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2025 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries	Turkey Thailand
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	27 January – 2 February 2025 11–14 December 2024
Teams	10
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The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III consists of two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division III A represents the sixth tier and Division III B the seventh tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team will be promoted to the next higher division, while the bottom-placed team from Group A will be relegated to Group B.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2005.

Division III A[]

2025 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III A
Tournament details

Host country	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	27 January – 2 February 2025
Teams	6
Website	www.iihf.com

The Division III A tournament will be played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 27 January to 2 February 2025.^[1]^[2]

Participating teams[]

Team	Qualification
Chinese Taipei	placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated
New Zealand	placed 2nd in Division III A last year
Bulgaria	placed 3rd in Division III A last year
Turkey (hosts)	placed 4th in Division III A last year
Mexico	placed 5th in Division III A last year
Bosnia and Herzegovina	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	Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2026 Division II B
2	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Turkey (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2026 Division III B

First match(es) will be played on 27 January 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.

Results[]

All times are local (Turkey Time – UTC+3).

27 January 2025
13:00

13:00

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

27 January 2025
16:30

16:30

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

27 January 2025
20:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina

20:00

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

28 January 2025
13:00

13:00

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

28 January 2025
16:30

16:30

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

28 January 2025
20:00

20:00

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

30 January 2025
13:00

13:00

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

30 January 2025
16:30

16:30

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

30 January 2025
20:00

20:00

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

31 January 2025
13:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina

13:00

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

31 January 2025
16:30

16:30

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

31 January 2025
20:00

20:00

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

2 February 2025
13:00

13:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

2 February 2025
16:30

16:30

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

2 February 2025
20:00

20:00

Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

Division III B[]

2025 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III B
Tournament details

Host country	Thailand
City	Bangkok
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	11–14 December 2024
Teams	4
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	53 (8.83 per game)
Attendance	1,494 (249 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Natchayatorn Yannakornthanapunt (7 points)
Website	www.iihf.com

The Division III B tournament was played in Bangkok, Thailand, from 11 to 14 December 2024.^[3]^[4]

Participating teams[]

Team	Qualification
Kyrgyzstan	placed 6th in Division III A last year and were relegated
Luxembourg	placed 2nd in Division III B last year
South Africa	placed 3rd in Division III B last year
Thailand (hosts)	first participation in World Championship

Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Thailand (H)	3	3	0	0	0	19	5	+14	9	Promoted to the 2026 Division III A
2	Kyrgyzstan	3	2	0	0	1	14	9	+5	6
3	South Africa	3	0	1	0	2	11	21	−10	2
4	Luxembourg	3	0	0	1	2	9	18	−9	1

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.

Results[]

All times are local (Indochina Time – UTC+7).

11 December 2024
16:00

Kyrgyzstan

7–2
(1–0, 3–2, 3–0)

Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 110

Game reference
	Emir Bolsunbekov	Goalies	Nico Janse van Rensburg	Referee: Shen Yen-Chin
	Kalchaev (Esenov, Sapitov) – 16:36 / Bem (Kalchaev, Nuraliev) – 28:00 / Leshchenko (Ali-Askarov) – 29:56 (PP) / Sapitov (Shamshybekov, Kalchaev) – 31:34 / Sulaimanov (Ali-Askarov) – 47:30 / Shumakov (Supokhunov) – 51:06 / Sapitov (Shumakov) – 59:30	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 7–2	30:42 – Levin (Bate, Levi) / 37:26 – Levin (PS)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	38	Shots	18

11 December 2024
19:30

1–6
(1–2, 0–1, 0–3)

Thailand

Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 223

Game reference
	Baptiste Franck	Goalies	Vijak Niyomvong	Referee: Heru Wardana
	Armuth (Vincens) – 1:14 (PP)	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6	6:33 – Patong (Kulthanthorn) (PP) / 10:00 – Patong (Limpanyakul) / 35:10 – Yannakornthanapunt (Watthanaphaya) / 51:50 – Yannakornthanapunt (Watthanaphaya) / 57:46 – Sutivijitho (Khunraj, Yannakornthanapunt) / 58:53 – Yannakornthanapunt (Shim)
	10 min	Penalties	4 min
	32	Shots	53

12 December 2024
16:00

6–7 OT
(2–4, 4–1, 0–1)
OT: (0–1)

South Africa

Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 86

Game reference
	Baptiste Franck	Goalies	Nico Janse van Rensburg	Referee: Timur Morev
	Toft – 5:18 / Reinert (D’Andrea) – 19:05 / Springer (Nunes) – 22:22 / Springer (Vincens) – 26:17 (PP) / Mota (York) – 37:30 / Cap (Fleischmann) – 38:35	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 4–5 / 5–5 / 6–5 / 6–6 / 6–7	1:55 – Bate (Levi) / 14:20 – Mlangeni (van der Westhuizen) / 16:27 – van der Merwe (Mlangeni) / 18:51 – Levi (Levin) (PP) / 23:09 – van der Westhuizen / 47:08 – Levin (Bate) / 61:14 – Baker (Bate)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	38	Shots	22

12 December 2024
19:30

Thailand

5–2
(0–1, 4–0, 1–1)

Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 275

Game reference
	Vijak Niyomvong	Goalies	Emir Bolsunbekov	Referee: Shen Yen-Chin
	Thongin (Sutivijitho) – 27:12 / Jaratkorn (SH) – 29:25 / Patong (Jaratkorn, Limpanyakul) – 37:35 / Prasertthanma (Kulthanthorn) – 37:58 / Yannakornthanapunt (Kulthanthorn, Patong) (PP) – 52:40	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 5–2	04:30 – Ali-Askarov (Supokhunov) / 59:20 – Ali-Askarov (Kalchaev, Sapitov)
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	34	Shots	38

14 December 2024
16:00

Kyrgyzstan

5–2
(2–0, 2–0, 1–2)

Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 135

Game reference
	Emir Bolsunbekov Artem Vasilev	Goalies	Baptiste Franck	Referee: Timur Morev
	Leshchenko (Supokhunov) – 11:29 / Bekmuratov (Esenov, Ali-Askarov) – 16:13 / Bem (Barmanov) – 27:25 / Leshchenko (Ali-Askarov) – 36:47 / Shamshybekov (Nuraliev, Leshchenko) – 55:36	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 5–2	50:19 – Lasis (Nunes, Vincens) (PP) / 58:00 – Lasis
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	49	Shots	22

14 December 2024
19:30

South Africa

2–8
(1–5, 0–1, 1–2)

Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 665

Game reference
	Connor Gilbert Nico Janse van Rensburg	Goalies	James Na Phikul Vijak Niyomvong	Referee: Shen Yen-Chin
	Baker (van der Merwe) – 18:16 / Levin (Levi, Bate) – 44:12	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 0–5 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 1–7 / 2–7 / 2–8	3:57 – Limpanyakul (Yannakornthanapunt, Jaratkorn) (PP1) / 7:11 – Sutivijitho (Khunraj) / 8:26 – Jaratkorn / 13:59 – Yannakornthanapunt (Watthanaphaya, Limpanyakul) / 17:22 – Limpanyakul (Jaratkorn) / 39:48 – Patong / 40:37 – Watthanaphaya / 54:05 – Patong
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	21	Shots	55

Top Players[]

Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Best Goalkeeper	Vijak Niyomvong
Best Defender	Natchayatorn Yannakornthanapunt
Best Forward	Abdumalik Sapitov

Source: IIHF

Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches
Kyrgyzstan	Sher Shamshybekov
Luxembourg	Charlie Springer
South Africa	Noam Levin
Thailand	Vijak Niyomvong

Source: IIHF

References[]

↑ Division III A official website, www.iihf.com
↑ Division III A statistics, stats.iihf.com
↑ Division III B official website, www.iihf.com
↑ Division III B statistics, stats.iihf.com

External links[]

Official website of IIHF

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