Partille World Cup in Numbers

Partille World Cup B12 Final 2025. Bild Fredrik Aremyr

The Partille World Cup 2026 is the largest to date. Here are the figures you need to know. Did you know that there is an equal number of teams in the boys' and girls' categories? Furthermore, we have a record number of referees, increasing the proportion of female referees for the third consecutive year.

55th Tournament
Dates: June 29 – July 4
Participating Teams: 1,400
Participants: 23,500
Number of Nations: 36
Age Groups: 8-21 years
Largest Category: G14 (132 teams)
Boys' Teams: 688
Girls' Teams: 688
Para Handball: 4
Matches: 4,780
Live-streamed Matches: All matches in the tournament
Referees: 320 (Percentage of Women: 36 percent)
Officials: 1,500 aged 16 to 82 years, distributed across 60 assignment areas.
Number of Schools: 40
Number of Hotels: 17
Tourism Economic Turnover for the Visitor Industry in Gothenburg: 398.5 million SEK.*

Participating National Teams in the European Open Championship F16
20 nations. This also serves as a qualification for the World Championship in Morocco in October.

Group 1: Iceland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Lithuania
Group 2: Faroe Islands, Spain, Georgia, Netherlands, Serbia
Group 3: Finland, Romania, Sweden, France, Slovakia
Group 4: Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Portugal, Norway

The five largest nations:
Sweden: 710 teams
Denmark: 221 teams
Norway: 161 teams
Germany: 72 teams
Iceland: 45 teams

PARTILLE WORLD CUP has been held since its inception in 1970.
Teams: 36,331
Participants: 639,500
Nations: 97
Continents: 6

Partners:
Presenting Partner:
Fristads

Premium Partners:
Kopparbergs Brewery, Nordic Wellness

Officiell partners
Toyota Center Göteborg, Hummel, NEH, Norrmejerier, Härryda Karlsson, Vy, Triumf Glass

Eventpartners
Hede Fashion Outlet, Jump Yard, Nintendo Switch, Vitamin Well.

Officiell leverantör
Consat Data, Liseberg, Dole, Göteborg & Co, Handbollskanalen, John Scott’s, Menigo, Mugwort BBQ, One More, Spiideo, Varsego

*Source: Upplevelseinstitutet