# 2004 Men's World Floorball Championships

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.

## 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 |
* May 16, 2004
| Czech Republic | 20–1 | Germany |
* Saalsporthalle, Zurich
| Austria | 1–17 | Norway |
* Saalsporthalle, Zurich
* May 17, 2004
| Germany | 9–2 | Austria |
* Saalsporthalle, Zurich
| Sweden | 4–1 | Czech Republic |
* Saalsporthalle, Zurich
* May 18, 2004
| Czech Republic | 7–2 | Austria |
* Saalsporthalle, Zurich
| Norway | 4–17 | Sweden |
* Saalsporthalle, Zurich
* May 19, 2004
| Norway | 4–9 | Czech Republic |
* Saalsporthalle, Zurich
| Sweden | 25–0 | Germany |
* Saalsporthalle, Zurich
* May 20, 2004
| Germany | 3–18 | Norway |
* Saalsporthalle, Zurich
| Austria | 1–19 | Sweden |
* Saalsporthalle, Zurich

#### 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 |
* May 16, 2004
| Switzerland | 4–3 | Latvia |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
| Russia | 6–7 | Denmark |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
* May 17, 2004
| Finland | 16–1 | Russia |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
| Denmark | 4–15 | Switzerland |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
* May 18, 2004
| Latvia | 2–14 | Finland |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
| Russia | 2–10 | Switzerland |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
* May 19, 2004
| Latvia | 3–4 | Russia |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
| Finland | 16–0 | Denmark |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
* May 20, 2004
| Denmark | 3–7 | Latvia |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
| Switzerland | 4–3 | Finland |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich

### Placement round
#### 9th place match

* May 21, 2004
| Austria | 4–6 | Denmark |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich

#### 7th place match

* May 21, 2004
| Germany | 5–10 | Russia |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich

#### 5th place match

* May 21, 2004
| Norway | 6–4 | Latvia |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| A1 | Sweden | 5 | | | |
| B2 | Finland | 3 | | | |
| B2 | Finland | 3 | A1 | Sweden | 6 |
| | | | A2 | Czech Republic | 4 |
| B1 | Switzerland | 3 | A2 | Czech Republic | 4 |
| A2 | Czech Republic | 5 | | | |

#### Semi-finals

* May 22, 2004
| Sweden | 5–3 | Finland |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich
| Switzerland | 3–5 | Czech Republic |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich

#### Bronze medal match

* May 23, 2004
| Finland | 8–7 | Switzerland |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich

### Championship match

* May 23, 2004
| Sweden | 6–4 | Czech Republic |
* Eishalle Schluefweg, Zurich

## Leading scorers

| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| Matthias Hofbauer | 6 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 0 |
| Niklas Jihde | 6 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 2 |
| Christoph Hofbauer | 6 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Anders Hellgård [sv] | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| Tero Karppanen [fi] | 6 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| Raymond Evensen [no] | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| Mika Kohonen | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
| Willy Fauskanger | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
| Aleš Zálesný [cs] | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| Henrik Quist [sv] | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| Jari-Pekka Lehtonen [fi] | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 |

## Ranking

Official 2004 Rankings according to the IFF:
| Rk. | Team |
| | Sweden |
| | Czech Republic |
| | Finland |
| 4. | Switzerland |
| 5. | Norway |
| 6. | Latvia |
| 7. | Russia |
| 8. | Germany |
| 9. | Denmark |
| 10. | Austria |

## All-star team

* Goalkeeper: Henri Toivoniemi [fi]
* Defence: Jari-Pekka Lehtonen [fi], Jakob Olofsson
* Forward: Matthias Hofbauer, Niklas Jihde, Mika Kohonen