Competition Seeding
IIHF World Women’s and World Junior Championships · Participants Regulations · Sport · Competition Seeding And World Ranking System
192.1Participating Teams are seeded in accordance with their ranking from the previous year’s Championship.
192.2Relegated teams shall get the top seeding number in the lower pool, whereas promoted teams from the lower pool shall get the bottom seeding number in the higher pool.
192.3If in a Championship pool which was played in two or more groups, where all teams have not played each other and all final placing of teams were not decided, the following criteria shall apply in the given order to determine their seeding number:
a.Higher position in the group;
b.Higher number of points;
c.Better goal difference;
d.Higher number of goals scored for;
e.Better seeding number coming into the Championship.
192.4Should the number of teams in the groups be different or if circumstances so require, the IIHF Competition Committee shall determine the principles for seeding and seek approval from the IIHF Council before their implementation.
192.5The IIHF Council may alter the seeding in order to accommodate special requirements of the Host or based on geographical considerations.
192.6If a pool consists of two groups taking place in two countries and being seeded into the same group, the IIHF Council is responsible for exchanging one of the Hosts with its counterpart in the opposite group to ensure the least sporting effect on the groups.