2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

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2025 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates2–8 March
13–18 February
Teams11
  2024
2026  

The 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III 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 Belgrade, Serbia from 2 to 8 March and Group B will be held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 13 to 18 February 2025.

Group A tournament

2025 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III A
2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III A logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates2–8 March
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Placed 6th in 2024 Division II B and was relegated.
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Placed 2nd in 2024 Division III A.
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Placed 3rd in 2024 Division III A.
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Host, placed 4th in 2024 Division III A.
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Placed 5th in 2024 Division III A.
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Placed 1st in 2024 Division III B and was promoted.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 000000000Promotion to the 2026 Division II B
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 000000000
3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 000000000
4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (H)000000000
5Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 000000000
6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 000000000Relegation to the 2026 Division III B
First match(es) will be played: 2 March 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+1).

2 March 2025
12:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
2 March 2025
16:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
2 March 2025
19:30
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

3 March 2025
12:30
Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
3 March 2025
16:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
3 March 2025
19:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

5 March 2025
12:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
5 March 2025
16:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
5 March 2025
19:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

6 March 2025
12:30
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svgvFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
6 March 2025
16:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svgvFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
6 March 2025
19:30
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

8 March 2025
12:30
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svgvFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
8 March 2025
16:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
8 March 2025
19:30
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

Group B tournament

2025 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III B
2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III B logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates13–18 February
Teams5
Official website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Placed 6th in 2024 Division III A and was relegated.
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Placed 2nd in 2024 Division III B.
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Placed 3rd in 2024 Division III B.
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Placed 4th in 2024 Division III B.
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Host, Placed 5th in 2024 Division III B.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 000000000Promotion to the 2026 Division III A
2Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 000000000
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 000000000
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 000000000
5Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)000000000
First match(es) will be played: 13 February 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+1).

13 February 2025
15:00
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvFlag of Israel.svg  Israel Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo
13 February 2025
19:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svgvFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo

14 February 2025
19:00
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svgvFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo

15 February 2025
15:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svgvFlag of Israel.svg  Israel Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo
15 February 2025
19:00
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo

16 February 2025
19:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svgvFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo

17 February 2025
15:00
Estonia  Flag of Estonia.svgvFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo
17 February 2025
19:00
Israel  Flag of Israel.svgvFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo

18 February 2025
15:00
Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svgvFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo
18 February 2025
19:00
Israel  Flag of Israel.svgvFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo

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References

  1. "IIHF Annual Congress" . Retrieved 24 May 2024.