2025 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

2025 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Finland
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	4–12 January 2025
Teams	8
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The 2025 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship will be the 16th Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey.

Top Division

The Top Division tournament will be played in Vantaa, Finland, from 4 to 12 January 2025. ^[1]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Finland (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 4 January 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

4 January 2025 10:00

United States

v

Japan

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

4 January 2025 13:30

Finland

v

Sweden

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

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5 January 2025 10:00

Sweden

v

United States

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

5 January 2025 13:30

Finland

v

Japan

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

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7 January 2025 13:30

Japan

v

Sweden

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

7 January 2025 17:00

United States

v

Finland

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czechia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals
2	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 6 January 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

4 January 2025 17:00

Czechia

v

Switzerland

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

4 January 2025 20:30

Canada

v

Slovakia

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

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5 January 2025 17:00

Slovakia

v

Czechia

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

5 January 2025 20:30

Canada

v

Switzerland

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

---

7 January 2025 10:00

Switzerland

v

Slovakia

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

7 January 2025 20:30

Czechia

v

Canada

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

Playoff round

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	9 January
	1A
					11 January
	4B
	9 January
	1B
									12 January
	4A
	9 January
	2A
					11 January
	3B
	9 January
									Third place
	2B
									12 January
	3A

Quarterfinals

9 January 2025 10:00

v

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

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9 January 2025 13:30

v

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

---

9 January 2025 17:00

v

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

---

9 January 2025 20:30

v

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

Semifinals

11 January 2025 15:00

v

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

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11 January 2025 18:30

v

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

Relegation game

11 January 2025 11:30

v

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

Bronze medal game

12 January 2025 15:00

v

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

Gold medal game

12 January 2025 19:00

v

Tikkurila Arena, Vantaa

Division I

Group A

The tournament will be held in Budapest, Hungary from 5 to 11 January 2025. ^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2026 Top Division
2	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Hungary (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2026 Division I B

First match(es) will be played: 5 January 2025. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Host

Group B

The tournament will be held in Katowice, Poland from 7 to 13 January 2025. ^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2026 Division I A
2	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Poland (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2026 Division II A

First match(es) will be played: 7 January 2025. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Host

Division II

Group A

The tournament will be held in Riga, Latvia from 20 to 26 January 2025. ^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2026 Division I B
2	Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Latvia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Kazakhstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2026 Division II B

First match(es) will be played: 20 January 2025. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Host

Group B

The tournament will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from 18 to 23 January 2025. ^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Turkey (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2026 Division II A
2	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 18 January 2025. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Host

Division III

The tournament will be held in Zagreb, Croatia from 23 to 26 January 2025. ^[2]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2026 Division II B
2	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Croatia (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 23 January 2025. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Host

References

1. "Game schedule announced for IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women's World Championship". IIHF. 1 November 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
2. "World Championships – World Women U18". IIHF . Retrieved 3 November 2024.

External links

• Official website of IIHF