2000 Men's World Floorball Championships

2000 Men's World
Floorball Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Norway
Dates	14–21 May
Teams	8
Venue(s)	3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Sweden
MVP	Martin Olofsson

The 2000 Men's Floorball Championships were the third world championships in men's floorball. It was held in May 2000 in Norway, and won by Sweden.

Championship results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS
Sweden	3	3	0	0	18	5	6
Denmark	3	1	1	1	6	6	3
Norway	3	1	1	1	8	13	3
Latvia	3	0	0	3	6	14	0

May 14, 2000 Norway  6–2  Latvia Drammenshallen, Drammen

Sweden  3–2  Denmark Sparta Amfi, Sarpsborg

May 16, 2000 Sweden  10–1  Norway Sparta Amfi, Sarpsborg

Denmark  3–2  Latvia Sparta Amfi, Sarpsborg

May 18, 2000 Norway  1–1  Denmark Sparta Amfi, Sarpsborg

Latvia  2–5  Sweden Sparta Amfi, Sarpsborg

Group B

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	PTS
Finland	3	2	1	0	17	5	5
Switzerland	3	2	0	1	17	8	4
Czech Republic	3	1	1	1	9	6	3
Russia	3	0	0	3	2	26	0

May 15, 2000 Switzerland   3–5  Finland Drammenshallen, Drammen

Czech Republic  5–1  Russia Drammenshallen, Drammen

May 16, 2000 Finland  10–0  Russia Drammenshallen, Drammen

Switzerland   3–2  Czech Republic Drammenshallen, Drammen

May 18, 2000 Czech Republic  2–2  Finland Drammenshallen, Drammen

Russia  1–11   Switzerland Drammenshallen, Drammen

Placement Round

7th Place Match

May 19, 2000 Russia  4–5  Latvia Jordal Amfi, Oslo

5th Place Match

May 19, 2000 Norway  5–2  Czech Republic Jordal Amfi, Oslo

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	A1	Sweden	8
	B2	Switzerland	2
						A1	Sweden	5
						B1	Finland	3
	B1	Finland	6
	A2	Denmark	1

Semi-Finals

May 20, 2000 Sweden  8–2   Switzerland Jordal Amfi, Oslo

Finland  6–1  Denmark Jordal Amfi, Oslo

Bronze Medal Match

May 21, 2000 Switzerland   4–2  Denmark Jordal Amfi, Oslo

Championship Match

May 21, 2000 Sweden  5–3  Finland Jordal Amfi, Oslo

Leading scorers

Player		GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
	Tero Karppanen	5	6	3	9	0
	Martin Olofsson	5	5	4	9	0
	Daniel Telli	5	4	5	9	4
	Anders Hellgård	5	3	6	9	0
	Magnus Augustsson	5	5	3	8	0
	Jonathan Kronstrand	5	3	5	8	0
	Mikael Järvi	5	5	2	7	2
	Jaakko Hintikka	5	4	3	7	0
	Radim Cepek	4	4	3	7	4
	Willy Fauskanger	4	5	1	6	0

Ranking & Statistics

2000 Men's World Floorball Championship Winners  Sweden 3rd World title Awards & All-Star Team Goalkeeper: Morten Andersen Defense: Vesa Punkari, Johan Davidsson Forward: Tero Karppanen, Mika Kohonen, Martin Olofsson Most Valuable Player (MVP): Martin Olofsson

Official 2000 A-Division Rankings according to the IFF

Rk.	Team
01 !	Sweden
02 !	Finland
03 !	Switzerland
4.	Denmark
5.	Norway
6.	Czech Republic
7.	Latvia
8.	Russia

External links

• Tournament Statistics
• Official Website