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International youth ice hockey tournament See also: 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2025 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Turkey
 Thailand
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates27 January – 2 February 2025
11–14 December 2024
Teams10
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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 is the sixth tier and Division III B is 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
CityIstanbul
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 January – 2 February 2025
Teams6
Official website
www.iihf.com

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

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: 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		Bulgaria v Chinese TaipeiZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
27 January 2025
16:30		New Zealand v MexicoZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
27 January 2025
20:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina v TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
28 January 2025
13:00		New Zealand v BulgariaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
28 January 2025
16:30		Mexico v Bosnia and HerzegovinaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
28 January 2025
20:00		Chinese Taipei v TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
30 January 2025
13:00		Chinese Taipei v MexicoZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
30 January 2025
16:30		New Zealand v Bosnia and HerzegovinaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
30 January 2025
20:00		Bulgaria v TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
31 January 2025
13:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina v Chinese TaipeiZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
31 January 2025
16:30		Mexico v BulgariaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
31 January 2025
20:00		Bulgaria v TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
2 February 2025
13:00		Bulgaria v Bosnia and HerzegovinaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
2 February 2025
16:30		Chinese Taipei v New ZealandZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
2 February 2025
20:00		Turkey v MexicoZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul

Division III B

2025 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III B
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
CityBangkok
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates11–14 December 2024
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored53 (8.83 per game)
Attendance1,494 (249 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Thailand Natchayatorn Yannakornthanapunt (7 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division III B tournament was played in Bangkok, Thailand, from 11 to 14 December 2024.

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		 Kyrgyzstan7–2
(1–0, 3–2, 3–0)		 South AfricaBangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 110
Game reference
Emir BolsunbekovGoaliesNico Janse van RensburgReferee:
Chinese Taipei Shen Yen-Chin
Linesmen:
New Zealand Edward Howard
Thailand Teerasak Rattanachot
Kalchaev (Esenov, Sapitov) – 16:361–0
Bem (Kalchaev, Nuraliev) – 28:002–0
Leshchenko (Ali-Askarov) – 29:56 (PP)3–0
3–130:42 – Levin (Bate, Levi)
Sapitov (Shamshybekov, Kalchaev) – 31:344–1
4–237:26 – Levin (PS)
Sulaimanov (Ali-Askarov) – 47:305–2
Shumakov (Supokhunov) – 51:066–2
Sapitov (Shumakov) – 59:307–2
8 minPenalties8 min
38Shots18
11 December 2024
19:30		 Luxembourg1–6
(1–2, 0–1, 0–3)		 ThailandBangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 223
Game reference
Baptiste FranckGoaliesVijak NiyomvongReferee:
Indonesia Heru Wardana
Linesmen:
France Nicolas Constantineau
Chinese Taipei Hung Chi-Lun
Armuth (Vincens) – 1:14 (PP)1–0
1–16:33 – Patong (Kulthanthorn) (PP)
1–210:00 – Patong (Limpanyakul)
1–335:10 – Yannakornthanapunt (Watthanaphaya)
1–451:50 – Yannakornthanapunt (Watthanaphaya)
1–557:46 – Sutivijitho (Khunraj, Yannakornthanapunt)
1–658:53 – Yannakornthanapunt (Shim)
10 minPenalties4 min
32Shots53
12 December 2024
16:00		 Luxembourg6–7 OT
(2–4, 4–1, 0–1)
OT: (0–1)		 South AfricaBangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 86
Game reference
Baptiste FranckGoaliesNico Janse van RensburgReferee:
Kazakhstan Timur Morev
Linesmen:
France Nicolas Constantineau
Thailand Wachara Luenam
0–11:55 – Bate (Levi)
Toft – 5:181–1
1–214:20 – Mlangeni (van der Westhuizen)
1–316:27 – van der Merwe (Mlangeni)
1–418:51 – Levi (Levin) (PP)
Reinert (D’Andrea) – 19:052–4
Springer (Nunes) – 22:223–4
3–523:09 – van der Westhuizen
Springer (Vincens) – 26:17 (PP)4–5
Mota (York) – 37:305–5
Cap (Fleischmann) – 38:356–5
6–647:08 – Levin (Bate)
6–761:14 – Baker (Bate)
10 minPenalties8 min
38Shots22
12 December 2024
19:30		 Thailand5–2
(0–1, 4–0, 1–1)		 KyrgyzstanBangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 275
Game reference
Vijak NiyomvongGoaliesEmir BolsunbekovReferee:
Chinese Taipei Shen Yen-Chin
Linesmen:
New Zealand Edward Howard
Chinese Taipei Chi-Lun Hung
0–104:30 – Ali-Askarov (Supokhunov)
Thongin (Sutivijitho) – 27:121–1
Jaratkorn (SH) – 29:252–1
Patong (Jaratkorn, Limpanyakul) – 37:353–1
Prasertthanma (Kulthanthorn) – 37:584–1
Yannakornthanapunt (Kulthanthorn, Patong) (PP) – 52:405–1
5–259:20 – Ali-Askarov (Kalchaev, Sapitov)
8 minPenalties8 min
34Shots38
14 December 2024
16:00		 Kyrgyzstan5–2
(2–0, 2–0, 1–2)		 LuxembourgBangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 135
Game reference
Emir Bolsunbekov
Artem Vasilev		GoaliesBaptiste FranckReferee:
Kazakhstan Timur Morev
Linesmen:
France Nicolas Constantineau
Thailand Wachara Luenam
Leshchenko (Supokhunov) – 11:291–0
Bekmuratov (Esenov, Ali-Askarov) – 16:132–0
Bem (Barmanov) – 27:253–0
Leshchenko (Ali-Askarov) – 36:474–0
4–150:19 – Lasis (Nunes, Vincens) (PP)
Shamshybekov (Nuraliev, Leshchenko) – 55:365–1
5–258:00 – Lasis
14 minPenalties12 min
49Shots22
14 December 2024
19:30		 South Africa2–8
(1–5, 0–1, 1–2)		 ThailandBangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok
Attendance: 665
Game reference
Connor Gilbert
Nico Janse van Rensburg		GoaliesJames Na Phikul
Vijak Niyomvong		Referee:
Chinese Taipei Shen Yen-Chin
Linesmen:
New Zealand Edward Howard
Thailand Teerasak Rattanachot
0–13:57 – Limpanyakul (Yannakornthanapunt, Jaratkorn) (PP1)
0–27:11 – Sutivijitho (Khunraj)
0–38:26 – Jaratkorn
0–413:59 – Yannakornthanapunt (Watthanaphaya, Limpanyakul)
0–517:22 – Limpanyakul (Jaratkorn)
Baker (van der Merwe) – 18:161–5
1–639:48 – Patong
1–740:37 – Watthanaphaya
Levin (Levi, Bate) – 44:122–7
2–854:05 – Patong
6 minPenalties4 min
21Shots55

Top Players

Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Best Goalkeeper Thailand Vijak Niyomvong
Best Defender Thailand Natchayatorn Yannakornthanapunt
Best Forward Kyrgyzstan 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

  1. Division III A official website, www.iihf.com
  2. Division III A statistics, stats.iihf.com
  3. Division III B official website, www.iihf.com
  4. Division III B statistics, stats.iihf.com

External links

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