2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

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2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates12–18 April
Teams12
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The 2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I 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 Budapest, Hungary and Group B in Puigcerdà, Spain, from 12 to 18 April 2026.

Group A tournament

2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I A
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
City Budapest
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–18 April
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Placed 9th in 2025 Top Division and was relegated.
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Host, placed 10th in 2025 Top Division and was relegated.
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Placed 3rd in 2025 Division I A.
Flag of France.svg  France Placed 4th in 2025 Division I A.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Placed 5th in 2025 Division I A.
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Placed 1st in 2025 Division I B and was promoted.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 000000000Promoted to the 2027 Top Division
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (H)000000000
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 000000000
4Flag of France.svg  France 000000000
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 000000000
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 000000000Relegated to the 2027 Division I B
First match(es) will be played: 12 April 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]

12 April 2026
12:30		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgvFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Budapest
12 April 2026
16:00		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svgvFlag of Norway.svg  Norway Budapest
12 April 2026
19:30		 France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Budapest
13 April 2026
12:30		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Budapest
13 April 2026
16:00		 Norway  Flag of Norway.svgvFlag of France.svg  France Budapest
13 April 2026
19:30		 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svgvFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Budapest
15 April 2026
12:30		 Norway  Flag of Norway.svgvFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Budapest
15 April 2026
16:00		 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svgvFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Budapest
15 April 2026
19:30		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svgvFlag of France.svg  France Budapest
17 April 2026
12:30		 France  Flag of France.svgvFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Budapest
17 April 2026
16:00		 Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Budapest
17 April 2026
19:30		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvFlag of Norway.svg  Norway Budapest
18 April 2026
12:30		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgvFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Budapest
18 April 2026
16:00		 Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svgvFlag of France.svg  France Budapest
18 April 2026
19:30		 Norway  Flag of Norway.svgvFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Budapest

Group B tournament

2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division I B
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
City Puigcerdà
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–18 April
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Placed 6th in 2025 Division I A and was relegated.
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Placed 2nd in 2025 Division I B.
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Placed 3rd in 2025 Division I B.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Placed 4th in 2025 Division I B.
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Placed 5th in 2025 Division I B.
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Host, placed 1st in 2025 Division II A and was promoted.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 000000000Promoted to the 2027 Division I A
2Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 000000000
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 000000000
4Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 000000000
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 000000000
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (H)000000000Relegated to the 2027 Division II A
First match(es) will be played: 12 April 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]

12 April 2026
13:00		 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svgvFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Poliesportiu, Budapest
12 April 2026
16:30		 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Poliesportiu, Budapest
12 April 2026
20:00		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Poliesportiu, Budapest
13 April 2026
13:00		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Poliesportiu, Budapest
13 April 2026
16:30		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Poliesportiu, Budapest
13 April 2026
20:00		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svgvFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Poliesportiu, Budapest
15 April 2026
13:00		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Poliesportiu, Budapest
15 April 2026
16:30		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Poliesportiu, Budapest
15 April 2026
20:00		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Poliesportiu, Budapest
17 April 2026
13:00		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svgvFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Poliesportiu, Budapest
17 April 2026
16:30		 Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svgvFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Poliesportiu, Budapest
17 April 2026
20:00		 Latvia  Flag of Latvia.svgvFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Poliesportiu, Budapest
18 April 2026
13:00		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Poliesportiu, Budapest
18 April 2026
16:30		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svgvFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà
18 April 2026
20:00		 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svgvFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Poliesportiu, Puigcerdà

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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