{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox international hockey competition | year = 2004 | other_titles = 1st Women's Bandy World Championship | image = File:Damebandy.jpg | caption = Finland beat Norway by 12-1 in the 2004 [[Women's Bandy World Championship]] | size = 200px | country = Finland | dates = 18 – 22 February 2004 | num_teams = 5 | venues = | city = [[Lappeenranta]] | type = bandyW | winners = Sweden | count = | second = Russia | third = Finland | fourth = Norway | games = 14 | goals = 127 | attendance = | scoring_leader = | points = | mvp = | prevseason = | nextseason = [[2006 Women's Bandy World Championship|2006]] }} 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 and is officially called the "[[Women's Bandy World Championship]]" by English speakers.
The five participating teams initially played a group series, where all teams played each other once. The four best teams progressed 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/arkiv/sport/sveriges-bandydamer-tog-historiens-forsta-vm-guld/|title=Sveriges bandydamer tog historiens första VM-guld|publisher=Dagens Nyheter|language=Swedish|date=2004|access-date=4 February 2017}}</ref>
==Participating teams== *{{BandyW|FIN}} *{{BandyW|NOR}} *{{BandyW|RUS}} *{{BandyW|SWE}} *{{BandyW|USA}}
==Venue==
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center" ! colspan=2 |Finland |- | colspan=2 | '''Host venue''' |- | colspan=2 | [[Image:Damebandy.jpg|225px|Finland and Norway in the 2004 Women's World Championship in [[Lappeenranta#Sports|Lappeenranta]]]] |- | '''Location''' || {{FIN}} - [[Lappeenranta]] |- | '''Constructed''' || align=left| |- | '''Capacity''' || |}
==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Date ! Matches ! Result |- | 18 February | align="left"| '''{{BandyW-rt|SWE}}''' - {{BandyW|RUS}} | 9 - 0 |- | 18 February | align="left"| '''{{BandyW-rt|FIN}}''' - {{BandyW|USA}} | 9 - 1 |- | 19 February | align="left"| '''{{BandyW-rt|SWE}}''' - {{BandyW|USA}} | 8 - 0 |- | 19 February | align="left"| '''{{BandyW-rt|SWE}}''' - {{BandyW|FIN}} | 6 - 0 |- | 19 February | align="left"| '''{{BandyW-rt|FIN}}''' - {{BandyW|NOR}} | 12 - 1 |- | 19 February | align="left"| {{BandyW-rt|NOR}} - '''{{BandyW|RUS}}''' | 0 - 9 |- | 20 February | align="left"| '''{{BandyW-rt|RUS}}''' - {{BandyW|USA}} | 9 - 1 |- | 20 February | align="left"| {{BandyW-rt|FIN}} - '''{{BandyW|RUS}}''' | 3 - 4 |- | 20 February | align="left"| '''{{BandyW-rt|NOR}}''' - {{BandyW|USA}} | 5 - 1 |- | 20 February | align="left"| '''{{BandyW-rt|SWE}}''' - {{BandyW|NOR}} | 5 - 0 |- |}
==Table== {{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL |res_col_header=Q |winpoints=2
|team1=SWE|name_SWE={{BandyW|SWE}} |team2=RUS|name_RUS={{BandyW|RUS}} |team3=FIN|name_FIN={{BandyW|FIN}} |team4=NOR|name_NOR={{BandyW|NOR}} |team5=USA|name_USA={{BandyW|USA}} |win_SWE=4|draw_SWE=0|loss_SWE=0|gf_SWE=28|ga_SWE=0 |win_RUS=3|draw_RUS=0|loss_RUS=1|gf_RUS=22|ga_RUS=13 |win_FIN=2|draw_FIN=0|loss_FIN=2|gf_FIN=24|ga_FIN=12 |win_NOR=1|draw_NOR=0|loss_NOR=3|gf_NOR=6|ga_NOR=27 |win_USA=0|draw_USA=0|loss_USA=4|gf_USA=3|ga_USA=31
|col_A=green1|text_A= |result1=A|result2=A|result3=A|result4=A|result5=A |update=complete|source= }}
==Semi-finals== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="400px" ! Date ! Bandy World Championships semi-finals ! Result |- | 21 February | align="left"| {{BandyW-rt|FIN}} - '''{{BandyW|RUS}}''' | 5 - 6 |- | 21 February | align="left"| '''{{BandyW-rt|SWE}}''' - {{BandyW|NOR}} | 17 - 0 |- |}
==Finals== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="400px" ! Date ! 2004 Bandy World Championships Bronze Final ! Result |- | 22 February | align="left"| '''{{BandyW-rt|FIN}}''' - {{BandyW|NOR}} | 8 - 1 |- |} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" width="400px" ! Date ! 2004 Bandy World Championships Final ! Result |- | 22 February | align="left"| '''{{BandyW-rt|SWE}}''' - {{BandyW|RUS}} | 7 - 0 |- |}
==Medals== {| class="wikitable" ! width=50px | Place ! width=150px | Country |- | bgcolor="gold" align=center | '''Gold''' | {{BandyW|SWE}} |- | bgcolor="silver" align=center | '''Silver''' | {{BandyW|RUS}} |- | bgcolor="cc9966" align=center | '''Bronze''' | {{BandyW|FIN}} |- | align=center | '''4th''' | {{BandyW|NOR}} |- | align=center | '''5th''' | {{BandyW|USA}} |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Bandy World Championships}}
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