# 1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 1999 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships was the 63rd such event sanctioned by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Teams representing 41 countries participated in several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for group placements in the 2000 competition.

## World Championship Group A

The Championship took place between sixteen teams in Norway.
* Austria (2nd, Group 1 Qualifier)
* Belarus
* Canada
* Czech Republic
* France (2nd, Group 2 Qualifier)
* Finland
* Italy
* Japan (Far East Qualifier)
* Latvia
* Norway (Host)
* Russia
* Slovakia
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine (1st, Group 2 Qualifier)
* United States (1st, Group 1 Qualifier)

## World Championship Group B

Played at Odense and Rodovre, Denmark 8–17 April. The top three teams at the end of the tournament advanced to the qualifying round for the 2000 IIHF World Championship. The Germans, after failing to qualify for Group A, lost their final game to Kazakhstan and finished fourth. The twentieth place overall was by far the worst finish in their history.

### Final Round 17–24 Place

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 17 | Denmark | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 13 |
| 18 | Great Britain | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 11 |
| 19 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 10 |
| 20 | Germany | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 10 |
| 21 | Slovenia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 5 |
| 22 | Estonia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 5 |
| 23 | Poland | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 2 |
| 24 | Hungary | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 33 | −23 | 0 |
Denmark, Great Britain, and Kazakhstan all advanced to the qualifiers for the 2000 IIHF World Championship. Hungary was relegated to Group C.

## World Championship Group C

Played at Eindhoven and Tilburg, Netherlands 5–11 April. While eight teams had qualified for the Group C tournament, the host Dutch government had suspended diplomatic relations with Yugoslavia, due to the Kosovo War, and did not allow the Yugoslavian team to participate in the tournament.

### Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | +27 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 4 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 0 |

### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 4 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 1 |
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 1 |

### Final Round 25–28 Place

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 25 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 6 |
| 26 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 4 |
| 27 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 1 |
| 28 | China | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 1 |
The Netherlands was promoted to Group B.

### Final Round 29–32 Place

* Because Yugoslavia was unable to participate for political reasons, the IIHF officially maintained their 30th place from the previous World Championship.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 29 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 3 |
| 31 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 3 |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 0 |
No team was relegated, with Yugoslavia resuming their place in 2000 the tournament was played with nine teams.

## World Championship Group D

Played at Krugersdorp, South Africa 14–20 April

### Group 1

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | +29 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 2 |
| Greece | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |

### Group 2

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | +24 | 4 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 2 |
| Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 38 | −36 | 0 |

### Group 3

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Israel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 4 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 2 |
| Iceland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | −24 | 0 |

### Final Round 33–35 Place

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 33 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 3 |
| 34 | Israel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 |
| 35 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 |
Spain was promoted to Group C.

### Consolation round 36–38 Place

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 36 | Belgium | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 4 |
| 37 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 |
| 38 | New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0 |

### Consolation round 39–41 Place

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 39 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
| 40 | Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | Iceland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 2 |