2000 Men's World Floorball Championships

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2000 Men's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Dates14–21 May 2000 (2000-05-14 2000-05-21)
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Tournament statistics
MVP Flag of Sweden.svg Martin Olofsson
  1998
2002  

The 2000 Men's Floorball Championships were the third men's Floorball World Championships. It was held in May 2000 in Norway, and won by Sweden.

Contents

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3300185+136
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 31116603
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 311181353
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 300361480
Source: [ citation needed ]
May 14, 2000
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg6–2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Drammenshallen, Drammen
 
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg3–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Sparta Amfi, Sarpsborg
May 16, 2000
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg10–1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Sparta Amfi, Sarpsborg
 
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Sparta Amfi, Sarpsborg
May 18, 2000
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg1–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Sparta Amfi, Sarpsborg
 
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2–5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Sparta Amfi, Sarpsborg

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3210175+125
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3201178+94
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 311196+33
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3003226240
Source: [ citation needed ]
May 15, 2000
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Drammenshallen, Drammen
 
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg5–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Drammenshallen, Drammen
May 16, 2000
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg10–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Drammenshallen, Drammen
 
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Drammenshallen, Drammen
May 18, 2000
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg2–2Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Drammenshallen, Drammen
 
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg1–11Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Drammenshallen, Drammen

Placement round

7th place match

May 19, 2000
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg4–5Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Jordal Amfi, Oslo

5th place match

May 19, 2000
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg5–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Jordal Amfi, Oslo

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8
B2 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2
A1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5
B1 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3
B1 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 6
A2 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1

Semi-finals

May 20, 2000
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg8–2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Jordal Amfi, Oslo
 
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg6–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Jordal Amfi, Oslo

Bronze medal match

May 21, 2000
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg4–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Jordal Amfi, Oslo

Championship match

May 21, 2000
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg5–3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Jordal Amfi, Oslo

Leading scorers

Player GP G A PTS PIM
Flag of Finland.svg Tero Karppanen 56390
Flag of Sweden.svg Martin Olofsson 55490
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Daniel Telli 54594
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Hellgård 53690
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Augustsson 55380
Flag of Sweden.svg Jonathan Kronstrand 53580
Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Järvi 55272
Flag of Finland.svg Jaakko Hintikka 54370
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radim Cepek 44374
Flag of Norway.svg Willy Fauskanger 45160

Awards & All-Star Team

Ranking

 2000 Men's World Floorball Championship winners 
fl.SWE
3rd World title

Official 2000 A-Division Rankings according to the IFF

Rk.Team
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
4.Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
5.Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
6.Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
7.Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
8.Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

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