1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships Qualification

The 1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships 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 that they entered the qualification process at:
* - Entered at Pre-Qualification
* - Entered at Final Qualification
* - Entered at Pre-Qualification
* - Entered at Final Qualification
* - Entered at Final Qualification
* - Entered at Pre-Qualification
* - Entered at Final Qualification
* - Entered at Final Qualification
* - Entered at Pre-Qualification
* - Entered at Final Qualification
==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 spilt 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.	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1. 	 	3 	3	0	0	17	6 	+11	6
2. 	 	3 	2	0	1	12	16	+6 	4
3. 	 	3 	0	1	2	7 	10	-3 	2
4. 	 	3 	0	0	3	3 	17	-14	0
Czech Republic and France advanced to the Final Qualification. Slovakia and Netherlands qualified for Pool B.
====Results====
==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.	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1. 	 	3 	3	0	0	26	1 	+25	6
2. 	 	3 	2	0	1	18	7 	+11	4
3. 	 	3 	0	1	2	3 	25	-22	2
4. 	 	3 	0	0	3	3 	17	-14	0
Germany qualifies for the World Championship. Russia advances to the Final Playoff. France and Denmark qualified for Pool B.
====Results====
===Group B===
====Standings====
Rk.	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1. 	 	3 	3	0	0	16	2 	+14	6
2. 	 	3 	1	1	1	9 	9 	+0 	4
3. 	 	3 	1	1	1	4 	6 	-2 	2
4. 	 	3 	0	0	3	2 	14	-12	0
Suitzerland qualifies for the World Championship. Norway advances to the Final Playoff. Czech Republic and Latvia qualified for Pool B.
====Results====
==Final Playoff==
The final playoff was held two days after the main tournaments were finished in the town of Zuchwil in Switzerland
Russia qualifies for the World Championship. Norway qualifies for Pool B.
==Final standings==
Rk.	Team	Notes
1. 	 	Qualified to the 1999 World Championships as Qualifier 1
2. 	 	Qualified to the 1999 World Championships as Qualifier 2
3. 	 	Qualified to the 1999 World Championships as Qualifier 3
4. 	 	Qualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B
5. 	 	Qualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B
6. 	 	Qualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B
7. 	 	Qualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B
8. 	 	Qualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B
9. 	 	Qualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B
10.	 	Qualified for 1999 World Championships Pool B
Category:IIHF Women's World Ice Hockey Championships
Category:1999 in hockey