IIHF Development Cup

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 many IIHF members.[2]

IIHF Development Cup
SportIce hockey
Founded2017
Most recent
champion(s)		 Liechtenstein –
Men's (1st title)
 Colombia –
Women's (1st 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 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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  Liechtenstein (1)  Argentina (1)  Colombia (1) Bratislava  Slovakia

Medal table
Rank Country 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Total
1 Liechtenstein110 2
2 Colombia101 2
3 Morocco100 1
 North Macedonia100 1
5 Ireland012 3
6 Portugal011 2
7 Argentina010 1
Totals (7 countries)44412

Participating nations
Nation[7][8][9][1] Andorra
2017
 Germany
2018
 Germany
2022
 Slovakia
2023
 Total
 Algeria––4–1
 Andorra445–3
 Argentina–––21
 Colombia––132
 Ireland23344
 Liechtenstein––212
 Morocco1–––1
 North Macedonia–1––1
 Portugal32654

Women's

Results
Year 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Host city Host country
2022[5]  Colombia (1)  Kuwait (1)  Luxembourg (1) Kuwait City  Kuwait

Medal table
Rank Country 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze Total
1 Colombia100 1
2 Kuwait010 1
3 Luxembourg001 1
Totals (3 countries)1113

Participating nations
Nation[5] Kuwait
2022
 Total
 Andorra61
 Colombia11
 Ireland51
 Kuwait31
 Luxembourg21
 United Arab Emirates41

References
  1. Roy, Christophe (May 3, 2023). "Development Cup". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  2. "IIHF Development Cup Set To Make History". The Puck Authority. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
  3. "Morocco makes it". iihf.com. Martin Merk. 1 October 2017.
  4. "Le Maroc remporte le 1er Tournoi d'Andorre". lematin.ma. 8 October 2017.
  5. Montroy, Liz (13 November 2022). "Colombia wins Women's Development Cup". iihf.com.
  6. Douglas, William (21 November 2022). "Color of Hockey: Colombia women take huge step at IIHF Development Cup". nhl.com.
  7. "Morocco makes it". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  8. "Second Development Cup held". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  9. "Colombia wins at debut". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
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