The 2000 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship was the fourth IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship,[1] the premier annual international inline hockey tournament. It took place in Hradec Králové and Choceň, Czech Republic, with the gold-medal game played on July 15, 2000.
Qualification
Group I
Played in Landvetter, Sweden
- Scores
| July 9, 1999 | Netherlands  | 8 - 5 | .svg.png) Belgium | |
| July 9, 1999 | Sweden  | 15 - 1 |  Denmark | |
| July 10, 1999 | Netherlands | 8 - 2 | Denmark | |
| July 10, 1999 | Sweden | 17 - 0 | Belgium | |
| July 11, 1999 | Denmark | 8 - 2 | Belgium | |
| July 11, 1999 | Sweden | 15 - 4 | Netherlands | |
- Standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 5 | +42 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 4 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 2 |
| Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 33 | −26 | 0 |
Source:
Group II
Played in Kapfenberg, Austria
- Scores
| August 6, 1999 | Italy  | 14 - 0 |  Hungary | |
| August 6, 1999 | Austria  | 32 - 2 | .svg.png) Yugoslavia | |
| August 7, 1999 | Hungary | 8 - 3 | Yugoslavia | |
| August 7, 1999 | Italy | 4 - 4 | Austria | |
| August 8, 1999 | Italy | 32 - 0 | Yugoslavia | |
| August 8, 1999 | Austria | 9 - 4 | Hungary | |
- Standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 4 | +46 | 5 |
| Austria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 10 | +34 | 5 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 2 |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 71 | −66 | 0 |
Source:
Italy later withdrew from the World Championship, and was replaced by Hungary.
Group III
Played in Choceñ, Czech Republic
- Scores
| August 29, 1999 | Turkey  | 9 - 1 |  Romania | |
- Standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
 Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 6 | +85 | 5 |
 Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 5 | +81 | 5 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 77 | −68 | 2 |
| Romania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 100 | −98 | 0 |
Source:
Originally, Ukraine was supposed to compete as well.
Southern Hemisphere Group
Played in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Scores
| November 5, 1999 | Brazil  | 16 - 0 |  Chile | |
| November 5, 1999 | Argentina  | 10 - 1 |  South Africa | |
| November 6, 1999 | Brazil | 7 - 3 | South Africa | |
| November 6, 1999 | Argentina | 8 - 3 | Chile | |
| November 7, 1999 | Chile | 8 - 4 | South Africa | |
| November 7, 1999 | Brazil | 7 - 4 | Argentina | |
- Standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | +23 | 6 |
| Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 4 |
| Chile | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 2 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 0 |
Source:
Namibia was originally supposed to take part in the tournament. Chile eventually qualified for the World Championship, replacing Canada (who withdrew due to lack of funding for the trip)
Asia-Oceania Group
Played in Melbourne, Australia
- Scores
| December 3, 1999 | New Zealand  | 30 - 0 |  Chinese Taipei | |
| December 4, 1999 | Australia .svg.png) | 47 - 0 | Chinese Taipei | |
- Standings
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 | +50 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | −77 | 0 |
Source:
Originally, Japan was supposed to compete as well.
Championship
Preliminary round
- Group A standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 |  Finland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 21 | +133 | 12 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 24 | +69 | 10 |
| 3 | Sweden | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 19 | +101 | 8 |
| 4 | Austria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 72 | 43 | +29 | 6 |
| 5 | Brazil | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 96 | −72 | 4 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 31 | 131 | −100 | 2 |
| 7 | Chile | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 164 | −160 | 0 |
Source:
- Group B standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 |  Germany | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 22 | +79 | 12 |
| 2 |  United States | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 17 | +67 | 10 |
| 3 | Slovakia | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 19 | +49 | 8 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 6 |
| 5 | Australia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 3 |
| 6 | Hungary | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 63 | −40 | 3 |
| 7 | Argentina | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 135 | −127 | 0 |
Source:
Playoff round
Placement games
- 13th place game
| July 14, 2000 | Argentina | 8 - 5 | Chile | |
- 11th place game
| July 14, 2000 | Hungary | 5 - 4 OT | New Zealand | |
- 9th place game
- 7th place game
| July 14, 2000 | Austria | 17 - 7 | Netherlands | |
- 5th place game
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
References
