2025 IIHF World Championship Division III

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2025 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates21–27 April
27 April – 3 May
Teams12
  2024
2026  

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

Contents

The Group A tournament will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 21 to 27 April and the Group B tournament in Metepec, Mexico from 27 April to 3 May 2025.

Group A tournament

2025 IIHF World Championship Division III A
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
City Istanbul
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates21–27 April
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Host, placed 6th in Division II B in 2024 and was relegated.
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Placed 2nd in Division III A in 2024.
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Placed 3rd in Division III A in 2024.
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Placed 4th in Division III A in 2024.
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Placed 5th in Division III A in 2024.
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 1st in Division III B in 2024 and was promoted.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (H)000000000Promoted to the 2026 Division II B
2Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 000000000
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 000000000
4Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 000000000
5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 000000000
6Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 000000000Relegated to the 2026 Division III B
First match(es) will be played: unknown. 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+3).

21 April 2025
13:00
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svgvFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
21 April 2025
16:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svgvFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
21 April 2025
20:00
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

22 April 2025
13:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
22 April 2025
16:30
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svgvFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
22 April 2025
20:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

24 April 2025
13:00
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svgvFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
24 April 2025
16:30
Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svgvFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
24 April 2025
20:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

25 April 2025
13:00
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svgvFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
25 April 2025
16:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
25 April 2025
20:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svgvFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

27 April 2025
13:00
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svgvFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
27 April 2025
16:30
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svgvFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
27 April 2025
20:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svgvFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

Group B tournament

2025 IIHF World Championship Division III B
2025 IIHF World Championship Division III B logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
City Queretaro
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 April – 3 May
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Host, placed 6th in Division III A in 2024 and was relegated.
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Placed 2nd in Division III B in 2024.
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Placed 3rd in Division III B in 2024.
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Placed 4th in Division III B in 2024.
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Placed 5th in Division III B in 2024.
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Placed 1st in Division IV in 2024 and was promoted.

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (H)000000000Promoted to the 2026 Division III A
2Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 000000000
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 000000000
4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 000000000
5Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 000000000
6Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 000000000Relegated to the 2026 Division IV
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

Results

All times are local (UTC−5).

27 April 2025
13:00
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svgvFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
27 April 2025
16:30
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svgvFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
27 April 2025
20:30
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svgvFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro

28 April 2025
13:00
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svgvFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
28 April 2025
16:30
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svgvFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
28 April 2025
20:30
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgvFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro

30 April 2025
13:00
North Korea  Flag of North Korea.svgvFlag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
30 April 2025
16:30
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svgvFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
30 April 2025
20:30
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgvFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro

2 May 2025
13:00
Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svgvFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
2 May 2025
16:30
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svgvFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
2 May 2025
20:30
Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svgvFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro

3 May 2025
13:00
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svgvFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
3 May 2025
16:30
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svgvFlag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
3 May 2025
20:30
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svgvFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Lakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro

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References

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