2019 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2019 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships were the 21st such series of tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2020 competition.

2019 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

Tournament details
Host countries	Finland Hungary China Great Britain Romania South Africa
Venue(s)	7 (in 6 host cities)
Teams	39
Final positions
Champions	United States (8th title)
Runner-up	Finland
Third place	Canada

Championship (Top Division)

Further information: 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship

The Top Division tournament was played in Espoo, Finland, from 4 to 14 April 2019, and for the first time had ten nations participating.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	A	United States	7	6	1	0	0	41	5	+36	20	Champions
2	A	Finland (H)	7	4	0	1	2	21	19	+2	13	Runners-up
3	A	Canada	7	5	0	0	2	33	9	+24	15	Third place
4	A	Russia	7	2	0	0	5	6	35	−29	6	Fourth place
5	A	Switzerland	5	0	0	0	5	3	25	−22	0	Eliminated in Quarter-finals
6	B	Czech Republic	5	4	0	0	1	14	8	+6	12
7	B	Germany	5	1	1	1	2	7	13	−6	6
8	B	Japan	5	2	0	0	3	9	12	−3	6
9	B	Sweden	5	2	0	1	2	11	13	−2	7	Did not play World Championship in 2021
10	B	France	5	0	1	0	4	7	13	−6	2	Relegated to the 2022 Division I A

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) Group; 2) position in the group; 3) number of points; 4) goal difference; 5) goals scored; 6) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:

Division I

Further information: 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

Division I Group A

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 7 to 13 April 2019.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Hungary (H)	5	4	0	1	0	20	6	+14	13	Promoted to the 2021 Top Division
2	Denmark	5	3	0	0	2	18	16	+2	9
3	Norway	5	3	0	0	2	12	10	+2	9
4	Austria	5	2	1	0	2	20	13	+7	8
5	Slovakia	5	1	1	1	2	7	12	−5	6
6	Italy	5	0	0	0	5	3	23	−20	0	Relegated to the 2022 Division I B

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
Notes:

Division I Group B

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Beijing, China, from 6 to 12 April 2019.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Netherlands	5	5	0	0	0	17	4	+13	15	Promoted to the 2022 Division I A
2	South Korea	5	3	0	0	2	17	15	+2	9
3	Poland	5	3	0	0	2	13	12	+1	9
4	China (H)	5	2	0	0	3	12	12	0	6
5	Kazakhstan	5	1	0	1	3	8	16	−8	4
6	Latvia	5	0	1	0	4	4	12	−8	2	Relegated to the 2022 Division II A

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
Notes:

Division II

Further information: 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

Division II Group A

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Dumfries, Great Britain, from 2 to 8 April 2019.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Slovenia	5	3	1	1	0	24	11	+13	12	Promoted to the 2022 Division I B
2	Great Britain (H)	5	3	1	0	1	13	9	+4	11
3	Spain	5	2	1	1	1	11	11	0	9
4	Mexico	5	2	0	1	2	14	18	−4	7
5	North Korea	5	1	1	1	2	12	13	−1	6
6	Australia	5	0	0	0	5	10	22	−12	0	Relegated to the 2020 Division II B

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

Division II Group B

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 1 to 7 April 2019.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Chinese Taipei	5	5	0	0	0	20	8	+12	15	Promoted to the 2022 Division II A
2	New Zealand	5	4	0	0	1	18	8	+10	12
3	Iceland	5	3	0	0	2	21	12	+9	9
4	Turkey	5	1	0	1	3	15	23	−8	4
5	Croatia	5	1	0	0	4	7	18	−11	3
6	Romania (H)	5	0	1	0	4	15	27	−12	2	Relegated to the 2020 Division III

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

Division II Group B Qualification

The Division II Group B Qualification tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 13 to 18 January 2019.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Ukraine	4	4	0	0	0	17	5	+12	12	Promoted to the 2020 Division II B
2	Belgium	4	3	0	0	1	24	7	+17	9
3	South Africa (H)	4	2	0	0	2	21	17	+4	6
4	Hong Kong	4	0	1	0	3	11	29	−18	2
5	Bulgaria	4	0	0	1	3	11	26	−15	1

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

External links

• Official website of IIHF