IIHF World Championship Division IV
International ice hockey tournament
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The IIHF World Championship Division IV is an annual sports event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The division has been introduced for the 2020 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, and forms the lowest level of the IIHF World Championships.
Upcoming season or competition: 2026 IIHF World Championship Division IV | |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2020 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Most recent champion |  Uzbekistan |
| Most titles |  Kyrgyzstan Philippines Mongolia Uzbekistan (1) |
| Promotion to | Division III |
| Relegation to | no relegation |
| Official website | IIHF.com |
Results
The national team that wins the Division IV championship will be promoted to the following year's Division III B championship, and will be replaced by the team relegated down from Division III B.
| Year | Champion and promoted | 2nd place |
|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] | |
| 2022 | Kyrgyzstan |  Iran |
| 2023 | Philippines | Mongolia |
| 2024 | Mongolia |  Kuwait |
| 2025 | Uzbekistan |  Armenia |
Summary of participation
Includes participation in Division IV only, see each team's main article to see their results at all levels of past Ice Hockey World Championships.
1 championship participation list announced[2]
| Team | Times | First | Last | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Best finish (first/last) | Hosted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 1 | 2025 | – | 1 | – | 1 | Second (in 2025) | 1 | |
 Indonesia | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | – | – | 1 | 1 | Third (in 2024) | 0 |
| Iran | 2 | 2022 | 2025 | – | 1 | – | 1 | Second (in 2022) | 0 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 2022 | 2025 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | Second (in 2024) | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2022 | 1 | – | – | 1 | First (in 2022) | 1 | |
 Malaysia | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | – | – | – | – | Fourth (in 2022, 2024) | 0 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | First (in 2024) | 1 |
| Philippines | 2 | 2022 | 2023 | 1 | – | – | 1 | First (in 2023) | 0 |
 Singapore | 1 | 2022 | – | – | 1 | 1 | Third (in 2022) | 0 | |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 2025 | 1 | – | – | 1 | First (in 2025) | 0 | |
