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South Korea women's national ice hockey team

The South Korean women's national ice hockey team (; recognized as Korea by IIHF)) is controlled by the Korea Ice Hockey Association (KIHA). In 2017, the team was promoted to Division I, Group B of the Ice Hockey Women's World Championship after winning the Division II, Group A tournament. As of 2022, the team was ranked 18th in the world.

The South Korean women's national team competed in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after being granted automatic entry as the host country by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). In an effort to boost their competitiveness for the Olympics, the program has recruited several North American players with Korean ancestry. In January 2018, it was announced that a unified Korean team would take part in the games, including players from North Korea. KIHA president Chung Mong-won hired Sarah Murray to coach the team.

A movie about the South Korean women's ice hockey team was released in South Korea in August 2016.

Tournament record

Olympic Games

World Championships

In 2004 the South Korean women's hockey team was the first time involved in the World Championship competition.

  • 2004 – Finished in 27th place (6th in Division III, Demoted to Division IV)
  • 2005 – Finished in 27th place (1st in Division IV, Promoted to Division III)
  • 2007 – Finished in 26th place (5th in Division III)
  • 2008 – Finished in 28th place (6th in Division III, Demoted to Division IV)
  • 2009 – Division IV canceled
  • 2011 – Finished in 27th place (2nd in Division IV)
  • 2012 – Finished in 28th place (3rd in Division IIB)
  • 2013 – Finished in 27th place (1st in Division IIB, Promoted to Division IIA)
  • 2014 – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Division IIA)
  • 2015 – Finished in 23rd place (3rd in Division IIA)
  • 2016 – Finished in 22nd place (2nd in Division IIA)
  • 2017 – Finished in 21st place (1st in Division IIA, Promoted to Division IB)
  • 2018 – Finished in 17th place (2nd in Division IB)
  • 2019 – Finished in 18th place (2nd in Division IB)
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2021 – Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2022 – Finished in 20th place (5th in Division IB)
  • 2023 – Finished in 17th place (1st in Division IB, Promoted to Division IA)
  • 2024 – Finished in 16th place (6th in Division IA, Relegated to Division IB)
  • 2025 – Finished in 21st place (5th in Division IB)

Asian Games

  • 1999 – Finished in 4th place (from 4 teams)
  • 2003 – Finished in 5th place (from 5 teams)
  • 2007 – Finished in 5th place (from 5 teams)
  • 2011 – Finished in 5th place (from 5 teams)
  • 2017 – Finished in 4th place (from 6 teams)
  • 2025 – Finished in 4th place (from 7 teams)

IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

  • 2011 – 3rd
  • 2012 – 4th
  • 2014 – 3rd

All-time record against other nations

<small>Last match update: 11 March 2022</small>

Team

Current roster

Roster for the Group A tournament of the 2024 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I.

Head coach: Kim Do-yun<br>Assistant coaches: Han Jae Ik, Kim Geunho, Kim Taegyum

Player age on first day of tournament, 21 April 2024.

Further reading

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