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{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name = IIHF Women's World Championship Division II
| year = 2023
| other_titles =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Mexico
| country2 = South Africa
| dates = 2–7 April 20–26 February
| num_teams = 10
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| prevseason = [[2022 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2022]]
| nextseason = [[2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II|2024]]
}}
The '''2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II''' comprised two international [[ice hockey]] tournaments of the [[2023 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships]] organised by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF).

The Group A tournament was played in [[Mexico City]], Mexico from 2 to 7 April, and the Group B tournament in [[Cape Town]], South Africa, from 20 to 26 February 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Championships|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments?tournamentType=WM&selectedSeason=2023&tournamentCategory=worlds|website=IIHF|access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref>

Latvia won Group A and got promoted and North Korea got relegated after withdrawing. Belgium won the Group B tournament and got promoted, while Croatia got relegated.<ref>{{cite web|title=Back-to-back Belgian gold|url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wwiib/news/42274/back-to-back_belgian_gold|website=IIHF|access-date=27 February 2023}}</ref>

==Group A tournament==
{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name = IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A
| image = 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A.png
| size = 180
| year = 2023
| country = Mexico
| dates = 2–7 April
| num_teams = 5
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| games = 10
| goals = 54
| attendance = {{#expr: 108 + 716 + 682 + 128 + 127 + 708 + 114 + 782 + 295 + 278}}
| scoring_leader = {{ihwicon|LAT}} Līga Miljone
| points = 9
| website = [https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wwiia Website]
}}

===Participants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ihw|LAT}}
|Placed 2nd in 2022 Division II A.
|-
|{{ihw|ESP}}
|Placed 3rd in 2022 Division II A.
|-
|{{ihw|TPE}}
|Placed 4th in 2022 Division II A.
|-
|{{ihw|MEX}}
|'''Host''', placed 5th in 2022 Division II A.
|-
|<s>{{ihw|PRK}}</s>
|Did not participate last year.
|-
|{{ihw|ISL}}
|Placed 1st in 2022 Division II B and was promoted.
|}

===Standings===
{| class="wikitable"
|Pos
|Team
|Pld
|W
|OTW
|OTL
|L
|GF
|GA
|GD
|Pts
|Promotion or relegation
|-
|1
|{{ih|Latvia}}
|4
|4
|0
|0
|0
|21
|3
|18
|12
|Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
|-
|2
|{{ih|Spain}}
|4
|3
|0
|0
|1
|17
|6
|11
|9
| colspan="1" rowspan="4" |
|-
|3
|{{ih|Mexico}} (H)
|4
|2
|0
|0
|2
|5
|16
|−11
|6
|-
|4
|{{ih|Chinese Taipei}}
|4
|0
|1
|0
|3
|5
|9
|−4
|2
|-
|5
|{{ih|Iceland}}
|4
|0
|0
|1
|3
|6
|20
|−14
|1
|-
|–
|{{ih|North Korea}}
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|Relegated to the 2024 Division II B
|}

North Korea withdrew before the tournament.
===Results===

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| bg =
| date = 2 April 2023
| time = 14:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|LAT}}'''
| team2 = {{ihw|TPE}}
| score = 3–2
| periods = (0–1, 2–0, 1–1)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/507/IHW507901_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Grace Barlow
| linesman = {{flagicon|MEX}} Marise Larios
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|SWE}} Jessica Lundgren
| stadium = [[San Jeronimo Arena]], [[Mexico City]]
| attendance = 108
| shots1 = 45
| shots2 = 21
| penalties1 = 35
| penalties2 = 12
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 2 April 2023
| time = 18:30
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|MEX}}
| team2 = '''{{ihw|ESP}}'''
| score = 0–6
| periods = (0–4, 0–1, 0–1)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/507/IHW507902_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martina Zedníková]]
| linesman = {{flagicon|CAN}} Joanie Duchesneau
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|POL}} Monika Szpyt-Jucha
| stadium = [[San Jeronimo Arena]], [[Mexico City]]
| attendance = 716
| shots1 = 19
| shots2 = 32
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 10
}}
----
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 3 April 2023
| time = 18:30
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|ISL}}
| team2 = '''{{ihw|MEX}}'''
| score = 2–3
| periods = (0–1, 1–1, 1–1)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/507/IHW507903_74_8_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Béatrice Fortin
| linesman = {{flagicon|SWE}} Jessica Lundgren
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Sophie Thomson
| stadium = [[San Jeronimo Arena]], [[Mexico City]]
| attendance = 682
| shots1 = 29
| shots2 = 34
| penalties1 = 14
| penalties2 = 8
}}
----
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 4 April 2023
| time = 14:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|ESP}}'''
| team2 = {{ihw|TPE}}
| score = 2–0
| periods = (0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/507/IHW507904_74_4_1.pdf
| goals2 =
| official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Grace Barlow
| linesman = {{flagicon|CAN}} Joanie Duchesneau
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Marise Larios
| stadium = [[San Jeronimo Arena]], [[Mexico City]]
| attendance = 128
| shots1 = 41
| shots2 = 20
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 6
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 4 April 2023
| time = 18:30
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|ISL}}
| team2 = '''{{ihw|LAT}}'''
| score = 0–6
| periods = (0–3, 0–1, 0–2)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/507/IHW507905_74_4_1.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Béatrice Fortin
| linesman = {{flagicon|POL}} Monika Szpyt-Jucha
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Sophie Thomson
| stadium = [[San Jeronimo Arena]], [[Mexico City]]
| attendance = 127
| shots1 = 21
| shots2 = 35
| penalties1 = 14
| penalties2 = 18
}}
----
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 5 April 2023
| time = 18:30
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|MEX}}
| team2 = '''{{ihw|LAT}}'''
| score = 0–8
| periods = (0–1, 0–4, 0–3)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/507/IHW507906_74_5_1.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martina Zedníková]]
| linesman = {{flagicon|SWE}} Jessica Lundgren
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Sophie Thomson
| stadium = [[San Jeronimo Arena]], [[Mexico City]]
| attendance = 708
| shots1 = 23
| shots2 = 42
| penalties1 = 16
| penalties2 = 12
}}
----
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 6 April 2023
| time = 14:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|ESP}}'''
| team2 = {{ihw|ISL}}
| score = 8–2
| periods = (1–1, 3–0, 4–1)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/507/IHW507907_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|CZE}} Martina Zedníková
| linesman = {{flagicon|CAN}} Joanie Duchesneau
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|MEX}} Marise Larios
| stadium = [[San Jeronimo Arena]], [[Mexico City]]
| attendance = 114
| shots1 = 45
| shots2 = 16
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 8
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 6 April 2023
| time = 18:30
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|TPE}}
| team2 = '''{{ihw|MEX}}'''
| score = 0–2
| periods = (0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/507/IHW507908_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Béatrice Fortin
| linesman = {{flagicon|SWE}} Jessica Lundgren
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|POL}} Monika Szpyt-Jucha
| stadium = [[San Jeronimo Arena]], [[Mexico City]]
| attendance = 782
| shots1 = 39
| shots2 = 27
| penalties1 = 0
| penalties2 = 12
}}
----
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 7 April 2023
| time = 14:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|LAT}}'''
| team2 = {{ihw|ESP}}
| score = 4–1
| periods = (1–0, 1–0, 2–1)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/507/IHW507909_74_4_1.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|CAN}} Grace Barlow
| linesman = {{flagicon|SWE}} Jessica Lundgren
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Sophie Thomson
| stadium = [[San Jeronimo Arena]], [[Mexico City]]
| attendance = 295
| shots1 = 27
| shots2 = 38
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 10
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 7 April 2023
| time = 18:30
| team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|TPE}}'''
| team2 = {{ihw|ISL}}
| score = 3–2 {{small|GWS}}
| periods = (1–2, 1–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/507/IHW507910_74_5_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Martina Zedníková]]
| linesman = {{flagicon|MEX}} Marise Larios
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|POL}} Monika Szpyt-Jucha
| stadium = [[San Jeronimo Arena]], [[Mexico City]]
| attendance = 278
| shots1 = 42
| shots2 = 24
| penalties1 = 8
| penalties2 = 39
}}

==Group B tournament==
{{Infobox international hockey competition
| tourney_name = IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B
| image = 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B.png
| size = 180
| year = 2023
| country = South Africa
| dates = 20–26 February
| num_teams = 5
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| games = 10
| goals = 84
| attendance = {{#expr: 30 + 300 + 50 + 50 + 300 + 30 + 40 + 200 + 300 + 600}}
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|AUS}} Sharna Godfrey
| points = 14
| website = [https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wwiib Website]
}}

===Participants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ihw|AUS}}
|Placed 2nd in 2022 Division II B.
|-
|<s>{{ihw|TUR}}</s>
|Placed 3rd in 2022 Division II B.
|-
|{{ihw|RSA}}
|'''Host''', placed 4th in 2022 Division II B.
|-
|{{ihw|CRO}}
|Placed 5th in 2022 Division II B.
|-
|{{ihw|NZL}}
|Did not participate last year.
|-
|{{ihw|BEL}}
|Placed 1st in 2022 Division III A and was promoted.
|}

===Standings===
{| class="wikitable"
|Pos
|Team
|Pld
|W
|OTW
|OTL
|L
|GF
|GA
|GD
|Pts
|Promotion or relegation
|-
|1
|{{ih|Belgium}}
|4
|4
|0
|0
|0
|19
|4
|15
|12
|Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
|-
|2
|{{ih|Australia}}
|4
|3
|0
|0
|1
|34
|3
|31
|9
| colspan="1" rowspan="3" |
|-
|3
|{{ih|New Zealand}}
|4
|2
|0
|0
|2
|24
|11
|13
|6
|-
|4
|{{ih|South Africa}} (H)
|4
|1
|0
|0
|3
|4
|20
|−16
|3
|-
|5
|{{ih|Croatia}}
|4
|0
|0
|0
|4
|3
|46
|−43
|0
|Relegated to the 2024 Division III A
|-
|–
|{{ih|Turkey}}
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|Withdrawn
|}

Turkey withdrew before the tournament due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.
===Results===

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| bg =
| date = 20 February 2023
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|CRO}}
| team2 = '''{{ihw|NZL}}'''
| score = 1–15
| periods = (1–4, 0–3, 0–8)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/513/IHW513901_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|AUS}} Davida Paul
| linesman = {{flagicon|SPA}} Alba Calero
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} Bernadett Holzer
| stadium = [[The Ice Station]], [[Cape Town]]
| attendance = 30
| shots1 = 14
| shots2 = 61
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 6
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 20 February 2023
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|AUS}}'''
| team2 = {{ihw|RSA}}
| score = 10–0
| periods = (2–0, 5–0, 3–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/513/IHW513902_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|CZE}} Gabriela Malá
| linesman = {{flagicon|POL}} Joanna Pobożniak
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Danielle Rostan
| stadium = [[The Ice Station]], [[Cape Town]]
| attendance = 300
| shots1 = 46
| shots2 = 3
| penalties1 = 16
| penalties2 = 10
}}
----
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 21 February 2023
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|BEL}}'''
| team2 = {{ihw|CRO}}
| score = 10–1
| periods = (3–0, 3–1, 4–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/513/IHW513903_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|GER}} Svenja Strohmenger
| linesman = {{flagicon|HUN}} Bernadett Holzer
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Michele Müller
| stadium = [[The Ice Station]], [[Cape Town]]
| attendance = 50
| shots1 = 48
| shots2 = 13
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 4
}}
----
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 22 February 2023
| time = 16:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|BEL}}'''
| team2 = {{ihw|AUS}}
| score = 1–0
| periods = (0–0, 1–0, 0–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/513/IHW513904_74_4_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|GER}} Svenja Strohmenger
| linesman = {{flagicon|SUI}} Michele Müller
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|POL}} Joanna Pobożniak
| stadium = [[The Ice Station]], [[Cape Town]]
| attendance = 50
| shots1 = 12
| shots2 = 48
| penalties1 = 10
| penalties2 = 10
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 22 February 2023
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|NZL}}'''
| team2 = {{ihw|RSA}}
| score = 5–1
| periods = (2–0, 1–0, 2–1)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/hydra/513/IHW513905_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|AUS}} Davida Paul
| linesman = {{flagicon|SPA}} Alba Calero
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Danielle Rostan
| stadium = [[The Ice Station]], [[Cape Town]]
| attendance = 300
| shots1 = 49
| shots2 = 12
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 6
}}
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{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 23 February 2023
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|CRO}}
| team2 = '''{{ihw|AUS}}'''
| score = 0–19
| periods = (0–2, 0–12, 0–5)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/513/IHW513906_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|CZE}} Gabriela Malá
| linesman = {{flagicon|HUN}} Bernadett Holzer
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Danielle Rostan
| stadium = [[The Ice Station]], [[Cape Town]]
| attendance = 30
| shots1 = 8
| shots2 = 67
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 6
}}
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{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 24 February 2023
| time = 16:00
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = '''{{ihw|BEL}}'''
| score = 2–4
| periods = (2–1, 0–2, 0–1)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/513/IHW513907_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|GER}} Svenja Strohmenger
| linesman = {{flagicon|SPA}} Alba Calero
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|POL}} Joanna Pobożniak
| stadium = [[The Ice Station]], [[Cape Town]]
| attendance = 40
| shots1 = 27
| shots2 = 19
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 2
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 24 February 2023
| time = 20:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|RSA}}'''
| team2 = {{ihw|CRO}}
| score = 2–1
| periods = (2–0, 0–1, 0–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/513/IHW513908_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|AUS}} Davida Paul
| linesman = {{flagicon|SUI}} Michele Müller
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Danielle Rostan
| stadium = [[The Ice Station]], [[Cape Town]]
| attendance = 200
| shots1 = 25
| shots2 = 13
| penalties1 = 14
| penalties2 = 20
}}
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{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 26 February 2023
| time = 14:00
| team1 = '''{{ihw-rt|AUS}}'''
| team2 = {{ihw|NZL}}
| score = 5–2
| periods = (0–2, 3–0, 2–0)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/513/IHW513909_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|GER}} Svenja Strohmenger
| linesman = {{flagicon|SUI}} Michele Müller
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|POL}} Joanna Pobożniak
| stadium = [[The Ice Station]], [[Cape Town]]
| attendance = 300
| shots1 = 45
| shots2 = 16
| penalties1 = 4
| penalties2 = 6
}}
{{Ice hockey box
| bg =
| date = 26 February 2023
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{ihw-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = '''{{ihw|BEL}}'''
| score = 1–4
| periods = (0–1, 1–2, 0–1)
| reference = https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/513/IHW513910_74_3_0.pdf
| official = {{flagicon|CZE}} Gabriela Malá
| linesman = {{flagicon|SPA}} Alba Calero
| linesman2 = {{flagicon|HUN}} Bernadett Holzer
| stadium = [[The Ice Station]], [[Cape Town]]
| attendance = 600
| shots1 = 5
| shots2 = 47
| penalties1 = 6
| penalties2 = 2
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:2023 in ice hockey|World Ice Hockey Championships - Women's]]
[[Category:IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships]]

2023 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II - Revision history

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