2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division III

2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host country	Thailand
City	Bangkok
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	29 January – 4 February 2026; (Cancelled)
Teams	5

The 2026 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division III was a planned international under-18 women's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It would have been played in Bangkok, Thailand, from 29 January to 4 February 2026. Division III represents the sixth tier of the IIHF U18 Women's World Championship.

The tournament was cancelled on 21 January 2026, citing "unforeseen circumstances, which made it impossible to stage the tournament as planned."^[1]

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Thailand	Hosts; placed 2nd in Division III last year
Croatia	Placed 3rd in Division III last year
Lithuania	Placed 4th in Division III last year
Bulgaria	The team sat out last year's World Championship
Iran	First participation in World Championship

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Thailand (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Match schedule

All times are local (Thailand Time – UTC+7)

29 January 2026
14:30

Croatia

Cancelled

Iran