1949 Roller Hockey World Cup

The 1949 Roller Hockey World Cup was the fifth roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Patinage a Roulettes (now under the name of Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports). It was contested by 8 national teams (all from Europe) and it is also considered the 1949 European Roller Hockey Championship. All the games were played in the city of Lisbon, in Portugal, the chosen city host.

1949 Roller Hockey World Cup

Roller Hockey Men's World Championships
Tournament details
Host country	Portugal
Dates	28 May 1949 (1949-05-28)– 3 June 1949 (1949-06-03)
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Portugal (3rd title)
Runners-up	Spain
Third place	Italy
Fourth place	Belgium
Tournament statistics
Matches played	28
Goals scored	201 (7.18 per match)

Results

Team	NED	FRA	SWI	ENG	BEL	ITA	ESP	POR
Netherlands
France	5–2
Switzerland	8–2	6–5
England	7–0	1–5	3–3
Belgium	4–0	2–2	7–2	1–3
Italy	12–0	5–1	7–3	4–4	1–3
Spain	9–0	8–6	2–0	5–2	2–1	2–4
Portugal	9–1	8–1	3–0	5–1	3–1	5–2	6–2

Source:

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Portugal (C)	7	7	0	0	39	8	+31	14
Spain	7	5	0	2	30	19	+11	10
Italy	7	4	1	2	35	18	+17	9
Belgium	7	3	1	3	19	13	+6	7
England	7	2	2	3	21	23	−2	6
France	7	2	1	4	25	32	−7	5
Switzerland	7	2	1	4	22	29	−7	5
Netherlands	7	0	0	7	5	54	−49	0

Source:
(C) 1949 World Champion

See also

• FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup
• CERH European Roller Hockey Championship

External links

• 1949 World Cup in rink-hockey.net historical database