See also: 2025 IIHF World U18 Championships

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.

Division III A

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

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Israel Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated
 Mexico Hosts; placed 2nd in Division III A last year
 Turkey Placed 3rd in Division III A last year
 Iceland Placed 4th in Division III A last year
 New Zealand Placed 5th in Division III A last year
 Hong Kong 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  Mexico (H) 5 5 0 0 0 33 12 +21 15 Promoted to the 2026 Division II B
2  Turkey 5 3 0 0 2 25 24 +1 9
3  Israel 5 2 1 0 2 31 27 +4 8
4  Hong Kong 5 2 0 1 2 34 18 +16 7
5  New Zealand 5 1 0 0 4 18 41 −23 3[a]
6  Iceland 5 1 0 0 4 13 32 −19 3[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. ^ a b Iceland 2–6 New Zealand

Match results

All times are local (Time in Mexico / Zona Centro – UTC-6).

2 March 2025
13:00		Hong Kong 12–2
(2–1, 7–1, 3–0)		 IcelandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 101
Game reference
12 minPenalties20 min
47Shots33
2 March 2025
16:30		Turkey 7–5
(1–2, 5–2, 1–1)		 IsraelSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 487
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
19Shots53
2 March 2025
20:30		Mexico 10–2
(5–2, 3–0, 2–0)		 New ZealandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 997
Game reference
10 minPenalties6 min
48Shots19
3 March 2025
13:00		Israel 6–3
(4–0, 1–2, 1–1)		 IcelandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 130
Game reference
14 minPenalties16 min
41Shots21
3 March 2025
16:30		New Zealand 1–10
(0–4, 0–3, 1–3)		 Hong KongSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 168
Game reference
14 minPenalties10 min
22Shots50
3 March 2025
20:30		Mexico 8–1
(2–0, 3–1, 3–0)		 TurkeySanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 720
Game reference
31 minPenalties8 min
42Shots19
5 March 2025
13:30		Israel 9–5
(3–0, 3–1, 3–4)		 New ZealandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 82
Game reference
10 minPenalties6 min
47Shots17
5 March 2025
17:00		Turkey 3–4
(1–1, 0–0, 2–3)		 IcelandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 131
Game reference
28 minPenalties14 min
37Shots52
5 March 2025
20:30		Mexico 4–3
(2–1, 2–1, 0–1)		 Hong KongSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 1,011
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
48Shots31
7 March 2025
13:00		New Zealand 4–10
(2–2, 0–3, 2–5)		 TurkeySanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 74
Game reference
6 minPenalties12 min
25Shots43
7 March 2025
16:30		Hong Kong 6–7 OT
(0–1, 4–2, 2–3)
(OT: 0–1)		 IsraelSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 350
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
26Shots35
7 March 2025
20:30		Iceland 2–5
(1–2, 1–2, 0–1		 MexicoSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 1,070
Game reference
22 minPenalties20 min
25Shots28
8 March 2025
13:00		Turkey 4–3
(1–0, 2–0, 1–3)		 Hong KongSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 77
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
31Shots29
8 March 2025
16:30		Iceland 2–6
(1–2, 1–2, 0–2)		 New ZealandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 215
Game reference
8 minPenalties2 min
34Shots21
8 March 2025
20:30		Israel 4–6
(0–1, 2–3, 2–2)		 MexicoSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 1,296
Game reference
32 minPenalties14 min
48Shots23

Division III B

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

Participating teams

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

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Uzbekistan 5 5 0 0 0 46 8 +38 15 Promoted to the 2026 Division III A
2  Thailand (H) 5 4 0 0 1 40 6 +34 12
3  Turkmenistan 5 3 0 0 2 36 23 +13 9
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 1 1 0 3 14 39 −25 5
5  South Africa 5 1 0 0 4 18 47 −29 3
6  Luxembourg 5 0 0 1 4 12 43 −31 1
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 Thailand – UTC+7).

28 February 2025
13:00		Thailand 16–0
(4–0, 5–0, 7–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 525
Game reference
10 minPenalties41 min
60Shots13
28 February 2025
16:30		Uzbekistan 12–0
(4–0, 6–0, 2–0)		 South AfricaThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 175
Game reference
29 minPenalties14 min
44Shots8
28 February 2025
20:00		Turkmenistan 8–2
(1–0, 3–2, 4–0)		 LuxembourgThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 155
Game reference
33 minPenalties14 min
34Shots37
1 March 2025
13:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–3
(0–1, 3–1, 1–1)		 South AfricaThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 210
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
43Shots28
1 March 2025
16:30		Luxembourg 1–12
(1–7, 0–2, 0–3)		 UzbekistanThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 250
Game reference
4 minPenalties6 min
9Shots41
1 March 2025
20:00		Turkmenistan 3–4
(1–0, 0–3, 2–1)		 ThailandThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 550
Game reference
35 minPenalties31 min
28Shots53
3 March 2025
13:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–4 GWS
(0–1, 3–1, 1–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 LuxembourgThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 155
Game reference
4 minPenalties22 min
29Shots31
3 March 2025
16:30		Turkmenistan 2–8
(2–4, 0–3, 0–1)		 UzbekistanThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 325
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
23Shots29
3 March 2025
20:00		Thailand 8–0
(4–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 South AfricaThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 425
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
67Shots9
4 March 2025
13:00		Uzbekistan 11–3
(2–1, 4–1, 5–1)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 250
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
53Shots10
4 March 2025
16:30		South Africa 7–18
(3–5, 1–3, 3–10)		 TurkmenistanThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 315
Game reference
16 minPenalties6 min
29Shots64
4 March 2025
20:00		Luxembourg 0–10
(0–5, 0–2, 0–3)		 ThailandThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 430
Game reference
20 minPenalties4 min
17Shots58
6 March 2025
13:00		South Africa 8–5
(2–3, 2–2, 4–0)		 LuxembourgThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 295
Game reference
12 minPenalties10 min
35Shots47
6 March 2025
16:30		Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–5
(1–1, 1–0, 0–4)		 TurkmenistanThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 390
Game reference
37 minPenalties10 min
36Shots43
6 March 2025
20:00		Thailand 2–3
(1–1, 1–1, 0–1)		 UzbekistanThailand International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 655
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
25Shots43

References

  1. ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A official website, www.iihf.com
  2. ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A statistics, stats.iihf.com
  3. ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B official website, www.iihf.com
  4. ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B statistics, stats.iihf.com
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_IIHF_World_U18_Championship_Division_III
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