The FIB 2025 World Championships for Men 19, will he played in Sandviken, Sweden 16-19 January. The venue will be Göransson Indoor Arena. That arena has earlier held a World Championship. It was World Championship Men Group A in 2017. The tournament will be played at the same time and in the same place as World Championship Men 17.
- All games Thursday-Saturday 2×30 min, Sunday 2×45 min
- Ice care between all games
- The teams meet once in a series and play 3 games/team, 1 semifinal and 1 final or bronze game. In total 5 games/team.
GAME SCHEDULE AND TABLE
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
FINLAND
HUNGARY
NORWAY
SWEDEN
Finland-Sweden in Oslo 2024. Photo: Frank Nordseth
Sweden won the World Championship Men 19 2024 in Oslo. The final in Oslo was not so even as Sweden beat Norway in the final 11-6.
Rafi Markarian. Photo: SAIK Bandy
– It is with great pleasure and pride that we in SAIK Bandy can announce that we have had the honor of arranging the World Championships for Men 17 and Men 19. This is a great opportunity for us to once again showcase our great arena and our passion for bandy on the international stage. We look forward to welcoming players, leaders, officials and supporters to Sandviken and Göransson Arena, says Rafi Markarian, club manager of Sandviken AIK BK on SAIK Bandy website.
THE HOST CITY SANDVIKEN
The company that subsequently came to be called Sandvikens Jernverk was founded in 1862 by Göran Fredrik Göransson, who was first in the world to succeed in using the Bessemer method for steel production on an industrial scale. And Sandviken started to grow. Mr Göransson also gave the name to the indoor Arena for bandy in Sandviken.
On January 1, 1943, the town of Sandviken was formed. Sandvikens Jernverk then changed its name to Sandvik AB. The company is Sandvikens largest employer and the main sponsor for SAIK Bandy. Its operations are based on materials technology and knowledge about industrial processes. This combination, coupled with research and development (R&D), has enabled Sandvik to achieve world-leading positions in several areas. Sandvik has 42 858 employees worldwide, of which just over 5 500 in Sandviken.
38 401 people live in Sandviken Municipality.
Bandy arena is Göransson Arena, which was inaugurated on May 30, 2009. The arena has an audience capacity of 4 000 people at bandy matches and about 10 000 people at concerts. Sandviken is home town for both the men’s team and women’s team of SAIK Bandy. Both teams plays in the Swedish Elitserien.