2012 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II
The Division II tournament was held in Maribor, Slovenia, from March 25 to 31 for Group A. Group B was contested from March 10 to 16 in Seoul, South Korea. In both tournaments the first placed team was promoted and the last placed team relegated, so, the Group B winner moved up to Group A, and the Group A winner moved up to Division I Group B. The last placed in Group A was relegated to Group B. While the rules stated that the 5th and 6th placed teams in Group B must enter a qualification tournament for next year if more member nations apply to compete, this did not happen. Previously these tournaments were known as Division III and Division IV.
Group A
All times are local UTC+2.Statistics and awards
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Boglárka Gegesy | 120:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 96.77 | 1 | |
| 2 | Kristy Bruske | 168:31 | 4 | 1.42 | 94.20 | 2 | |
| 3 | Ri Hye-yong | 269:40 | 5 | 1.11 | 93.90 | 1 | |
| 4 | Hedvika Korbar | 243:58 | 10 | 2.46 | 93.15 | 0 | |
| 5 | Anikó Németh | 179:00 | 5 | 1.68 | 90.91 | 1 |
Source:
Directorate Awards
- Goaltender: Kristy Bruske,
- Defenseman: Kim Un-ae,
- Forward: Alexandra Huszák,
Group B
Statistics and awards
Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In MinutesSource:
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Malgorzata Burda | 152:15 | 1 | 0.39 | 98.15 | 1 | |
| 2 | Carlota Alvarado | 257:41 | 5 | 1.16 | 97.14 | 2 | |
| 3 | Shin So-jung | 284:23 | 7 | 1.48 | 95.30 | 1 | |
| 4 | Kirsten Schönwetter | 238:35 | 9 | 2.26 | 93.43 | 0 | |
| 5 | Karítas Halldórsdóttir | 305:00 | 15 | 2.95 | 93.02 | 0 |
Source:
Directorate Awards
- Goaltender: Shin So-jung,
- Defenseman: Anna Ágústsdóttir,
- Forward: Karolina Pozniewska,
Division II B Qualification
The Division II B Qualification was cancelled in August 2011 due to a number of nations declining to participate., which lost 2011 Division IV, and, which was scheduled to host the 2012 Division II B Qualification, were placed in Group B without qualification. The qualification was scheduled to include the following:| Team | Qualification |
| Placed 6th in Division IV last year and was relegated. | |
| Host, placed 2nd in Division V last year. | |
| Placed 3rd in Division V last year. | |
| Placed 4th in Division V last year. | |
| Placed 5th in Division V last year. | |
| First time applied to compete in tournament. |