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2025 IIHF World Championship Division III

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Main article: 2025 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships
2025 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Turkey
 Mexico
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates21–27 April
27 April – 3 May
Teams12
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The 2025 IIHF World Championship Division III consists of two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1] Divisions III A and III B represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships.

Group A tournament

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2025 IIHF World Championship Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Turkey
CityIstanbul
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates21–27 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played12
Goals scored77 (6.42 per game)
Attendance4,870 (406 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Kyrgyzstan Mamed Seifulov (8 points)
Official website
Website

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey from 21 to 27 April 2025.

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Turkey Host, placed 6th in Division II B in 2024 and was relegated.
 Kyrgyzstan Placed 2nd in Division III A in 2024.
 Luxembourg Placed 3rd in Division III A in 2024.
 Turkmenistan Placed 4th in Division III A in 2024.
 South Africa Placed 5th in Division III A in 2024.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 1st in Division III B in 2024 and was promoted.

Match officials

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Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]

Referees Linesmen
  • Croatia Filip Metzinger
  • Netherlands Nicolaas van Grinsven
  • New Zealand Ryan Cairns
  • Norway Petter Bakken
  • Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev
  • Iceland Óli Gunnarsson
  • Kazakhstan Damir Dairov
  • Slovakia Jozef Tichý
  • South Korea Kang Kyu-seong
  • Turkey Taha Kavlakoğlu
  • Turkey Gökhan Peker

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Kyrgyzstan 5 5 0 0 0 27 5 +22 15 Promotion to the 2026 Division II B
2  Turkmenistan 5 3 1 0 1 20 18 +2 11
3  Turkey (H) 5 3 0 0 2 19 8 +11 9
4  South Africa 5 1 0 1 3 12 24 −12 4
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 1 0 0 4 12 16 −4 3
6  Luxembourg 5 1 0 0 4 10 29 −19 3 Relegation to the 2026 Division III B
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 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

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All times are local (UTC+3).

21 April 2025
13:00		Kyrgyzstan 5–2
(2–1, 2–0, 1–1)		 South AfricaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 75
Game reference
Alexander PetrovGoaliesRyan BoydReferee:
Croatia Filip Metzinger
Linesmen:
Turkey Gökhan Peker
Slovakia Jozef Tichý
0–100:47 – Samaii (Doesburgh)
Kudashev (Titov) – 03:591–1
Tonkikh (Chuvalov, Shirokov) – 12:322–1
Nosov (Kudashev, Shirokov) – 30:463–1
Tonkikh (Terentyev) (PP) – 32:284–1
Seifulov (PS) – 44:285–1
5–258:30 – Morris (Obery)
8 minPenalties10 min
43Shots22
21 April 2025
16:30		Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–3
(1–1, 0–0, 0–2)		 TurkmenistanZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 55
Game reference
Ivan PopovGoaliesKeremli CharyyevReferee:
New Zealand Ryan Cairns
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev
Turkey Taha Kavlakoğlu
0–104:37 – Annasaparov (Bayjayev)
Krehic – 13:391–1
1–246:57 – Baylyyev (Vahovskiy, Hydyrov)
1–349:51 – Hydyrov (Vahovskiy, Annageldiyev)
37 minPenalties6 min
25Shots42
21 April 2025
20:00		Luxembourg 1–7
(0–4, 0–2, 1–1)		 TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,453
Game reference
Sven OberweisGoaliesSava VoronovReferee:
Netherlands Nicolaas van Grinsven
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Damir Dairov
Iceland Óli Gunnarsson
0–103:46 – Bakal (Bingol, E. Faner)
0–205:11 – Colak (Savas, O. Kars)
0–317:54 – Karadag (Bakal, Bingol)
0–418:53 – F. Faner (Y. Kars, Bingol) (PP)
0–523:43 – Kabay (Hars)
0–632:16 – Karadag (Bingol)
Cannon (Mossong, Mosr – 46:101–6
1–748:15 – E. Faner (Savas, Colak) (PP)
10 minPenalties0 min
19Shots45
22 April 2025
13:00		South Africa 3–2
(1–0, 2–1, 0–1)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 57
Game reference
Ryan BoydGoaliesIvan PopovReferee:
Norway Petter Bakken
Linesmen:
Turkey Taha Kavlakoğlu
Slovakia Jozef Tichý
Kamish (Levi, Compton) – 17:441–0
1–120:52 – Mlivic (Miskic, H. Mrkva)
Kluyts (Valadas, Morris) – 23:132–1
Carelse (Samaai, Doesburgh) – 23:283–1
3–257:28 – T. Mrkva (Mlivic, Drnda) (PP)
31 minPenalties8 min
33Shots43
22 April 2025
16:30		Kyrgyzstan 6–0
(0–0, 3–0, 3–0)		 LuxembourgZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Alexander PetrovGoaliesSven Oberweis
Sven Cruchten		Referee:
Croatia Filip Metzinger
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Damir Dairov
Turkey Gökhan Peker
Chuvalov (Terentyev, Vladimir Tonkikh – 28:581–0
Mirbekov (Bekmuratov) – 30:472–0
Seifulov (Abdyraev, Kudashev) – 37:203–0
Nosov (Chuvalov, Terentyev) – 52:334–0
Abdyraev (Seifulov) – 53:335–0
Abdyraev (Chuvalov, Titov) – 55:246–0
4 minPenalties6 min
50Shots13
22 April 2025
20:00		Turkey 1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)		 TurkmenistanZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,071
Game reference
Sava VoronovGoaliesKeremli CharyyevReferee:
New Zealand Ryan Cairns
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev
South Korea Kang Kyu-seong
0–107:29 – Baylyyev (Vahovskiy, Tannyyev)
Bakal (Y. Kars, F. Faner) (PP) – 16:361–1
1–221:36 – Vahovskiy (Barkovskiy)
8 minPenalties6 min
28Shots25
24 April 2025
13:00		Luxembourg 3–8
(1–1, 1–0, 0–7)		 TurkmenistanZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 55
Game reference
Referee:
New Zealand Ryan Cairns
Linesmen:
South Korea Kang Kyu-seong
Turkey Gökhan Peker
6 minPenalties8 min
28Shots38
24 April 2025
16:30		Kyrgyzstan 5–1
(2–0, 1–0, 2–1)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 63
Game reference
Referee:
Netherlands Nicolaas van Grinsven
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Damir Dairov
Slovakia Jozef Tichý
73 minPenalties87 min
56Shots20
24 April 2025
20:00		Turkey 7–0
(3–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 South AfricaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 750
Game reference
Referee:
Norway Petter Bakken
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev
Iceland Óli Gunnarsson
6 minPenalties4 min
39Shots23
25 April 2025
13:00		Turkmenistan 1–8
(0–4, 1–3, 0–1)		 KyrgyzstanZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 45
Game reference
Keremli CharyyevGoaliesAlexander PetrovReferee:
Norway Petter Bakken
Linesmen:
Turkey Taha Kavlakoğlu
Slovakia Jozef Tichy
0–106:18 – Abdyraev (Titov, Seifulov)
0–207:57 – Tonkikh (Chuvalov)
0–309:31 – Mirbekov (Titov, Seifulov)
0–414:45 – Nosov
0–520:53 – Seifulov (Isamatov)
0–632:43 – Sapitov (Leshchenko, Popov)
Barkovskiy (Baymyradov) – 34:201–6
1–738:02 – Chuvalov (Nosov, Tonkikh)
1–853:08 Mirbekov (Ismanov, Sapitov)
8 minPenalties4 min
11Shots56
25 April 2025
16:30		South Africa 2–4
(1–2, 0–1, 1–1)		 LuxembourgZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 60
Game reference
Referee:
Netherlands Nicolaas van Grinsven
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev
Iceland Óli Gunnarsson
4 minPenalties2 min
21Shots28
25 April 2025
20:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–3
(0–3, 1–0, 1–0)		 TurkeyZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,036
Game reference
Referee:
Croatia Filip Metzinger
Linesmen:
Kazakhstan Damir Dairov
South Korea Kang Kyu-seong
4 minPenalties6 min
19Shots35
27 April 2025
13:00		Luxembourg 2–6
(1–2, 1–3, 0–1)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 75
Game reference
Referee:
Croatia Filip Metzinger
Linesmen:
Iceland Óli Gunnarsson
Slovakia Jozef Tichy
4 minPenalties2 min
29Shots30
27 April 2025
16:30		Turkmenistan 6–5 OT
(2–4, 0–1, 3–0)
(OT: 1–0)		 South AfricaZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 145
Game reference
Referee:
Netherlands Nicolaas van Grinsven
Linesmen:
Turkey Taha Kavlakoğlu
Turkey Gökhan Peker
2 minPenalties2 min
28Shots25
27 April 2025
20:00		Turkey 1–3
(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)		 KyrgyzstanZeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 1,938
Game reference
Referee:
Norway Petter Bakken
Linesmen:
Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev
South Korea Kang Kyu-seong
2 minPenalties2 min
36Shots30

Group B tournament

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2025 IIHF World Championship Division III B
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
CityQueretaro
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 April – 3 May
Teams6
Official website
Website

The Division III Group B tournament is being played in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico from 27 April to 3 May 2025.

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Mexico Host, placed 6th in Division III A in 2024 and was relegated.
 North Korea Placed 2nd in Division III B in 2024.
 Hong Kong Placed 3rd in Division III B in 2024.
 Philippines Placed 4th in Division III B in 2024.
 Singapore Placed 5th in Division III B in 2024.
 Mongolia Placed 1st in Division IV in 2024 and was promoted.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Mongolia 2 2 0 0 0 24 8 +16 6 Promotion to the 2026 Division III A
2  North Korea 1 1 0 0 0 14 1 +13 3
3  Mexico (H) 1 1 0 0 0 5 2 +3 3
4  Hong Kong 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 −3 0
5  Philippines 1 0 0 0 1 7 13 −6 0
6  Singapore 2 0 0 0 2 2 25 −23 0 Relegation to the 2026 Division IV
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 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

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All times are local (UTC−5).

27 April 2025
13:00		Mongolia 13–7
(6–3, 4–3, 3–1)		 PhilippinesLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 104
Game reference
Enkhkhuslen Enkh-Erdene
Sodbileg Baatarkhuu		GoaliesGianpietro Iseppi
Irell Perez		Referee:
Canada Dominic Cadieux
Linesmen:
Spain Aleix Espino
Mexico Emilio Gómez
Batorovich – 01:371–0
Davaanyam (Boldbaatar) – 02:272–0
Urtnasan (Batorovich, Davaanyam) (PP) – 04:373–0
Batorovich (Mishigsuren, Ankhbayar) – 05:154–0
4–105:57 – Sibug (Regencia, Füglister) (PP)
4–211:26 – Tigaronita (Crisostomo, Billones)
Batorovich – 11:385–2
Mishigsuren (Ankhbayar) – 13:286–2
6–314:15 – Abis (Sibug)
6–420:17 – Sze (Tigaronita) (SH)
6–522:20 – Billones (Füglister) (SH)
6–627:08 – Sze
Batorovich – 29:207–6
Ankhbayar (Mishigsuren, Batorovich) – 33:208–6
Mishigsuren (Batorovich, Ankhbayar) – 39:109–6
Batorovich – 39:4810–6
10–745:11 – Regencia (Füglister, Sze)
Urtnasan (Batorovich, Mishigsuren) (PP) – 48:1911–7
Mishigsuren (Batorovich, Ankhbayar) – 50:5412–7
Batorovich (Boldbaatar, Urtnasan) – 58:0113–7
2 minPenalties31 min
37Shots21
27 April 2025
16:30		North Korea 14–1
(5–0, 6–1, 3–0)		 SingaporeLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 92
Game reference
Kim Kang-gun
Jong Kang-song		GoaliesJoshua Shao Ern LeeReferee:
Turkey Murat Aygün
Linesmen:
United States Zachary Carson
Mexico Óscar Pérez
Pak C. – 00:581–0
Kim I. – 08:192–0
Choe C. (PP) – 10:353–0
Kim S. – 13:414–0
Han K. – 14:435–0
Pak Y. – 21:366–0
6–122:19 – Ze. Wong (B. Lee)
Kim I. (Hong) – 27:147–1
Pak K. (Pak C., Kim K.) (PP) – 29:288–1
Kim S. (Ho) – 31:039–1
Pak Y. (Han K.) (SH) – 36:2610–1
Hong (PP) – 38:4811–1
Han K. – 54:5912–1
Kim K. – 59:3613–1
Hong – 59:5314–1
8 minPenalties10 min
27Shots6
27 April 2025
20:30		Hong Kong 2–5
(1–2, 0–1, 1–2)		 MexicoLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Attendance: 513
Game reference
Cheung Ching HoGoaliesAlfonso de AlbaReferee:
Austria Alexander Hlavaty
Linesmen:
Spain Luis Estirado Revuelta
South Africa Jason van Rooyen
0–103:33 – Hagerman (Majul, L. Valencia) (PP)
0–211:00 – L. Valencia (Tapia, A. Valencia)
Cheng (Pang, Wong K.) – 18:581–2
1–328:03 – Majul (Hagerman)
Tang (Wong Yin L., Cheng) (PP) – 41:012–3
2–450:19 – Majul (Ugarte, Cuellar)
2–558:40 – Majul (Rullan, L. Valencia)
10 minPenalties22 min
12Shots29
28 April 2025
13:00		Singapore 1–11
(0–1, 0–4, 1–6)		 MongoliaLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
Game reference
Joshua Shao Ern LeeGoaliesEnkhkhuslen Enkh-ErdeneReferee:
Austria Alexander Hlavaty
Linesmen:
Spain Luis Estirado Revuelta
Mexico Sem Ramírez
0–107:22 – Boldbaatar (Mishigsuren, Urtnasan)
0–223:08 – Erdenejav (Batbaatar, Ganbaatar)
0–324:47 – Batbaatar (Mishigsuren, Ankhbayar)
0–426:42 – Ganbaatar (Lkhagvasuren, Mishigsuren)
0–537:51 – Batorovich (Urtnasan, Am. Erdenebat)
0–644:25 – Davaanyam (Enkhtur, Ganbaatar) (PP)
0–748:51 – Davaanyam (Undarmaa, Boldbaatar)
J. Chan – 49:241–7
1–851:27 – Boldbaatar (Undarmaa, Batorovich)
1–952:50 – Enkhtur (Batorovich, Urtnasan)
1–1053:40 – Ankhbayar (Undarmaa, Batorovich)
1–1159:52 – Davaanyam (Batorovich, Ar. Erdenebat) (PP)
4 minPenalties4 min
7Shots41
28 April 2025
16:30		North Korea v Hong KongLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
28 April 2025
20:30		Mexico v PhilippinesLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
30 April 2025
13:00		North Korea v MongoliaLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
30 April 2025
16:30		Hong Kong v PhilippinesLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
30 April 2025
20:30		Mexico v SingaporeLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
2 May 2025
13:00		Singapore v Hong KongLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
2 May 2025
16:30		Philippines v North KoreaLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
2 May 2025
20:30		Mongolia v MexicoLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
3 May 2025
13:00		Philippines v SingaporeLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
3 May 2025
16:30		Hong Kong v MongoliaLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro
3 May 2025
20:30		Mexico v North KoreaLakeside Ice Park, Santiago de Querétaro

References

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  1. ^ "IIHF Annual Congress". Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ^ "IIIA Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
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