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See also: 2023 IIHF World U18 Championships
2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Flag of Serbia Serbia
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Dates 9–15 April (Group A)
27 March – 2 April (Group B)
Teams 12
2022
2024

The 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division II A[]

2023 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Serbia Serbia
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 9–15 April
Teams 6
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 100 (6.67 per game)
Attendance 3,417 (228 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Serbia Minja Ivanović (9 points)
Website www.iihf.com

The Division II A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 15 April 2023.[1][2][3][4]

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 United Kingdom placed 3rd in 2022 Division II A
 Lithuania placed 4th in 2022 Division II A
 Romania placed 5th in 2022 Division II A
 Serbia hosts; placed 6th in 2022 Division II A
 Croatia placed 1st in 2022 Division II B and were promoted
 Spain placed 2nd in 2022 Division II B and were promoted

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Lithuania 5 4 1 0 0 22 5 +17 14 Promotion to the 2024 Division I B
2  Croatia 5 4 0 0 1 28 9 +19 12
3  United Kingdom 5 2 1 1 1 14 16 −2 9
4  Serbia (H) 5 1 0 1 3 15 24 −9 4[lower-alpha 1]
5  Romania 5 1 0 1 3 11 29 −18 4[lower-alpha 1]
6  Spain 5 0 1 0 4 10 17 −7 2 Relegation to the 2024 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.
Notes:

Results[]

9 April 2023
13:00
Romania  3–4 OT
(2–2, 0–1, 1–0)
OT: (0–1)
 United Kingdom Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 79
9 April 2023
16:30
Spain  2–3
(1–0, 1–1, 0–2)
 Croatia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 96
9 April 2023
20:00
Lithuania  5–3
(2–0, 2–2, 1–1)
 Serbia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 486

10 April 2023
13:00
United Kingdom  0–7
(0–0, 0–4, 0–3)
 Croatia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 74
10 April 2023
16:30
Lithuania  6–0
(4–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 Romania Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 53
10 April 2023
20:00
Serbia  3–4 OT
(0–1, 2–1, 1–1)
OT: (0–1)
 Spain Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 526

12 April 2023
13:00
Lithuania  5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 Spain Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 97
12 April 2023
16:30
Romania  2–11
(1–4, 1–3, 0–4)
 Croatia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 47
12 April 2023
20:00
United Kingdom  6–2
(1–1, 3–0, 2–1)
 Serbia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 529

13 April 2023
13:00
Croatia  1–4
(1–2, 0–0, 0–2)
 Lithuania Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 59
13 April 2023
16:30
Spain  2–3
(1–1, 1–2, 0–0)
 United Kingdom Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 74
13 April 2023
20:00
Serbia  6–3
(1–2, 2–0, 3–1)
 Romania Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 578

15 April 2023
13:00
Romania  3–2
(1–0, 0–1, 2–1)
 Spain Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 39
15 April 2023
16:30
United Kingdom  1–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0
(OT: 0–1)
 Lithuania Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 56
15 April 2023
20:00
Croatia  6–1
(3–1, 1–0, 2–0)
 Serbia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 624

Division II B[]

2023 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 27 March – 2 April
Teams 6
Final positions
Champions  Netherlands
Runner-up  China
Third place  Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 100 (6.67 per game)
Website www.iihf.com

The Division II B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 27 March to 2 April 2023.[1][2][3][4]

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 China placed 2nd in 2019 Division II B
 Netherlands placed 3rd in 2022 Division II B
 Bulgaria hosts; placed 4th in 2022 Division II B
 Australia placed 5th in 2019 Division II B
 Chinese Taipei placed 1st in 2022 Division III A and were promoted
 Belgium placed 2nd in 2022 Division III A and were promoted

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 0 26 7 +19 15 Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2  China 5 4 0 0 1 26 12 +14 12
3  Chinese Taipei 5 2 0 0 3 16 25 −9 6[lower-alpha 2]
4  Bulgaria (H) 5 2 0 0 3 12 16 −4 6[lower-alpha 2]
5  Australia 5 2 0 0 3 12 20 −8 6[lower-alpha 2]
6  Belgium 5 0 0 0 5 8 20 −12 0 Relegated to the 2024 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:

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2).

27 March 2023
13:00
Australia  1–6
(0–3, 1–2, 0–1)
 Netherlands Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
27 March 2023
16:30
Belgium  3–4
(1–0, 0–3, 2–1)
 Chinese Taipei Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
27 March 2023
20:00
China  5–1
(2–0, 2–1, 1–0)
 Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

28 March 2023
13:00
Netherlands  8–1
(2–1, 4–0, 2–0)
 Chinese Taipei Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
28 March 2023
16:30
China  5–2
(1–1, 2–1, 2–0)
 Australia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
28 March 2023
20:00
Bulgaria  4–0
(1–0, 0–0, 3–0)
 Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

30 March 2023
13:00
Australia  5–3
(1–1, 4–0, 0–2)
 Chinese Taipei Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
30 March 2023
16:30
China  6–2
(3–1, 1–1, 2–0)
 Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
30 March 2023
20:00
Netherlands  5–1
(1–0, 4–1, 0–0)
 Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

1 April 2023
13:00
Belgium  2–4
(2–0, 0–1, 0–3)
 Netherlands Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
1 April 2023
16:30
Bulgaria  5–2
(0–0, 0–1, 5–1)
 Australia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
1 April 2023
20:00
Chinese Taipei  4–8
(2–2, 1–3, 1–3)
 China Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

2 April 2023
13:00
Australia  2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)
 Belgium Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
2 April 2023
16:30
Chinese Taipei  4–1
(2–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
2 April 2023
20:00
Netherlands  3–2
(0–1, 1–1, 2–0)
 China Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

References[]

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