2004 Men's World Floorball Championships

2004 Men's WorldFloorball Championships
A-Division
Tournament details
Host country Switzerland
Venues2 (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)Switzerland 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]

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]

Placement round

9th place match

7th place match

5th place match

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

Bronze medal match

Championship match

Leading scorers

Player GP G A PTS PIM
SwitzerlandMatthias Hofbauer61111220
SwedenNiklas Jihde6128202
SwitzerlandChristoph Hofbauer6105150
SwedenAnders Hellgård678152
FinlandTero Karppanen6104142
NorwayRaymond Evensen586140
FinlandMika Kohonen4113140
NorwayWilly Fauskanger5761312
Czech RepublicAleš Zálesný675124
SwedenHenrik Quist657122
FinlandJari-Pekka Lehtonen657120

Ranking

Official 2004 Rankings according to the IFF:

Rk. Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Czech Republic
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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. 1 2 3 "Men's WFC 2004". IFF Main Site. Retrieved November 1, 2024.