019 | 2017 | 12 | 12 | 3rd place (2011) |
  | Poland | European qualification Group 3 runner-up | 2 February 2019 | 2017 | 6 | 6 | 6th place (2011) |
  | Slovakia | European qualification Group 4 winner | 2 February 2019 | 2017 | 5 | 5 | 5th place (2017) |
  | Latvia | European qualification Group 4 runner-up | 2 February 2019 | 2017 | 12 | 12 | 4th place (2007) |
  | Norway | European qualification Group 1 runner-up | 3 February 2019 | 2017 | 12 | 12 | 3rd place (1997, 2001) |
  | Germany | European qualification Group 2 runner-up | 3 February 2019 | 2017 | 9 | 5 | 6th place (1999, 2015) |
  | Denmark | European qualification best third-ranked team | 3 February 2019 | 2017 | 7 | 7 | 6th place (2007) |
  | Estonia | European qualification second-best third-ranked team | 3 February 2019 | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 11th place (2017) |
  | United States | American qualification winner | 9 February 2019 | 2017 | 6 | 6 | 9th place (2007, 2011) |
  
  ## Qualification process
  
  The distribution by confederation for the 2019 Women's World Floorball Championships will be:
  
  * Asia and Oceania (AOFC): 4 places
  * Europe (no continental confederation but organized by IFF): 10 places (Switzerland qualified automatically as host nations for a total of 11 places)
  * Americas (no continental confederation but organized by IFF): 1 place
  
  ## Summary
  
  | Group AMER | Group AOFC–A | Group AOFC–B | Group EUR1 | Group EUR2 | Group EUR3 | Group EUR4 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | United States | Australia | Japan | Sweden Norway Denmark | Finland Germany | Czech Republic Poland Estonia | Slovakia Latvia |
  | | Thailand | Singapore | | | | |
  | Canada | New Zealand Philippines | Malaysia South Korea | France | Russia Spain Austria | Italy Belgium | Hungary Netherlands |
  
  ## American qualification
  
  The American qualification were played between 8 and 9 February 2019 in Detroit, United States.
  
  ### Group composition
  
  * Group AMER
  * United States (11) (H)  Canada (21)
  
  **Notes**
  
  * Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  * (H): Qualification group hosts
  
  ### Group AMER
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | +18 | 4 | IFF World Championships |
  | 2 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | −18 | 0 | |
  
  ## Asia-Oceania qualification
  
  The Asia-Oceania qualification were played between 27 January to 1 February 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.
  
  ### Group composition
  
  | Group A | Group B |
  | - | - |
  | Australia (12) Thailand (19) (H) New Zealand (20) Philippines (32) | Japan (14) Singapore (15) South Korea (24) Malaysia (26) |
  
  **Notes**
  
  * Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  * (H): Qualification group hosts
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | +23 | 6 | Final and IFF World Championships | — | 8–2 | 7–0 | 10–0 |
  | 2 | Thailand (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 4 | Semifinals | 2–8 | — | 6–1 | 11–0 |
  | 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 2 | Semifinals | 0–7 | 1–6 | — | 4–2 |
  | 4 | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | −23 | 0 | 7th place game | 0–10 | 0–11 | 2–4 | — |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 5 | Final and IFF World Championships | — | 4–2 | 4–4 | 10–1 |
  | 2 | Singapore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 4 | Semifinals | 2–4 | — | 5–2 | 10–2 |
  | 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 3 | Semifinals | 4–4 | 2–5 | — | 8–6 |
  | 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 28 | −19 | 0 | 7th place game | 1–10 | 2–10 | 6–8 | — |
  
  ### Final round
  
  All times are local (UTC+7).
  
  ### Final ranking
  
  * Qualified for the 2019 Women's World Floorball Championships
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | 1 | Australia |
  | 2 | Japan |
  | 3 | Thailand |
  | 4 | Singapore |
  | 5 | Malaysia |
  | 6 | New Zealand |
  | 7 | South Korea |
  | 8 | Philippines |
  
  ## European qualification
  
  ### Group composition
  
  | Group EUR1 | Group EUR2 | Group EUR3 | Group EUR4 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Sweden (1) Norway (9) Denmark (10) France (27) | Czech Republic (4) Poland (7) (H) Estonia (16) Italy (21) Belgium (–) | Finland (2) Germany (8) Russia (13) Spain (23) Austria (29) | Latvia (5) Slovakia (6) (H) Hungary (17) Netherlands (18) |
  
  **Notes**
  
  * Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  * (H): Qualification group hosts
  
  ### Group EUR1
  
  The European qualification group EUR1 were played between 30 January to 3 February 2019 in Gdańsk, Poland.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 2 | +89 | 6 | IFF World Championships | — | 17–1 | 13–1 | 61–0 |
  | 2 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 4 | IFF World Championships | 1–17 | — | 4–1 | 14–0 |
  | 3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 2 | IFF World Championships | 1–13 | 1–4 | — | 19–0 |
  | 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 94 | −94 | 0 | | 0–61 | 0–14 | 0–19 | — |
  
  ### Group EUR2
  
  The European qualification group EUR2 were played between 30 January to 3 February 2019 in Trencin, Slovakia.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Finland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 4 | +88 | 8 | IFF World Championships | — | 16–2 | 18–1 | 21–1 | 37–0 |
  | 2 | Germany | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 6 | IFF World Championships | 2–16 | — | 8–4 | 6–3 | 17–1 |
  | 3 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 4 | | 1–18 | 4–8 | — | 10–3 | 13–4 |
  | 4 | Spain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 42 | −30 | 1 | | 1–21 | 3–6 | 3–10 | — | 5–5 |
  | 5 | Austria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 72 | −62 | 1 | | 0–37 | 1–17 | 4–13 | 5–5 | — |
  
  ### Group EUR3
  
  The European qualification group EUR3 were played between 30 January to 3 February 2019 in Gdańsk, Poland.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Czech Republic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 6 | +69 | 8 | IFF World Championships | — | 5–2 | 10–3 | 34–1 | 26–0 |
  | 2 | Poland (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 7 | +29 | 6 | IFF World Championships | 2–5 | — | 7–1 | 18–1 | 9–0 |
  | 3 | Estonia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 4 | IFF World Championships | 3–10 | 1–7 | — | 13–1 | 9–1 |
  | 4 | Italy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 68 | −61 | 2 | | 1–34 | 1–18 | 1–13 | — | 4–3 |
  | 5 | Belgium | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 48 | −44 | 0 | | 0–26 | 0–9 | 1–9 | 3–4 | — |
  
  ### Group EUR4
  
  The European qualification group EUR4 were played between 31 January to 3 February 2019 in Trencin, Slovakia.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Slovakia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 6 | IFF World Championships | — | 5–3 | 12–1 | 8–2 |
  | 2 | Latvia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 4 | IFF World Championships | 3–5 | — | 6–1 | 11–2 |
  | 3 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 2 | | 1–12 | 1–6 | — | 4–1 |
  | 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 0 | | 2–8 | 2–11 | 1–4 | — |
  
  ### Ranking of third-placed teams
  
  The two best third-placed teams from the groups qualified for the final tournament. Matches against the fifth-placed team are not included in this ranking.
  
  | Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 2 | IFF World Championships |
  | 2 | 3 | Estonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 2 | IFF World Championships |
  | 3 | 4 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 2 | |
  | 4 | 2 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 2 | |
  