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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
 | tourney_name   = IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
 | year           = 2016
 | image          = 
 | size           = 150px
 | country        = United Arab Emirates
 | dates          = 12 – 18 March 2016
 | num_teams      = 5
 | venues         = 1
 | cities         = 1
 | winners        = Chinese Taipei
 | count          = 6
 | games          = 10
 | goals          = 101
 | attendance     = 1503
 | mvp            = {{flagicon|TPE}} To Weng
 | prevseason     = [[2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2015]]
 | nextseason     = [[2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia|2017]]
}}

The '''2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia''' became the 9th [[IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia]], an annual international [[ice hockey]] tournament held by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). It took place between 12 and 18 March 2016 in [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/channels1516/ccoa/statistics/|title=Challenge Cup of Asia Statistics|date=2016-05-20|work=iihf.com}}</ref>

==Top Division==

<big>'''Participants'''</big>
{| class="wikitable"
!Team!!2014 Results
|-
|{{ih|TPE}} ||Won gold medal in 2015
|-
|{{ih|MGL}} ||Won bronze medal in 2015
|-
|{{ih|SIN}} ||Runner up of Division I in 2015
|-
|{{ih|THA}} ||4th place in 2015
|-
|{{ih|UAE}} ||'''Host''', Won silver medal in 2015
|}

===Preliminary round===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Rk|Ranking}}
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|+/–|Goals difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|-style="background:#f7f6a8;"
| 1 ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|TPE}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 46 || 6 || +40 || '''12'''
|-style="background:#e0e0e0;"
| 2 ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|UAE}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 17 || 7 || +10 || '''9'''
|-style="background:#ffdab9;"
| 3 ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|MGL}} || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 21 || 26|| -5 || '''6'''
|-
| 4 ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|THA}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 12 || 22|| −10 || '''3'''
|-style="background:#ffcccc;"
| 5 ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|SIN}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 5 || 37 || −32 || '''0'''
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#f7f6a8;"|<small>Won gold medal</small>
|style="background:#e0e0e0;"|<small>Won silver medal</small>
|style="background:#ffdab9;"|<small>Won bronze medal</small>
|style="background:#ffcccc;"|<small>Relegated to Division I 2017</small>
|}

==Division I==
{{main|2016 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia – Division I}}
The Division I competition will played between 9 and 14 April 2016 in [[Bishkek]], [[Kyrgyzstan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/channels1516/ccoai/statistics/|title=Challenge Cup of Asia Division 1 Statistics|date=2016-05-20|work=iihf.com}}</ref>

{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
 | tourney_name   = IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division 1
 | year           = 2016
 | image          = 
 | size           = 150px
 | country        = Kyrgyzstan
 | dates          = 9 – 14 April 2016
 | num_teams      = 5
 | venues         = 1
 | cities         = 1
 | winners        = Kyrgyzstan
 | count          = 1
 | games          = 10
 | goals          = 96
 | attendance     = 3445
 | mvp            = {{flagicon|KGZ}} Oleg Kolodii
 | prevseason     = [[2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division 1|2015]]
 | nextseason     = [[2017 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia Division 1|2017]]
}}

<big>'''Participants'''</big>
{| class="wikitable"
!Team!!2015 Results
|-
|{{ih|IND}} ||Did not participate in 2015
|-
|{{ih|KGZ}} ||'''Host''', 3rd in Division I in 2015
|-
|{{ih|MAC}} ||Relegated from Top Division in 2015
|-
|{{ih|MAS}} ||5th in Division I in 2015
|-
|{{ih|QAT}} ||Did not participate in 2015
|}

===Preliminary round===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Rk|Ranking}}
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|+/–|Goals difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|KGZ}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 37 || 7 || +30 || '''12'''
|-
| 2 ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|MAS}} || 4 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 25 || 16 || +9 || '''9'''
|-
| 3 ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|MAC}} || 4 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 13 || 21 || -8 || '''5'''
|-
| 4 ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|QAT}} || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 7 || 18 || −11 || '''3'''
|-
| 5 ||style="text-align:left;"|{{ih|IND}} || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 14 || 34 || -20 || '''1'''
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|<small>Promoted to Top Division 2017</small>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iihf.com/channels1415/ccoa/statistics.html International Ice Hockey Federation]
*[http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/asia/ Challenge Cup of Asia - IIHF]

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