The Group A tournament began on 28 March 2004 in Debrecen, Hungary. Belgium, Hungary, the Netherlands and Spain returned to compete in the Division II competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships. Ukraine entered the Division II competition after being relegated from Division I and Iceland entered the tournament after gaining promotion from Division III at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championships. Ukraine won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion back to Division I for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. Hungary finished in second place and the Netherlands finished in third. Belgium finished in last place after losing four of their five games and were relegated to Division III for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. Yegor Yegorov of Ukraine finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 18 points including six goals and 12 assists. Martijn Maghielse of the Netherlands finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 88.46.