2025 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III

See also: 2025 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships

2025 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III

Tournament details
Host countries	Serbia   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	2–8 March 13–18 February
Teams	11
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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]

Group A will be held in Belgrade, Serbia from 2 to 8 March and Group B was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 13 to 18 February 2025.

Group A tournament

2025 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III A

Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	2–8 March
Teams	6
Official website
Website

Participants

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

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2026 Division II B
2	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Serbia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation 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

v

South Africa

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

2 March 2025 16:00

Romania

v

Croatia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

2 March 2025 19:30

Thailand

v

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

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3 March 2025 12:30

Romania

v

Lithuania

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

3 March 2025 16:00

Croatia

v

Thailand

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

3 March 2025 19:30

South Africa

v

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

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5 March 2025 12:30

South Africa

v

Croatia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

5 March 2025 16:00

Romania

v

Thailand

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

5 March 2025 19:30

Lithuania

v

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

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6 March 2025 12:30

Thailand

v

South Africa

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

6 March 2025 16:00

Croatia

v

Lithuania

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

6 March 2025 19:30

Serbia

v

Romania

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

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8 March 2025 12:30

Lithuania

v

Thailand

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

8 March 2025 16:00

South Africa

v

Romania

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

8 March 2025 19:30

Serbia

v

Croatia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

Group B tournament

2025 IIHF Women's
World Championship
Division III B

Tournament details
Host country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	13–18 February
Teams	5
Tournament statistics
Games played	10
Goals scored	67 (6.7 per game)
Attendance	693 (69 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Maria Runevska (11 points)
Official website
Website

Participants

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

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Bulgaria (P)	4	3	0	1	0	19	9	+10	10	Promotion to the 2026 Division III A
2	Israel	4	2	1	0	1	17	10	+7	8
3	Estonia	4	2	0	1	1	11	11	0	7
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)	4	1	1	0	2	16	14	+2	5
5	Singapore	4	0	0	0	4	4	23	−19	0

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; (P) Promoted

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

13 February 2025 15:00

Bulgaria

5–2 (1–0, 2–1, 2–1)

Israel

Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 23

Game reference
	Monika Nedyalkova	Goalies	Yael Fatiev	Referee: Choi Bo-young Linesmen: Fatima Al-Ali Tova Andersson
	Stoyanova (Runevska) (PP) – 05:36 1–0 Stoyanova – 27:20 2–0 Ivanova (Dikova) – 29:08 3–0 3–1 38:11 – Basov (Kotler) Dimova (M. Georgieva, Stoyanova) – 42:51 4–1 Kozarova (Runevska) – 53:43 5–1 5–2 57:40 – Leshem
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	61	Shots	22

13 February 2025 19:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2–4 (1–1, 1–2, 0–1)

Estonia

Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 113

Game reference
	Amra Zubčević	Goalies	Sofia Salamatina	Referee: Audrey-Anne Girard Linesmen: Gaëlle Bourdon Lili Sánta
	0–1 03:08 – Griffin Lincender – 19:54 1–1 L. Zubčević (Šoše) – 20:58 2–1 2–2 39:09 – Prants (Kaareste) (PP) 2–3 39:35 – Jõemets (Hollo) 2–4 59:46 – Prants (EN)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	23

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14 February 2025 19:00

Singapore

1–9 (0–4, 0–1, 1–4)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 149

Game reference
	Qina Foo	Goalies	Amra Zubčević	Referee: Zuzana Rimbalová Linesmen: Tova Andersson Sueva Torribio-Rousselin
	0–1 01:11 – Kapić (L. Zubčević) 0–2 12:36 – Šopović (Kapić) (PP) 0–3 14:30 – Muharemović (Nikolić, Posavec) 0–4 16:15 – L. Zubčević (Kapić) 0–5 30:24 – Krupalija (H. Mulazimović, Karamehmedović) 0–6 47:23 – Kapić (PP) Yap (Mak) – 51:20 1–6 1–7 55:26 – Lincender (Kapić) (PP) 1–8 58:28 – L. Zubčević (Lincender, Nikolić) 1–9 59:21 – L. Zubčević (Hodžić)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	15	Shots	43

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15 February 2025 15:00

Estonia

2–3 OT (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 0–1)

Israel

Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 14

Game reference
	Uljana Jeggi	Goalies	Yael Fatiev	Referee: Zuzana Rimbalová Linesmen: Lili Sánta Sueva Torribio-Rousselin
	0–1 00:58 – Leshem Griffin (Jõemets, Prants) – 09:24 1–1 Prants – 21:16 2–1 2–2 39:29 – Basov 2–3 64:19 – Leshem (Kotler)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	56	Shots	29

15 February 2025 19:00

Singapore

0–6 (0–2, 0–1, 0–3)

Bulgaria

Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 29

Game reference
	Qina Foo	Goalies	Angelina Dimova	Referee: Choi Bo-young Linesmen: Fatima Al-Ali Gaëlle Bourdon
	0–1 01:03 – Runevska (SH) 0–2 04:37 – M. Georgieva (Ivanova, Stoyanova) (PP) 0–3 30:19 – Runevska (Baykusheva) 0–4 53:17 – Runevska (Petrova) 0–5 56:25 – Stoyanova (Ivanova) 0–6 59:55 – Ivanova (Zlateva, Dikova)
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	11	Shots	39

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16 February 2025 19:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina

4–3 OT (1–3, 1–0, 1–0) (OT: 1–0)

Bulgaria

Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 176

Game reference
	Amra Zubčević	Goalies	Angelina Dimova	Referee: Audrey-Anne Girard Linesmen: Tova Andersson Sueva Torribio-Rousselin
	0–1 02:05 – Petrova (Runevska) 0–2 02:40 – K. Dimova (Petrova) L. Zubčević (Kapić, Lincender) (PP) – 10:29 1–2 1–3 17:09 – Ivanova (Runevska) Mulazimović (Krupalija) – 31:51 2–3 L. Zubčević (Lincender) – 55:04 3–3 L. Zubčević (Lincender) – 63:21 4–3
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	22	Shots	24

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17 February 2025 15:00

Estonia

2–1 (1–0, 0–1, 1–0)

Singapore

Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 7

Game reference
	Uljana Jeggi	Goalies	Qina Foo	Referee: Audrey-Anne Girard Linesmen: Tova Andersson Lili Sánta
	Seppar (Zrelov) – 08:13 1–0 1–1 35:40 – Chua (Ong) Valiste (Bilorus) – 50:55 2–1
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	36	Shots	12

17 February 2025 19:00

Israel

6–1 (1–1, 1–0, 4–0)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 132

Game reference
	Yael Fatiev	Goalies	Amra Zubčević Hana Sadović	Referee: Zuzana Rimbalová Linesmen: Gaëlle Bourdon Sueva Torribio-Rousselin
	Angress (Kotler) – 01:17 1–0 1–1 14:47 – L. Zubčević (Lincender) (PP) Zioni – 38:36 2–1 Kotler (Basov, Leshem) – 46:08 3–1 Leshem (PP) – 49:45 4–1 Mirotchnik (Leshem, Basov) (PP) – 57:15 5–1 Basov (Kotler) – 58:47 6–1
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	21	Shots	38

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18 February 2025 15:00

Bulgaria

5–3 (1–1, 1–2, 3–0)

Estonia

Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 35

Game reference
	Monika Nedyalkova	Goalies	Sofia Salamatina	Referee: Audrey-Anne Girard Linesmen: Tova Andersson Lili Sánta
	0–1 05:18 – Kulla (Kaareste) (PP) Runevska (Stoyanova) – 11:49 1–1 1–2 25:47 – Kulla (Vont) 1–3 30:07 – Prants (Griffin) Stoyanova (Runevska) – 36:51 2–3 M. Georgieva (Runevska, Ivanova) (PP) – 43:13 3–3 Runevska – 47:31 4–3 Ivanova (ENG) – 59:39 5–3
	6 min	Penalties	2 min
	46	Shots	22

18 February 2025 19:00

Israel

6–2 (3–1, 1–0, 2–1)

Singapore

Mirza Delibašić Hall, Sarajevo Attendance: 15

Game reference
	Yael Fatiev Bisan Maree	Goalies	Qina Foo	Referee: Choi Bo-young Linesmen: Fatima Al-Ali Gaëlle Bourdon
	Kotler (Leshem, Basov) – 02:02 1–0 1–1 05:21 – Goh (Ong) Zioni (Adivi, Orgil) – 07:36 2–1 Basov – 15:58 3–1 Elia (Leshem) (PP) – 21:44 4–1 4–2 52:22 – Oliveiro Zioni (Leshem) – 54:04 5–2 Leshem (Basov) – 56:56 6–2
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	20

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Maria Runevska	4	5	6	11	+8	2	F
Lior Leshem	4	6	4	10	+6	2	D
Pnina Basov	4	3	7	10	+6	8	F
Lamija Zubčević	4	8	1	9	+4	0	F
Lena Ivanova	4	4	3	8	+8	0	F
Stefani Stoyanova	4	4	3	8	+8	2	F
Ava Lincender	4	2	5	7	+5	4	F
Shani Kotler	4	3	3	6	+6	0	F
Irma Kapić	4	2	4	6	0	6	F
Olesja Prants	4	4	1	5	+4	0	F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player	TOI	GA	GAA	SA	Sv%	SO
Yael Fatiev	234:37	9	2.30	172	94.77	0
Sofia Salamatina	178:57	7	2.35	93	92.47	0
Monika Nedyalkova	120:00	5	2.50	44	88.64	0
Angeliina Dimova	123:21	4	1.95	33	87.88	1
Amra Zubčević	229:50	10	2.61	78	87.18	0

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

Position	Player [2]
Goaltender	Yael Fatiev
Defenceman	Aleksandra-Olga Seppar
Forward	Maria Runevska

References

1. "IIHF Annual Congress" . Retrieved 24 May 2024.
2. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIA" (PDF). IIHF . Retrieved 18 February 2025.

External links

• Official website of Division IIIA
• Official website of Division IIIB