1997 Roller Hockey World Cup
The 1997 Roller Hockey World Cup was the thirty-third roller hockey world cup, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports. It was contested by 12 national teams. The tournament was played in the city of Wuppertal, in Germany.
Group stage
Group A
| Teams advancing to quarter-finals |
| Team | ||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 7 | +29 | 9 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 11 | +28 | 8 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 8 | +23 | 7 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 42 | −31 | 4 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 42 | −31 | 0 |
Group B
| Teams advancing to quarter-finals |
| Team | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11 | +33 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 8 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 0 |
Final phase
9th to 12th play-off
| Team | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |