2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II

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2025 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates7–13 April
14–20 April
Teams12
  2024
2026  

The 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II comprises two international ice hockey tournaments of the 2025 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). [1]

Contents

Group A will be held in Bytom, Poland from 7 to 13 April and Group B will be held in Dunedin, New Zealand, from 14 to 20 April 2025.

Group A tournament

2025 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II A
2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II A logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates7–13 April
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Host, placed 6th in 2024 Division I B and was relegated.
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Placed 2nd in 2024 Division II A.
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Placed 3rd in 2024 Division II A.
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Placed 4th in 2024 Division II A.
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Placed 5th in 2024 Division II A.
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Placed 1st in 2024 Division II B and was promoted.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (H)000000000Promotion to the 2026 Division I B
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 000000000
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 000000000
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 000000000
5Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 000000000
6Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 000000000Relegation to the 2026 Division II B
First match(es) will be played: 13 April 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]
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 (UTC+2).

7 April 2025
13:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Bytom Arena, Bytom
7 April 2025
16:30
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgvFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Bytom Arena, Bytom
7 April 2025
20:00
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svgvFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Bytom Arena, Bytom

8 April 2025
13:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svgvFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Bytom Arena, Bytom
8 April 2025
16:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Bytom Arena, Bytom
8 April 2025
20:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Bytom Arena, Bytom

10 April 2025
13:00
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgvFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Bytom Arena, Bytom
10 April 2025
16:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svgvFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Bytom Arena, Bytom
10 April 2025
20:00
Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Bytom Arena, Bytom

12 April 2025
13:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svgvFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Bytom Arena, Bytom
12 April 2025
16:30
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svgvFlag of Poland.svg  Poland Bytom Arena, Bytom
12 April 2025
20:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svgvFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Bytom Arena, Bytom

13 April 2025
13:00
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgvFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Bytom Arena, Bytom
13 April 2025
16:30
Poland  Flag of Poland.svgvFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Bytom Arena, Bytom
13 April 2025
20:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svgvFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Bytom Arena, Bytom

Group B tournament

2025 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division II B
2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II B logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–20 April
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Placed 6th in 2024 Division II A and was relegated.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Placed 2nd in 2024 Division II B.
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Placed 3rd in 2024 Division II B.
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Host, placed 4th in 2024 Division II B.
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Placed 5th in 2024 Division II B.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Placed 1st in 2024 Division III A and was promoted.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 000000000Promoted to the 2026 Division II A
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 000000000
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 000000000
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (H)000000000
5Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 000000000
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 000000000Relegated to the 2026 Division III A
First match(es) will be played: 14 April 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]
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 (UTC+12).

14 April 2025
13:00
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin
14 April 2025
16:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin
14 April 2025
20:00
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin

15 April 2025
13:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin
15 April 2025
16:30
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin
15 April 2025
20:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin

17 April 2025
13:00
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin
17 April 2025
16:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin
17 April 2025
20:00
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svgvFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin

19 April 2025
13:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin
19 April 2025
16:30
Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin
19 April 2025
20:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin

20 April 2025
13:00
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svgvFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin
20 April 2025
16:30
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin
20 April 2025
20:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin

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References

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