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2025 IIHF World Championship Division I

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2025 IIHF World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Romania
 Estonia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates27 April – 3 May
26 April – 2 May
Teams12
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2026 →

The 2025 IIHF World Championship Division I will be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]

The Group A tournament will be held in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania from 27 April to 3 May and the Group B tournament in Tallinn, Estonia from 26 April to 2 May 2025.

Group A tournament

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2025 IIHF World Championship Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Romania
CitySfântu Gheorghe
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 April – 3 May
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

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Team Qualification
 Great Britain Placed 15th in the Elite Division in 2024 and was relegated.
 Poland Placed 16th in the Elite Division in 2024 and was relegated.
 Italy Placed 3rd in Division I A in 2024.
 Romania Host, placed 4th in Division I A in 2024.
 Japan Placed 5th in Division I A in 2024.
 Ukraine Placed 1st in Division I B in 2024 and was promoted.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to the 2026 Top Division
2  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Romania (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to the 2026 Division I B
First match(es) will be played: 27 April 2025. Source: [citation needed]
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

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2025 IIHF World Championship Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Estonia
CityTallinn
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26 April – 2 May
Teams6
Official website
Website

Participants

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Team Qualification
 South Korea Placed 6th in Division I A in 2024 and was relegated.
 Lithuania Placed 2nd in Division I B in 2024.
 Estonia Host, placed 3rd in Division I B in 2024.
 China Placed 4th in Division I B in 2024.
 Spain Placed 5th in Division I B in 2024.
 Croatia Placed 1st in Division II A in 2024 and was promoted.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to the 2026 Division I A
2  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Estonia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to the 2026 Division II A
First match(es) will be played: 26 April 2025. Source: [citation needed]
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

References

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  1. ^ "IIHF Annual Congress". Retrieved 24 May 2024.