1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification

March 2019 noref (GreenC bot) 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) CZE FRA NED SVK At Final Qualification (nations ranked above 9th who did compete in the Nagano Olympics) DEN GER LAT NOR RUS SUI 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 Group stage Standings Rk.TeamGPWTLGFGADIFPTS1.CZE3300176+1162.FRA3201126+643.SVK3102710-324.NED3003317-140 Czech Republic and France advanced to the Final Qualification. Slovakia and Netherlands qualified for Pool B. Results #eeeeee January 27, 1998 CZE 6 – 2 NED Colmar #eeffff January 27, 1998 FRA 3 – 1 SVK Colmar #eeeeee January 28, 1998 SVK 2 – 7 CZE Colmar #eeffff January 28, 1998 NED 1 – 7 FRA Colmar #eeeeee January 29, 1998 NED 0 – 4 SVK Colmar #eeffff January 29, 1998 CZE 4 – 2 (1:0, 3:0, 0:2) FRA Colmar Final Qualification     Team qualified for 1999 World Championship.     Teams advanced to final Playoff     Teams qualified for 1999 World Championship Pool B Group A Standings Rk.TeamGPWTLGFGADIFPTS1.GER3300261+2562.RUS3201187+1143.FRA3102325-2224.DEN3003317-140 Germany qualifies for the World Championship. Russia advances to the Final Playoff. France and Denmark qualified for Pool B. Results #eeeeee March 23, 1998 RUS 14 – 1 FRA Füssen #eeffff March 23, 1998 DEN 0 – 12 GER Füssen #eeeeee March 24, 1998 DEN 1 – 2 FRA Füssen #eeffff March 24, 1998 GER 4 – 1 RUS Füssen #eeeeee March 25, 1998 RUS 3 – 2 DEN Füssen #eeffff March 25, 1998 FRA 0 – 10 GER Füssen Group B Standings Rk.TeamGPWTLGFGADIFPTS1.SUI3300162+1462.NOR311199+043.CZE311146-224.LAT3003214-120 Suitzerland qualifies for the World Championship. Norway advances to the Final Playoff. Czech Republic and Latvia qualified for Pool B. Results #eeeeee March 23, 1998 NOR 6 – 0 LAT Huttwil #eeffff March 23, 1998 SUI 3 – 0 CZE Huttwil #eeeeee March 24, 1998 NOR 2 – 2 CZE Huttwil #eeffff March 24, 1998 LAT 1 – 6 SUI Huttwil #eeeeee March 25, 1998 CZE 2 – 1 LAT Huttwil #eeffff March 25, 1998 SUI 7 – 1 NOR Huttwil Final Playoff The final playoff was held two days after the main tournaments were finished in the town of Zuchwil in Switzerland #F7F6A8 March 27, 1998 RUS 6 – 1 (1 - 0, 4 - 1, 1 - 0) NOR Zuchwil Russia qualifies for the World Championship. Norway qualifies for Pool B. Final standings Rk.TeamNotes 1. GER Qualified to the 1999 World Championships as Qualifier 1 2. SUI Qualified to the 1999 World Championships as Qualifier 2 3. RUS Qualified to the 1999 World Championships as Qualifier 3 4. NOR Qualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B 5. CZE Qualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B 6. FRA Qualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B 7. LAT Qualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B 8. DEN Qualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B 9. SVK Qualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B 10. NED Qualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B Qual Qual Category:Qualification for sports events Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by France Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Germany Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Switzerland Category:Sport in Colmar Category:History of Haut-Rhin Category:Sport in Füssen Category:Sports competitions in Bavaria Category:Ice hockey in Bavaria Category:1998 in Bavaria Category:Sport in the canton of Bern Category:History of the canton of Bern Category:1997–98 in French ice hockey Category:1997–98 in German ice hockey Category:1997–98 in Swiss ice hockey Category:1998 in French women's sport Category:1998 in German women's sport Category:1998 in Swiss women's sport Category:January 1998 sports events in France Category:March 1998 sports events in Germany Category:Women's ice hockey competitions in Germany Category:Women's ice hockey competitions in France Category:Women's ice hockey competitions in Switzerland