2004 Men's World Floorball Championships

The 2004 Men's Floorball Championships were the fifth men's Floorball World Championships. It was held in May 2004 in Switzerland, and won by Sweden.

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
Runner-up  Czech Republic
Third place  Finland
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Switzerland Matthias Hofbauer
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Championship results edit

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

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: [citation needed]
May 16, 2004
Czech Republic   20–1   Germany
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
 
Austria   1–17   Norway
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
May 17, 2004
Germany   9–2   Austria
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
 
Sweden   4–1   Czech Republic
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
May 18, 2004
Czech Republic   7–2   Austria
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
 
Norway   4–17   Sweden
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
May 19, 2004
Norway   4–9   Czech Republic
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
 
Sweden   25–0   Germany
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
May 20, 2004
Germany   3–18   Norway
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
 
Austria   1–19   Sweden
Saalsporthalle, Zürich

Group B edit

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: [citation needed]
May 16, 2004
Switzerland   4–3   Latvia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
 
Russia   6–7   Denmark
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
May 17, 2004
Finland   16–1   Russia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
 
Denmark   4–15    Switzerland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
May 18, 2004
Latvia   2–14   Finland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
 
Russia   2–10    Switzerland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
May 19, 2004
Latvia   3–4   Russia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
 
Finland   16–0   Denmark
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
May 20, 2004
Denmark   3–7   Latvia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
 
Switzerland   4–3   Finland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich

Placement round edit

9th place match edit

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

7th place match edit

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

5th place match edit

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

Final round edit

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

Semi-finals edit

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

Bronze medal match edit

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

Championship match edit

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

Leading scorers edit

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
  Ales Zalesny 6 7 5 12 4
  Henrik Quist 6 5 7 12 2
  Jari-Pekka Lehtonen 6 5 7 12 0

Ranking edit

 2004 Men's World Floorball Championship winners 
fl. SWE
Fifth World title

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 edit

See also edit

External links edit