2004 Men's World Floorball Championships

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2004 Men's WorldFloorball Championships
A-Division
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates16–23 May 2004 (2004-05-16 2004-05-23)
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Matthias Hofbauer
  2002
2006  

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.

Contents

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4400656+598
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 43013711+266
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 42024330+134
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 41031365522
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 4004652460
Source: [ citation needed ]
May 16, 2004
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg20–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
 
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–17Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
May 17, 2004
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg9–2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
 
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg4–1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
May 18, 2004
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg7–2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
 
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg4–17Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
May 19, 2004
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg4–9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
 
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg25–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
May 20, 2004
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg3–18Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Saalsporthalle, Zürich
 
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg1–19Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Saalsporthalle, Zürich

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 44003312+218
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4301497+426
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 41031525102
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 41031336232
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 41031444302
Source: [ citation needed ]
May 16, 2004
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg4–3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
 
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg6–7Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
May 17, 2004
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg16–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
 
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg4–15Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
May 18, 2004
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg2–14Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
 
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg2–10Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
May 19, 2004
Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svg3–4Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
 
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg16–0Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
May 20, 2004
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–7Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
 
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg4–3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich

Placement round

9th place match

May 21, 2004
Austria  Flag of Austria.svg4–6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich

7th place match

May 21, 2004
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–10Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich

5th place match

May 21, 2004
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg6–4Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich

Final round

Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5
B2 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3
A1 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6
A2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 4
B1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3
A2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 5

Semi-finals

May 22, 2004
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg5–3Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich
 
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg3–5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich

Bronze medal match

May 23, 2004
Finland  Flag of Finland.svg8–7Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich

Championship match

May 23, 2004
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg6–4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Eishalle Schluefweg, Zürich

Leading scorers

Player GP G A PTS PIM
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Matthias Hofbauer 61111220
Flag of Sweden.svg Niklas Jihde 6128202
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Christoph Hofbauer 6105150
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Hellgård 678152
Flag of Finland.svg Tero Karppanen 6104142
Flag of Norway.svg Raymond Evensen 586140
Flag of Finland.svg Mika Kohonen 4113140
Flag of Norway.svg Willy Fauskanger 5761312
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ales Zalesny 675124
Flag of Sweden.svg Henrik Quist 657122
Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Pekka Lehtonen 657120

Ranking

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

Official 2004 Rankings according to the IFF

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

All-star team

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