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 IIHF members without a league or Olympic-sized rink.[2]
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Most recent champions | Men's –  Puerto Rico (1st title)Women's –  Colombia (2nd 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
editResults
edit| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | |
| 2025[12][13] | Puerto Rico (1) |
Liechtenstein (2) |
Portugal (2) |
Canillo | Andorra | |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Country | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Ireland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Portugal | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (8 countries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participating nations
editPortugal has participated in each Development Cup since 2017, coached by Jim Aldred.[14]
| Nation[7][8][9][1] | 2017 |
2018 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2025 |
2026 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Andorra | 4 | 4 | 5 | – | – | 6 | TBA | 4 |
| Argentina | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | – | TBA | 2 |
 Brazil | – | – | – | – | 6 | 5 | TBA | 2 |
| Colombia | – | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | TBA | 3 |
 Greece | – | – | – | – | 5 | 4 | TBA | 2 |
 India | – | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 1 |
| Ireland | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | TBA | 5 |
| Liechtenstein | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | TBA | 3 |
| Morocco | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | Q | 2 |
| North Macedonia | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | TBA | 1 |
| Portugal | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | TBA | 6 |
| Puerto Rico | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | TBA | 1 |
Women's
editResults
edit| Year | Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Host city | Host country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022[5] | Colombia (1) |
 Kuwait (1) |
 Luxembourg (1) |
Kuwait City | Kuwait |
| 2023[15] | Colombia (2) |
Argentina (1) |
 Iran (1) |
Krynica-Zdrój |  Poland |
Medal table
edit| 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
edit| Nation[5][16] | 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 |
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 3 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.
- 1 2 "Morocco makes it". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- 1 2 "Second Development Cup held". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "IIHF Development Cup - National Teams of Ice Hockey". nationalteamsoficehockey.com. 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (May 3, 2025). "Puerto Rico claims Men's Development Cup". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ↑ Podnieks, Andrew (1 January 2025). "IIHF Contributors' Class 2025". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
External links
edit- Development Cup - official facebook
- Development Cup - eurohockey.com
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