Youth Bandy World Championship

Russia vs. Finland at the World Championship Y23 in 2011

Bandy World Championship for youth teams are held in a number of age classes for boys and young men and in one age class for girls playing bandy. The tournaments are governed by the Federation of International Bandy.[1]

The following tournaments are held regularly:[1]

  • World Championship G17, for girls' teams up to age 17
  • World Championship Y15, for boys' teams up to age 15
  • World Championship Y17, for boys' teams up to age 17
  • World Championship Y19, for young men's teams up to age 19
  • World Championship Y23, for young men's teams up to age 23

G17 is sometimes written as F17 and the Y designations may also be written with a U.

G17

The first World Championship G17 was held in 2009 and it has since been held every other year.[2]

Champions

Y15

The first World Championship Y16 was held in 1994. Starting with 2002, it has been for Y15 teams since.[6]

Champions

  • 1994 Sweden Sweden[6]
  • 1995 Russia Russia[6]
  • 1996 Finland Finland[6]
  • 1998 Sweden Sweden[6]
  • 2002 Russia Russia[6]
  • 2004 Finland Finland[6]
  • 2006 Sweden Sweden[6]
  • 2008 Russia Russia[6]
  • 2010 Sweden Sweden[6]
  • 2012 Russia Russia[6]
  • 2014 Russia Russia[3]
  • 2016 Russia Russia[7]

Y17

The first World Championship Y17 was held in 1975, the next in 1979. It is worth noting, that the Soviet Union took part in both 1975 and 1979 but did not win a medal until the third installment in 1981. In 1995 and 1997 it was Y18 teams instead of Y17.[8]

Champions

  • 1975 Sweden Sweden[8]
  • 1979 Finland Finland[8][9]
  • 1981 Sweden Sweden[8]
  • 1983 Soviet Union Soviet Union[8]
  • 1985 Sweden Sweden[8]
  • 1987 Soviet Union Soviet Union[8]
  • 1989 Sweden Sweden[8]
  • 1991 Sweden Sweden[8]
  • 1993 Sweden Sweden[8]
  • 1995 Sweden Sweden[8]
  • 1997 Russia Russia[8]
  • 1999 Sweden Sweden[8]
  • 2001 Sweden Sweden[8]
  • 2003 Russia Russia[8]
  • 2005 Russia Russia[3]
  • 2007 Russia Russia[3]
  • 2009 Russia Russia[3]
  • 2011 Russia Russia[3]
  • 2013 Finland Finland[9]
  • 2015 Sweden Sweden[10]
  • 2017 Russia Russia

Y19

World Championship Y19 has been held biannually since 1968. In 1994 and 1996 it was Y20 teams instead.[11]

Champions

Y23

World Championship Y23 were held in 1990 and in 1992, but then the next was not held until 2011.[12]

Champions

  • 1990 Soviet Union Soviet Union[12]
  • 1992 Sweden Sweden[12]
  • 2011 Russia Russia[3]
  • 2013 Russia Russia[3]
  • 2016 Sweden Sweden

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tournaments". Federation of International Bandy. Archived from the original on October 28, 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "F17-landslaget: Historik och statistik". Swedish Bandy Association. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Evenemang". Bandysidan. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rosa bollen summerar mästerskapet" (in Swedish). Federation of International Bandy. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  5. ↑ USA Bandy: F17 World Championships, retrieved 12 March 2015
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "P15-landslaget: Historik och statistik". Swedish Bandy Association. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Чемпионат мира среди мл. юношей (U-15) - 2016" [World Championship ml. youth (U-15) - 2016] (in Russian). Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "P17-landslaget: Historik och statistik". Swedish Bandy Association. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Finland vann junior-VM i bandy" (in Swedish). YLE. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "World Championships U17 2014/15". Bandysidan. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "P19-landslaget: Historik och statistik". Swedish Bandy Association. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 "U23-landslaget: Historik och statistik". Swedish Bandy Association. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
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