2025 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

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2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates13–19 April 2025 (A)
17–23 March 2025 (B)
Teams12
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The 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II consisted of two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Divisions II A and II B represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

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Division II A

2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A
2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
City Asiago
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates13–19 April 2025
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored79 (5.27 per game)
Attendance5,785 (386 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Croatia.svg Bruno Alić (8 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 13 to 19 April 2025. [1] [2]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Hosts; placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Placed 2nd in Division II A last year
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Placed 3rd in Division II A last year
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Placed 4th in Division II A last year
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Placed 5th in Division II A last year
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted

Final standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (H)55000237+1615Promoted to the 2026 Division I B
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 54001124+812
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 520121314−17
4Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 51112141406
5Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 511031017−75
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 50005723−160Relegated to the 2026 Division II B
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

Match results

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

13 April 2025
13:00		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4–1
(2–0, 0–1, 2–0)		Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
25Shots34
13 April 2025
16:30		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)		Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
12 minPenalties4 min
32Shots28
13 April 2025
20:00		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg1–6
(0–2, 1–1, 0–3)		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
17Shots45
14 April 2025
13:00		 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg4–3 (GWS)
(2–0, 1–2, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0)		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
10 minPenalties12 min
25Shots39
14 April 2025
16:30		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
16 minPenalties12 min
30Shots49
14 April 2025
20:00		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg6–0
(1–0, 3–0, 2–0)		Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
37Shots16
16 April 2025
13:00		 Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
34Shots27
16 April 2025
16:30		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–6
(2–1, 0–3, 0–2)		Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
10 minPenalties35 min
26Shots25
16 April 2025
20:00		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3–2
(2–2, 0–0, 1–0)		Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
46Shots18
17 April 2025
13:00		 Romania  Flag of Romania.svg0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
33Shots27
17 April 2025
16:30		 Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg6–2
(1–1, 2–1, 3–0)		Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
19Shots32
17 April 2025
20:00		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–4
(0–3, 1–0, 1–1)		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
10Shots40
19 April 2025
13:00		 Romania  Flag of Romania.svg3–2 OT
(1–0, 1–0, 0–2)
(OT: 1–0)		Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
14 minPenalties6 min
35Shots28
19 April 2025
16:30		 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–4
(1–1, 0–2, 1–1)		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
16 minPenalties16 min
22Shots22
19 April 2025
20:00		 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg4–2
(0–0, 3–1, 1–1)		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Palaodegar, Asiago
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
41Shots16

Division II B

2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B
2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
City Sofia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates17–23 March 2025
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored106 (7.07 per game)
Attendance2,115 (141 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Spain.svg Eduardo Gonzalez (11 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 17 to 23 March 2025. [3] [4]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Placed 2nd in Division II B last year
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last year
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Placed 4th in Division II B last year
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Placed 5th in Division II B last year
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Placed 1st in Division III A last year and were promoted

Final standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 54100217+1414Promoted to the 2026 Division II A
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 521112119+29
3Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 511211619−37 [a]
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 520122518+77 [a]
5Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 520031516−16
6Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (H)50104827−192Relegated to the 2026 Division III A
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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Chinese Taipei 6–5 (OT) Belgium

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

17 March 2025
13:00		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg8–4
(4–1, 1–3, 3–0)		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 45
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
22Shots22
17 March 2025
16:30		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg5–1
(0–0, 4–1, 1–0)		Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 55
Game reference
10 minPenalties6 min
41Shots19
17 March 2025
20:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)		Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 320
Game reference
0 minPenalties8 min
29Shots27
18 March 2025
13:00		 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg6–5 OT
(2–1, 1–3, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 40
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
22Shots41
18 March 2025
16:30		 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2–4
(0–0, 1–3, 1–1)		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 55
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
40Shots25
18 March 2025
20:00		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6–0
(3–0, 2–0, 1–0)		Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 300
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
46Shots11
20 March 2025
13:00		 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg2–4
(1–0, 1–2, 0–2)		Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 40
Game reference
27 minPenalties4 min
24Shots26
20 March 2025
16:30		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–1
(0–0, 0–0, 3–1)		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 60
Game reference
33 minPenalties16 min
29Shots32
20 March 2025
20:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–7
(0–2, 1–3, 2–2)		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 300
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
19Shots45
22 March 2025
13:00		 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–3 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 2–1)
(OT: 0–1)		Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 65
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
19Shots40
22 March 2025
16:30		 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg2–3 OT
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)		Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 300
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
39Shots18
22 March 2025
20:00		 Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg3–4
(0–3, 2–1, 1–0)		Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 80
Game reference
18 minPenalties8 min
24Shots17
23 March 2025
13:00		 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4–3 OT
(1–1, 2–0, 0–2)
(OT: 1–0)		Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 55
Game reference
20 minPenalties10 min
24Shots38
23 March 2025
16:30		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg1–8
(1–2, 0–4, 0–2)		Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 320
Game reference
33 minPenalties35 min
18Shots38
23 March 2025
20:00		 Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg3–4
(1–2, 0–2, 2–0)		Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 80
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
28Shots25

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