The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II will be two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II consists of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division II A and the fifth-tier Division II B. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team will be promoted to the next higher division, while the bottom-placed team will be relegated to a lower division.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Croatia Serbia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 6–12 January 2025 19–25 January 2025 |
| Teams | 12 |
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2005.
Division II A
edit| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Croatia |
| City | Zagreb |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 6–12 January 2025 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The Division II A tournament will be played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 6 to 12 January 2025.[1][2]
Participating teams
edit| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Croatia
|
hosts; placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated |
 Lithuania
|
placed 2nd in Division II A last year |
 Great Britain
|
placed 3rd in Division II A last year |
 China
|
placed 4th in Division II A last year |
 Netherlands
|
placed 5th in Division II A last year |
 Romania
|
placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted |
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2026 Division I B |
| 2 | Lithuania
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Great Britain
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | China
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Netherlands
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Romania
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division II B |
First match(es) will be played: 6 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
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
editAll times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).
| 6 January 2025 12:30 | Lithuania | v | Netherlands | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
| 6 January 2025 16:00 | Romania | v | China | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
| 6 January 2025 19:30 | Great Britain | v | Croatia | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
| 7 January 2025 12:30 | Netherlands | v | Romania | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
| 7 January 2025 16:00 | Lithuania | v | Great Britain | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
| 7 January 2025 19:30 | Croatia | v | China | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
| 9 January 2025 12:30 | Great Britain | v | China | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
| 9 January 2025 16:00 | Lithuania | v | Romania | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
| 9 January 2025 19:30 | Croatia | v | Netherlands | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
| 10 January 2025 12:30 | China | v | Lithuania | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
| 10 January 2025 16:00 | Netherlands | v | Great Britain | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
| 10 January 2025 19:30 | Romania | v | Croatia | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
| 12 January 2025 12:30 | Great Britain | v | Romania | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
| 12 January 2025 16:00 | China | v | Netherlands | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
| 12 January 2025 19:30 | Croatia | v | Lithuania | Admiral Ice Dome, Zagreb |
Division II B
edit | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Serbia |
| City | Belgrade |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 19–25 January 2025 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The Division II B tournament will be played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 19 to 25 January 2025.[3][4]
Participating teams
edit| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Spain
|
placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated |
| Serbia
|
hosts; placed 2nd in Division II B last year |
 Iceland
|
placed 3rd in Division II B last year |
 Australia
|
placed 4th in Division II B last year |
 Belgium
|
placed 5th in Division II B last year |
 Israel
|
placed 1st in Division III A last year and were promoted |
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2026 Division II A |
| 2 | Serbia (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Iceland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Australia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Belgium
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Israel
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division III A |
First match(es) will be played: 19 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
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
editAll times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).
| 19 January 2025 12:30 | Israel | v | Australia | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 19 January 2025 16:00 | Iceland | v | Spain | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 19 January 2025 19:30 | Serbia | v | Belgium | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 20 January 2025 12:30 | Spain | v | Australia | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 20 January 2025 16:00 | Belgium | v | Israel | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 20 January 2025 19:30 | Serbia | v | Iceland | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 21 January 2025 12:30 | Spain | v | Belgium | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 21 January 2025 16:00 | Iceland | v | Australia | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 21 January 2025 19:30 | Serbia | v | Israel | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 23 January 2025 12:30 | Belgium | v | Iceland | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 23 January 2025 16:00 | Israel | v | Spain | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 23 January 2025 19:30 | Australia | v | Serbia | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 25 January 2025 12:30 | Iceland | v | Israel | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 25 January 2025 16:00 | Australia | v | Belgium | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 25 January 2025 19:30 | Spain | v | Serbia | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
References
edit- ^ Division II A official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division II A statistics, stats.iihf.com
- ^ Division II B official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division II B statistics, stats.iihf.com