Roller Hockey World Cup

The World Skate Roller Hockey World Cup is the international championship for roller hockey organized by World Skate. The first event was held in 1936, in the city of Stuttgart. Since 1989, the World Championship tournament is held every two years on the odd years. Until 2017, it was organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. As of 2019, following the merge between the FIRS and the International Skateboarding Federation, the World Cup is now an event of the larger World Roller Games.

Roller Hockey World Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 Roller Hockey World Cup
SportRoller hockey
Founded1936; 88 years ago (1936)
First season1936
No. of teams16
ContinentInternational (World Skate)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Spain (18th title)
Most titles Spain (18 titles)

Through the 2019 World Cup, only five countries have taken the Roller Hockey World Cup: England winning two times, Portugal winning sixteen times, Spain winning seventeen times, Italy winning four times and Argentina winning five times.

Since the 2003 World Cup all events have been 16-team events, featuring a four group round-robin tournament with four teams in each group. The top two teams in each group advance to an eight team knockout final series.

Results

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Summaries

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Year Host city Winner Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place Number of teams
1936
Details
  Stuttgart  
England
League  
Italy
 
Portugal
League  
Switzerland
7
1939
Details
  Montreux  
England
 
Italy
 
Portugal
 
Belgium
7
1947
Details
  Lisbon  
Portugal
 
Belgium
 
Spain
 
Italy
7
1948
Details
  Montreux  
Portugal
 
England
 
Italy
 
Spain
9
1949
Details
  Lisbon  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Italy
 
Belgium
8
1950
Details
  Milan  
Portugal
4–0  
Italy
 
Switzerland
 
Spain
10
1951
Details
  Barcelona  
Spain
League  
Portugal
 
Italy
 
Belgium
11
1952
Details
  Porto  
Portugal
4–0  
Italy
 
Spain
 
Belgium
10
1953
Details
  Geneva  
Italy
League  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Switzerland
13
1954
Details
  Barcelona  
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Italy
 
Belgium
15
1955
Details
  Milan  
Spain
 
Italy
 
Portugal
 
Switzerland
14
1956
Details
  Porto  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Italy
 
West Germany
11
1958
Details
  Porto  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
10
1960
Details
  Madrid  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Argentina
 
Italy
10
1962
Details
  Santiago  
Portugal
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Switzerland
10
1964
Details
  Barcelona  
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
10
1966
Details
  São Paulo  
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Argentina
 
Italy
10
1968
Details
  Porto  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Argentina
 
Italy
10
1970
Details
  San Juan  
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Italy
 
Argentina
11
1972
Details
  A Coruña  
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Argentina
 
West Germany
12
1974
Details
  Lisbon  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Argentina
 
West Germany
12
1976
Details
  Oviedo  
Spain
 
Argentina
 
Portugal
 
West Germany
12
1978
Details
  San Juan  
Argentina
 
Spain
 
Portugal
 
West Germany
12
1980
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  Talcahuano  
Spain
 
Argentina
 
Portugal
 
Chile
16
1982
Details
  Barcelos  
Portugal
 
Spain
 
Argentina
 
Chile
22
1984
Details
  Novara  
Argentina
 
Italy
 
Portugal
 
Spain
10
1986
Details
  Sertãozinho  
Italy
 
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Argentina
10
1988
Details
  A Coruña  
Italy
 
Spain
 
Portugal
 
Argentina
10
1989
Details
  San Juan  
Spain
2–1  
Portugal
 
Italy
11–2  
Chile
12
1991
Details
  Porto  
Portugal
7–0  
Netherlands
 
Argentina
6–0  
Brazil
12
1993
Details
  Bassano d.G., Sesto S.G.  
Portugal
3–3 (a.e.t.)
1–0 (p)
 
Italy
 
Argentina
3–2  
Spain
12
1995
Details
  Recife  
Argentina
5–1  
Portugal
 
Spain
2–0  
Brazil
12
1997
Details
  Wuppertal  
Italy
5–0  
Argentina
 
Spain
3–1  
Portugal
12
1999
Details
  Reus  
Argentina
1–0  
Spain
 
Portugal
5–4  
Italy
12
2001
Details
  San Juan  
Spain
2–2 (a.e.t.)
1–0 (p)
 
Argentina
 
Italy
5–3  
Portugal
15
2003
Details
  Oliveira de Azeméis  
Portugal
1–0 (a.e.t.)  
Italy
 
Spain
3–1  
Argentina
16
2005
Details
  San Jose  
Spain
2–1  
Argentina
 
Portugal
4–3  
Italy
16
2007
Details
  Montreux  
Spain
8–1  
Switzerland
 
Argentina
2–2 (a.e.t.)
1–0 (p)
 
Italy
16
2009
Details
  Vigo  
Spain
3–1  
Argentina
 
Portugal
8–3  
Brazil
16
2011
Details
  San Juan  
Spain
5–4  
Argentina
 
Portugal
9–2  
Mozambique
16
2013
Details
  Luanda and Namibe  
Spain
4–3  
Argentina
 
Portugal
10–3  
Chile
16
2015
Details
  La Roche-sur-Yon  
Argentina
6–1  
Spain
 
Portugal
7–3  
Germany
16
2017
Details
  Nanjing[1]  
Spain
3–3 (a.e.t.)
2–1 (p)
 
Portugal
 
Argentina
4–2  
Italy
22
2019
Details
  Barcelona[2]  
Portugal
0–0 (a.e.t.)
2–1 (p)
 
Argentina
 
Spain
5–0  
France
27
2022
Details
  Buenos Aires and San Juan[3]  
Argentina
4–2  
Portugal
 
France
5–5 (a.e.t.)
3–2 (p)
 
Italy
22
2024
Details
  Novara  
Spain
2–1  
Argentina
 
Italy
3–2  
Portugal
8

Ranking

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Spain1812838
2  Portugal16111542
3  Argentina6101026
4  Italy491124
5  England2103
6   Switzerland0112
7  Belgium0101
  Netherlands0101
9  France0011
Totals (9 entries)464646138

FIRS Roller Hockey "B" World Championship

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Roller Hockey World Cup
Founded1984
RegionInternational (FIRS)
Number of teams7–9
Current champions  Austria (1st title)
Most successful team(s)  United States (3 titles)

The FIRS Roller Hockey "B" World Championship was the second-tier level international championship for roller hockey organized by FIRS. The event was a 7 to 9-team event, featuring a two group round-robin tournament. The top four teams in each group advanced to an eight team knockout final series. This model was discontinued in favour of a B group in the "A" World Championship, starting with the 2017 FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup.

The tournament was held every two years, on the even years. The first event was held in 1984, in the city of Paris.

The first three-placed nations were granted an entry to next year's "A" World Championship and the last three-placed nations on the "A" tournament were relegated to the next year's "B" World Championship.

Summaries

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Year Host city Winner Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place Number of teams
1984
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  Paris  
France
League  
Belgium
 
England
League  
Angola
9
1986
Details
  Mexico City  
West Germany
 
Netherlands
 
Mozambique
 
Australia
9
1988
Details
  Colombia  
Colombia
 
Switzerland
 
Chile
 
Australia
12
1990
Details
  Macau  
Brazil
1–0  
Switzerland
 
Australia
4–1  
England
22
1992
Details
  Andorra  
Andorra
5–3  
France
 
Angola
2–1  
Mozambique
16
1994
Details
  Chile  
France
4–1  
Angola
 
Chile
5–1  
Colombia
15
1996
Details
  Mexico City  
United States
4–1  
Netherlands
 
Colombia
5–1  
Andorra
17
1998
Details
  Macau  
Chile
5–4  
United States
 
Mozambique
7–4  
Andorra
19
2000
Details
  Chatham  
England
2–0  
Netherlands
 
Canada
8–3  
Uruguay
15
2002
Details
  Montevideo  
Andorra
5–4  
Colombia
 
England
3–1  
Uruguay
10
2004
Details
  Macau  
Catalonia
[4]
6–0  
England
 
Andorra
2–0  
Macau
11
2006
Details
  Montevideo  
Mozambique
League  
Netherlands
 
Colombia
League  
Macau
12
2008
Details
  Johannesburg  
United States
7–3  
Netherlands
 
Colombia
9–1  
South Africa
12
2010
Details
  Dornbirn  
United States
5–1  
South Africa
 
Netherlands
4–3  
Austria
12
2012
Details
  Canelones  
South Africa
4–3  
England
 
Austria
3–1  
Uruguay
9
2014
Details
  Canelones  
Austria
1–0  
England
 
Netherlands
11–3  
United States
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Ranking

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States3003
2  France2103
3  Andorra2013
4  England1427
5  Colombia1135
6  South Africa1102
7  Chile1023
  Mozambique1023
9  Austria1012
10  Brazil1001
  Catalonia1001
  Germany1001
13  Netherlands0527
14   Switzerland0202
15  Angola0112
16  Belgium0101
17  Australia0011
  Canada0011
Totals (18 entries)16161648

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Roller Games 2017: from Barcelona to Nanjing". RollerSports.org. Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS). 28 January 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Signed the institutional agreement for the 2019 edition of the FIRS Roller Games in Barcelona". RollerSports.org. Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS). 3 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Argentina will host the 2021 World Skate Games". World Skate. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  4. ^ Despite winning the tournament, Catalonia did not contest the 2005 "A" World Championship due to the FIRS not endorsing its final acceptance. They participated in this event as a provisional member.
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