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South Africa
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The flag of South Africa is the badge used on the players jerseys.
Association South African Ice Hockey Association
Most games Donne Oxenham (38)
Top scorer Donne Oxenham (18)
Most points Attali Otto (17)
IIHF code RSA
IIHF ranking 33 Decrease1
Highest IIHF ranking 28 (first in 2004)
Lowest IIHF ranking 33 (2016)
Team colors               
South Africa national ice hockey team Home & Away Jerseys
First international
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 6–0 South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
(Székesfehérvár, Hungary; 19 March 1999)
Biggest win
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 8–1 Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg
(Miercurea Ciuc, Romania; 27 March 2008)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 23–0 South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg
(Székesfehérvár, Hungary; 23 March 2000)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances 6 (first in 2003)
Best result 25th (2003)
International record (W–L–T)
8–43–1

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The South Africa women's national ice hockey team represents South Africa at the International Ice Hockey Federation's IIHF World Women's Championships. The women's national team is controlled by South African Ice Hockey Association. The South African national team is the only national women's ice hockey team on the entire African continent. As of 2012, South Africa has 52 female players.[1] The South Africa women's national team is ranked 32nd in the world.

History[]

The South African women's national ice hockey team has participated in International Ice Hockey Federation events since the 1999 IIHF Women's World Championship. At their first World Championship in 1999, the team were unable to qualify for the B World Championship held the next year. In the following year, they were again unable to qualify for the B World Championship and were relegated several times over the following years, competing at the 2008 IIHF Women's World Championship in Division IV, the fifth World Championship level in women's ice hockey. As Divisions III to V saw no match play at the 2009 World Championship[2] and there was no IIHF World Women's Championship in 2010 because of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, South Africa played their first World Championships match in three years in 2011, competing in Division IV.

Olympic record[]

South Africa hockey team has never qualified for an Olympic tournament.

World Championship record[]

  • 1999 – Not ranked (4th in 2000 Group B Qualification Pool A)
  • 2000 – Finished in 24th place (8th in 2001 Group B Qualification)
  • 2001 – Finished in 23rd place (4th in 2003 Division I Qualification Group A)
  • 2003 – Finished in 25th place (5th in Division III)
  • 2005 – Finished in 26th place (6th in Division III)
  • 2007 – Finished in 27th place (6th in Division III, Relegated to Division IV)
  • 2008 – Finished in 32nd place (5th in Division IV)
  • 2009 – Division IV canceled
  • 2011 – Finished in 30th place (5th in Division IV)
  • 2012 – Finished in 32nd place (6th in Division IIB)
  • 2013 – Finished in 32nd place (6th in Division IIB, Relegated to Division IIB Qualification)
  • 2014 – Finished in 34th place (2nd in Division IIB Qualification)
  • 2015 – Finished in 35th place (3rd in Division IIB Qualification)
  • 2016 – Finished in 35th place (3rd in Division IIB Qualification)

All-time record against other teams[]

As of December 10, 2015[3]

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost For Aga Diff Win %
Flag of Australia.svg Australia 4 0 0 4 2 43 -41 0.00%
Flag of Austria.svg Austria 1 0 0 1 2 7 -5 0.00%
Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium 7 1 0 6 10 41 -31 14.29%
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 3 3 0 0 15 4 +11 100.00%
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 1 0 0 1 2 17 -15 0.00%
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0.00%
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 3 0 0 3 0 68 -68 0.00%
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 10 9 +1 33.33%
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 5 0 1 4 7 35 -28 0.00%
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland 4 0 0 4 5 25 -20 0.00%
Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2 0 0 2 2 16 -14 0.00%
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 0.00%
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands 1 0 0 1 2 6 -4 0.00%
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2 0 0 2 3 16 -13 0.00%
Flag of Poland.svg Poland 1 0 0 1 0 18 -18 0.00%
Flag of Romania.svg Romania 5 3 0 2 15 15 0 60.00%
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 1 0 0 1 0 23 -23 0.00%
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia 2 0 0 2 3 25 -22 0.00%
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 4 0 0 4 4 31 -27 0.00%
Flag of Spain.svg Spain 2 0 0 2 1 24 -23 0.00%
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 2 1 0 1 12 9 +3 50.00%
Total 55 9 1 45 96 439 -343 16.36%

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Women's National teams

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Defunct teams: Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia

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