1993 IIHF European Women Championships
The 1993 IIHF European Women Championships were held between March 22–27, 1993. In a break with the previous format, the IIHF split the teams into two separate divisions A and B and introduced a Promotion and Relegation format between them.
The top six teams from the 1991 tournament qualified for the Pool A tournament in Esbjerg, Denmark, while the remaining nations played in 
Ukraine who were entering their first tournament.
European Championship Group A
| Pool A | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Denmark |
| Dates | March 24 - March 27 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | Esbjerg (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Finland (3rd title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 89 (9.89 per match) |
Teams & Format
The six teams, qualified from being the top six teams from the 1991 tournament were:
The teams were divided into two groups of three teams. Each team played each other once within the group. The teams then played a playoff game against the team with the same position in the opposing group, i.e. the Group Winners played off for Gold, 2nd place, for Bronze etc.
First round
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Finland |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | +21 | 4 |
| 2. |  Norway |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 2 |
| 3. |  Switzerland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22 | -19 | 0 |
Results
| March 24, 1993 | Norway | 5 – 2 ( 1 - 2 , 2 - 0 , 2 - 0 ) | Switzerland | Esbjerg |
| March 25, 1993 | Finland | 17 – 1 ( 10 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 6 - 1 ) | Switzerland | Esbjerg |
| March 26, 1993 | Finland | 8 – 3 ( 2 - 1 , 4 - 0 , 2 - 2 ) | Norway | Esbjerg |
Playoff Round
European Championship Group B
| Pool B | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ukraine |
| Dates | March 22 - March 27 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Venue(s) | Kyiv (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Latvia (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 36 (3.6 per match) |
Teams & Format
The five teams that playing the first Pool B were:
The teams were placed in one group containing all the teams playing in a single round robin format, with the final placings determining the final standing without any final games.
Final round
Standings
| Rk. | Team | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | DIF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Latvia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
| 2. |  Czech Republic |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 5 |
| 3. |  France |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 4 |
| 4. |  Great Britain |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -7 | 3 |
| 5. | Ukraine |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
Results
| March 22, 1993 | Latvia | 4 – 3 ( 2 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 1 - 2 ) | France | Kyiv |
| March 22, 1993 | Czech Republic | 3 – 0 ( 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 ) | Ukraine | Kyiv |
| March 23, 1993 | Latvia | 3 – 1 ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 2 - 1 ) | Czech Republic | Kyiv |
| March 23, 1993 | Great Britain | 1 – 0 ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) | Ukraine | Kyiv |
| March 24, 1993 | France | 7 – 2 ( 3 - 1 , 3 - 0 , 1 - 1 ) | Great Britain | Kyiv |
| March 25, 1993 | Ukraine | 1 – 0 ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) | Latvia | Kyiv |
| March 26, 1993 | Latvia | 3 – 0 ( 1 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) | Great Britain | Kyiv |
| March 26, 1993 | Czech Republic | 3 – 2 ( 1 - 1 , 2 - 0 , 0 - 1 ) | France | Kyiv |
| March 27, 1993 | Czech Republic | 1 – 1 ( 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) | Great Britain | Kyiv |
| March 27, 1993 | France | 1 – 0 ( 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) | Ukraine | Kyiv |
Final standings
| Rk. | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 | Finland | Qualified for 1994 World Championship |
 |  Sweden | Qualified for 1994 World Championship |
 | Norway | Qualified for 1994 World Championship |
| 4. |  Germany | Qualified for 1994 World Championship |
| 5. | Switzerland | Qualified for 1994 World Championship |
| 6. | Denmark | Relegated to Pool B for 1995 European Championship |
| 7. | Latvia | Promoted to Pool A for 1995 European Championship |
| 8. | Czech Republic | |
| 9. | France | |
| 10. | Great Britain | |
| 11. | Ukraine |