2029 IIHF World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Slovakia |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 11–27 May |
| Teams | 16 |
The 2029 IIHF World Championship will be hosted in Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia from 11 to 27 May 2029.[1][2][3][4] The two host cities previously hosted the world championship in 2011 and 2019. Additionally, Bratislava co-hosted the championships of 1959 and 1992 as a part of Czechoslovakia.[5]
Participants
- Qualified as hosts
- Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2028 IIHF World Championship
- Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2028 IIHF World Championship Division I
Venues
| Bratislava | Košice | |
|---|---|---|
| Tipos aréna | Steel Arena | |
| Capacity: 10,055 | Capacity: 8,343 | |
References
- ^ "Padlo rozhodnutie. Slovensko zorganizuje majstrovstvá sveta v hokeji 2029". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ "Kedy budú MS v hokeji na Slovensku? Oficiálny termín a dejiská 2029". Šport24.sk (in Slovak). 1 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ "Hokejová horúčka opäť na Slovensku. Bratislava a Košice budú hostiť MS 2029 | Flashscore.sk". www.flashscore.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ Šášky, Michal (23 May 2025). "MS v hokeji budú v roku 2029 na Slovensku. Šatan sľúbil pomoc Ficovej vlády aj lepšie výsledky". Denník N (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ^ a b O'Brien, Derek (23 May 2026). "CONFIRMED: 2029 IIHF World Championship Goes To Slovakia". The Hockey News. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ^ Šport.sk (23 May 2025). "MS v hokeji 2029 na Slovensku. Otázky, odpovede a nejasnosti. Čo vieme a čo sa ešte musí vyriešiť?". Šport.sk. Retrieved 21 May 2026.