2025 IIHF World Championship Division III

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2025 IIHF World Championship
Division III

Tournament details
Host countries	Turkey Mexico
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	27 April – 3 May
Teams	12

The 2025 IIHF World Championship Division III will be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Group A tournament will be held in Istanbul, Turkey and the Group B tournament in Metepec, Mexico from 27 April to 3 May 2025.

Group A tournament

2025 IIHF World Championship Division III A

Tournament details
Host country	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	TBA
Teams	6
Website	Website

Participants

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.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Turkey (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promoted to the 2026 Division II B
2	Kyrgyzstan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Luxembourg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Turkmenistan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegated to the 2026 Division III B

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source:
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

Group B tournament

2025 IIHF World Championship Division III B

Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
City	Metepec
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	27 April – 3 May
Teams	6
Website	Website

Participants

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Mexico (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promoted to the 2026 Division III A
2	North Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Hong Kong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Philippines	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Singapore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Mongolia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegated to the 2026 Division IV

First match(es) will be played: 27 April 2025. Source:
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