2025 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2025 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 88th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition based on their 2024 results. The competition also served as qualifications for division placements in the 2026 edition.^[1]

2025 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

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Map of the countries participating at the 2025 IIHF World Championship

As in 2024, teams from Russia and Belarus have not been allowed to enter, as they remained suspended by the IIHF due to the countries' invasion of Ukraine.^[2]

Championship (Top Division)

Further information: 2025 IIHF World Championship

The tournament was held in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark, from 9 to 25 May 2025.

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Canada	7	6	0	1	0	34	7	+27	19	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden (H)	7	6	0	0	1	28	8	+20	18
3	Finland	7	4	2	0	1	22	10	+12	16
4	Austria	7	2	2	0	3	21	18	+3	10
5	Latvia	7	3	0	0	4	17	25	−8	9	Qualified for the 2026 IIHF World Championship
6	Slovakia	7	2	0	1	4	9	24	−15	7
7	Slovenia	7	1	0	1	5	9	29	−20	4
8	France	7	0	0	1	6	8	27	−19	1	Relegated to the 2026 Division I A

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

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Switzerland	7	6	0	1	0	34	9	+25	19	Quarterfinals
2	United States	7	5	1	0	1	34	14	+20	17[a]
3	Czechia	7	5	1	0	1	35	14	+21	17[a]
4	Denmark (H)	7	3	1	0	3	25	24	+1	11
5	Germany	7	3	0	1	3	20	22	−2	10	Qualified for the 2026 IIHF World Championship
6	Norway	7	1	0	1	5	13	24	−11	4
7	Hungary	7	1	0	0	6	8	39	−31	3[b]
8	Kazakhstan	7	1	0	0	6	9	32	−23	3[b]	Relegated to the 2026 Division I A

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
Notes:

1. Czechia 2–5 United States
2. Kazakhstan 2–4 Hungary

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	22 May
	1A  Canada	1
					24 May
	4B  Denmark	2
					2   Switzerland	7
	22 May
					7  Denmark	0
	1B   Switzerland	6
									25 May
	4A  Austria	0
									2   Switzerland	0
	22 May
									4  United States(OT)	1
	2A  Sweden	5
					24 May
	3B  Czechia	2
					3  Sweden	2
	22 May
					4  United States	6			Third place
	2B  United States	5
									25 May
	3A  Finland	2
									3  Sweden	6
									7  Denmark	2

Final standings

Teams finishing fifth in the preliminary round were ranked ninth and tenth, teams finishing sixth were ranked 11th and 12th, and so on.^[3]

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
1	B	United States	10	7	2	0	1	46	18	+28	25	Champions
2	B	Switzerland	10	8	0	2	0	47	10	+37	26	Runners-up
3	A	Sweden (H)	10	8	0	0	2	41	18	+23	24	Third place
4	B	Denmark (H)	10	4	1	0	5	29	38	−9	14	Fourth place
5	A	Canada	8	6	0	1	1	35	9	+26	19	Eliminated in Quarterfinals
6	B	Czechia	8	5	1	0	2	37	19	+18	17
7	A	Finland	8	4	2	0	2	24	15	+9	16
8	A	Austria	8	2	2	0	4	21	24	−3	10
9	B	Germany	7	3	0	1	3	20	22	−2	10	Eliminated in Preliminary round
10	A	Latvia	7	3	0	0	4	17	25	−8	9
11	A	Slovakia	7	2	0	1	4	9	24	−15	7
12	B	Norway	7	1	0	1	5	13	24	−11	4
13	A	Slovenia	7	1	0	1	5	9	29	−20	4
14	B	Hungary	7	1	0	0	6	8	39	−31	3
15	B	Kazakhstan	7	1	0	0	6	9	32	−23	3	Relegated to the 2026 IIHF World Championship Division I
16	A	France	7	0	0	1	6	8	27	−19	1

Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) position in the group; 2) number of points; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division I

Further information: 2025 IIHF World Championship Division I

Group A

The tournament was held in Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania from 27 April to 3 May 2025.^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Great Britain	5	2	3	0	0	19	9	+10	12	Promoted to the 2026 Top Division
2	Italy	5	3	0	1	1	18	11	+7	10
3	Ukraine	5	2	1	1	1	16	10	+6	9
4	Japan	5	2	0	1	2	14	16	−2	7
5	Poland	5	2	0	0	3	8	13	−5	6
6	Romania (H)	5	0	0	1	4	6	22	−16	1	Relegated to the 2026 Division I B

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

Group B

The tournament was held in Tallinn, Estonia from 26 April to 2 May 2025.^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Lithuania	5	4	1	0	0	14	3	+11	14	Promoted to the 2026 Division I A
2	South Korea	5	4	0	0	1	21	11	+10	12
3	Estonia (H)	5	3	0	0	2	19	9	+10	9
4	China	5	1	1	0	3	9	14	−5	5
5	Spain	5	0	1	1	3	9	25	−16	3
6	Croatia	5	0	0	2	3	9	19	−10	2	Relegated to the 2026 Division II A

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

Division II

Further information: 2025 IIHF World Championship Division II

Group A

The tournament was scheduled to be held in Melbourne, Australia from 27 April to 3 May 2025.^[4][5] It was later moved to Serbia and held from 29 April to 5 May.^[6]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Netherlands	5	5	0	0	0	25	4	+21	15	Promoted to the 2026 Division I B
2	Serbia (H)	5	4	0	0	1	12	5	+7	12
3	United Arab Emirates	5	2	0	0	3	14	13	+1	6[a]
4	Belgium	5	2	0	0	3	5	17	−12	6[a]
5	Australia	5	1	0	0	4	7	17	−10	3[b]
6	Israel	5	1	0	0	4	9	16	−7	3[b]	Relegated to the 2026 Division II B

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
Notes:

1. United Arab Emirates 8–0 Belgium
2. Israel 3–4 Australia

Group B

The tournament was held in Dunedin, New Zealand from 27 April to 3 May 2025.^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Georgia	5	4	1	0	0	35	9	+26	14	Promoted to the 2026 Division II A
2	Iceland	5	4	0	0	1	21	13	+8	12
3	New Zealand (H)	5	3	0	0	2	14	14	0	9
4	Bulgaria	5	1	1	1	2	23	26	−3	6
5	Chinese Taipei	5	1	0	1	3	14	16	−2	4
6	Thailand	5	0	0	0	5	11	40	−29	0	Relegated to the 2026 Division III A

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

Division III

Further information: 2025 IIHF World Championship Division III

Group A

The tournament was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 21 to 27 April 2025.^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Kyrgyzstan	5	5	0	0	0	27	5	+22	15	Promoted to the 2026 Division II B
2	Turkmenistan	5	3	1	0	1	20	18	+2	11
3	Turkey (H)	5	3	0	0	2	19	8	+11	9
4	South Africa	5	1	0	1	3	12	24	−12	4
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5	1	0	0	4	12	16	−4	3[a]
6	Luxembourg	5	1	0	0	4	10	29	−19	3[a]	Relegated to the 2026 Division III B

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
Notes:

1. Luxembourg 2–6 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Group B

The tournament was held in Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico from 27 April to 3 May 2025.^[4]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Mexico (H)	5	5	0	0	0	48	12	+36	15	Promoted to the 2026 Division III A
2	North Korea	5	3	1	0	1	38	23	+15	11
3	Hong Kong	5	3	0	0	2	42	19	+23	9
4	Mongolia	5	2	0	0	3	36	29	+7	6
5	Philippines	5	1	0	1	3	22	46	−24	4
6	Singapore	5	0	0	0	5	4	61	−57	0	Relegated to the 2026 Division IV

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

Division IV

Further information: 2025 IIHF World Championship Division IV

The tournament was held in Yerevan, Armenia from 13 to 19 April 2025.^[7]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Uzbekistan	5	4	0	1	0	79	10	+69	13	Promoted to the 2026 Division III B
2	Armenia (H)	5	3	1	1	0	53	11	+42	12
3	Kuwait	5	3	1	0	1	56	32	+24	11
4	Indonesia	5	2	0	0	3	17	60	−43	6
5	Iran	5	1	0	0	4	6	42	−36	3
6	Malaysia	5	0	0	0	5	20	76	−56	0

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