2026 IIHF World Championship Division I

The 2026 IIHF World Championship Division I consists of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Divisions I A and I B represent the second and the third tier of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships.

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2026 IIHF World Championship Division I

Group A tournament

2026 IIHF World Championship Division I

The Division I Group A tournament will be played in Sosnowiec, Poland from 2 to 8 May 2026.

Participants

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Kazakhstan</td><td>Placed 15th in the Elite Division in 2025 and was relegated.</td></tr><tr><td> France</td><td>Placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2025 and was relegated.</td></tr><tr><td> Ukraine</td><td>Placed 3rd in Division I A in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>Placed 4th in Division I A in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> Poland</td><td>Host, placed 5th in Division I A in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> Lithuania</td><td>Placed 1st in Division I B in 2025 and was promoted.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Standings

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>OTW</th><th>OTL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Kazakhstan</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Promoted to the 2027 Top Division</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> France</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Ukraine</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Japan</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Poland (H)</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Lithuania</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Relegated to the 2027 Division I B</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group B tournament

2026 IIHF World Championship Division I

The Division I Group B tournament will be played in Shenzhen, China from 29 April to 5 May 2026.

Participants

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Romania</td><td>Placed 6th in Division I A in 2025 and was relegated.</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>Placed 2nd in Division I B in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> Estonia</td><td>Placed 3rd in Division I B in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>Host, placed 4th in Division I B in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> Spain</td><td>Placed 5th in Division I B in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> Netherlands</td><td>Placed 1st in Division II A in 2025 and was promoted.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Standings

<table><thead><tr><th>Pos</th><th>Team</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>OTW</th><th>OTL</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th><th>Promotion or relegation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Romania</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Promoted to the 2027 Division I A</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> South Korea</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Estonia</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> China (H)</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> Spain</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>Relegated to the 2027 Division II A</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results

All times are local (UTC+8).