The Russia national bandy team represents Russia in international bandy. There is a national team for men's competitions and a Russia women's national bandy team. This article deals chiefly with the men's national bandy team.
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| Association | Russian Bandy Federation (Федерация хоккея с мячом России) |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Pavel Frants[1] |
| Team colors | |
| First international | |
Russia 3 – 5  Sweden Helsinki, 10 March 1907 | |
| Biggest win | |
Russia 28 – 1  Belarus Vänersborg, 30 January 2013 | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Sweden 8 – 0 Russia Hamar, 7 February 1993 | |
| Bandy World Championship | |
| Appearances | 22 (first in 1993) |
| Best result | Champions (1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019) |
Until 1991 there was a national bandy team for the Soviet Union, but a team formally representing the Russian SFSR made a one-off appearance at the Rossiya Tournament 1986, also playing against the Soviet Union team. At the Russian Government Cup 1992 (Rossiya Tournament with a new name), the independent Russia played amongst others against the Commonwealth of Independent States national bandy team, the brief successor of the Soviet team, before Russia was admitted to the Federation of International Bandy in June of the same year.[1]
Russia became a member of the Federation of International Bandy following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.[citation needed]
The first time post-Soviet Russia played was at the Russian Government Cup 1992, when Commonwealth of Independent States also participated. CIS was considered the temporary successor of the Soviet team and consequently the number one team. After that tournament, CIS did not play again and in the 1993 world championship, Russia represented the country. The team has won the Bandy World Championship twelve times, in 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019.[citation needed]
The men's 2020 Bandy World Championship was to be held in Russia but was postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, first to later in the year, then to 2021 and then to 2022 before being finally cancelled on 1 March 2022, after Finland, Sweden, Norway, and the United States announced that they would not take part in the competition in Russia due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2][3][4][5]
World Championship record
edit| Tournament | Final standing |
|---|---|
| Norway 1993 |  Silver |
| USA 1995 | Silver |
| Sweden 1997 | Silver |
| Russia 1999 |  Gold |
| Finland and Sweden 2001 | Gold |
| Russia 2003 | Silver |
| Sweden 2004 |  Bronze |
| Russia 2005 | Silver |
| Sweden 2006 | Gold |
| Russia 2007 | Gold |
| Russia 2008 | Gold |
| Sweden 2009 | Silver |
| Russia 2010 | Silver |
| Russia 2011 | Gold |
| Kazakhstan 2012 | Silver |
| Sweden 2013 | Gold |
| Russia 2014 | Gold |
| Russia 2015 | Gold |
| Russia 2016 | Gold |
| Sweden 2017 | Silver |
| Russia 2018 | Gold |
| Sweden 2019 | Gold |
World Championship squad in 2016
editRussian squad at the 2016 World Championship in Ulyanovsk, Russia, 1–2 February 2016,[6] which won the World Championship title that year.
References
edit- ^ "Павел Франц возглавит национальную сборную по хоккею с мячом — Клуб по хоккею с мячом "Строитель" (Сыктывкар)".
- ^ "Sweden and Finland boycott World Bandy Championships in Russia".
- ^ "Suomi ei osallistu jääpallon MM-kisoihin Venäjällä – "Vastuullamme on turvata Suomen kansalaisten turvallisuus"" [Finland won't join the Bandy World Championship in Russia: "It's our responsibility to secure the safety of Finnish nationals"]. Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "Bekräftat: Sverige drar sig ur bandy-VM". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "Herrarnas bandy-VM i Ryssland ställs in - ryssarna stängs av från mästerskap i Sverige". March 2022.
- ^ "Roster" (in Russian). Rusbandy. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
External links
edit- Official site (in Russian)