2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

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2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates12–18 April
30 March – 5 April
Teams12
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The 2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II 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 Bled, Slovenia from 13 to 19 April 2026 and Group B in Hong Kong, from 30 March to 5 April 2026.

Group A tournament

2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
2026 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
City Bled
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates13–19 April
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Host, placed 6th in Division I B and was relegated.
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Placed 10th in 2025 Division II A.
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Placed 3rd in 2025 Division II A.
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Placed 4th in 2025 Division II A.
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Placed 5th in 2025 Division II A.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Placed 1st in 2025 Division II B and was promoted.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia (H)000000000Promoted to the 2027 Division I A
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 000000000
3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 000000000
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 000000000
5Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 000000000
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 000000000Relegated to the 2027 Division II B
First match(es) will be played: 13 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]

13 April 2026
12:30		 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Ledena dvorana, Bled
13 April 2026
16:00		 Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Ledena dvorana, Bled
13 April 2026
19:30		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svgvFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Ledena dvorana, Bled
14 April 2026
12:30		 North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Ledena dvorana, Bled
14 April 2026
16:00		 Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Ledena dvorana, Bled
14 April 2026
19:30		 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svgvFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Ledena dvorana, Bled
16 April 2026
12:30		 Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Ledena dvorana, Bled
16 April 2026
16:00		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svgvFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Ledena dvorana, Bled
16 April 2026
19:30		 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svgvFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Ledena dvorana, Bled
17 April 2026
12:30		 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svgvFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Ledena dvorana, Bled
17 April 2026
16:00		 North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svgvFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Ledena dvorana, Bled
17 April 2026
19:30		 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Ledena dvorana, Bled
19 April 2026
12:30		 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svgvFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Ledena dvorana, Bled
19 April 2026
16:00		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Ledena dvorana, Bled
19 April 2026
19:30		 Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svgvFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Ledena dvorana, Bled

Group B tournament

2026 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
City Hong Kong
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates30 March – 5 April
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Placed 6th in 2025 Division II A and was relegated.
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Placed 2nd in 2025 Division II B.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Placed 3rd in 2025 Division II B.
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Placed 4th in 2025 Division II B.
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Host, placed 5th in 2025 Division II B.
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Placed 1st in 2025 Division III A and was promoted.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 000000000Promoted to the 2027 Division II A
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 000000000
3Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 000000000
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 000000000
5Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (H)000000000
6Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 000000000Relegated to the 2027 Division III A
First match(es) will be played: 30 March 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+8). [2]

30 March 2026
12:30		 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong
30 March 2026
16:00		 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong
30 March 2026
19:30		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong
31 March 2026
12:30		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong
31 March 2026
16:00		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong
31 March 2026
19:30		 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svgvFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong
2 April 2026
12:30		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong
2 April 2026
16:00		 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong
2 April 2026
19:30		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgvFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong
3 April 2026
12:30		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong
3 April 2026
16:00		 Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong
3 April 2026
19:30		 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong
5 April 2026
12:30		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgvFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong
5 April 2026
16:00		 Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong
5 April 2026
19:30		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong DB Ice Rink, Hong Kong

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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