2014 Bandy World Championship

2014 Bandy World Championship

XXXIVth Bandy World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Russia
Venue(s)	4 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	26 January–2 February
Teams	17
Final positions
Champions	Russia (8th title)
Runner-up	Sweden
Third place	Kazakhstan
Fourth place	Finland

The 2014 Bandy World Championship was held between January 26 and February 2, 2014, in Irkutsk and Shelekhov, Russia. 17 nations participated in the tournament, playing in two divisions divided into two subdivisions. Somalia is the first ever African nation to play in the Bandy World Championships.

Participating teams

Division A Belarus Canada Finland Kazakhstan Norway Russia Sweden United States

Division B Estonia Germany Hungary Japan Latvia Mongolia Netherlands Somalia Ukraine

Venues

• Trud Stadium, Irkutsk (capacity: 16,500)
• Record Stadium, Irkutsk (capacity: 5,300)
• Zenith Stadium, Irkutsk (capacity: 4,000)
• Stroitel Stadium, Shelekhov (capacity: 4,000)

Division A

• After drawn games in the group stage, a penalty shootout is held to determine final placings in the event of teams finishing on equal points

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Russia	3	2	1	0	19	5	5
Sweden	3	2	1	0	22	5	5
Kazakhstan	3	1	0	2	10	24	2
Finland	3	0	0	3	6	23	0

All times local (UTC+9)

26 January 2014
Russia	10–1	Kazakhstan
Sweden	9–1	Finland
27 January 2014
Finland	2–7	Russia
Kazakhstan	2–11	Sweden
29 January 2014
Kazakhstan	7–3	Finland
Russia	2–2 (3–1 penalties)	Sweden

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Norway	3	2	1	0	40	9	5
United States	3	2	1	0	19	9	5
Belarus	3	1	0	2	13	33	2
Canada	3	0	0	3	7	27	0

All times local (UTC+9)

26 January 2014
United States	7–4	Belarus
Norway	12–3	Canada
27 January 2014
Canada	1–7	United States
Belarus	1–23	Norway
29 January 2014
United States	5–5 (1–2 penalties)	Norway
Canada	3–8	Belarus

Knockout phase

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	30 January -
	Norway	2
					1 February -
	Finland	9
					Finland	1
	30 January -
					Russia	3
	United States	3
									2 February -
	Kazakhstan	11
									Russia	3
	30 January -
									Sweden	2
	Sweden	33
					1 February -
	Belarus	5
					Sweden	4
	30 January -
					Kazakhstan	3			Third place
	Russia	22
									2 February -
	Canada	1
									Finland	3
									Kazakhstan	5

Quarterfinals

30 January 2014
Norway	2–9	Finland
United States	3–11	Kazakhstan
Sweden	33–5	Belarus
Russia	22–1	Canada

Matches for places 5–8

2 February 2013
Belarus	2–3	United States
2 February 2013
Norway	7–1	Canada

Match for 7th place

2 February 2013
Belarus	7–5	Canada

Match for 5th place

United States	3–6	Norway

Semi-finals

2 February 2013
Finland	1–3	Russia
Sweden	4–3	Kazakhstan

Match for third place

3 February 2013
Finland	3–5	Kazakhstan

Final

3 February 2013
Russia	3–2	Sweden

Final standings

1.	Russia
2.	Sweden
3.	Kazakhstan
4.	Finland
5.	Norway
6.	United States
7.	Belarus
8.	Canada

Division B

Group C

Date	Time UTC+9	Matches	Result	Venue
27 January 2014	13:00	Netherlands – Hungary	2-4	Stroitel Stadium
	17:00	Latvia – Estonia	4-4 (3-2 penalties)	Stroitel Stadium
28 January 2014	13:00	Netherlands – Latvia	3-10	Stroitel Stadium
	17:00	Hungary – Estonia	4-4 (4-3 penalties)	Stroitel Stadium
29 January 2014	13:00	Estonia – Netherlands	4-2	Record Stadium
	17:00	Latvia – Hungary	7-4	Record Stadium

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Latvia	3	2	1	0	21	11	+10	5
Estonia	3	1	2	0	12	10	+2	4
Hungary	3	1	1	1	12	13	-1	3
Netherlands	3	0	0	3	7	18	-11	0

Group D

Date	Time UTC+9	Matches	Result	Venue
27 January 2014	13:00	Japan – Ukraine	2-1	Record Stadium
	17:00	Somalia – Germany	1-22	Zenith Stadium
	17:00	Mongolia – Japan	2-3	Record Stadium
28 January 2014	13:00	Ukraine – Somalia	13-0	Zenith Stadium
	13:00	Mongolia – Germany	3-1	Record Stadium
	17:00	Japan – Somalia	12-0	Zenith Stadium
	17:00	Ukraine – Mongolia	2-7	Record Stadium
29 January 2014	13:00	Germany – Japan	4-4 (0-1 penalties)	Zenith Stadium
	17:00	Somalia – Mongolia	1-12	Stroitel Stadium
	17:00	Germany – Ukraine	3-8	Zenith Stadium

• Matches in Group D are 60 minutes in duration rather than the standard 90 minutes

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	4	3	1	0	21	7	+14	7
Mongolia	4	3	0	1	24	7	+17	6
Ukraine	4	2	0	2	24	12	+12	4
Germany	4	1	1	2	30	16	+14	3
Somalia	4	0	0	4	2	59	-57	0

Quarterfinals

Winners qualify for semifinals, losing teams will play for places 5-8.

Date	Time UTC+9	Matches	Result	Venue
30 January 2014	13:00	Latvia – Germany	9-3	Record Stadium
	17:00	Estonia – Ukraine	5-1	Zenit Stadium
	17:00	Hungary – Mongolia	5-4	Record Stadium
	17:00	Netherlands – Japan	2-3	Stroitel Stadium

Match for 7th place

Date	Time UTC+9	Match	Result	Venue
31 January 2014	17:00	Germany – Ukraine	5-4	Record Stadium

• 7th Place Match is 60 minutes in duration rather than the standard 90 minutes

Match for 5th place

Date	Time UTC+9	Match	Result	Venue
31 January 2014	17:00	Mongolia – Netherlands	2-3	Zenith Stadium

• 5th Place Match is 60 minutes in duration rather than the standard 90 minutes

Match for 8th place

Date	Time UTC+9	Match	Result	Venue
31 January 2014	20:00	Ukraine – Somalia	13-1	Trud Stadium

• 8th Place Match is 60 minutes in duration rather than the standard 90 minutes

Semifinals

Date	Time UTC+9	Matches	Result	Venue
31 January 2014	12:00	Latvia – Japan	8-0	Zenith Stadium
	12:00	Hungary – Estonia	2-5	Stroitel Stadium

Match for 3rd place

Date	Time UTC+9	Match	Result	Venue
1 February 2014	17:00	Japan – Hungary	2-6	Zenith Stadium

Final

Date	Time UTC+9	Match	Result	Venue
1 February 2014	17:00	Latvia – Estonia	8-1	Stroitel Stadium

Sources

• Bandy World Championships 2014 Official Website (English and Russian)
• Federation of International Bandy Official Website (English)