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See also: 2025 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2025 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Flag of Australia Australia
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates 27 April – 3 May
Teams 12
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The 2025 IIHF World Championship Division II will be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]

The Group A tournament will be held in Melbourne, Australia from 27 April to 3 May and the Group B tournament in Dunedin, New Zealand from 27 April to 3 May 2025.

Group A tournament[]

2025 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Flag of Australia Australia
City Melbourne
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 27 April – 3 May
Teams 6
Website Website

Participants[]

Team Qualification
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Placed 6th in Division I B in 2024 and was relegated.
Flag of Serbia Serbia Placed 2nd in Division II A in 2024.
Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2024.
Flag of Israel Israel Placed 4th in Division II A in 2024.
Flag of Australia Australia Host, placed 5th in Division II A in 2024.
Flag of Belgium Belgium Placed 1st in Division II B in 2024 and was promoted.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to the 2026 Division I B
2 Flag of Serbia Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Flag of Israel Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Flag of Australia Australia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Flag of Belgium Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to the 2026 Division II B
First match(es) will be played on 27 April 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.

Group B tournament[]

2025 IIHF World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
City Dunedin
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 27 April – 3 May[2]
Teams 6
Website Website

Participants[]

Team Qualification
Flag of Iceland Iceland Placed 6th in Division II A in 2024 and was relegated.
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Host, placed 2nd in Division II B in 2024.
Flag of Georgia Georgia Placed 3rd in Division II B in 2024.
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Placed 4th in Division II B in 2024.
Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Placed 5th in Division II B in 2024.
Flag of Thailand Thailand Placed 1st in Division III A in 2024 and was promoted.

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Iceland Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to the 2026 Division II A
2 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Flag of Georgia Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Flag of Thailand Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to the 2026 Division III A
First match(es) will be played on 26 April 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.

References[]

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