2014 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifying

The qualifying for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships took part in early 2014. A total of 30 teams competed for fifteen spots. The final tournament was organized by Sweden in December 2014.

Overview

Numbers in brackets show the ranking before the qualification started, which was based on results from the last two World Championships.

Europe 1 Europe 2 Europe 3 Europe 4 Asia/Oceania Americas

 Finland (2)
 Russia (9)
 Poland (10)
 Spain (24)
 France (25)
 Ukraine (–)

  Switzerland (3)
 Estonia (8)
 Slovakia (12)
 Serbia (21)
 Belgium (26)

 Czech Republic (4)
 Germany (7)
 Denmark (14)
 Austria (23)
 Netherlands (27)
 Great Britain (29)

 Norway (5)
 Latvia (6)
 Hungary (16)
 Italy (18)
 Liechtenstein (28)

 Japan (13)
 Singapore (15)
 Australia (17)
 South Korea (20)
 New Zealand (–)

 Canada (11)
 United States (19)
 Jamaica (–)

Europe

The qualification rules were as follows:

  • The two best teams from each qualification group qualified
  • The two best third placed teams qualified
    • The calculation of the best 3rd teams followed this order:
      • 1. Average number of points
      • 2. Average goal difference
      • 3. Average scored goals
      • 4. Drawing of lots

European Qualification 1

Dates: 29 January – 2 February 2014[1]
Venue: Łochów Arena, Łochów, Poland

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Finland 5 5 0 0 103 6 +97 10 Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Russia 5 4 0 1 46 28 +18 8
 Poland 5 3 0 2 42 24 +18 6 Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
 Spain 5 2 0 3 20 34 −14 4 Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships
 France 5 1 0 4 15 61 −46 2
 Ukraine 5 0 0 5 9 82 −73 0
Source:
29 January 2014
Ukraine 4 – 6 France
Spain 1 – 10 Finland
Poland 4 – 8 Russia
30 January 2014
France 4 – 6 Spain
Russia 16 – 2 Ukraine
Finland 10 – 2 Poland
31 January 2014
Russia 9 – 2 France
Ukraine 0 – 38 Finland
Poland 7 – 3 Spain
1 February 2014
Finland 17 – 3 Russia
Spain 7 – 3 Ukraine
France 3 – 14 Poland
2 February 2014
Russia 10 – 3 Spain
Finland 28 – 0 France
Poland 15 – 0 Ukraine

European Qualification 2

Dates: 29 January – 2 February 2014[2]
Venue: HANT Aréna, Bratislava, Slovakia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Switzerland 4 4 0 0 51 6 +45 8 Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Estonia 4 3 0 1 25 13 +12 6
 Slovakia 4 2 0 2 25 20 +5 4 Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
 Serbia 4 1 0 3 12 28 −16 2 Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Belgium 4 0 0 4 5 51 −46 0
Source:
29 January 2014
Switzerland  20 – 0 Belgium
Serbia 3 – 6 Slovakia
30 January 2014
Estonia 7 – 2 Serbia
Slovakia 2 – 10  Switzerland
31 January 2014
Belgium 1 – 8 Estonia
Serbia 0 – 12  Switzerland
1 February 2014
Belgium 3 – 7 Serbia
Estonia 6 – 1 Slovakia
2 February 2014
Switzerland  9 – 4 Estonia
Slovakia 16 – 1 Belgium

European Qualification 3

Dates: 28 January – 1 February 2014[3]
Venue: Jan Massinkhal, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Czech Republic 5 5 0 0 94 6 +88 10 Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Denmark 5 4 0 1 46 21 +25 8
 Germany 5 3 0 2 40 17 +23 6 Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
 Austria 5 2 0 3 17 50 −33 4 Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Netherlands 5 1 0 4 21 75 −54 2
 Great Britain 5 0 0 5 10 59 −49 0
Source:
28 January 2014
Czech Republic 15 – 1 Austria
Germany 3 – 4 Denmark
Netherlands 8 – 4 Great Britain
29 January 2014
Austria 2 – 10 Germany
Great Britain 0 – 27 Czech Republic
Denmark 13 – 4 Netherlands
30 January 2014
Great Britain 1 – 6 Austria
Czech Republic 12 – 3 Denmark
Netherlands 2 – 16 Germany
31 January 2014
Denmark 9 – 2 Great Britain
Germany 2 – 6 Czech Republic
Austria 8 – 7 Netherlands
1 February 2014
Great Britain 3 – 9 Germany
Denmark 17 – 0 Austria
Netherlands 0 – 34 Czech Republic

European Qualification 4

Dates: 28 January – 1 February 2014[4]
Venue: Vidzemes OC, Valmiera, Latvia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
 Norway 4 4 0 0 66 10 +56 8 Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Latvia 4 3 0 1 37 15 +22 6
 Italy 4 2 0 2 24 27 −3 4 Referred to the ranking of third-placed teams
 Hungary 4 1 0 3 23 44 −21 2 Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Liechtenstein 4 0 0 4 7 61 −54 0
Source:
28 January 2014
Liechtenstein 2 – 8 Italy
Hungary 2 – 9 Latvia
29 January 2014
Norway 24 – 3 Hungary
Latvia 13 – 2 Liechtenstein
30 January 2014
Italy 3 – 11 Norway
Hungary 15 – 3 Liechtenstein
31 January 2014
Italy 8 – 3 Hungary
Norway 6 – 4 Latvia
1 February 2014
Liechtenstein 0 – 25 Norway
Latvia 11 – 5 Italy

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
 Germany 4 2 0 2 31 14 +17 4 Qualified for the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Slovakia 4 2 0 2 25 20 +5 4
 Poland 4 2 0 2 27 24 +3 4 Missed out on the 2014 Men's World Floorball Championships
 Italy 4 2 0 2 24 27 −3 4
Source:

Asia–Oceania

The three best teams from the qualification group qualified

Dates: 29 January – 1 February 2014[5]
Venue: ASB Sports Centre, Wellington, New Zealand

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 4 4 0 0 34 6 +28 8
 South Korea 4 2 1 1 24 14 +10 5
 Japan 4 2 0 2 14 19 −5 4
 Singapore 4 1 1 2 18 29 −11 3
 New Zealand 4 0 0 4 7 33 −26 0
Source:
29 January 2014
Australia 7 – 3 South Korea
Japan 6 – 2 New Zealand
30 January 2014
Singapore 3 – 6 Japan
New Zealand 1 – 12 Australia
31 January 2014
South Korea 4 – 4 Singapore
Japan 1 – 4 Australia
1 February 2014
South Korea 10 – 1 Japan
Singapore 8 – 2 New Zealand
2 February 2014
Australia 11 – 1 Singapore
New Zealand 2 – 7 South Korea

Americas

The qualification rules are as follows:

  • The two best teams from the qualification group will qualify

Dates: 31 January – 2 February 2014[6]
Venue: Cornell Community Centre, Markham, Canada

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 2 2 0 0 32 2 +30 4
 Canada 2 1 0 1 33 6 +27 2
 Jamaica 2 0 0 2 1 58 −57 0
Source:
31 January 2014
Jamaica 0 – 27 United States
1 February 2014
Canada 31 – 1 Jamaica
2 February 2014
United States 5 – 2 Canada

References
  1. European Qualification 1
  2. European Qualification 2
  3. European Qualification 3
  4. European Qualification 4
  5. Asia-Oceania Qualification
  6. Americas Qualification
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