2025 IIHF World Championship Division II
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2024) |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Serbia New Zealand |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 29 April – 5 May 27 April – 3 May |
| Teams | 12 |
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 Belgrade, Serbia from 29 April to 5 May 2025 and the Group B tournament in Dunedin, New Zealand from 27 April to 3 May 2025.
Group A was scheduled to be held in Melbourne, Australia, but it was later moved to Serbia.[2][3]
Group A tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Serbia |
| City | Belgrade |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 29 April – 5 May |
| Teams | 6 |
| Official website | |
| Website | |
Participants
[edit]| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Netherlands
|
Placed 6th in Division I B in 2024 and was relegated. |
| Serbia
|
Placed 2nd in Division II A in 2024. |
 United Arab Emirates
|
Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2024. |
 Israel
|
Placed 4th in Division II A in 2024. |
 Australia
|
Placed 5th in Division II A in 2024. |
 Belgium
|
Placed 1st in Division II B in 2024 and was promoted. |
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2026 Division I B |
| 2 | Serbia (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Israel
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Australia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Belgium
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division II B |
First match(es) will be played: 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
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
[edit]All times are local (UTC+1).
| 27 April 2025 12:30 | Belgium | v | Israel | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 27 April 2025 16:00 | United Arab Emirates | v | Netherlands | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 27 April 2025 19:30 | Serbia | v | Australia | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 28 April 2025 12:30 | Netherlands | v | Israel | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 28 April 2025 16:00 | Serbia | v | United Arab Emirates | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 28 April 2025 19:30 | Australia | v | Belgium | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 30 April 2025 12:30 | United Arab Emirates | v | Israel | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 30 April 2025 16:00 | Serbia | v | Belgium | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 30 April 2025 19:30 | Netherlands | v | Australia | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 2 May 2025 12:30 | Israel | v | Serbia | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 2 May 2025 16:00 | Belgium | v | Netherlands | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 2 May 2025 19:30 | Australia | v | United Arab Emirates | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 3 May 2025 12:30 | Netherlands | v | Serbia | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 3 May 2025 16:00 | United Arab Emirates | v | Belgium | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
| 3 May 2025 19:30 | Israel | v | Australia | Pionir Ice Rink, Belgrade |
Group B tournament
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Zealand |
| City | Dunedin |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 27 April – 3 May[4] |
| Teams | 6 |
| Official website | |
| Website | |
Participants
[edit]| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Iceland
|
Placed 6th in Division II A in 2024 and was relegated. |
| New Zealand
|
Host, placed 2nd in Division II B in 2024. |
 Georgia
|
Placed 3rd in Division II B in 2024. |
 Bulgaria
|
Placed 4th in Division II B in 2024. |
 Chinese Taipei
|
Placed 5th in Division II B in 2024. |
 Thailand
|
Placed 1st in Division III A in 2024 and was promoted. |
Standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 | Promotion to the 2026 Division II A |
| 2 | Bulgaria
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | New Zealand (H)
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
| 5 | Thailand
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 | |
| 6 | Iceland
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division III A |
First match(es) will be played: 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
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
[edit]All times are local (UTC+12).
| 27 April 2025 13:00 | Thailand | 3–5 (2–1, 0–3, 1–1) | Bulgaria | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 170 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 43 | Shots | 40 | ||
| 27 April 2025 16:30 | Georgia | 4–0 (1–0, 3–0, 0–0) | Iceland | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 350 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 35 | Shots | 11 | ||
| 27 April 2025 20:00 | New Zealand | 3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Chinese Taipei | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin Attendance: 700 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
| 43 | Shots | 36 | ||
| 28 April 2025 13:00 | Iceland | v | Bulgaria | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
| 28 April 2025 16:30 | Chinese Taipei | v | Thailand | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
| 28 April 2025 20:00 | New Zealand | v | Georgia | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
| 30 April 2025 13:00 | Iceland | v | Chinese Taipei | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
| 30 April 2025 16:30 | Georgia | v | Bulgaria | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
| 30 April 2025 20:00 | New Zealand | v | Thailand | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
| 2 May 2025 13:00 | Chinese Taipei | v | Georgia | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
| 2 May 2025 16:30 | Thailand | v | Iceland | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
| 2 May 2025 20:00 | Bulgaria | v | New Zealand | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
| 3 May 2025 13:00 | Georgia | v | Thailand | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
| 3 May 2025 16:30 | Bulgaria | v | Chinese Taipei | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
| 3 May 2025 20:00 | Iceland | v | New Zealand | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
References
[edit]- ^ "IIHF Annual Congress". Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Major sporting event axed in Melbourne over anti-Israel concerns – The Australian". news.com.au. 7 January 2025.
- ^ "Serbia to host the 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, Division II, Group A". iihf.com. 17 January 2025.
- ^ https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments
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