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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Sweden Hungary |
| Dates | 1–8 February (A) 25–28 February (B) |
| Teams | 11 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Finland (1st title) |
Runners-up  | Sweden |
Third place  |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Kazakhstan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 31 |
| Scoring leader(s) | Ari Holopainen, Finland (10 points) |
The 2004 Bandy World Championship was a competition among bandy playing nations. The men's tournament was played in Sweden from 1 to 8 February 2004 for Group A, while Group B was played at the City Park Ice Rink in Budapest, Hungary, from 25 to 28 February 2004. Finland won the championship for the first time.[1][2] Eleven bandy playing countries participated in the 2004 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden (Group A) and Belarus, Canada, Estonia, Hungary, Netherlands and United States (Group B).[3]
Finland became world champions. For the first time ever (and, as of 2025, still the only time) the championship went to a team other than Soviet Union/Russia or Sweden.
Group A
First round
- 1 February
- Sweden v Kazakhstan 14–2
- Russia v Norway 6–3
- 2 February
- Kazakhstan v Russia 3–10
- Sweden v Finland 7–1
- 3 February
- Finland v Norway 5–3
- Sweden v Russia 4–3
- 4 February
- Kazakhstan v Norway 4–4
- Russia v Finland 3–4
- 5 February
- Finland v Kazakhstan 3–7
- Sweden v Norway 6–6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Russia |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 | Finland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Norway |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 2 |
Final round
Semifinals
- 7 February
- Sweden v Kazakhstan 10–3
- Russia v Finland 3–4
Match for 3rd place
- 8 February
- Russia v Kazakhstan 5–2
Final
- 8 February
- Sweden v Finland 4–5 (aet)
Group B
First round
- 25 February
- Canada v USA 3–4
- Hungary v Estonia 2–3
- Belarus v Netherlands 7–0
- Estonia v Canada 2–6
- Hungary v USA 1–10
- 26 February
- Belarus v Estonia 2–1
- Netherlands v USA 0–12
- Belarus v Canada 3–2
- Estonia v USA 0–10
- Hungary v Netherlands 4–1
- 27 February
- Hungary v Belarus 4–2
- Netherlands v Canada 1–6
- Belarus v USA 1–6
- Netherlands v Estonia 0–6
- Hungary v Canada 3–3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | +37 | 10 | Final |
| 2 |  Belarus |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Canada |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 5 | Match for 3rd place |
| 4 | Hungary |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 19 | −5 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Estonia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Netherlands |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 35 | −33 | 0 |
Play-off matches
Match for 3rd place
- 28 February
- Hungary v Canada 5–1
Final
- 28 February
- USA v Belarus 7–0
References
- ↑ The entire final
- ↑ The decisive goal
- ↑ "Bandysidan.nu - Evenemang". Archived from the original on 2016-04-03.