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

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.

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:
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

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:
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

9th place match

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

7th place match

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

5th place match

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

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

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

Bronze medal match

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

Championship match

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

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 RepublicAles Zalesny675124
SwedenHenrik Quist657122
FinlandJari-Pekka Lehtonen657120

Ranking

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

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

  • Goalkeeper: Finland Henri Toivoniemi
  • Defence: Finland Jari-Pekka Lehtonen, Sweden Jakob Olofsson
  • Forward: Switzerland Mathias Hofbauer, Sweden Niklas Jihde, Finland Mika Kohonen

See also

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