The 2009 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships were the fifth world championships in men's under-19

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. The tournament took place between 6 and 10 May 2009 in Raisio and Turku, Finland. All matches except for the final were played in the Kerttulan Liikuntahalli in Raisio, Finland. The B-Division final took place in the

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in Turku, Finland.

Tournament information

Facts and history

The 2009 Men's U-19 World Floorball Championships are the first men's under-19 floorball championships that will be held in the month of May, after the International Floorball Federation (IFF) changed their international tournament calendar format last year. Previously, the tournament was hosted in the months of either October or November. The tournament is also the first U-19 world floorball championships in which a North American team ( Canada) will participate in. In addition to that, it is also the first in which qualifying was needed in order to determine the teams in the B-Division. Hungary and Russia qualified to play in the tournament after finishing in the top 2 during the 2009 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships Qualifying, which took place in Kartal, Hungary from 10 to 14 September 2008.

News

*On 8 December 2008, the International Floorball Federation (IFF) and the 2009 men's U-19 world floorball championships organizing committee released the schedule for the tournament. The schedule was reviewed and subsequently released by the IFF Rules and Competition Committee (RACC).IFF – Men U19 WFC 2009 match schedule released
/ref> *The International Floorball Federation (IFF) has yet to release any team rosters as of 1 April 2009.

Preliminary round

Group C

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Group D

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Placement round

15th place match

13th place match

Playoffs

Semi-finals

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11th place match

B-Division final (9th place match)

Final standings

are promoted to the A-division for U19 WFC 2011.

References

External links

Official WebsiteStandings & Statistics – Qualifiers
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