2025 IIHF Asia Championship

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2025 IIHF Asia Championship
2025 IIHF Asia Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
City Almaty
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates6–9 November 2024
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (1st title)
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Fourth placeFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored33 (5.5 per game)
Attendance10,715 (1,786 per game)
Official website
www.iihf.com
2026  

The 2025 IIHF Asia Championship was an international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was the first edition of this event. The tournament was played at Halyk Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 6 to 9 November 2024. [1] [2] Kazakhstan won the tournament after winning the group. [3]

Contents

Creation

The tournament was first proposed in May 2023 after collaboration was agreed between China, Japan, Kazakhstan and South Korea with the IIHF to grow Asian Ice Hockey. [4] The four nations have agreed to play this tournament for four years.

Venue

The venue was the Halyk Arena in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Almaty
Halyk Arena
Capacity: 12,000
Halyk Arena.jpg

Final standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPts
1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan (H)32001126+66
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 32001108+26
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 310117814
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3010241172
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local (Time in KazakhstanUTC+5).

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 5 PN = 5

6 November 2024
16:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–1
(2–1, 1–0, 1–0)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Halyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 293
Game reference
Referees:
Flag of South Korea.svg Young Jin Chae
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timur Iskakov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vladislav Zotov
1–0
1–1
2–1
3–1
4–1
12 minPenalties12 min
38Shots15

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 5 PN = 5

6 November 2024
19:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4–1
(0–0, 2–1, 2–0)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Halyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 2,921
Game reference
Referees:
Flag of Japan.svg Goro Terakado
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Wedin
Linesmen:
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hongda Chi
Flag of South Korea.svg Doyeon Choi
1–0
1–1
2–1
3–1
4–1
6 minPenalties2 min
20Shots28

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 3 PN = 7

8 November 2024
16:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg5–2
(2–0, 2–2, 1–0)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Halyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 715
Game reference
Referees:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Konstantin Chubenko
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiaqi Liu
Linesmen:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Nurian Alpyspayev
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vladislav Mashenkin
1–0
2–0
3–0
3–1
3–2
4–2
5–2
8 minPenalties8 min
33Shots30

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 7 PN = 7

8 November 2024
19:30
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg6–1
(1–0, 1–1, 4–0)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Halyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 2,283
Game reference
Referees:
Flag of South Korea.svg Young Jin Chae
Flag of Japan.svg Goro Terakado
Linesmen:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Damir Dairov
Flag of Japan.svg Ryohma Taniguchi
1–0
1–1
2–1
3–1
4–1
5–1
6–1
8 minPenalties8 min
47Shots21

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 1 PN = 3

9 November 2024
16:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–1 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 0–0)
(1–0)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Halyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 1,408
Game reference
Referees:
Flag of South Korea.svg Young Jin Chae
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jiaqi Liu
Linesmen:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Timur Iskakov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Vladislav Mashenkin
1–0
1–1
2–1
2 minPenalties4 min
24Shots38

Error: Goals/Progression mismatch: N1 = 0 N2 = 3 PN = 6

9 November 2024
19:30
Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg5–1
(1–0, 2–0, 2–1)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Halyk Arena, Almaty
Attendance: 3,095
Game reference
Referees:
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Konstantin Chubenko
Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Wedin
Linesmen:
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hongda Chi
Flag of South Korea.svg Doyeon Choi
1–0
2–0
3–0
3–1
4–1
5–1
6 minPenalties6 min
23Shots24

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