From 3 to 7 February, two European regional qualification tournaments will take place in Liepāja, where the Latvian national team and teams from 13 other countries will compete for qualification spots for the final tournament of the 2026 Men’s Floorball World Championship.
The Latvian national team will play at the Liepāja Olympic Centre in the EUR1 tournament, Group B. Their direct opponents will be Slovenia, Hungary, and Ukraine, while Group A will feature Switzerland, Norway, Great Britain, and the Netherlands. The winners of both groups, as well as the team that prevails in the final-day match between the second-placed teams, will qualify for the final tournament, which will take place in Tampere at the end of this year.
In the EUR2 tournament, the national teams of Czechia, Estonia, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Belgium will compete at the Liepāja Olympic Centre arena. The three strongest teams will qualify for the final tournament in Tampere.
The daily ticket price for adults is EUR 10 (+ service fee), for persons under the age of 16, EUR 3 (+ service fee). For persons under the age of 7, admission is free, provided no separate seat is occupied.
Daily tickets are valid for entry to all matches at both venues – the Liepāja Olympic Centre and the Liepāja Olympic Centre arena.
Tickets are available only in online presale at www.bezrindas.lv
Latvian national team head coach Heiki Lūkonens has included two goalkeepers and eighteen field players in the squad. Ten players compete in foreign clubs, while ten represent teams from the ELVI Floorball League. The largest representation comes from the top-league clubs Kocēni “Rubene” and “Masters Ulbroka/LU”, with three players each. Two players represent “Talsu NSS/Krauzers”, while one player each comes from Cēsis “Lekrings” and “FBK Valmiera”. Of the ten players competing abroad, four play in Finland, while two each represent clubs in Switzerland, Sweden, and Czechia.
Latvian men’s national team squad
- Pontus Zariņš (GK) – FBC Kalmarsund (Sweden)
- Sandijs Gabriels Siliņš (GK) – FBC Turku (Finland)
- Miko Sillanpää – FBC Turku (Finland)
- Daniels Jānis Anis – UHC Uster (Switzerland)
- Ralfs Matīss Balodis – FBK Valmiera
- Kārlis Bitmanis – Rubene
- Matīss Celms – Rubene
- Armands Savins – TJ Sokol Královské Vinohrady (Czechia)
- Gustavs Griezītis – Kloten-Dietlikon Jets (Switzerland)
- Jēkabs Keišs – Rubene
- Morics Krūmiņš – Warberg IC (Sweden)
- Valters Lapiņš – Masters Ulbroka/LU
- Jorens Malkavs – Lekrings
- Jānis Ragovskis – Talsu NSS/Krauzers
- Artis Raitums – Talsu NSS/Krauzers
- Kārlis Stukāns – Nokian KrP (Finland)
- Krišjānis Tiltiņš – Masters Ulbroka/LU
- Pēteris Trekše – Classic (Finland)
- Roberts Trofimenko – Masters Ulbroka/LU
- Rūdolfs Vilmanis – FBC Ostrava (Czechia)
Head Coach: Heiki Lūkonens
Coach: Henri Luoma
Coach: Aigars Belasovs
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Mikus Embrekts
Physiotherapist: Jolanta Tauriņa-Ieveniece
Equipment Manager: Arsenijs Potapovs
Team Manager: Dace Grizāne
EUR1 tournament match schedule – Liepāja Olympic Centre
February – Day 1
10:00 Great Britain – Norway
13:00 Netherlands – Switzerland
16:00 Slovenia – Hungary
19:00 Ukraine – Latvia
February – Day 2
10:00 Norway – Netherlands
13:00 Slovenia – Ukraine
16:00 Switzerland – Great Britain
19:00 Hungary – Latvia
February – Day 3
10:00 Great Britain – Netherlands
13:00 Hungary – Ukraine
16:00 Norway – Switzerland
19:00 Latvia – Slovenia
February – Day 4
10:00 Group A 4th place – Group B 4th place (Match for 7th place)
13:00 Group A 3rd place – Group B 3rd place (Match for 5th place)
16:00 Group A 2nd place – Group B 2nd place (Match for 3rd place)
19:00 Group A 1st place – Group B 1st place (Final)
EUR2 tournament match schedule – Liepāja Olympic Centre arena
February – Day 1
10:30 Germany – Italy
13:30 Czechia – Spain
16:30 Belgium – Estonia
February – Day 2
10:30 Spain – Germany
13:30 Estonia – Italy
16:30 Belgium – Czechia
February – Day 3
10:30 Italy – Spain
13:30 Germany – Belgium
16:30 Czechia – Estonia
February – Day 4
10:30 Spain – Belgium
13:30 Italy – Czechia
16:30 Estonia – Germany
February – Day 5
10:30 Italy – Belgium
13:30 Germany – Czechia
16:30 Estonia – Spain