2004 Men's World Floorball Championships

2004 Men's WorldFloorball Championships
A-Division
Tournament details
Host country  Switzerland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates16–23 May 2004 (2004-05-16 – 2004-05-23)
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Sweden
Runners-up  Czech Republic
Third place  Finland
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Matthias Hofbauer

The 2004 Men's Floorball Championships were the fifth Men's World Floorball Championship. It was held in May 2004 in Switzerland, and won by Sweden.[1][2]

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 4 4 0 0 65 6 +59 8
 Czech Republic 4 3 0 1 37 11 +26 6
 Norway 4 2 0 2 43 30 +13 4
 Germany 4 1 0 3 13 65 −52 2
 Austria 4 0 0 4 6 52 −46 0
Source: [2]
May 16, 2004
Czech Republic  20–1  Germany
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
 
Austria  1–17  Norway
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
May 17, 2004
Germany  9–2  Austria
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
 
Sweden  4–1  Czech Republic
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
May 18, 2004
Czech Republic  7–2  Austria
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
 
Norway  4–17  Sweden
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
May 19, 2004
Norway  4–9  Czech Republic
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
 
Sweden  25–0  Germany
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
May 20, 2004
Germany  3–18  Norway
Saalsporthalle, Zurich
 
Austria  1–19  Sweden
Saalsporthalle, Zurich

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Switzerland 4 4 0 0 33 12 +21 8
 Finland 4 3 0 1 49 7 +42 6
 Latvia 4 1 0 3 15 25 −10 2
 Russia 4 1 0 3 13 36 −23 2
 Denmark 4 1 0 3 14 44 −30 2
Source: [2]
May 16, 2004
Switzerland  4–3  Latvia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
 
Russia  6–7  Denmark
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
May 17, 2004
Finland  16–1  Russia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
 
Denmark  4–15   Switzerland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
May 18, 2004
Latvia  2–14  Finland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
 
Russia  2–10   Switzerland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
May 19, 2004
Latvia  3–4  Russia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
 
Finland  16–0  Denmark
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
May 20, 2004
Denmark  3–7  Latvia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
 
Switzerland  4–3  Finland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich

Placement round

9th place match

May 21, 2004
Austria  4–6  Denmark
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich

7th place match

May 21, 2004
Germany  5–10  Russia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich

5th place match

May 21, 2004
Norway  6–4  Latvia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich

Final round

Semifinals Finals
      
A1  Sweden 5
B2  Finland 3
A1  Sweden 6
A2  Czech Republic 4
B1   Switzerland 3
A2  Czech Republic 5

Semi-finals

May 22, 2004
Sweden  5–3  Finland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
 
Switzerland  3–5  Czech Republic
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich

Bronze medal match

May 23, 2004
Finland  8–7   Switzerland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich

Championship match

May 23, 2004
Sweden  6–4  Czech Republic
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich

Leading scorers

Player GP G A PTS PIM
Matthias Hofbauer 6 11 11 22 0
Niklas Jihde 6 12 8 20 2
Christoph Hofbauer 6 10 5 15 0
Anders Hellgård 6 7 8 15 2
Tero Karppanen 6 10 4 14 2
Raymond Evensen 5 8 6 14 0
Mika Kohonen 4 1 13 14 0
Willy Fauskanger 5 7 6 13 12
Aleš Zálesný 6 7 5 12 4
Henrik Quist 6 5 7 12 2
Jari-Pekka Lehtonen 6 5 7 12 0

Ranking

Official 2004 Rankings according to the IFF:

Rk. Team
 Sweden
 Czech Republic
 Finland
4.   Switzerland
5.  Norway
6.  Latvia
7.  Russia
8.  Germany
9.  Denmark
10.  Austria

All-star team

See also

References

  1. ^ Svoboda, Vilém (May 23, 2004). "Florbalisté vybojovali historické stříbro". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Men's WFC 2004". IFF Main Site. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
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