2024 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
International ice hockey competition
2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III Host countries Turkey South Africa Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 4–10 March 2024 (A) Teams 10
The 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III were two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation . The Divisions III A and III B represented the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship .
Division III A
International ice hockey competition
2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A Host country Turkey City Istanbul Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 4–10 March 2024 Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 149 (9.93 per game) Attendance 4,515 (301 per game) Scoring leader(s) Emin İnandı (18 points)www.iihf.com
The Division III Group A tournament was played in Istanbul , Turkey, from 4 to 10 March 2024.[ 1] [ 2]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
Belgium Placed 6th in 2023 Division II B and were relegated
Iceland Placed 2nd in 2023 Division III A
Turkey Hosts; placed 3rd in 2023 Division III A
Mexico Placed 4th in 2023 Division III A
Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 5th in 2023 Division III A
New Zealand Placed 1st in 2023 Division III B and were promoted
Standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion or relegation
1
Belgium
5
5
0
0
0
33
11
+22
15
Promoted to the 2025 Division II B
2
Mexico
5
4
0
0
1
24
15
+9
12
3
Turkey (H)
5
3
0
0
2
38
19
+19
9
4
Iceland
5
2
0
0
3
26
19
+7
6
5
New Zealand
5
1
0
0
4
21
31
−10
3
6
Bosnia and Herzegovina
5
0
0
0
5
7
54
−47
0
Relegated to the 2025 Division III 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
Schedule
Source:[ 3] All times are local. (Turkey Time – UTC+3 )
4 March 2024 New Zealand 2–5 (1–1, 0–2, 1–2) Mexico Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 112
4 March 2024 Turkey 3–5 (1–1, 2–2, 0–2) Belgium Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 750
5 March 2024 Belgium 8–0 (2–0, 6–0, 0–0) Mexico Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 110
5 March 2024 Iceland 3–7 (0–4, 1–1, 2–2) Turkey Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 650
7 March 2024 Iceland 6–2 (1–1, 4–1, 1–0) New Zealand Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 65
7 March 2024 Turkey 2–4 (1–1, 0–1, 1–2) Mexico Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 810
8 March 2024 New Zealand 4–7 (1–3, 1–2, 2–2) Belgium Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 75
8 March 2024 Mexico 5–2 (3–0, 1–1, 1–1) Iceland Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 99
10 March 2024 Belgium 4–2 (3–1, 0–1, 1–0) Iceland Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 46
10 March 2024 Turkey 11–6 (6–3, 4–0, 1–3) New Zealand Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 1,246
Division III B
International ice hockey competition
The Division III Group B tournament was played in Cape Town , South Africa, from 4 to 7 March 2024.[ 4] [ 5]
Participating teams
Team
Qualification
Hong Kong Placed 2nd in 2023 Division III B
Thailand Placed 3rd in 2023 Division III B
South Africa Hosts; placed 4th in 2023 Division III B
Turkmenistan First participation in World Championship
Standings
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:
^ a b c Hong Kong 3 Pts, +3 GD; Turkmenistan 3 Pts, 0 GD; Thailand 3 Pts, –3 GD
Schedule
Source:[ 6] All times are local. (South Africa Standard Time – UTC+2 )
7 March 2024 Hong Kong 1–3 (1–1, 0–1, 0–1) Thailand Cape Town Ice Station Attendance: 40
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