2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I

The 2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I A and Division I B represent the second and third tier of the IIHF Women's World Championship.

In 2011, these tournaments were known as Division I and Division II.

Division I Group A
The Division I Group A tournament was played in Ventspils, Latvia, from 25 to 31 March 2012. The winners, the Czech Republic, were promoted to the Top Division for 2013, while the bottom-ranked team, Kazakhstan, were relegated to Group B for 2013.

Final standings


Match results
All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).

Scoring leaders
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards

 * Goaltender: Radka Lhotská,
 * Defenseman: Trine Martens,
 * Forward: Denise Altmann,

Source: IIHF.com

Division I Group B
The Division I Group B tournament was played in Hull, Great Britain, from 9 to 15 April 2012. The winners, Denmark, moved up to Group A for 2013, while the last-placed team, Italy, were relegated to Division II Group A. Denmark won the three way tie-breaker with France and China by virtue of having a superior goal differential in the games those three nations played against each other (Denmark +3, China +1, France −4). Relegation was decided in similar fashion, by breaking a three way tie between Great Britain (+4), the Netherlands (−1), and Italy (−3).

Final standings


Match results
All times are local (Western European Summer Time – UTC+1).

Scoring leaders
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Source: IIHF.com

Directorate Awards
Source: IIHF.com
 * Goaltender: Shi Yao,
 * Defenseman: Charlotte Densing,
 * Forward: Sun Rui,