2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division III

See also: 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III

Tournament details
Host countries	Bulgaria   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	22–28 January 2024 25–30 January 2024
Teams	9
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The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III will be two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consists of two tiered groups: the sixth-tier Division III A and the seventh-tier Division III B. For each tier's tournament, the team which will place first will be promoted to the next higher division, while the team which place last in 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 2004.

Division III A

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III A

Tournament details
Host country	Bulgaria
City	Sofia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	22–28 January 2024
Teams	6
Website	www.iihf.com

The Divsion III Group A tournament will be played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 22 to 28 January 2024. ^[1]

Participants

Team	Qualification
Mexico	placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated
Israel	placed 2nd in Division III last year
Bulgaria	hosts; placed 3rd in Division III last year
Turkey	placed 4th in Division III last year
New Zealand	placed 5th in Division III last year
Kyrgyzstan	placed 6th in Division III last year

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2025 Division II B
2	Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bulgaria (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2025 Division III B

First match(es) will be played: 22 January 2024. 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

Division III B

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III B

Tournament details
Host country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
City	Sarajevo
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	25–30 January 2024
Teams	3

The Divsion III Group B tournament will be played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 14 to 20 January 2024.

Participants

Team	Qualification
Bosnia and Herzegovina	hosts; placed 7th in Division III last year
South Africa	placed 8th in Division III last year
Luxembourg	first participation since 2003

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2025 Division III A
2	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 25 January 2024. 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

References

1. Division III A official website, www.iihf.com

External links

• Official website of IIHF