IIHF Development Cup
Annual international ice hockey tournament
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The IIHF Development Cup is an annual international ice hockey tournament sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It is designed for national teams that do not compete in the IIHF World Championships.[1] Since countries are required to have an Olympic-size ice rink and a domestic league to play in the World Championships, the Development Cup is the highest-level international tournament available to IIHF members without a league or Olympic-sized rink.[2]
championsMen's –
Puerto Rico (1st title)Women's –
Colombia (2nd title) | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Most recent champions | Men's – Puerto Rico (1st title) Women's – Colombia (2nd title) |
The first edition was held in Canillo, Andorra in 2017 with Morocco winning the title.[3][4] In 2022, the first Women's Development Cup was held in Kuwait City, Kuwait and was won by Colombia.[5][6]
Men's
Results
| Year |  Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
Host city | Host country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017[7] |  Morocco (1) |
 Ireland (1) |
 Portugal (1) |
Canillo |  Andorra | |
| 2018[8] |  North Macedonia (1) |
Portugal (1) |
Ireland (1) |
Füssen |  Germany | |
| 2019 | Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2020 | ||||||
| 2022[9] | Colombia (1) |
 Liechtenstein (1) |
Ireland (2) |
Füssen | Germany | |
| 2023[10] | Liechtenstein (1) |
 Argentina (1) |
Colombia (1) |
Bratislava |  Slovakia | |
| 2024[11] | Ireland (1) |
Portugal (2) |
Colombia (2) |
Bratislava | Slovakia | |
| 2025[12][13] | Puerto Rico (1) |
Liechtenstein (2) |
Portugal (2) |
Canillo | Andorra | |
Medal table
| Rank | Country | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Ireland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Portugal | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 countries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participating nations
Portugal has participated in each Development Cup since 2017, coached by Jim Aldred.[14]
| Nation[7][8][9][1] | 2017 |
2018 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Andorra | 4 | 4 | 5 | – | – | 6 | TBA | 4 |
| Argentina | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | TBA | 2 |
 Brazil | – | – | – | – | 6 | 5 | TBA | 2 |
| Colombia | – | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | TBA | 3 |
 Greece | – | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | TBA | 2 |
 India | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 |
| Ireland | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | TBA | 5 |
| Liechtenstein | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | TBA | 3 |
| Morocco | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 2 |
| North Macedonia | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | TBA | 1 |
| Portugal | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | TBA | 6 |
| Puerto Rico | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | TBA | 1 |
Women's
Results
| Year | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Host city | Host country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022[5] | Colombia (1) |
 Kuwait (1) |
 Luxembourg (1) |
Kuwait City | Kuwait |
| 2023[15] | Colombia (2) |
Argentina (1) |
 Iran (1) |
Krynica-Zdrój |  Poland |
Medal table
| Rank | Country | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Kuwait | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 countries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating nations
| Nation[5][16] | 2022 |
2023 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andorra | 6 | - | 1 |
| Argentina | - | 2 | 1 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Iran | - | 3 | 1 |
| Ireland | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Kuwait | 3 | - | 1 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | - | 1 |
 United Arab Emirates | 4 | - | 1 |
