2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Turkey Thailand |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 27 January – 2 February 2025 11–14 December 2024 |
| Teams | 10 |
The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III consists of two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division III A is the sixth tier and Division III B is the seventh tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team will be promoted to the next higher division, while the bottom-placed team from Group A will be relegated to Group B.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2005.
Division III A
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Turkey |
| City | Istanbul |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 27 January – 2 February 2025 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The Division III A tournament will be played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 27 January to 2 February 2025.[1][2]
Participating teams
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Chinese Taipei
|
placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated |
 New Zealand
|
placed 2nd in Division III A last year |
 Bulgaria
|
placed 3rd in Division III A last year |
| Turkey
|
hosts; placed 4th in Division III A last year |
 Mexico
|
placed 5th in Division III A last year |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
placed 1st in Division III B last year and were promoted |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2026 Division II B |
| 2 | New Zealand
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Turkey (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Mexico
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division III B |
First match(es) will be played: 27 January 2025. Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Results
All times are local (Turkey Time – UTC+3).
| 27 January 2025 13:00 | Bulgaria | v | Chinese Taipei | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 27 January 2025 16:30 | New Zealand | v | Mexico | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 27 January 2025 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | v | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 28 January 2025 13:00 | New Zealand | v | Bulgaria | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 28 January 2025 16:30 | Mexico | v | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 28 January 2025 20:00 | Chinese Taipei | v | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 30 January 2025 13:00 | Chinese Taipei | v | Mexico | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 30 January 2025 16:30 | New Zealand | v | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 30 January 2025 20:00 | Bulgaria | v | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 31 January 2025 13:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | v | Chinese Taipei | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 31 January 2025 16:30 | Mexico | v | Bulgaria | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 31 January 2025 20:00 | Bulgaria | v | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 2 February 2025 13:00 | Bulgaria | v | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 2 February 2025 16:30 | Chinese Taipei | v | New Zealand | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 2 February 2025 20:00 | Turkey | v | Mexico | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
Division III B
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Thailand |
| City | Bangkok |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 11–14 December 2024 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 53 (8.83 per game) |
| Attendance | 1,494 (249 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Natchayatorn Yannakornthanapunt (7 points) |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The Division III B tournament was played in Bangkok, Thailand, from 11 to 14 December 2024.[3][4]
Participating teams
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Kyrgyzstan
|
placed 6th in Division III A last year and were relegated |
 Luxembourg
|
placed 2nd in Division III B last year |
 South Africa
|
placed 3rd in Division III B last year |
| Thailand
|
hosts; first participation in World Championship |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand (H)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 9 | Promoted to the 2026 Division III A |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Africa
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 2 | |
| 4 | Luxembourg
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 1 |
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Results
All times are local (Indochina Time – UTC+7).
| 11 December 2024 16:00 | Kyrgyzstan | 7–2 (1–0, 3–2, 3–0 | South Africa | Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 11 December 2024 19:30 | Luxembourg | 1–6 (1–2, 0–1, 0–3) | Thailand | Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 12 December 2024 16:00 | Luxembourg | 6–7 OT (2–4, 4–1, 0–1) OT: (0–1) | South Africa | Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 12 December 2024 19:30 | Thailand | 5–2 (0–1, 4–0, 1–1) | Kyrgyzstan | Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 14 December 2024 16:00 | Kyrgyzstan | 5–2 (2–0, 2–0, 1–2) | Luxembourg | Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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| 14 December 2024 19:30 | South Africa | 2–8 (1–5, 0–1, 1–2) | Thailand | Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok |
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References
- ^ Division III A official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division III A statistics, stats.iihf.com
- ^ Division III B official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division III B statistics, stats.iihf.com
