1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification

The 1999 IIHF Women's World Championship qualification process was contested between 10 teams competing for the three final places in the championships. The other seven teams would join Japan (the 6th Place team from the 1998 Olympic games), in the newly formed Pool B.

Teams

The following is the nations that competed, and the stage at which they entered the qualification process:

At Pre-Qualification (nations ranked 9th through 12th at the last European Championship)

At Final Qualification (nations ranked above 9th who did compete in the Nagano Olympics)

Format

The four teams in the Pre-Qualification group would play a single round robin, with the top two proceeding to the Final Qualification.

The eight teams in Final Qualification would be split into two groups of four, with the top two teams automatically qualifying for the World Championship, and a single match playoff at a neutral location to decide the final qualifier.

Pre-Qualification
     Teams proceed to Final Qualification
     Teams play in 1999 World Championship Pool B

Standings
Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  Czech Republic 3300176+116
2.  France 3201126+64
3.  Slovakia 3102710-32
4.  Netherlands 3003317-140

Czech Republic and France advanced to the Final Qualification. Slovakia and Netherlands qualified for Pool B.

Results
January 27, 1998Czech Republic 6 – 2 NetherlandsColmar
January 27, 1998France 3 – 1 SlovakiaColmar
January 28, 1998Slovakia 2 – 7 Czech RepublicColmar
January 28, 1998Netherlands 1 – 7 FranceColmar
January 29, 1998Netherlands 0 – 4 SlovakiaColmar
January 29, 1998Czech Republic 4 – 2
( 1:0 , 3:0 , 0:2 )		 FranceColmar

Final Qualification
     Team qualified for 1999 World Championship.
     Teams advanced to final Playoff
     Teams qualified for 1999 World Championship Pool B

Standings
Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.  Germany 3300261+256
2.  Russia 3201187+114
3.  France 3102325-222
4.  Denmark 3003317-140

Germany qualifies for the World Championship. Russia advances to the Final Playoff. France and Denmark qualified for Pool B.

Results
March 23, 1998Russia 14 – 1 FranceFüssen
March 23, 1998Denmark 0 – 12 GermanyFüssen
March 24, 1998Denmark 1 – 2 FranceFüssen
March 24, 1998Germany 4 – 1 RussiaFüssen
March 25, 1998Russia 3 – 2 DenmarkFüssen
March 25, 1998France 0 – 10 GermanyFüssen

Standings
Rk. Team GP W T L GF GA DIF PTS
1.   Switzerland 3300162+146
2.  Norway 311199+04
3.  Czech Republic 311146-22
4.  Latvia 3003214-120

Suitzerland qualifies for the World Championship. Norway advances to the Final Playoff. Czech Republic and Latvia qualified for Pool B.

Results
March 23, 1998Norway 6 – 0 LatviaHuttwil
March 23, 1998Switzerland  3 – 0 Czech RepublicHuttwil
March 24, 1998Norway 2 – 2 Czech RepublicHuttwil
March 24, 1998Latvia 1 – 6  SwitzerlandHuttwil
March 25, 1998Czech Republic 2 – 1 LatviaHuttwil
March 25, 1998Switzerland  7 – 1 NorwayHuttwil

Final Playoff

The final playoff was held two days after the main tournaments were finished in the town of Zuchwil in Switzerland

March 27, 1998Russia 6 – 1
( 1 - 0 , 4 - 1 , 1 - 0)		 NorwayZuchwil

Russia qualifies for the World Championship. Norway qualifies for Pool B.

Final standings
Rk. Team Notes
1. GermanyQualified to the 1999 World Championships as Qualifier 1
2.  SwitzerlandQualified to the 1999 World Championships as Qualifier 2
3. RussiaQualified to the 1999 World Championships as Qualifier 3
4. NorwayQualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B
5. Czech RepublicQualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B
6. FranceQualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B
7. LatviaQualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B
8. DenmarkQualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B
9. SlovakiaQualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B
10. NetherlandsQualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B
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