2025 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

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2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates2–8 March 2025 (A)
28 February – 6 March 2025 (B)
Teams12
  2024
2026  

The 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III consisted of two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Divisions III A and III B represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

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Division III A

2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A
2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
City Mexico City
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates2–8 March 2025
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored154 (10.27 per game)
Attendance6,909 (461 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Mexico.svg Nicolas Potts (19 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 2 to 8 March 2025. [1] [2]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Hosts; placed 2nd in Division III A last year
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Placed 3rd in Division III A last year
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Placed 4th in Division III A last year
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Placed 5th in Division III A last year
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Placed 1st in Division III B last year and were promoted

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (H)550003312+2115Promoted to the 2026 Division II B
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 530022524+19
3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 521023127+48
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 520123418+167
5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 510041841233 [a]
6Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 510041332193 [a] Relegated to the 2026 Division III 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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Iceland 2–6 New Zealand

Match results

All times are local (Time in Mexico / Zona CentroUTC-6).

2 March 2025
13:00
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg12–2
(2–1, 7–1, 3–0)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 101
Game reference
12 minPenalties20 min
47Shots33
2 March 2025
16:30
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg7–5
(1–2, 5–2, 1–1)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 487
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
19Shots53
2 March 2025
20:30
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg10–2
(5–2, 3–0, 2–0)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 997
Game reference
10 minPenalties6 min
48Shots19

3 March 2025
13:00
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg6–3
(4–0, 1–2, 1–1)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 130
Game reference
14 minPenalties16 min
41Shots21
3 March 2025
16:30
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–10
(0–4, 0–3, 1–3)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 168
Game reference
14 minPenalties10 min
22Shots50
3 March 2025
20:30
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg8–1
(2–0, 3–1, 3–0)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 720
Game reference
31 minPenalties8 min
42Shots19

5 March 2025
13:30
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg9–5
(3–0, 3–1, 3–4)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 82
Game reference
10 minPenalties6 min
47Shots17
5 March 2025
17:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–4
(1–1, 0–0, 2–3)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 131
Game reference
28 minPenalties14 min
37Shots52
5 March 2025
20:30
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg4–3
(2–1, 2–1, 0–1)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 1,011
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
48Shots31

7 March 2025
13:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4–10
(2–2, 0–3, 2–5)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 74
Game reference
6 minPenalties12 min
25Shots43
7 March 2025
16:30
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg6–7 OT
(0–1, 4–2, 2–3)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 350
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
26Shots35
7 March 2025
20:30
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–5
(1–2, 1–2, 0–1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 1,070
Game reference
22 minPenalties20 min
25Shots28

8 March 2025
13:00
Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg4–3
(1–0, 2–0, 1–3)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 77
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
31Shots29
8 March 2025
16:30
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–6
(1–2, 1–2, 0–2)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 215
Game reference
8 minPenalties2 min
34Shots21
8 March 2025
20:30
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg4–6
(0–1, 2–3, 2–2)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 1,296
Game reference
32 minPenalties14 min
48Shots23

Division III B

2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B
2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
City Bangkok
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates28 February – 6 March 2025
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored166 (11.07 per game)
Attendance5,105 (340 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Sultanhamit Vahitov (24 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division III Group B tournament was played in Bangkok, Thailand, from 28 February to 6 March 2025. [3] [4]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 6th in Division III A last year and were relegated
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Placed 2nd in Division III B last year
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Hosts; placed 3rd in Division III B last year
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Placed 4th in Division III B last year
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg First participation in World Championship since 2023
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan First participation in World Championship

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 55000468+3815Promoted to the 2026 Division III A
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (H)54001406+3412
3Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 530023623+139
4Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 511031439255
5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 510041847293
6Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 500141243311
Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2025. 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 (Time in ThailandUTC+7).

28 February 2025
13:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg16–0
(4–0, 5–0, 7–0)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 525
Game reference
10 minPenalties41 min
60Shots13
28 February 2025
16:30
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg12–0
(4–0, 6–0, 2–0)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 175
Game reference
29 minPenalties14 min
44Shots8
28 February 2025
20:00
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg8–2
(1–0, 3–2, 4–0)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 155
Game reference
33 minPenalties14 min
34Shots37

1 March 2025
13:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg4–3
(0–1, 3–1, 1–1)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 210
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
43Shots28
1 March 2025
16:30
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg1–12
(1–7, 0–2, 0–3)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 250
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
9Shots41
1 March 2025
20:00
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg3–4
(1–0, 0–3, 2–1)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 550
Game reference
35 minPenalties31 min
28Shots53

3 March 2025
13:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg5–4 GWS
(0–1, 3–1, 1–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 155
Game reference
4 minPenalties22 min
29Shots31
3 March 2025
16:30
Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg2–8
(2–4, 0–3, 0–1)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 325
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
23Shots29
3 March 2025
20:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg8–0
(4–0, 1–0, 3–0)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 425
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
67Shots9

4 March 2025
13:00
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg11–3
(2–1, 4–1, 5–1)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 250
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
53Shots10
4 March 2025
16:30
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg7–18
(3–5, 1–3, 3–10)
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 315
Game reference
16 minPenalties6 min
29Shots64
4 March 2025
20:00
Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg0–10
(0–5, 0–2, 0–3)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 430
Game reference
20 minPenalties4 min
17Shots58

6 March 2025
13:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg8–5
(2–3, 2–2, 4–0)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 295
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
35Shots47
6 March 2025
16:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg2–5
(1–1, 1–0, 0–4)
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 390
Game reference
37 minPenalties10 min
36Shots43
6 March 2025
20:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg2–3
(1–1, 1–1, 0–1)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Thailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 655
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
25Shots43

References