The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III will be two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division III consists of two tiered groups of six teams each: the sixth-tier Division III A and the seventh-tier Division III B. 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.
| 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 |
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2005.
Division III A
edit| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Turkey |
| City | Istanbul |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 27 January – 2 February 2025 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Official 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
edit| 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
edit| 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: 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
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 (Turkey Time – UTC+3).
| 27 January 2025 13:00 | Bulgaria | v | Chinese Taipei | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 27 January 2025 16:30 | New Zealand | v | Mexico | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 27 January 2025 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | v | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 28 January 2025 13:00 | New Zealand | v | Bulgaria | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 28 January 2025 16:30 | Mexico | v | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 28 January 2025 20:00 | Chinese Taipei | v | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 30 January 2025 13:00 | Chinese Taipei | v | Mexico | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 30 January 2025 16:30 | New Zealand | v | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 30 January 2025 20:00 | Bulgaria | v | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 31 January 2025 13:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | v | Chinese Taipei | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 31 January 2025 16:30 | Mexico | v | Bulgaria | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 31 January 2025 20:00 | Bulgaria | v | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 2 February 2025 13:00 | Bulgaria | v | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 2 February 2025 16:30 | Chinese Taipei | v | New Zealand | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
| 2 February 2025 20:00 | Turkey | v | Mexico | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
Division III B
edit | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Thailand |
| City | Bangkok |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 11–14 December 2024 |
| Teams | 4 |
The Division III B tournament will be played in Bangkok, Thailand, from 11 to 14 December 2024.[3]
Participating teams
edit| 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
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2026 Division III A |
| 2 | Luxembourg
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | South Africa
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Thailand (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 11 December 2024. 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
References
edit- ^ Division III A official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division III A statistics, stats.iihf.com
- ^ Tournament list, www.iihf.com