2004 Women's Bandy World Championship

The Bandy World Championship for women 2004 took place in Lappeenranta, Finland between 18 and 22 February. It was the first World Championship in bandy for women. Five teams took part, and firstly, all teams played in a group series, where all teams played each other once. The four best teams continued to the semi-finals. All matches were 2x30 minutes, apart from the final, which was 2 x 45 minutes. Sweden became world champions, winning their six matches a total of 52-0. In the final-game Sweden defeated Russia, 7-0.[1]

Finland beat Norway by 12-1 in the 2004 Women's World Championship in Lappeenranta

Participating teams

Results
Date 2004 Bandy World Championships matches Result
18 February Sweden  -  Russia 9 - 0
18 February Finland  -  United States 9 - 1
19 February Sweden  -  United States 8 - 0
19 February Sweden  -  Finland 6 - 0
19 February Finland  -  Norway 12 - 1
19 February Norway  -  Russia 0 - 9
20 February Russia  -  United States 9 - 1
20 February Finland  -  Russia 3 - 4
20 February Norway  -  United States 5 - 1
20 February Sweden  -  Norway 5 - 0

Table
Team Matches Won Drawn Lost Goals Points
 Sweden440028 - 08
 Russia430122 - 26
 Finland420224 - 124
 Norway41036 - 272
 United States40043 - 310

Semi-finals
Date Bandy World Championships semi-finals Result
21 February Finland  -  Russia 5 - 6
21 February Sweden  -  Norway 17 - 0

Finals
Date 2004 Bandy World Championships Bronze Final Result
22 February Finland  -  Norway 8 - 1
Date 2004 Bandy World Championships Final Result
22 February Sweden  -  Russia 7 - 0

Medals
Place Country
Gold  Sweden
Silver  Russia
Bronze  Finland
4th  Norway
5th  United States
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References
  1. "Sveriges bandydamer tog historiens första VM-guld" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. 2004. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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