1997 Bandy World Championship

1997 Bandy World Championship

20th Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Sweden
Dates	1 – 9 February
Teams	9
Final positions
Champions	Sweden
Runner-up	Russia
Third place	Finland
Fourth place	Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Games played	25
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The 1997 Bandy World Championship was contested between 9 men's bandy playing nations. The championship was played in Sweden on 1–9 February 1997. The Netherlands participated again, after having skipped the tournament for the last couple of editions. Sweden won the championship.^[1]

The ball for the first game of the championship was ceremonially handed over by H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.^[2]

•  Sweden
•  Russia
•  Finland
•  Kazakhstan
•  Norway

• 1 February

Finland – Sweden 3–11

Kazakhstan – Russia 6–13

• 2 February

Kazakhstan – Finland 2–7

Sweden – Norway 5–2

• 3 February

Russia – Finland 6–2

Norway – Kazakhstan 7–7

• 4 February

Norway – Russia 3–3

Sweden – Kazakhstan 15–4

• 5 February

Norway – Finland 4–5

Russia – Sweden 7–5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Russia	4	3	1	0	29	16	+13	7
2	Sweden	4	3	0	1	36	16	+20	6
3	Finland	4	2	0	2	17	23	−6	4
4	Norway	4	0	2	2	16	20	−4	2
5	Kazakhstan	4	0	1	3	19	42	−23	1

•  United States
•  Canada
•  Hungary
•  Netherlands

• 2 February

Hungary – USA 0–12

Canada – Netherlands 9–0

• 4 February

Hungary – Canada 4–10

Netherlands – USA 1–13

• 5 February

Hungary – Netherlands 9–3

Canada – USA 2–5

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	United States	3	3	0	0	30	3	+27	6
2	Canada	3	2	0	1	21	9	+12	4
3	Hungary	3	1	0	2	13	25	−12	2
4	Netherlands	3	0	0	3	4	31	−27	0

• 7 February

Norway – Kazakhstan 2 – 5

USA – Finland 0 – 13

• 8 February

Norway – USA 7–1

• 8 February

Hungary – Netherlands 5–3

• 8 February

Russia – Kazakhstan 12–3

Sweden – Finland 8–5

• 9 February

USA – Canada 5–1

• 9 February

Finland – Kazakhstan 7–3

• 9 February

Sweden – Russia 10–5