2025 IIHF World Championship Division I

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2025 IIHF World Championship
Division I

Tournament details
Host countries	Romania   Estonia
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	27 April – 3 May 26 April – 2 May
Teams	12
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The 2025 IIHF World Championship Division I will be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. ^[1]

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

Tournament details
Host country	Romania
City	Sfântu Gheorghe
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	27 April – 3 May
Teams	6
Website	Website

Participants

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

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promoted to the 2026 Top Division
2	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Romania (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegated 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

Tournament details
Host country	Estonia
City	Tallinn
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	26 April – 2 May
Teams	6
Website	Website

Participants

Team	Qualification
South Korea	Placed 6th in Division I A in 2024 and was relegated.
Lithuania	Placed 2nd in Division I B in 2024.
Estonia	Host, placed 3rd in Division I B in 2024.
China	Placed 4th in Division I B in 2024.
Spain	Placed 5th in Division I B in 2024.
Croatia	Placed 1st in Division II A in 2024 and was promoted.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promoted to the 2026 Division I A
2	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Estonia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegated 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

References

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