{{Short description|International ice hockey tournament}} {{See also|Ice Hockey World Championships}} {{Infobox sports league |upcoming_season = 2026 IIHF World Championship Division IV |sport = Ice hockey |founded = 2020 |teams = 6 |champion = {{ih|UZB}} |most_champs = {{ih|KGZ}}<br>{{ih|PHI}}<br>{{ih|MGL}}<br>{{ih|UZB}} (1) |promotion = Division III |relegation = no relegation |website = [http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships.html IIHF.com] }} The '''IIHF World Championship Division IV''' is an annual sports event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The division has been introduced for the 2020 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships, and forms the lowest level of the IIHF World Championships.
==Results== The national team that wins the Division IV championship will be promoted to the following year's Division III B championship, and will be replaced by the team relegated down from Division III B.
{| class="wikitable" width=40% !width=50|Year !! Champion and promoted !! Runner-up |- | 2020–2021 ||colspan="2" align=center|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/18277/iihf-cancels-march-tournaments|title=IIHF cancels March tournaments|date=2 March 2020|work=iihf.com}}</ref> |- |2022 || {{ih|KGZ}} || {{ih|IRI}} |- |2023 || {{ih|PHI}} || {{ih|MGL}} |- |2024 || {{ih|MGL}} || {{ih|KUW}} |- |2025 || {{ih|UZB}} || {{ih|ARM}} |- |2026 ||colspan="2" align=center|Cancelled due to the 2026 Iran war.<ref>{{cite web|date=25 March 2026|title=2026 IIHF WMIV Championship cancelled|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/news/72517/2026_iihf_wmiv_championship_cancelled|access-date=25 March 2026|website=IIHF}}</ref> |}
==Summary of participation== Includes participation in Division IV only, see each team's main article to see their results at all levels of past Ice Hockey World Championships.
1 championship participation list announced<ref name=Assigned>{{cite web|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2019/wm/news/12731/tournaments-for-2020-assigned|title=Tournaments for 2020 assigned|date=24 May 2019|work=iihf.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |- ! Team !! Times !! First !! Last !! style="background:gold"|Gold !! style="background:silver"|Silver !! style="background:#c96"|Bronze !! Total !! Best finish (first/last) !! Hosted |- | align=left|{{ih|ARM}} || 1 || colspan=2|2025 || – || 1 || – || 1 || Second (in 2025) || 1 |- | align=left|{{ih|INA}} || 3 || 2023 || 2025 || – || – || 1 || 1 || Third (in 2024) || 0 |- | align=left|{{ih|IRI}} || 2 || 2022 || 2025 || – || 1 || – || 1 || Second (in 2022) || 0 |- | align=left|{{ih|KUW}} || 4 || 2022 || 2025 || – || 1 || 2 || 3 || Second (in 2024) || 1 |- | align=left|{{ih|KGZ}} || 1 || colspan=2|2022 || 1 || – || – || 1 || First (in 2022) || 1 |- | align=left|{{ih|MAS}} || 3 || 2023 || 2025 || – || – || – || – || Fourth (in 2022, 2024) || 0 |- | align=left|{{ih|MGL}} || 2 || 2023 || 2024 || 1 || 1 || – || 2 || First (in 2024) || 1 |- | align=left|{{ih|PHI}} || 2 || 2022 || 2023 || 1 || – || – || 1 || First (in 2023) || 0 |- | align=left|{{ih|SIN}} || 1 || colspan=2|2022 || – || – || 1 || 1 || Third (in 2022) || 0 |- | align=left|{{ih|UZB}} || 1 || colspan=2|2025 || 1 || – || – || 1 || First (in 2025) || 0 |}
==See also== *IIHF World Championship Division I *IIHF World Championship Division II *IIHF World Championship Division III *IIHF Development Cup *IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.iihf.com/ IIHF Official website]
{{Ice Hockey World Championships}}
Category:IIHF World Championship Division IV
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