2025 IIHF World Championship Division II
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2024) |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |  Australia New Zealand |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 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 Melbourne, Australia and the Group B tournament in Dunedin, New Zealand from 27 April to 3 May 2025.
Group A tournament
[edit]| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Australia |
| City | Melbourne |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 27 April – 3 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
|
Host, 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 | Promoted to the 2026 Division I B |
| 2 | Serbia
|
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 (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Belgium
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated 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+10).
| 27 April 2025 12:30 | Belgium | v | Israel | Icehouse, Melbourne |
| 27 April 2025 16:00 | United Arab Emirates | v | Netherlands | Icehouse, Melbourne |
| 27 April 2025 19:30 | Serbia | v | Australia | Icehouse, Melbourne |
| 28 April 2025 12:30 | Netherlands | v | Israel | Icehouse, Melbourne |
| 28 April 2025 16:00 | Serbia | v | United Arab Emirates | Icehouse, Melbourne |
| 28 April 2025 19:30 | Australia | v | Belgium | Icehouse, Melbourne |
| 30 April 2025 12:30 | United Arab Emirates | v | Israel | Icehouse, Melbourne |
| 30 April 2025 16:00 | Serbia | v | Belgium | Icehouse, Melbourne |
| 30 April 2025 19:30 | Netherlands | v | Australia | Icehouse, Melbourne |
| 2 May 2025 12:30 | Israel | v | Serbia | Icehouse, Melbourne |
| 2 May 2025 16:00 | Belgium | v | Netherlands | Icehouse, Melbourne |
| 2 May 2025 19:30 | Australia | v | United Arab Emirates | Icehouse, Melbourne |
| 3 May 2025 12:30 | Netherlands | v | Serbia | Icehouse, Melbourne |
| 3 May 2025 16:00 | United Arab Emirates | v | Belgium | Icehouse, Melbourne |
| 3 May 2025 19:30 | Israel | v | Australia | Icehouse, Melbourne |
Group B tournament
[edit]| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | New Zealand |
| City | Dunedin |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 27 April – 3 May[2] |
| 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 | Iceland
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promoted to the 2026 Division II A |
| 2 | New Zealand (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Georgia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Thailand
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegated 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 | v | Bulgaria | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
| 27 April 2025 16:30 | Georgia | v | Iceland | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
| 27 April 2025 20:00 | New Zealand | v | Chinese Taipei | Dunedin Ice Stadium, Dunedin |
| 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.
- ^ https://www.iihf.com/en/tournaments
