1983 World Championship

Ms hokej 1983a — During the 1983 hockey world championships in Munich (Germany) Czech emigrants are showing a banner protesting against the Russian occupation of their country since the suppression of the Prague Spring.

The 1983 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in West Germany from 16th April to 2nd May. The games were played in Munich, Dortmund and Düsseldorf. Eight teams took part, with each playing each other once. The four best teams then play each other once more. This was the 49th World Championships, and also the 60th ice hockey European Championships. The Soviet Union became world champions for the 19th time, and won their 22nd European title.

World Championship Group A (West Germany)[]

First Round[]

	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
1	Soviet Union	7	7	0	0	41 - 07	14
2	Canada	7	5	0	2	26 - 16	10
3	Czechoslovakia	7	4	1	2	30 - 15	9
4	Sweden	7	4	1	2	26 - 21	9
5	West Germany	7	3	1	3	17 - 23	7
6	East Germany	7	2	0	5	19 - 28	4
7	Finland	7	1	1	5	20 - 28	3
8	Italy	7	0	0	7	05 - 46	0

16 April
	Canada	6-0	Italy

16 April
	Soviet Union	3-0	East Germany

16 April
	Czechoslovakia	4-2	Finland

16 April
	Sweden	5-1	West Germany

17 April
	Sweden	3-2	Canada

17 April
	West Germany	4-0	Italy

17 April
	Czechoslovakia	6-1	East Germany

17 April
	Soviet Union	3-0	Finland

19 April
	Soviet Union	8-2	Canada

19 April
	Czechoslovakia	4-1	Sweden

19 April
	West Germany	4-3	Finland

19 April
	East Germany	3-1	Italy

20 April
	Sweden	5-4	East Germany

20 April
	Soviet Union	6-0	West Germany

21 April
	Canada	3-1	Czechoslovakia

21 April
	Finland	6-2	Italy

22 April
	Canada	5-1	Finland

22 April
	West Germany	4-3	East Germany

23 April
	Soviet Union	5-1	Czechoslovakia

23 April
	Sweden	5-1	Italy

24 April
	Canada	5-2	East Germany

24 April
	Finland	4-4	Sweden

24 April
	Soviet Union	11-1	Italy

24 April
	West Germany	3-3	Czechoslovakia

25 April
	Canada	3-1	West Germany

25 April
	East Germany	6-4	Finland

26 April
	Czechoslovakia	11-0	Italy

26 April
	Soviet Union	5-3	Sweden

Final Round[]

	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
1	Soviet Union	3	2	1	0	13 - 03	5
2	Czechoslovakia	3	2	1	0	10 - 06	5
3	Canada	3	1	0	2	09 - 14	2
4	Sweden	3	0	0	3	02 - 11	0

28 April
	Czechoslovakia	5-4	Canada

28 April
	Soviet Union	4-0	Sweden

30 April
	Canada	3-1	Sweden

30 April
	Soviet Union	1-1	Czechoslovakia

02 May
	Soviet Union	8-2	Canada

02 May
	Czechoslovakia	4-1	Sweden

Consolation Round[]

	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
5	West Germany	10	5	1	4	31 - 34	11
6	East Germany	10	3	0	7	29 - 40	6
7	Finland	10	2	2	6	30 - 40	6
8	Italy	10	1	1	8	16 - 56	3

27 April
	West Germany	5-4	Italy

27 April
	East Germany	6-2	Finland

29 April
	Finland	4-2	West Germany

29 April
	Italy	3-1	East Germany

01 May
	West Germany	7-3	East Germany

01 May
	Italy	4-4	Finland

World Championship Group B (Japan)[]

	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
9	United States	7	6	1	0	53 - 14	13
10	Poland	7	5	1	1	43 - 19	11
11	Austria	7	3	4	0	41 - 27	10
12	Norway	7	4	0	3	29 - 28	8
13	Japan	7	2	2	3	23 - 31	6
14	Switzerland	7	1	2	4	25 - 35	4
15	Romania	7	1	1	5	20 - 48	3
16	Yugoslavia	7	0	1	6	18 - 50	1

21 March
	Japan	3-2	Yugoslavia

21 March
	Norway	5-3	Romania

22 March
	Poland	7-1	Norway

22 March
	Austria	8-8	Switzerland

22 March
	United States	13-2	Yugoslavia

23 March
	United States	6-2	Romania

23 March
	Japan	3-3	Switzerland

24 March
	Poland	12-2	Yugoslavia

24 March
	Austria	3-2	Norway

24 March
	Japan	6-2	Romania

25 March
	Austria	5-5	Poland

25 March
	United States	5-2	Switzerland

26 March
	Romania	7-7	Yugoslavia

26 March
	Japan	4-5	Norway

27 March
	Poland	6-4	Switzerland

27 March
	United States	3-3	Austria

28 March
	Norway	6-2	Yugoslavia

28 March
	Romania	4-3	Switzerland

28 March
	United States	6-2	Poland

28 March
	Japan	5-5	Austria

30 March
	Austria	12-2	Romania

30 March
	Switzerland	4-1	Yugoslavia

30 March
	United States	8-2	Norway

30 March
	Japan	1-2	Poland

31 March
	Norway	8-1	Switzerland

31 March
	Austria	5-2	Yugoslavia

31 March
	Poland	9-0	Romania

31 March
	Japan	1-12	United States

World Championship Group C (Hungary)[]

	Team	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points difference	Points
17	Netherlands	7	7	0	0	78 - 11	14
18	Hungary	7	5	0	2	50 - 25	10
19	China	7	4	1	2	28 - 23	9
20	Denmark	7	4	0	3	24 - 26	8
21	France	7	3	1	3	41 - 25	7
22	Bulgaria	7	1	1	5	20 - 36	3
23	Spain	7	1	1	5	17 - 55	3
24	North Korea	7	1	0	6	15 - 72	2

11 March
	France	2-5	Denmark

11 March
	Netherlands	7-2	Bulgaria

11 March
	China	5-2	North Korea

11 March
	Hungary	17-2	Spain

12 March
	Hungary	3-1	France

12 March
	North Korea	1-11	Netherlands

13 March
	Spain	0-4	Denmark

13 March
	Bulgaria	1-5	China

14 March
	Hungary	14-1	North Korea

14 March
	France	0-10	Netherlands

14 March
	Denmark	4-5	Bulgaria

14 March
	Spain	0-5	China

15 March
	North Korea	1-24	France

15 March
	Hungary	5-12	Netherlands

16 March
	Denmark	1-6	China

16 March
	Bulgaria	4-4	Spain

17 March
	Netherlands	12-1	China

17 March
	France	7-1	Spain

17 March
	Bulgaria	4-5	North Korea

17 March
	Hungary	0-4	Denmark

19 March
	Hungary	7-2	Bulgaria

19 March
	Netherlands	16-2	Spain

19 March
	Denmark	6-3	North Korea

19 March
	China	3-3	France

20 March
	Spain	8-2	North Korea

20 March
	Netherlands	10-0	Denmark

20 March
	France	4-2	Bulgaria

	Hungary	4-3	China
20 March

World Championship Medal Table[]

1983 World Championships	Country
Gold	Soviet Union
Silver	Czechoslovakia
Bronze	Canada
4	Sweden
5	Germany
6	East Germany
7	Finland
8	Italy

European Championships Medal Table[]

1983 European Championships Medal Table	Country
Gold	Soviet Union
Silver	Czechoslovakia
Bronze	Sweden
4	Germany
5	East Germany
6	Finland
7	Italy