IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship

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IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship
Sport Ice hockey
Founded2008
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (2nd title) – Men's
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (2nd title) – Women's
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (2nd title) – Men's U20
Most titlesFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (6 titles) – Men's
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan & Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (2 titles each) – Women's
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (3 titles) – Men's U20
Official website IIHF.com

The IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship (formerly the IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia) are a series of international ice hockey tournaments in the continent of Asia. The purpose of the tournament is to provide competitive opportunities for Asian and Oceania teams that are either in the lower divisions of the IIHF World Championships or did not compete in any IIHF World Championships. The first edition was held in Hong Kong from 24 to 26 April 2008, with the second edition held a year later in the United Arab Emirates. The third edition took place from 29 March to 4 April 2010 in the Republic of China. [1]

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The first women's tournament took place in Shanghai, China from 10 to 14 April 2010, and the first University Challenge Cup of Asia took place in Goyang-Si, Seoul, South Korea from 12 to 14 May 2010. [2] Junior (under-20) and under-18 editions were introduced in 2012. On 31 January 2020, the women's and men's under-20 tournaments were cancelled, except the men's tournament, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] The competition was renamed to the IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship starting with the 2022 season. [4]

Results

Men's

#YearGold medal icon.svg GoldSilver medal icon.svg SilverBronze medal icon.svg BronzeHost cityHost country
1 2008 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (1)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (1)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (1) Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
2 2009 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (1)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (1)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (1) Abu Dhabi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
3 2010 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (2)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (1)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (1) Taipei City Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
4 2011 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (1)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (2)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (2) Kuwait City Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
5 2012 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (2)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (2)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (2) Dehradun Flag of India.svg  India
6 2013 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (3)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (1)Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (1) Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
7 2014 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (4)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (3)Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (2) Abu Dhabi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
8 2015 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (5)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (4)Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (3) Taipei City Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
9 2016 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (6)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (5)Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (4) Abu Dhabi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
10 2017 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (3)Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (1)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (3) Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
11 2018 Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (1)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (3)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (1) Pasay Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
12 2019 Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (2)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (1)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (1) Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
- 2020 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [3] Singapore Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore

Men's Division I

#YearGold medal icon.svg GoldSilver medal icon.svg SilverBronze medal icon.svg BronzeHost cityHost country
1 2014 Flag of Macau.svg  Macau (1)Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan (1)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (1) Bishkek Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
2 2015 Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait (1)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (1)Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan (1) Kuwait City Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
3 2016 Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan (1)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (1)Flag of Macau.svg  Macau (1) Bishkek Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
4 2017 Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait (2)Flag of India.svg  India (1)Flag of Oman.svg  Oman (1) Kuwait City Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
5 2018 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (1)Flag of Macau.svg  Macau (1)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (1) Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

Women's

#YearGold medal icon.svg GoldSilver medal icon.svg SilverBronze medal icon.svg BronzeHost cityHost country
1 2010 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1 (1)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (1)Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (1) Shanghai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2 2011 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (1)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (1)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (1) Nikko Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
3 2012 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (2)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1 (2)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2 (1) Qiqihar Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4 2014 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (2)Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (1)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (2) Harbin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
5 2017 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand U18 (1)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (1)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (1) Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
6 2018 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei U18 (1)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand U18 (1)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (1) Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
7 2019 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (1)Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (1)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (2) Abu Dhabi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
-2020Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [3] Manila Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
8 2023 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (2)Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (1)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (3) Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
9 2024 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (1)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (1)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (1) Bishkek Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan

Women's Division I

#YearGold medal icon.svg GoldSilver medal icon.svg SilverBronze medal icon.svg BronzeHost cityHost country
1 2014 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (1)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (1)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (1) Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
2 2015 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (1)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (2)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (1) Taipei City Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
3 2016 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (2)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (3)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (2) Taipei City Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
4 2018 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (1)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (1)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (1) Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
5 2019 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (1)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (2)Flag of India.svg  India (1) Abu Dhabi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
-2020Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [3] Manila Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines

Men's U20

#YearGold medal icon.svg GoldSilver medal icon.svg SilverBronze medal icon.svg BronzeHost cityHost country
1 2010 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (1)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (1)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (1) Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2 2011 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (2)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (2)Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (2) Changchun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
3 2012 Flag of Russia.svg MHL Red Stars (1)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (1)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (1) Seoul Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
4 2013 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (3)Flag of Russia.svg MHL Red Stars (1)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (2) Khabarovsk Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
5 2014 Flag of Russia.svg MHL Red Stars (2)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (1)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (1) Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
6 2018 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (1)Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan (1)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (1) Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
7 2019 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (1)Flag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan (1)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (1) Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
-2020Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [3] Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
8 2022 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (1)Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore (1)Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (1) Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

Men's U20 Division I

#YearGold medal icon.svg GoldSilver medal icon.svg SilverBronze medal icon.svg BronzeHost cityHost country
1 2019 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (1)Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (1)Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (1) Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
-2020Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [3] Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

Men's U18

#YearGold medal icon.svg GoldSilver medal icon.svg SilverBronze medal icon.svg BronzeHost cityHost country
1 2012 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (1)Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (1)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (1) Abu Dhabi Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
2 2023 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (1)Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan (1)Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (1) Ulaanbaatar Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
3 2024 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (2)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (1)Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia (2) Tashkent, Samarkand Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
4 2025

Medals

Men (2008-2019)

Some countries compete in the lower divisions of the IIHF World Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 6006
2Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 3508
3Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 2147
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1113
5Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0336
6Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0123
7Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0112
8Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0011
Totals (8 entries)12121236

Women (2010-2024)

Some countries compete in the lower divisions of the IIHF World Women's Championships.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2215
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2114
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2103
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1102
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1102
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1102
7Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 0112
8Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0101
9Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0033
10Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0022
11Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 0011
Totals (11 entries)99927

Men's Division I

Women's Division I

Men's U20

RankCountryGold medal icon.svg GoldSilver medal icon.svg SilverBronze medal icon.svg BronzeTotal
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3115
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2103
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2002
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0224
5Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 0202
6Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 0101
7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 0022
8Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0011
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 0011
Totals (9 countries)77721

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