2026 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2026 IIHF World Championship Division II consists of two international 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 Ice Hockey World Championships.

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2026 IIHF World Championship Division II

Group A tournament

2026 IIHF World Championship Division II

The Division II Group A tournament will be played in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, from 20 to 26 April 2026.

This tournament will be played under a new format. The teams were divided into two groups of three using the serpentine system. In the group stage, each team from Group A will face all three opponents from Group B, and vice versa. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals, which will be played as A1 vs. A2, and B1 vs. B2.

Participants

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Croatia</td><td>Placed 6th in Division I B in 2025 and were relegated.</td></tr><tr><td> Serbia</td><td>Placed 2nd in Division II A in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II A in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> Belgium</td><td>Placed 4th in Division II A in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> Australia</td><td>Placed 5th in Division II A in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> Georgia</td><td>Placed 1st in Division II B in 2025 and were promoted.</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group A

<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>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Croatia</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>Semifinals</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Belgium</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> Australia</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>Relegation round</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group B

<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>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Serbia</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>Semifinals</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> United Arab Emirates (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>3</td><td> Georgia</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>Relegation round</td></tr></tbody></table>

Brackets

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Semifinals</th><th></th><th></th><th>Final</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>A1</td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>A2</td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>B1</td><td> </td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>B2</td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Bronze medal game</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>Relegation round</th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>A3</td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td></td><td>B3</td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Final 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>Team 1</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>Champions / Promotion to the 2027 Division I B</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Team 2</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>Runners-up</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Team 3</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>Third place</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Team 4</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>Fourth place</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Team 5</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>Fifth place</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Team 6</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>Sixth place / Relegation to the 2027 Division II B</td></tr></tbody></table>

Group B tournament

2026 IIHF World Championship Division II

The Division II Group B tournament will be played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 6 to 12 April 2026.

Participants

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Qualification</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Israel</td><td>Placed 6th in Division II A in 2025 and were relegated.</td></tr><tr><td> Iceland</td><td>Placed 2nd in Division II B in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> New Zealand</td><td>Placed 3rd in Division II B in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> Bulgaria</td><td>Hosts; placed 4th in Division II B in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> Chinese Taipei</td><td>Placed 5th in Division II B in 2025.</td></tr><tr><td> Kyrgyzstan</td><td>Placed 1st in Division III A in 2025 and were 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> Israel</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>Promotion to the 2027 Division II A</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Iceland</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> New Zealand</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> Bulgaria (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> Chinese Taipei</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> Kyrgyzstan</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>Relegation to the 2027 Division III A</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results

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