1997 Women's World Floorball Championships

The 1997 Women's World Floorball Championships were the first world championship in women's floorball, following the first world championship for men the previous year. The matches of the championship were played in Mariehamn and Godby, Åland, Finland 3–10 May 1997. Sweden won the tournament and became the first world champions in the history of women's floorball.[1]

1997 Women's World Floorball Championships
Tournament details
Host country Finland
Dates3–10 May
Teams10
Final positions
Champions  Sweden (1st title)
Runner-up  Finland
Third place  Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored312 (11.56 per match)
Attendance5,433 (201 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Sara Wiksten (SWE)
MVP Åsa Karlsson (SWE)
1999

Preliminary round

The two best placed teams from each group advances to semifinals. The third placed team from each group plays the game for 5th position. The fourth best teams plays the game for 7th position and so on.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sweden 4 4 0 0 75 1 +74 8
  Switzerland 4 3 0 1 29 13 +16 6
 Russia 4 2 0 2 19 24 5 4
 Germany 4 1 0 3 8 39 31 2
 Austria 4 0 0 4 3 57 54 0
Source:
3 May 1997
15:00

 Austria

0 - 32
(0-11, 0-12, 0-9)

 Sweden

Mariehamn

3 May 1997
19:00

 Germany

1 - 11
(0-4, 0-4, 1-3)

  Switzerland

Mariehamn

4 May 1997
15:00

 Russia

7 - 2
(4-1, 1-1, 2-0)

 Austria

Mariehamn

4 May 1997
19:00

 Sweden

18 - 0
(4-0, 2-0, 12-0)

 Germany

Mariehamn

5 May 1997
15:00

 Germany

5 - 1
(2-0, 0-1, 3-0)

 Austria

Mariehamn

5 May
19:00

  Switzerland

4 - 3
(1-1, 1-2, 2-0)

 Russia

Mariehamn

6 May 1997
15:00

 Austria

0 - 13
(0-5, 0-3, 0-5)

  Switzerland

Mariehamn

6 May 1997
19:00

 Sweden

16 - 0
(5-0, 8-0, 3-0)

 Russia

Mariehamn

7 May 1997
15:00

 Russia

9 - 2
(3-1, 3-1, 3-0)

 Germany

Mariehamn

7 May 1997
19:00

  Switzerland

1 - 9
(0-5, 1-0, 0-4)

 Sweden

Mariehamn

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Finland 4 4 0 0 49 6 +43 8
 Norway 4 3 0 1 35 8 +27 6
 Czech Republic 4 2 0 2 30 12 +18 4
 Latvia 4 1 0 3 17 23 6 2
 Japan 4 0 0 4 1 83 82 0
Source:
3 May 1997
16:00

 Norway

4 - 3
(1-0, 3-2, 0-1)

 Czech Republic

Godbyhallen, Godby

3 May 1997
20:00

 Japan

0 - 30
(0-13, 0-9, 0-8)

 Finland

Godbyhallen, Godby

4 May 1997
16:00

 Czech Republic

18 - 0
(4-0, 6-0, 8-0)

 Japan

Godbyhallen, Godby

4 May 1997
20:00

 Norway

7 - 1
(2-0, 2-1, 3-0)

 Latvia

Godbyhallen, Godby

5 May 1997
16:00

 Latvia

12 - 1
(5-0, 3-0, 4-1)

 Japan

Godbyhallen, Godby

5 May 1997
20:00

 Finland

7 - 2
(2-1, 2-0, 3-1)

 Czech Republic

Godbyhallen, Godby

6 May 1997
16:00

 Japan

0 - 23
(0-8, 0-7, 0-8)

 Norway

Godbyhallen, Godby

6 May 1997
20:00

 Latvia

3 - 8
(0-2, 3-3, 0-3)

 Finland

Godbyhallen, Godby

7 May 1997
16:00

 Czech Republic

7 - 1
(3-0, 1-0, 3-1)

 Latvia

Godbyhallen, Godby

7 May 1997
20:00

 Finland

4 - 1
(2-1, 0-0, 2-0)

 Norway

Godbyhallen, Godby

Final stage

Semifinals Finals
      
A1  Sweden 8
B2  Norway 0
A1  Sweden 4
B1  Finland 2
B1  Finland 2
A2   Switzerland 0 Third place
B2  Norway 3(2)
A2   Switzerland 3(0)
8 May 1997
12:00

 Japan

2 - 4
(2-2, 0-1, 0-1)

 Austria

Godbyhallen, Godby

8 May 1997
17:00

 Latvia

6 - 3
(2-0, 0-0, 4-3)

 Germany

Godbyhallen, Godby

8 May 1997
20:00

 Russia

5 - 3
(1-1, 4-1, 0-1)

 Czech Republic

Godbyhallen, Godby

9 May 1997
16:00

 Sweden

8 - 0
(1-0, 2-0, 5-0)

 Norway

Godbyhallen, Godby

9 May 1997
19:00

 Finland

2 - 0
(0-0, 1-0, 1-0)

  Switzerland

Godbyhallen, Godby

10 May 1997
13:00

 Norway

3 - 3 (a.e.t)
(2-1, 0-0, 1-2, 0-0)
Pen: 2-0

  Switzerland

Godbyhallen, Godby

10 May 1997
16:00

 Sweden

4 - 2
(1-1, 2-1, 1-0)

 Finland

Godbyhallen, Godby

Statistics

Final ranking

1st place, gold medalist(s) Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Norway
4  Switzerland
5 Russia
6 Czech Republic
7 Latvia
8 Germany
9 Austria
10 Japan

Top scorers

 PlayerGAP
1 Sara Wiksten (SWE)16521
2 Helena Lindberg (SWE)81321
3 Johanna Ekeroth (SWE)13720
4 Åsa Karlsson (SWE)8715
5 Pernilla Gunnskog (SWE)6511
6 Nicole Spicher (SUI)8210
7 Hermine Dahlerus (SWE)6410
8 Linda Werner (SWE)5510
9 Linda Kristiansen (SWE)369
10 Carina Rosell (SWE)628

All star team

Goalkeeper:  Lena Schjölin (SWE)
Defender:  Pirjo Haukamaa (FIN)
Defender:  Jenny Magnusson (SWE)
Centre:  Åsa Karlsson (SWE)
Forward:  Birgitte Lersbyggen (NOR)
Forward:  Helena Lindberg (SWE)

MVP:  Åsa Karlsson (SWE)

References

  1. "Historiskt svenskt VM-guld. Innebandy. Seger mot Finland i finalen. Sara Wiksten avgjorde" (in Swedish). Dagens nyheter. 11 May 1997. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

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