2027 IIHF World Championship

The 2027 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Düsseldorf and Mannheim, Germany from 14 to 30 May 2027.

2027 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Germany
Dates14–30 May
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)

Host nation bid

The only bidders were Kazakhstan and Germany.[1] Norway withdrew its bid in January, four months and a half before the host selection.[2]

In the end, on 26 May 2023, the IIHF Congress awarded Germany the rights to host the competition.[3]

Venues

Two venues will be used.[4]

Düsseldorf
Mannheim
PSD Bank Dome SAP Arena
Capacity: 14,282 Capacity: 13,600

Participants
Qualified as hosts
Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2026 IIHF World Championship
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Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2026 IIHF World Championship Division I
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References
  1. "Offiziell: DEB bewirbt sich um die Austragung der WM 2027, Konkurrenz aus Kasachstan und Norwegen". eishockeynews.de. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. "Norway withdraws bid". IIHF. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  3. "And 2027 goes to …". iihf.com. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  4. "2027 IIHF-Eishockey-Weltmeisterschaft wird in Deutschland ausgetragen – Eishockey-Weltverband IIHF vergibt Recht zur Austragung an DEB". deb-online.de. Retrieved 26 May 2023.


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