2025 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Hungary
Lithuania
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates20–26 April 2025 (A)
13–19 April 2025 (B)
Teams12
See also: 2025 IIHF World U18 Championships

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

Division I A

2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Hungary
CitySzékesfehérvár
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates20–26 April 2025
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored93 (6.2 per game)
Attendance4,958 (331 per game)
Scoring leader(s) William Bundgaard (10 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I Group A tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 20 to 26 April 2025.[1][2]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Kazakhstan Placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated
 Ukraine Placed 2nd in Division I A last year
 Austria Placed 3rd in Division I A last year
 Hungary Hosts; placed 4th in Division I A last year
 Denmark Placed 5th in Division I A last year
 Slovenia Placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Denmark 5 5 0 0 0 24 10 +14 15 Promoted to the 2026 Top Division
2  Ukraine 5 4 0 0 1 24 12 +12 12
3  Kazakhstan 5 2 0 1 2 14 13 +1 7
4  Slovenia 5 1 1 0 3 8 17 −9 5
5  Hungary (H) 5 1 0 0 4 8 21 −13 3[a]
6  Austria 5 1 0 0 4 15 20 −5 3[a] Relegated to the 2026 Division I 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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Austria 3–4 Hungary

Match results

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

20 April 2025
12:30		Denmark 5–3
(3–1, 2–1, 0–1)		 AustriaAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 91
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
25Shots31
20 April 2025
16:00		Hungary 1–7
(1–2, 0–2, 0–3)		 UkraineAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 812
Game reference
14 minPenalties8 min
19Shots59
20 April 2025
19:30		Slovenia 3–2 GWS
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)		 KazakhstanAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 102
Game reference
4 minPenalties8 min
28Shots41
21 April 2025
12:30		Ukraine 1–5
(1–3, 0–1, 0–1)		 DenmarkAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 113
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
31Shots17
21 April 2025
16:00		Austria 4–1
(3–0, 0–1, 1–0)		 SloveniaAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 162
Game reference
2 minPenalties2 min
27Shots28
21 April 2025
19:30		Kazakhstan 4–0
(2–0, 2–0, 0–0)		 HungaryAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 618
Game reference
22 minPenalties18 min
38Shots35
23 April 2025
12:30		Ukraine 6–3
(1–1, 5–1, 0–1)		 AustriaAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 115
Game reference
12 minPenalties8 min
44Shots30
23 April 2025
16:00		Slovenia 2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)		 HungaryAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 561
Game reference
12 minPenalties12 min
34Shots26
23 April 2025
19:30		Kazakhstan 2–5
(0–0, 2–2, 0–3)		 DenmarkAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 147
Game reference
27 minPenalties6 min
26Shots20
24 April 2025
12:30		Ukraine 7–1
(3–1, 2–0, 2–0)		 SloveniaAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 89
Game reference
10 minPenalties18 min
44Shots15
24 April 2025
16:00		Austria 2–4
(0–3, 1–0, 1–1)		 KazakhstanAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 105
Game reference
43 minPenalties6 min
33Shots29
24 April 2025
19:30		Hungary 3–5
(1–1, 1–1, 1–3)		 DenmarkAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 678
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
21Shots29
26 April 2025
12:30		Denmark 4–1
(0–0, 1–0, 3–1)		 SloveniaAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 135
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
31Shots34
26 April 2025
16:00		Austria 3–4
(1–2, 2–2, 0–0)		 HungaryAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 1,083
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
45Shots17
26 April 2025
19:30		Kazakhstan 2–3
(0–1, 2–2, 0–0)		 UkraineAlba Arena, Székesfehérvár
Attendance: 147
Game reference
6 minPenalties29 min
22Shots26

Division I B

2025 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Lithuania
CityKaunas
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates13–19 April 2025
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored92 (6.13 per game)
Attendance6,733 (449 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Mykolas Škadauskas (10 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division I Group B tournament was played in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 13 to 19 April 2025.[3][4]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
 Japan Placed 6th in 2024 Division I A and were relegated
 Lithuania Hosts; placed 2nd in Division I B last year
 Estonia Placed 3rd in Division I B last year
 France Placed 4th in Division I B last year
 South Korea Placed 5th in Division I B last year
 Poland Placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Poland 5 3 1 0 1 19 12 +7 11 Promoted to the 2026 Division I A
2  Lithuania (H) 5 3 0 0 2 21 14 +7 9[a]
3  South Korea 5 3 0 0 2 21 16 +5 9[a]
4  France 5 2 0 1 2 12 12 0 7
5  Estonia 5 1 1 0 3 8 20 −12 5
6  Japan 5 1 0 1 3 11 18 −7 4 Relegated to the 2026 Division II A
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Lithuania 7–4 South Korea

Match results

All times are local. (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3)

13 April 2025
12:30		Poland 4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)		 JapanKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
32Shots22
13 April 2025
16:00		France 3–2
(1–2, 2–0, 0–0)		 LithuaniaKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
33Shots21
13 April 2025
19:30		South Korea 7–0
(1–0, 4–0, 2–0)		 EstoniaKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
41Shots23
14 April 2025
12:30		Japan 2–1
(0–0, 1–1, 1–0)		 FranceKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
8 minPenalties6 min
16Shots29
14 April 2025
16:00		Estonia 1–5
(1–0, 0–3, 0–2)		 PolandKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
4 minPenalties4 min
22Shots36
14 April 2025
19:30		Lithuania 7–4
(0–2, 4–1, 3–1)		 South KoreaKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
10 minPenalties12 min
37Shots25
16 April 2025
12:30		Poland 4–3 GWS
(2–1, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0)		 FranceKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
26Shots31
16 April 2025
16:00		Japan 2–3
(1–2, 1–0, 0–1)		 South KoreaKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
8 minPenalties8 min
33Shots25
16 April 2025
19:30		Lithuania 4–1
(3–1, 0–0, 1–0)		 EstoniaKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
28Shots24
18 April 2025
12:30		France 4–2
(0–1, 3–0, 1–1)		 South KoreaKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
8 minPenalties4 min
40Shots22
18 April 2025
16:00		Estonia 4–3 GWS
(2–1, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0)		 JapanKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
2 minPenalties6 min
22Shots21
18 April 2025
19:30		Lithuania 2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)		 PolandKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
6 minPenalties4 min
26Shots25
19 April 2025
12:30		Estonia 2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)		 FranceKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
28Shots42
19 April 2025
16:00		South Korea 5–3
(1–0, 4–0, 0–3)		 PolandKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
6 minPenalties2 min
26Shots29
19 April 2025
19:30		Japan 3–6
(0–4, 2–1, 1–1)		 LithuaniaKaunas Ice Palace
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
15Shots33

References

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