The 2028 IIHF World Championship will be hosted in Paris and Lyon, France from 12 to 28 May 2028, as they were the only bid to host this IIHF World Championship.
Host Nation Bid
These were the bids:[1]
France
Kazakhstan (withdrew)
Norway (withdrew)
On 24 May 2024, during the IIHF General Assembly in Prague, France was confirmed as the host.[2][3][4]
France
On 5 September 2023, the French Federation confirmed their plans to host the World Championship for the first time since 2017, with matches in Paris and Lyon after discussions about a potential co-host with Great Britain fell through.[5] In January 2024, their application was officially submitted.[6][7]
These are the venues for the French bid:
- Paris – Accor Arena, capacity 15,000
- Lyon – LDLC Arena, capacity 12,500
Withdrawn bids
Kazakhstan
On 9 February 2024, Kazakhstan filed another bid for the championship after losing to Germany for 2027.[8] Similar to 2027, the proposed venues were in Astana and Almaty.[9] The bid was withdrawn before the final decision on 9 May.[10]
These were the venues for the Kazakh bid:
- Almaty – Almaty Arena, capacity 12,000
- Astana – Barys Arena, capacity 11,578
Norway
After withdrawing from the 2027 bidding process, Norway considered bidding for 2028.[11] However, this didn't materialise due to financial reasons.[5]
Venues
| Paris | Lyon | |
|---|---|---|
| Accor Arena | LDLC Arena | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 12,500 | |
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Participants
- Qualified as hosts
- Automatic qualifier after a top 14 placement at the 2027 IIHF World Championship
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- Qualified through winning a promotion at the 2027 IIHF World Championship Division I
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References
- ^ "Calendar of events" (PDF). IIHF. 3 December 2024.
- ^ "IIHF Annual Congress". International Ice Hockey Federation. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ^ "Mondial 2028 : Rendez-vous à Paris et Lyon !" (in French). French Ice Hockey Federation. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Worlds 2028: Let's meet in Paris and Lyon". IIHF. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Hockey : Organisation du Mondial 2028 à Paris et Lyon ?". Hockeyarchives. 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Mondial 2028. Dossier de candidature déposé !". 11 January 2024.
- ^ "La France a déposé son dossier pour le Mondial 2028". Francs Jeux. 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Қазақстан 2028 жылғы хоккейден әлем чемпионатын өткізуге өтінім берді". Kazinform. 9 February 2024.
- ^ Maulenov, Zhasulan (20 February 2024). "Қазақстан хоккейден 2028 жылғы Әлем чемпионатын өткізуге өтінім берді газеті". Qazaq 1913.
- ^ "Казахстан отозвал заявку на проведение чемпионата мира по хоккею 2028 года". TASS. 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Norway withdraws bid". IIHF. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
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