2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

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2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates23 February – 1 March
28 February – 5 March
Teams12
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The 2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III comprises two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2026 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). [1]

Contents

Group A will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from 23 February to 1 March 2026 and Group B in Kohtla-Järve, Estonia, from 28 February to 5 March 2026.

Group A tournament

2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III A
2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
City Zagreb
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates23 February – 1 March
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Placed 6th in Division II B and was relegated.
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Placed 10th in 2025 Division III A.
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Placed 3rd in 2025 Division III A.
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Placed 4th in 2025 Division III A.
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Host, placed 5th in 2025 Division III A.
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Placed 1st in 2025 Division III B and was promoted.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 000000000Promoted to the 2027 Division II A
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 000000000
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 000000000
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 000000000
5Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (H)000000000
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 000000000Relegated to the 2027 Division III B
First match(es) will be played: 23 February 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (UTC+2). [2]

23 February 2026
12:30		 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
23 February 2026
16:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
23 February 2026
19:30		 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
24 February 2026
12:30		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
24 February 2026
16:00		 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
24 February 2026
19:30		 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
26 February 2026
12:30		 Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
26 February 2026
16:00		 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
26 February 2026
19:30		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
27 February 2026
12:30		 Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
27 February 2026
16:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
27 February 2026
19:30		 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
1 March 2026
12:30		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
1 March 2026
16:00		 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb
1 March 2026
19:30		 Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb

Group B tournament

2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III B
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
City Kohtla-Järve
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates28 February – 5 March
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Placed 6th in 2025 Division III A and was relegated.
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Placed 2nd in 2025 Division III B.
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Host, placed 3rd in 2025 Division III B.
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 4th in 2025 Division III B.
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Placed 5th in 2025 Division III B.
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines First time participating.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 000000000Promoted to the 2027 Division III A
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 000000000
3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia (H)000000000
4Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 000000000
5Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 000000000
6Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 000000000
First match(es) will be played: 28 February 2026. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (UTC+2). [2]

28 February 2026
12:30		 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svgvFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
28 February 2026
16:00		 Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svgvFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
28 February 2026
19:30		 Israel  Flag of Israel.svgvFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
1 March 2026
12:30		 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
1 March 2026
16:00		 Israel  Flag of Israel.svgvFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
1 March 2026
19:30		 Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svgvFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
3 March 2026
12:30		 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
3 March 2026
16:00		 Israel  Flag of Israel.svgvFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
3 March 2026
19:30		 Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svgvFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
4 March 2026
12:30		 Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svgvFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
4 March 2026
16:00		 Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svgvFlag of Israel.svg  Israel Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
4 March 2026
19:30		 Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svgvFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
6 March 2026
12:30		 Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svgvFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
6 March 2026
16:00		 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of Israel.svg  Israel Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve
6 March 2026
19:30		 Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svgvFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Kohtla-Järve Ice Hall, Kohtla-Järve

References

  1. ↑ "A report from the IIHF Congress". IIHF. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Game schedules released for all lower divisions of Women's World Championships". IIHF. 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
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