# 2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III A and Division III B tournaments represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

## Division III A

The Division III A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 25 to 31 March 2019. At the time of the tournament, Iceland was awarded second place; however, they ended up sharing the medal with Turkey.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Iceland | Placed 6th in Division II B and were relegated. |
| Mexico | Placed 2nd in Division III A last year. |
| Bulgaria | Host, placed 3rd in Division III A last year. |
| Israel | Placed 4th in Division III A last year. |
| Turkey | Placed 5th in Division III A last year. |
| New Zealand | Placed 1st in Division III B qualification last year. |

### Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen are selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Bartosz Kaczmarek Andreis Kudrjasovs Yong Chun Lim Alexei Roshchyn | Martin Boyadjiev Edward Howard Ilia Kiris Tiange Liu Jonathan Sladek Nazar Slezok Vasiliy Vasilev |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Bulgaria (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 14 | Promoted to the 2022 Division II B |
| 2 | Israel | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | Iceland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 9 | |
| 4 | Turkey | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 9 | |
| 5 | Mexico | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 2 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 2 | Relegated to the 2022 Division III B |
* 1 2 3 In head-to-head all three have 3 points, in head-to-head goal differential Israel is +1, Iceland +1, and Turkey –2. Israel defeated Iceland 4–2.
* 1 2 Mexico 5–4 (GWS) New Zealand

### Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Awards
#### Best Players Selected by the Directorate

* Goaltender: Artem Loginov
* Defenceman: Nino Tomov
* Forward: İsmet Gökçen
Source: IIHF

## Division III B

The Division III B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 9 to 12 April 2019.

### Participants

| Team | Qualification |
| Chinese Taipei | Placed 6th in Division III A and were relegated. |
| Hong Kong | Placed 2nd in Division III B last year. |
| South Africa | Host, placed 3rd in Division III B last year. |
| Luxembourg | First time participating in tournament. |

### Match officials

3 referees and 4 linesmen are selected for the tournament.
| Referees | Linesmen |
| Viktor Birin Lee Joo-hyun Niclas Lundsgaard | Jonathan Burger Adam Harris Niko Jusi Frank Radue |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 9 | Promoted to the 2022 Division III A |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Africa (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 1 | |

### Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Awards
#### Best Players Selected by the Directorate

* Goaltender: Hsiao Po-Yu
* Defenceman: David Church
* Forward: Ryan Chu
Source: IIHF