2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II

Tournament details
Host countries	Poland  Spain
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	17–23 April 2024 (A) 17–23 March 2024 (B)
Teams	12

The 2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II will be two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Divisions II A and II B represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division II A

2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A

Tournament details
Host country	Poland
City	Sosnowiec
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	17–23 April 2024
Teams	6
Website	www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament will be played in Sosnowiec, Poland, from 17 to 23 April 2024.^[1][2]

Participanting teams

Team	Qualification
Poland	Hosts; placed 6th in 2023 Division I B and were relegated
Croatia	Placed 2nd in 2023 Division II A
Great Britain	Placed 3rd in 2023 Division II A
Serbia	Placed 4th in 2023 Division II A
Romania	Placed 5th in 2023 Division II A
Netherlands	Placed 1st in 2023 Division II B and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Poland (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2025 Division I B
2	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2025 Division II B

First match(es) will be played: 17 April 2024. 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. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

17 April 2024 13:00

Croatia

v

Romania

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

17 April 2024 16:30

Great Britain

v

Poland

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

17 April 2024 20:00

Netherlands

v

Serbia

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

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18 April 2024 13:00

Croatia

v

Great Britain

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

18 April 2024 16:30

Romania

v

Netherlands

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

18 April 2024 20:00

Poland

v

Serbia

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

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20 April 2024 13:00

Great Britain

v

Serbia

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

20 April 2024 16:30

Poland

v

Romania

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

20 April 2024 20:00

Croatia

v

Netherlands

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

---

21 April 2024 13:00

Romania

v

Great Britain

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

21 April 2024 16:30

Serbia

v

Croatia

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

21 April 2024 20:00

Netherlands

v

Poland

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

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23 April 2024 13:00

Serbia

v

Romania

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

23 April 2024 16:30

Great Britain

v

Netherlands

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

23 April 2024 20:00

Poland

v

Croatia

Winter Stadium, Sosnowiec

Division II B

2024 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
City	Puigcerdà
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	17–23 March 2024
Teams	6

The Division II Group B tournament will be played in Puigcerdà, Spain, from 17 to 23 March 2024.^[4]

Participanting teams

Team	Qualification
Spain	Hosts; placed 6th in 2023 Division II A and were relegated
China	Placed 2nd in 2023 Division II B
Chinese Taipei	Placed 3rd in 2023 Division II B
Bulgaria	Placed 4th in 2023 Division II B
Australia	Placed 5th in 2023 Division II B
Israel	Placed 1st in 2023 Division III A and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Spain (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the 2025 Division II A
2	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the 2025 Division III A

First match(es) will be played: 17 March 2024. 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

References