The 1997 Bandy World Championship was contested between 9 men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Sweden on 1–9 February 1997. The Netherlands participated again, after having skipped the tournament for the last couple of editions. Sweden won the championship.[1]
| 20th Bandy World Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Sweden |
| Dates | 1 – 9 February |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Sweden |
Runner-up  |  Russia |
Third place  |  Finland |
| Fourth place |  Kazakhstan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 25 |
The ball for the first game of the championship was ceremonially handed over by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.[2]
Squads edit
Group A edit
Premier tour edit
- 1 February
- Finland – Sweden 3–11
- Kazakhstan – Russia 6–13
- 2 February
- Kazakhstan – Finland 2–7
- Sweden – Norway 5–2
- 3 February
- Russia – Finland 6–2
- Norway – Kazakhstan 7–7
- 4 February
- Norway – Russia 3–3
- Sweden – Kazakhstan 15–4
- 5 February
- Norway – Finland 4–5
- Russia – Sweden 7–5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 7 |
| 2 | Sweden
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 16 | +20 | 6 |
| 3 | Finland
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 4 |
| 4 |  Norway
|
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 2 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Group B edit
Premier tour edit
- 2 February
- Hungary – USA 0–12
- Canada – Netherlands 9–0
- 4 February
- Hungary – Canada 4–10
- Netherlands – USA 1–13
- 5 February
- Hungary – Netherlands 9–3
- Canada – USA 2–5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 6 |
| 2 |  Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 4 |
| 3 |  Hungary
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 2 |
| 4 |  Netherlands
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 31 | −27 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Final tour edit
Quarter-finals edit
- 7 February
- Norway – Kazakhstan 2 – 5
- USA – Finland 0 – 13
Match for 5th place edit
- 8 February
- Norway – USA 7–1
Match for 8th place edit
- 8 February
- Hungary – Netherlands 5–3
Semifinals edit
- 8 February
- Russia – Kazakhstan 12–3
- Sweden – Finland 8–5
Match for 6th place edit
- 9 February
- USA – Canada 5–1
Match for 3rd place edit
- 9 February
- Finland – Kazakhstan 7–3
Final edit
- 9 February
- Sweden – Russia 10–5
References edit
- ^ "Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang". www.bandysidan.nu. Retrieved Aug 6, 2019.
- ^ http://arkiv.bandyforbundet.no retrieved 3 January 2018