List of members of the International Ice Hockey Federation

The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and maintains the international ice hockey rulebook, processes international player transfers, dictates officiating guidelines and is responsible for the management of international ice hockey tournaments. The IIHF was created on May 15, 1908, under the name (in French) Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace (LHG). Belgium, France, Great Britain, Switzerland and Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) were the founding members. The IIHF was composed entirely of European teams until 1920, when Canada and the United States joined.
As of 2025, the IIHF has 84 members. Bahrain and Kenya are the newest members, joining in September 2024.
There are three levels of membership in the IIHF. The highest level, IIHF Full Members, are nations that have their own independent ice hockey association and regularly participate in IIHF-sanctioned World Championships. The second level, IIHF Associate Members, either do not have their own independent ice hockey association or have one, but do not yet meet IIHF standards for World Championships participation. The third level, IIHF Affiliate Members, is for nations that only participate in the now-defunct Inline Hockey World Championships. The federation has 60 full members, (including two suspended members), 22 associate members and one affiliate member. Full Members can vote in IIHF Congresses, while Associate and Affiliate Members cannot.
In 2023, 55 IIHF members participated in the Men's World Championships and 38 participated in the Women's World Championships.
==Members==
IIHF World Ranking information is accurate as of the 2014 Winter Olympics. 	IIHF World Ranking information is accurate as of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
In the Teams column 	In the Teams column
Text in boldface indicates that that team participated in its corresponding event in 2012.	Text in boldface indicates that that team participated in its corresponding event in 2012.
M 	Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
M-U20 	World Under-20 Championships
M-U18 	World Under-18 Championships
W 	World Women Championships
W-U18 	World Women's Under-18 Championships
inline 	InLine Hockey World Championship
===IIHF Full Members===
Nation 	Date joined 	Organization 	President 	Teams	 	 	Ref.
 	February 11, 1938 	Ice Hockey Australia 	 	 	34	27	
 	March 18, 1912 	Austrian Ice Hockey Association 	 	 	16	13	
 	May 6, 1992 	Ice Hockey Federation of the Republic of Azerbaijan	 	 	 	 	
 	December 8, 1908 	Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	36	31	
 	May 8, 2001 	Bosnia and Herzegovina Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	 	 	
 	July 25, 1960 	Bulgarian Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	39	34	
 	April 26, 1920 	Hockey Canada 	Bob Nicholson 	 	 	 	
 	July 25, 1963 	Chinese Ice Hockey Association 	 	 	38	14	
 	September 1, 1983 	Chinese Taipei Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	 	 	
 	May 6, 1992 	Croatian Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	30	25	
 	November 15, 1908 	Czech Ice Hockey Association 	 	 	 	 	
 	April 27, 1946 	Danmarks Ishockey Union 	 	 	13	12	
 	February 17, 1935 	Estonian Ice Hockey Association 	 	 	28	 	
 	February 10, 1928 	Finnish Ice Hockey Association 	 	 	 	 	
 	October 20, 1908 	French Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	12	16	
 	May 8, 2009 	Georgian Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	48	 	
 	September 19, 1909	German Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	11	 	
 	November 19, 1908 	Ice Hockey UK 	 	 	20	19	
 	April 30, 1983 	Hong Kong Ice Hockey Association 	Siu Yin Yip 	 	 	 	
 	January 24, 1927 	Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	19	21	
 	May 6, 1992 	Ice Hockey Iceland 	 	 	35	30	
 	April 27, 1989 	Ice Hockey Association of India 	 	 	 	 	
 	September 26, 2019	Islamic Republic of Iran Skating Federation 	 	 	 	 	
 	September 26, 1996	Irish Ice Hockey Association 	 	 	42	35	
 	May 1, 1991 	Ice Hockey Federation of Israel 	 	 	33	 	
 	January 24, 1924 	Federation of Italian Ice Sports 	 	 	18	20	
 	January 26, 1930 	Japan Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	22	 	
 	May 6, 1992 	Kazakhstan Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	17	15	
 	May 8, 2009 	Kuwait Ice Hockey Association 	 	 	50	 	
 	May 14, 2011 	Ice Hockey Federation of the Kyrgyz Republic 	 	 	49	 	
 	August 8, 1963 	Ice Hockey Association of the DPR Korea 	 	 	45	29	
 	July 25, 1960 	Korea Ice Hockey Association 	 	 	23	24	
 	February 22, 1931 	Latvian Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	10	17	
 	February 19, 1938 	Lithuanian Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	26	 	
 	March 23, 1912 	Luxembourg Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	43	 	
 	September 28, 2006	Malaysia Ice Hockey Federation 	Dato Lee Hwa Beng	 	 	 	
 	April 30, 1985 	Mexico Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	32	 	
 	May 15, 1999 	Mongolian Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	46	 	
 	January 20, 1935 	Ice Hockey Association of The Netherlands 	 	 	24	18	
 	May 2, 1977 	New Zealand Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	37	28	
 	January 20, 1935 	Norwegian Ice Hockey Association 	 	 	 	11	
Philippines	May 20, 2016 	Federation of Hockey League in the Philippines 	 	 	 	 	
 	January 11, 1926 	Polish Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	25	23	
 	January 24, 1924 	Romanian Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	27	36	
 	January 1, 1939 	Serbian Ice Hockey Association 	 	 	31	 	
 	May 2, 1996 	Singapore Ice Hockey Association 	 	 	 	 	
 	February 2, 1993 	Slovak Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	 	10	
 	May 6, 1992 	Ice Hockey Federation of Slovenia 	 	 	14	22	
 	February 25, 1937 	South African Ice Hockey Association 	 	 	41	32	
 	March 10, 1923 	Spanish Ice Sports Federation 	 	 	29	26	
 	March 23, 1912 	Swedish Ice Hockey Association 	 	 	 	 	
 	November 23, 1908 	Swiss Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	 	 	
 	April 27, 1989 	Ice Hockey Association of Thailand 	 	 	 	 	
 	May 1, 1991 	Turkish Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	40	33	
 	May 5, 2015 	Turkmenistan Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	47	 	
 	May 10, 2001 	UAE Ice Hockey Association 	 	 	48	 	
 	May 6, 1992 	Ice Hockey Federation of Ukraine 	 	 	21	 	
 	April 26, 1920 	USA Hockey 	Ron DeGregorio 	 	 	 	
A. Austria was expelled from the IIHF in 1920, then re-admitted on January 24, 1924. It was again expelled in 1939 and re-admitted on April 27, 1946.
B. The IIHF recognizes Bohemia, which joined in 1908, and Czechoslovakia as the predecessors to the Czech Republic, which officially became a member in 1993.
C. Germany was expelled in 1920, then re-admitted on January 11, 1926. It was again expelled on April 27, 1946. West Germany and East Germany were admitted into the IIHF in 1951 and 1954, respectively. Following their reunification, Germany was re-admitted into the IIHF on October 3, 1990.
D. In 1940, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were annexed by the Soviet Union. Their membership expired on April 27, 1946. The three nations were re-admitted into the IIHF on May 6, 1992.
E. Japan was expelled from the IIHF on April 27, 1946, then re-admitted on March 10, 1951.
F. The IIHF recognizes the Soviet Union, which joined in 1952, as the predecessor to Russia, which officially became a member in 1992.
G. The IIHF recognizes Yugoslavia, which joined in 1939, as the predecessor to Serbia, which officially became a member on September 28, 2006.
===IIHF Associate Members===
Nation 	Date joined 	Organization 	President 	Teams			Ref.
 	September 26, 1019	Hockey Algeria 	 	 			
 	May 4, 1995 	Andorran Federation of Ice Sports 	 	 			
 	September 22, 1999	Ice Hockey Federation of Armenia 	 	 			
 	May 31, 1998 	Argentine Association of Ice and In-Line Hockey	 	 			
 	September 26, 2024	Bahrain Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 			
 	June 26, 1984 	Brazilian Ice Sports Federation 	 	 			
 	September 26, 2019	Colombian Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 			
 	April 29, 1987 	Hellenic Ice Sports Federation 	 	 			
Indonesia 	May 20, 2016 	Federasi Hoki Es Indonesia 	 	 			
Jamaica 	May 18, 2012 	Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 			
Kenya 	September 27, 2024	Kenya Federation of Ice Sports 	 	 			
 	September 26, 2019	Lebanese Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 			
 	October 4, 2001 	Liechtenstein Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 			
 	May 12, 2005 	Macau Ice Sports Federation 	Andrew Chan Chak Mo	 			>
 	May 22, 2010 	Moroccan Ice Hockey Association 	Mrini Khalid 	 			
Nepal 	May 20, 2016 	Nepal Ice Hockey Association 	 	 			
North Macedonia	October 4, 2001 	Macedonian Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 			
 	May 24, 2014 	Oman Ice Sports Committee 	Anad Al-Balushi 	 			
 	May 13, 1999 	Federation of Portuguese Ice Sports 	 	 			
Puerto Rico 	September 29, 2022	Puerto Rico Ice Hockey Association 	 	 			
 	May 18, 2012 	Qatar Winter Sports Committee 	 	 			
 	September 22, 2021	Tunisian Ice Hockey Association 	 	 			
 	May 26, 2019 	Uzbekistan Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 			
===IIHF Affiliate Members===
Nation	Date joined 	Organization 	President	Teams	Ref.
Chile 	September 22, 1999	National Association of Hockey on Ice and Inline	 	 	
===IIHF Suspended Members===
Nation	Date joined 	Organization 	President 	Teams	 		Ref.
 	May 6, 1992 	Belarus Ice Hockey Federation 	 	 	14		
 	April 1, 1952	Ice Hockey Federation of Russia	Vladislav Tretiak	 	 		
L. Russia and Belarus were suspended indefinitely by the IIHF on 28 February 2022 from competing in the IIHF World Championship because of their invasion of Ukraine.
===Former IIHF Members===
Nation	Date joined IIHF 	Date left IIHF 	Date left IIHF 	Reason
 	November 15, 1908	1920 	Bohemian Hockey Union 	Membership rights transferred to the newly established Czechoslovakia
 	1920 	December 31, 1992	Czechoslovak Hockey Union 	Membership rights transferred to the Czech Republic
 	June 9, 1954 	October 3, 1990 	Deutscher Eislauf-Verband 	Reunification of East and West Germany
 	May 20, 2008 	2023 	National Ice Hockey Federation of Moldova	Membership ended following a prolonged lack of ice hockey activity.
 	March 10, 1951 	October 3, 1990 	German Ice Hockey Federation 	Reunification of East and West Germany, membership transferred to Germany
 	May 31, 1998 	May 19, 2017 	Namibia Ice and InLine Hockey Association	Withdrew from IIHF membership and was removed entirely. Still maintain inline hockey and as a member of World Skate.
 	April 1, 1952 	May 6, 1992 	Soviet Ice Hockey Federation 	Membership rights transferred to Russia
 	January 1, 1939 	December 31, 1992	Ice Hockey Federation of Yugoslavia 	Membership rights transferred to Serbia after split of Yugoslavia
==Notes==
==References==
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==External links==
* Official website of the International Ice Hockey Federation