2025 IIHF World Championship Division I

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2025 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates27 April – 3 May
26 April – 2 May
Teams12
  2024
2026  

The 2025 IIHF World Championship Division I will be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. [1]

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The Group A tournament will be held in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania from 27 April to 3 May and the Group B tournament in Tallinn, Estonia from 26 April to 2 May 2025.

Group A tournament

2025 IIHF World Championship Division I A
2025 IIHF World Championship Division I A logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
City Sfântu Gheorghe
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 April – 3 May
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Placed 15th in the Elite Division in 2024 and was relegated.
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2024 and was relegated.
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Placed 3rd in Division I A in 2024.
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Host, placed 4th in Division I A in 2024.
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Placed 5th in Division I A in 2024.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Placed 1st in Division I B in 2024 and was promoted.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 000000000Promoted to the 2026 Top Division
2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 000000000
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 000000000
4Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (H)000000000
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 000000000
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 000000000Relegated to the 2026 Division I B
First match(es) will be played: 27 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

Group B tournament

2025 IIHF World Championship Division I B
2025 IIHF World Championship Division I B logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
City Tallinn
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26 April – 2 May
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Placed 6th in Division I A in 2024 and was relegated.
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Placed 2nd in Division I B in 2024.
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Host, placed 3rd in Division I B in 2024.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Placed 4th in Division I B in 2024.
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Placed 5th in Division I B in 2024.
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Placed 1st in Division II A in 2024 and was promoted.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 000000000Promoted to the 2026 Division I A
2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 000000000
3Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia (H)000000000
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 000000000
5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 000000000
6Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 000000000Relegated to the 2026 Division II A
First match(es) will be played: 26 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

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References

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