2023 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

See also: 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships

2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II

Tournament details
Host countries	Serbia   Bulgaria
Dates	9–15 April (Group A) 27 March – 2 April (Group B)
Teams	12
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The 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II were two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division II A

2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A

Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	9–15 April
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	100 (6.67 per game)
Attendance	3,417 (228 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Minja Ivanović (9 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 15 April 2023. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Participants

Team	Qualification
Great Britain	Placed 3rd in 2022 Division II A
Lithuania	Placed 4th in 2022 Division II A
Romania	Placed 5th in 2022 Division II A
Serbia	Hosts; placed 6th in 2022 Division II A
Croatia	Placed 1st in 2022 Division II B and were promoted
Spain	Placed 2nd in 2022 Division II B and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Lithuania	5	4	1	0	0	22	5	+17	14	Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2	Croatia	5	4	0	0	1	28	9	+19	12
3	Great Britain	5	2	1	1	1	14	16	−2	9
4	Serbia (H)	5	1	0	1	3	15	24	−9	4 [a]
5	Romania	5	1	0	1	3	11	29	−18	4 [a]
6	Spain	5	0	1	0	4	10	17	−7	2	Relegated to the 2024 Division II B

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
Notes:

1. Serbia 6–3 Romania

Results

9 April 2023 13:00

Romania

3–4 OT (2–2, 0–1, 1–0) OT: (0–1)

Great Britain

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 79

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	25

9 April 2023 16:30

Spain

2–3 (1–0, 1–1, 0–2)

Croatia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 96

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	6 min
	23	Shots	44

9 April 2023 20:00

Lithuania

5–3 (2–0, 2–2, 1–1)

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 486

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	18 min
	36	Shots	19

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10 April 2023 13:00

Great Britain

0–7 (0–0, 0–4, 0–3)

Croatia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 74

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	18 min
	38	Shots	37

10 April 2023 16:30

Lithuania

6–0 (4–0, 0–0, 2–0)

Romania

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 53

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	43	Shots	17

10 April 2023 20:00

Serbia

3–4 OT (0–1, 2–1, 1–1) OT: (0–1)

Spain

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 526

Game reference
	24 min	Penalties	28 min
	31	Shots	39

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12 April 2023 13:00

Lithuania

5–0 (2–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Spain

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 97

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	36	Shots	17

12 April 2023 16:30

Romania

2–11 (1–4, 1–3, 0–4)

Croatia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 47

Game reference
	26 min	Penalties	8 min
	21	Shots	37

12 April 2023 20:00

Great Britain

6–2 (1–1, 3–0, 2–1)

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 529

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	39	Shots	41

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13 April 2023 13:00

Croatia

1–4 (1–2, 0–0, 0–2)

Lithuania

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 59

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	32	Shots	29

13 April 2023 16:30

Spain

2–3 (1–1, 1–2, 0–0)

Great Britain

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 74

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	16 min
	42	Shots	26

13 April 2023 20:00

Serbia

6–3 (1–2, 2–0, 3–1)

Romania

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 578

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	27	Shots	31

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15 April 2023 13:00

Romania

3–2 (1–0, 0–1, 2–1)

Spain

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 39

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	24	Shots	42

15 April 2023 16:30

Great Britain

1–2 OT (0–1, 1–0, 0–0 (OT: 0–1)

Lithuania

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 56

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	32

15 April 2023 20:00

Croatia

6–1 (3–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 624

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	45 min
	38	Shots	19

Division II B

2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B

Tournament details
Host country	Bulgaria
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	27 March – 2 April
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Netherlands
Runner-up	China
Third place	Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	100 (6.67 per game)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 27 March to 2 April 2023. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Participants

Team	Qualification
China	Placed 2nd in 2019 Division II B
Netherlands	Placed 3rd in 2022 Division II B
Bulgaria	Hosts; placed 4th in 2022 Division II B
Australia	Placed 5th in 2019 Division II B
Chinese Taipei	Placed 1st in 2022 Division III A and were promoted
Belgium	Placed 2nd in 2022 Division III A and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Netherlands	5	5	0	0	0	26	7	+19	15	Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2	China	5	4	0	0	1	26	12	+14	12
3	Chinese Taipei	5	2	0	0	3	16	25	−9	6 [a]
4	Bulgaria (H)	5	2	0	0	3	12	16	−4	6 [a]
5	Australia	5	2	0	0	3	12	20	−8	6 [a]
6	Belgium	5	0	0	0	5	8	20	−12	0	Relegated to the 2024 Division III A

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
Notes:

1. Chinese Taipei 3 points, +1 GD; Bulgaria 3 points, 0 GD; Australia 3 points, –1 GD

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

27 March 2023 13:00

Australia

1–6 (0–3, 1–2, 0–1)

Netherlands

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

27 March 2023 16:30

Belgium

3–4 (1–0, 0–3, 2–1)

Chinese Taipei

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

27 March 2023 20:00

China

5–1 (2–0, 2–1, 1–0)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

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28 March 2023 13:00

Netherlands

8–1 (2–1, 4–0, 2–0)

Chinese Taipei

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

28 March 2023 16:30

China

5–2 (1–1, 2–1, 2–0)

Australia

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

28 March 2023 20:00

Bulgaria

4–0 (1–0, 0–0, 3–0)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

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30 March 2023 13:00

Australia

5–3 (1–1, 4–0, 0–2)

Chinese Taipei

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

30 March 2023 16:30

China

6–2 (3–1, 1–1, 2–0)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

30 March 2023 20:00

Netherlands

5–1 (1–0, 4–1, 0–0)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

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1 April 2023 13:00

Belgium

2–4 (2–0, 0–1, 0–3)

Netherlands

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

1 April 2023 16:30

Bulgaria

5–2 (0–0, 0–1, 5–1)

Australia

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

1 April 2023 20:00

Chinese Taipei

4–8 (2–2, 1–3, 1–3)

China

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

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2 April 2023 13:00

Australia

2–1 (1–0, 1–0, 0–1)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

2 April 2023 16:30

Chinese Taipei

4–1 (2–0, 0–1, 2–0)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

2 April 2023 20:00

Netherlands

3–2 (0–1, 1–1, 2–0)

China

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Game reference

References

1. 2023 Division II A official website
2. 2023 Division II A statistics, stats.iihf.com
3. Spain 2–3 Great Britain, www.icehockeyuk.co.uk
4. 2023 Division II A statistics, globalsportsarchive.com
5. 2023 Division II B official website
6. 2023 Division II B statistics, stats.iihf.com
7. Australia defeats Belgium and finished fifth, icehockeynewsaustralia.com
8. 2023 Division II B statistics, globalsportsarchive.com