IIHF Development Cup

IIHF Development Cup
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	2017
Most recent; champion(s)	Men's – Ireland (1st title); Women's – Colombia (2nd title)

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]

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	Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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

Medal table

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Ireland	1	1	2	4
2	Liechtenstein	1	1	0	2
3	Colombia	1	0	2	3
4	Morocco	1	0	0	1
4	North Macedonia	1	0	0	1
6	Portugal	0	2	1	3
7	Argentina	0	1	0	1
Totals (7 countries)		5	5	5	15

Participating nations

Nation^[7]^[8]^[9]^[1]	2017	2018	2022	2023	2024	Total
Algeria	–	–	4	–	–	1
Andorra	4	4	5	–	–	3
Argentina	–	–	–	2	4	2
Brazil	–	–	–	–	6	1
Colombia	–	–	1	3	3	3
Greece	–	–	–	–	5	1
Ireland	2	3	3	4	1	5
Liechtenstein	–	–	2	1	–	2
Morocco	1	–	–	–	–	1
North Macedonia	–	1	–	–	–	1
Portugal	3	2	6	5	2	5

Women's

Results

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Host city	Host country
2022^[5]	Colombia (1)	Kuwait (1)	Luxembourg (1)	Kuwait City	Kuwait
2023^[12]	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]^[13]	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

References

^ ^a ^b Roy, Christophe (May 3, 2023). "Development Cup". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
^ "IIHF Development Cup Set To Make History". The Puck Authority. May 4, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
^ "Morocco makes it". iihf.com. Martin Merk. 1 October 2017.
^ "Le Maroc remporte le 1er Tournoi d'Andorre". lematin.ma. 8 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Montroy, Liz (13 November 2022). "Colombia wins Women's Development Cup". iihf.com.
^ Douglas, William (21 November 2022). "Color of Hockey: Colombia women take huge step at IIHF Development Cup". nhl.com.
^ ^a ^b "Morocco makes it". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Second Development Cup held". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Colombia wins at debut". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
^ Kaufmann, Gary. "Liechtenstein gewinnt Turnier als Team" (in German). Vaterland.li. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
^ Glennon, Michael (April 28, 2024). "Ireland win gold at IIHF Cup in Slovakia". RTE. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^ "2024 Women's Development Cup". iihf.com. 8 November 2023.
^ Kennedy, Ian (2023-11-14). "Colombia Repeats As IIHF Development Cup Champions". The Hockey News Womens News, Analysis and More. Retrieved 2024-03-23.