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2025 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

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2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Italy
 Bulgaria
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates13–19 April 2025 (A)
17–23 March 2025 (B)
Teams12
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See also: 2025 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II consists of two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Divisions II A and II B represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division II A

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2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Italy
CityAsiago
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates13–19 April 2025
Teams6
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament will be played in Asiago, Italy, from 13 to 19 April 2025.[1][2]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Italy Hosts; placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated
 Great Britain Placed 2nd in Division II A last year
 Netherlands Placed 3rd in Division II A last year
 Romania Placed 4th in Division II A last year
 Croatia Placed 5th in Division II A last year
 China Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Italy (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to the 2026 Division I B
2  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to the 2026 Division II B
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

Division II B

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2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates17–23 March 2025
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played9
Goals scored66 (7.33 per game)
Attendance1,215 (135 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Spain Andrey Garkusha (7 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament is being played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 17 to 23 March 2025.[3][4]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Serbia Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated
 Spain Placed 2nd in Division II B last year
 Bulgaria Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last year
 Australia Placed 4th in Division II B last year
 Chinese Taipei Placed 5th in Division II B last year
 Belgium Placed 1st in Division III A last year and were promoted

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 0 14 2 +12 9 Promotion to the 2026 Division II A
2  Australia 3 2 0 0 1 15 13 +2 6
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 1 0 1 11 12 −1 5
4  Belgium 3 1 0 1 1 14 13 +1 4
5  Serbia 3 1 0 0 2 8 9 −1 3
6  Bulgaria (H, E) 3 0 0 0 3 4 17 −13 0 Relegation to the 2026 Division III A
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 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.
(E) Eliminated; (H) Host

Match results

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All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

17 March 2025
13:00		Belgium 8–4
(4–1, 1–3, 3–0)		 AustraliaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 45
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
22Shots22
17 March 2025
16:30		Spain 5–1
(0–0, 4–1, 1–0)		 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 55
Game reference
10 minPenalties6 min
41Shots19
17 March 2025
20:00		Bulgaria 1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)		 SerbiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 320
Game reference
0 minPenalties8 min
29Shots27
18 March 2025
13:00		Chinese Taipei 6–5 OT
(2–1, 1–3, 2–1)
(OT: 1–0)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 40
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
22Shots41
18 March 2025
16:30		Serbia 2–4
(0–0, 1–3, 1–1)		 AustraliaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 55
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
40Shots25
18 March 2025
20:00		Spain 6–0
(3–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 300
Game reference
6 minPenalties6 min
46Shots11
20 March 2025
13:00		Serbia 2–4
(1–0, 1–2, 0–2)		 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 40
Game reference
27 minPenalties4 min
24Shots26
20 March 2025
16:30		Spain 3–1
(0–0, 0–0, 3–1)		 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 60
Game reference
33 minPenalties16 min
29Shots32
20 March 2025
20:00		Bulgaria 3–7
(0–2, 1–3, 2–2)		 AustraliaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 300
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
19Shots45
22 March 2025
13:00		Australia v SpainWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
22 March 2025
16:30		Chinese Taipei v BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
22 March 2025
20:00		Belgium v SerbiaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
23 March 2025
13:00		Australia v Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
23 March 2025
16:30		Bulgaria v BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
23 March 2025
20:00		Serbia v SpainWinter Sports Palace, Sofia

References

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  1. ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A official website, www.iihf.com
  2. ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A statistics, stats.iihf.com
  3. ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B official website, www.iihf.com
  4. ^ 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B statistics, stats.iihf.com


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