2026 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

2026 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III

Tournament details
Host countries	Hong Kong   Bosnia and Herzegovina
Venues	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	2–8 March 2026 (A) 13–19 February 2026 (B)
Teams	12
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See also: 2026 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2026 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III consists 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.

Division III A

2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A

Tournament details
Host country	Hong Kong
City	Hong Kong
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	2–8 March 2026
Teams	6
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division III Group A tournament will be played in Hong Kong, China, from 2 to 8 March 2026. ^{[1] [2]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Bulgaria	Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated
Turkey	Placed 2nd in Division III A last year
Israel	Placed 3rd in Division III A last year
Hong Kong	Hosts; placed 4th in Division III A last year
New Zealand	Placed 5th in Division III A last year
Uzbekistan	Placed 1st in Division III B last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2027 Division II B
2	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Hong Kong (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Uzbekistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2027 Division III B

First match(es) will be played: 2 March 2026. 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 (Hong Kong Time; UTC+8).

2 March 2026 13:00

Israel

v

Bulgaria

DB Ice Rink

2 March 2026 16:30

Turkey

v

New Zealand

DB Ice Rink

2 March 2026 20:30

Uzbekistan

v

Hong Kong

DB Ice Rink

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3 March 2026 13:00

Turkey

v

Israel

DB Ice Rink

3 March 2026 16:30

New Zealand

v

Uzbekistan

DB Ice Rink

3 March 2026 20:30

Bulgaria

v

Hong Kong

DB Ice Rink

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5 March 2026 13:00

Bulgaria

v

New Zealand

DB Ice Rink

5 March 2026 16:30

Turkey

v

Uzbekistan

DB Ice Rink

5 March 2026 20:30

Israel

v

Hong Kong

DB Ice Rink

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6 March 2026 13:00

Uzbekistan

v

Bulgaria

DB Ice Rink

6 March 2026 16:30

New Zealand

v

Israel

DB Ice Rink

6 March 2026 20:30

Hong Kong

v

Turkey

DB Ice Rink

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8 March 2026 13:00

Israel

v

Uzbekistan

DB Ice Rink

8 March 2026 16:30

Bulgaria

v

Turkey

DB Ice Rink

8 March 2026 20:30

Hong Kong

v

New Zealand

DB Ice Rink

Source: Match schedule

Division III B

2026 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B

Tournament details
Host country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
City	Sarajevo
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	13–19 February 2026
Teams	6
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division III Group B tournament will be played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 13 to 19 February 2026. ^{[3] [4]}

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Iceland	Placed 6th in Division III A last year and were relegated
Thailand	Placed 2nd in Division III B last year
Turkmenistan	Placed 3rd in Division III B last year
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Hosts; placed 4th in Division III B last year
South Africa	Placed 5th in Division III B last year
Luxembourg	placed 6th in Division III B last year

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semifinals
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation round

First match(es) will be played: 13 February 2026. 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

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Semifinals
2	Turkmenistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation round

First match(es) will be played: 13 February 2026. 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.

Match results

All times are local (Central European Time; UTC+1).

13 February 2026 12:30

South Africa

v

Turkmenistan

Skenderija Sports Arena

13 February 2026 16:00

Luxembourg

v

Iceland

Skenderija Sports Arena

13 February 2026 19:30

Bosnia and Herzegovina

v

Thailand

Skenderija Sports Arena

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14 February 2026 12:30

Iceland

v

Turkmenistan

Skenderija Sports Arena

14 February 2026 16:00

Thailand

v

South Africa

Skenderija Sports Arena

14 February 2026 19:30

Bosnia and Herzegovina

v

Luxembourg

Skenderija Sports Arena

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16 February 2026 12:30

South Africa

v

Luxembourg

Skenderija Sports Arena

16 February 2026 16:00

Iceland

v

Thailand

Skenderija Sports Arena

16 February 2026 19:30

Turkmenistan

v

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Skenderija Sports Arena

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Final
	1A
	2B
						WSF1
						WSF2
	1B
	2A					Bronze medal game
						LSF1
						LSF2

Relegation round

16 February 2026 12:30

3A

v

3B

Skenderija Sports Arena

18 February 2026 12:30

3A

v

3B

Skenderija Sports Arena

Semifinals

18 February 2026 16:00

v

Skenderija Sports Arena

18 February 2026 19:30

v

Skenderija Sports Arena

Bronze medal game

19 February 2026 16:00

LSF1

v

LSF2

Skenderija Sports Arena

Final

19 February 2026 19:30

WSF1

v

WSF2

Skenderija Sports Arena

Source: Match schedule

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Champions / Promotion to 2027 Division III A
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Runners-up
3	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Third place
4	Thailand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Fourth place
5	Turkmenistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Avoided relegation
6	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation

Source: IIHF

References

1. 2026 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A official website, www.iihf.com
2. 2026 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A statistics, stats.iihf.com
3. 2026 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B official website, www.iihf.com
4. 2026 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B statistics, stats.iihf.com