2029 IIHF World Championship

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]

2029 IIHF World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Slovakia
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates11–27 May
Teams16
 2028
2030 

Participants

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Qualified as hosts
Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2028 IIHF World Championship
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Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2028 IIHF World Championship Division I
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Venues

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Source:[5][6]

Bratislava Košice
Tipos aréna Steel Arena
Capacity: 10,055 Capacity: 8,343

References

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  1. "Padlo rozhodnutie. Slovensko zorganizuje majstrovstvá sveta v hokeji 2029". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  2. "Kedy budú MS v hokeji na Slovensku? Oficiálny termín a dejiská 2029". Šport24.sk (in Slovak). 1 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  3. "Hokejová horúčka opäť na Slovensku. Bratislava a Košice budú hostiť MS 2029 | Flashscore.sk". www.flashscore.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  4. 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.
  5. 1 2 O'Brien, Derek (23 May 2026). "CONFIRMED: 2029 IIHF World Championship Goes To Slovakia". The Hockey News. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  6. 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.