2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II
International ice hockey competition
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The 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II was scheduled to be two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II Group A tournament would have been held in Jaca, Spain, from 10 to 16 April 2021 and the Division II Group B tournament in Zagreb, Croatia, from 7 to 13 March 2021.[1]
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates10–16 April 2021
(cancelled)
7–13 March 2021
(cancelled)
(cancelled)
7–13 March 2021
(cancelled)
Teams11
In 2020, Australia was initially promoted but after Division II Group A was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they remain in Division II Group B.[2][3]
On 18 November 2020, both tournaments were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Division II Group A
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Spain |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 10–16 April 2021 (cancelled) |
| Teams | 6 |
Planned participating teams
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Latvia |
Placed 6th in 2019 Division I B and were relegated. |
 Great Britain |
Placed 2nd in 2019 Division II A. |
| Spain |
Hosts; placed 3rd in 2019 Division II A. |
 Mexico |
Placed 4th in 2019 Division II A. |
 North Korea |
Placed 5th in 2019 Division II A. |
 Chinese Taipei |
Placed 1st in 2019 Division II B and were promoted. |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Great Britain |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Spain (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Mexico |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | North Korea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Division II Group B
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Croatia |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 7–13 March 2021 (cancelled) |
| Teams | 5 |
Planned participating teams
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Australia |
Placed 1st in Division II B last year. |
 Iceland |
Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II B last year. |
 New Zealand |
Placed 3rd in Division II B last year. |
 Turkey |
Placed 4th in Division II B last year. |
| Croatia |
Placed 5th in Division II B last year. |
 South Africa |
Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted. |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Iceland |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Turkey |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Croatia (H) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | South Africa |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | New Zealand |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |