2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

See also: 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2026 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II

Tournament details
Host countries	Romania   Serbia
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	4–10 January 2026 18–24 January 2026
Teams	12
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The 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II will consist of two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A represents the fourth tier and Division II B the fifth tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team will be promoted to the next higher division, while the bottom-placed team will be relegated to a lower division.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2005.

Division II A

2026 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II A

Tournament details
Host country	Romania
City	Bucharest
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	4–10 January 2026
Teams	6
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II A tournament will be played in Bucharest, Romania, from 4 to 10 January 2026. ^{[1] [2]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
South Korea	placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated
Romania (hosts)	placed 2nd in Division II A last year
Croatia	placed 3rd in Division II A last year
Great Britain	placed 4th in Division II A last year
China	placed 5th in Division II A last year
Spain	placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2027 Division I B
2	Romania (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2027 Division II B

First match(es) will be played: 4 January 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

Results

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

4 January 2026 12:30

Croatia

v

South Korea

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

4 January 2026 16:00

Spain

v

Great Britain

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

4 January 2026 19:30

Romania

v

China

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

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5 January 2026 12:30

South Korea

v

Great Britain

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

5 January 2026 16:00

China

v

Spain

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

5 January 2026 19:30

Romania

v

Croatia

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

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7 January 2026 12:30

South Korea

v

China

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

7 January 2026 16:00

Croatia

v

Great Britain

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

7 January 2026 19:30

Romania

v

Spain

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

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8 January 2026 12:30

China

v

Croatia

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

8 January 2026 16:00

Spain

v

South Korea

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

8 January 2026 19:30

Great Britain

v

Romania

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

---

10 January 2026 12:30

Great Britain

v

China

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

10 January 2026 16:00

Croatia

v

Spain

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

10 January 2026 19:30

South Korea

v

Romania

Berceni Arena, Bucharest

Division II B

2026 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II B

Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
City	Belgrade
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	18–24 January 2026
Teams	6
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II B tournament will be played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 18 to 24 January 2026. ^{[3] [4]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Netherlands	placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated
Israel	placed 2nd in Division II B last year
Serbia (hosts)	placed 3rd in Division II B last year
Australia	placed 4th in Division II B last year
Iceland	placed 5th in Division II B last year
New Zealand	placed 1st in Division III A last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2027 Division II A
2	Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Serbia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2027 Division III A

First match(es) will be played: 18 January 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

Results

All times are local (Central European Time; UTC+1).

18 January 2026 12:30

New Zealand

v

Australia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

18 January 2026 16:00

Israel

v

Iceland

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

18 January 2026 19:30

Serbia

v

Netherlands

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

---

19 January 2026 12:30

Iceland

v

New Zealand

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

19 January 2026 16:00

Netherlands

v

Australia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

19 January 2026 19:30

Israel

v

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

---

21 January 2026 12:30

Netherlands

v

Iceland

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

21 January 2026 16:00

Israel

v

New Zealand

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

21 January 2026 19:30

Serbia

v

Australia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

---

22 January 2026 12:30

New Zealand

v

Netherlands

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

22 January 2026 16:00

Australia

v

Israel

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

22 January 2026 19:30

Iceland

v

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

---

24 January 2026 12:30

Australia

v

Iceland

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

24 January 2026 16:00

Netherlands

v

Israel

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

24 January 2026 19:30

Serbia

v

New Zealand

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

References

1. Division II A official website, www.iihf.com
2. Division II A statistics, stats.iihf.com
3. Division II B official website, www.iihf.com
4. Division II B statistics, stats.iihf.com

External links

• Official website of IIHF