# 2025 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2025 IIHF U18 World Championship will be the 26th such event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams will participate at several levels of competition. These tournaments serve as qualifications for the 2026 competition.

## Top Division

The Top Division tournament will be played in Frisco and Allen, Texas, United States, from April 23 to May 3, 2025.

### Preliminary round

All times are local (Central Daylight Time – UTC-5).

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation round |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Czechia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation round |

## Division I
### Group A

The Division I Group A tournament will be played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary from April 20 to 26, 2025.

#### Participating teams

* Kazakhstan
* Ukraine
* Austria
* Hungary
* Denmark
* Slovenia

### Group B

The Division I Group B tournament will be played in Kaunas, Lithuania from April 13 to 19, 2025.

#### Participating teams

* Japan
* Lithuania
* Estonia
* France
* South Korea
* Poland

## Division II
### Group A

The Division II Group A tournament will be played in Asiago, Italy from April 13 to 19, 2025 as a test event of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

#### Participating teams

* Italy
* Great Britain
* Netherlands
* Romania
* Croatia
* China

### Group B

The Division II Group B tournament is being played in Sofia, Bulgaria from March 17 to 23, 2025.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Promotion to the 2026 Division II A |
| 2 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division III A |

## Division III
### Group A

The Division III Group A tournament will be played in Mexico City, Mexico from March 2 to 8, 2025.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Mexico (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12 | +21 | 15 | Promoted to the 2026 Division II B |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Israel | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 8 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 7 | |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 41 | −23 | 3 | |
| 6 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 3 | Relegated to the 2026 Division III B |
* 1 2 Iceland 2–6 New Zealand

### Group B

The Division III Group B tournament is being played in Bangkok, Thailand from February 28 to March 6, 2025.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | +38 | 15 | Promoted to the 2026 Division III A |
| 2 | Thailand (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 6 | +34 | 12 | |
| 3 | Turkmenistan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 9 | |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 39 | −25 | 5 | |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 47 | −29 | 3 | |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 43 | −31 | 1 | |