2026 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

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2026 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates12–18 April 2026 (A)
5–11 April 2026 (B)
Teams12
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The 2026 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II consists of two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Divisions II A and II B represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

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Division II A

2026 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
City Târgu Secuiesc
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–18 April 2026
Teams6
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament will be played in Târgu Secuiesc, Romania, from 12 to 18 April 2026. [1] [2]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Placed 2nd in Division II A last year
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Placed 3rd in Division II A last year
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Placed 4th in Division II A last year
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Placed 5th in Division II A last year
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 000000000Promotion to the 2027 Division I B
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 000000000
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 000000000
4Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 000000000
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (H)000000000
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 000000000Relegation to the 2027 Division II B
First match(es) will be played: 12 April 2026. Source: IIHF
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

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time; UTC+3).

12 April 2026
12:30		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Deme Laszlo Arena
12 April 2026
16:00		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Deme Laszlo Arena
12 April 2026
19:30		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Deme Laszlo Arena
13 April 2026
12:30		 Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Deme Laszlo Arena
13 April 2026
16:00		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svgvFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Deme Laszlo Arena
13 April 2026
19:30		 Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Deme Laszlo Arena
15 April 2026
12:30		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Deme Laszlo Arena
15 April 2026
16:00		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svgvFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Deme Laszlo Arena
15 April 2026
19:30		 Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Deme Laszlo Arena
16 April 2026
12:30		 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Deme Laszlo Arena
16 April 2026
16:00		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Deme Laszlo Arena
16 April 2026
19:30		 Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Deme Laszlo Arena
18 April 2026
12:30		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svgvFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Deme Laszlo Arena
18 April 2026
16:00		 Japan  Flag of Japan.svgvFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Deme Laszlo Arena
18 April 2026
19:30		 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Deme Laszlo Arena

Source: Match schedule

Division II B

2026 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B
2026 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II Group B logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
City Belgrade
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates5–11 April 2026
Teams6
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament will be played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 5 to 11 April 2026. [3] [4]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Placed 2nd in Division II B last year
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Placed 3rd in Division II B last year
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Placed 4th in Division II B last year
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Hosts; placed 5th in Division II B last year
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Placed 1st in Division III A last year and were promoted

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 000000000Promotion to the 2027 Division II A
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 000000000
3Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 000000000
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 000000000
5Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (H)000000000
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 000000000Relegation to the 2027 Division III A
First match(es) will be played: 5 April 2026. Source: IIHF
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

Match results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).

5 April 2026
12:30		 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svgvFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Pionir Ice Hall
5 April 2026
16:00		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Pionir Ice Hall
5 April 2026
19:30		 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Pionir Ice Hall
6 April 2026
12:30		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Pionir Ice Hall
6 April 2026
16:00		 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Pionir Ice Hall
6 April 2026
19:30		 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Pionir Ice Hall
8 April 2026
12:30		 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Pionir Ice Hall
8 April 2026
16:00		 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Pionir Ice Hall
8 April 2026
19:30		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Pionir Ice Hall
9 April 2026
12:30		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Pionir Ice Hall
9 April 2026
16:00		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgvFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Pionir Ice Hall
9 April 2026
19:30		 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Pionir Ice Hall
11 April 2026
12:30		 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svgvFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Pionir Ice Hall
11 April 2026
16:00		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Pionir Ice Hall
11 April 2026
19:30		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Pionir Ice Hall

Source: Match schedule

References

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