2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division I

See also: 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2026 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I

Tournament details
Host countries	Slovenia   Italy
Venue	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	7–13 December 2025 8–14 December 2025
Teams	12
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The 2026 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I will be two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I A represents the second tier and Division I B the third 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 2006.

Division I A

2026 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A

Tournament details
Host country	Slovenia
City	Bled
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	7–13 December 2025
Teams	6
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I A tournament will be played in Bled, Slovenia, from 7 to 13 December 2025. ^{[1] [2]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Kazakhstan	placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated
Austria	placed 2nd in Division I A last year
Norway	placed 3rd in Division I A last year
Slovenia	hosts; placed 4th in Division I A last year
France	placed 5th in Division I A last year
Ukraine	placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2027 Top Division
2	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Slovenia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2027 Division I B

First match(es) will be played: 7 December 2025. 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+01:00).

7 December 2025 12:30

France

v

Norway

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

7 December 2025 16:00

Slovenia

v

Austria

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

7 December 2025 19:30

Ukraine

v

Kazakhstan

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

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8 December 2025 12:30

Austria

v

France

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

8 December 2025 16:00

Norway

v

Ukraine

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

8 December 2025 19:30

Kazakhstan

v

Slovenia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

---

10 December 2025 12:30

Austria

v

Norway

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

10 December 2025 16:00

Ukraine

v

Slovenia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

10 December 2025 19:30

Kazakhstan

v

France

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

---

11 December 2025 12:30

Austria

v

Ukraine

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

11 December 2025 16:00

Norway

v

Kazakhstan

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

11 December 2025 19:30

Slovenia

v

France

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

---

13 December 2025 12:30

France

v

Ukraine

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

13 December 2025 16:00

Kazakhstan

v

Austria

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

13 December 2025 19:30

Norway

v

Slovenia

Bled Ice Arena, Bled

Division I B

2026 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I B

Tournament details
Host country	Italy
City	Milan
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	8–14 December 2025
Teams	6
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I B tournament will be played in Milan, Italy, from 8 to 14 December 2025. ^{[3] [4]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Hungary	placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
Japan	placed 2nd in Division I B last year
Italy	hosts; placed 3rd in Division I B last year
Estonia	placed 4th in Division I B last year
Poland	placed 5th in Division I B last year
Lithuania	placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2027 Division I A
2	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Italy (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Estonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2027 Division II A

First match(es) will be played: 8 December 2025. 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+01:00).

8 December 2025 12:00

Estonia

v

Japan

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

8 December 2025 16:00

Poland

v

Italy

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

8 December 2025 20:00

Lithuania

v

Hungary

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

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9 December 2025 12:00

Japan

v

Poland

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

9 December 2025 16:00

Hungary

v

Estonia

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

9 December 2025 20:00

Italy

v

Lithuania

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

---

11 December 2025 12:00

Lithuania

v

Estonia

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

11 December 2025 16:00

Hungary

v

Poland

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

11 December 2025 20:00

Japan

v

Italy

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

---

13 December 2025 12:00

Estonia

v

Poland

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

13 December 2025 16:00

Japan

v

Lithuania

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

13 December 2025 20:00

Italy

v

Hungary

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

---

14 December 2025 12:00

Poland

v

Lithuania

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

14 December 2025 16:00

Italy

v

Estonia

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

14 December 2025 20:00

Hungary

v

Japan

Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena, Milan

References

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

External links

• Official website of IIHF