2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II

2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II

Tournament details
Host countries	Netherlands Mexico
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	25–28 January 2020 28 January – 2 February 2020
Teams	8

See also: 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II was two international under-18 women's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Divisions II A and II B represent the fourth and the fifth tier of competition at the 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.

Group A tournament

2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II A

File:2020 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II A logo.png
Tournament details
Host country	Netherlands
City	Eindhoven
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	25–28 January 2020
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions File:Gold medal blank.svg	Chinese Taipei
Runner-up File:Silver medal blank.svg	Netherlands
Third place File:Bronze medal blank.svg	Australia
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group A tournament was played in Eindhoven, Netherlands, from 25 to 28 January 2020.

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Netherlands	Hosts; 6th place in 2019 World Championship Division I B and were relegated
Kazakhstan	2nd place in 2019 World Championship Division I B Qualification
Chinese Taipei	3rd place in 2019 World Championship Division I B Qualification
Australia	4th place in 2019 World Championship Division I B Qualification

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	0	0	10	7	+3	8	Promoted to the 2022 Division I B
2	Netherlands (H)	3	2	0	0	1	7	3	+4	6
3	Australia	3	0	1	0	2	6	8	−2	2
4	Kazakhstan	3	0	0	2	1	6	11	−5	2

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:

Results

25 January 2020 16:30

Chinese Taipei

2–1 (0–1, 0–0, 2–0)

Netherlands

Ice Sport Centre, Eindhoven

Game reference

25 January 2020 20:00

Kazakhstan

2–3 OT (0–0, 1–1, 1–1) (0–1)

Australia

Ice Sport Centre, Eindhoven

Game reference

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26 January 2020 16:30

Netherlands

2–0 (2–0, 0–0, 0–0)

Australia

Ice Sport Centre, Eindhoven

Game reference

26 January 2020 20:00

Kazakhstan

3–4 OT (1–1, 1–1, 1–1) (0–1)

Chinese Taipei

Ice Sport Centre, Eindhoven

Game reference

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28 January 2020 15:30

Australia

3–4 (1–1, 1–1, 1–2)

Chinese Taipei

Ice Sport Centre, Eindhoven

Game reference

28 January 2020 19:00

Netherlands

4–1 (0–0, 3–0, 1–1)

Kazakhstan

Ice Sport Centre, Eindhoven

Game reference

Group B tournament

2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship Division II B

File:2020 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship Division II B logo.png
Tournament details
Host country	Mexico
City	Mexico City
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	28 January – 2 February 2020
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions File:Gold medal blank.svg	Spain
Runner-up File:Silver medal blank.svg	Turkey
Third place File:Bronze medal blank.svg	Mexico
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 28 January to 2 February 2020.

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Spain	5th place in 2019 World Championship Division I B Qualification
Turkey	6th place in 2019 World Championship Division I B Qualification
Mexico	Hosts; 7th place in 2019 World Championship Division I B Qualification
New Zealand	First participation in World Championship

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	0	18	3	+15	9	Semifinals
2	Turkey	3	2	0	0	1	5	11	−6	6
3	Mexico (H)	3	1	0	0	2	4	6	−2	3
4	New Zealand	3	0	0	0	3	4	11	−7	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

Results

28 January 2020 16:00

Turkey

3–2 (1–0, 2–0, 0–2)

New Zealand

Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City

Game reference

28 January 2020 20:00

Mexico

2–3 (0–0, 0–0, 2–3)

Spain

Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City

Game reference

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29 January 2020 16:00

Spain

6–1 (1–0, 2–0, 3–1)

New Zealand

Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City

Game reference

29 January 2020 19:30

Turkey

2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0)

Mexico

Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City

Game reference

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30 January 2020 16:00

Spain

9–0 (3–0, 4–0, 2–0)

Turkey

Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City

Game reference

30 January 2020 19:30

New Zealand

1–2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0)

Mexico

Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City

Game reference

Playoffs

	Semifinals				Final
	1 February
	Spain (OT)	2
					2 February
	New Zealand	1
					Spain	7
	1 February
					Turkey	0
	Turkey	4
	Mexico	2
					Third place match
					2 February
					New Zealand	3
					Mexico	6

Semifinals

1 February 2020 16:00

Spain

2–1 OT (0–0, 1–0, 0–1) (1–0)

New Zealand

Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City

Game reference

1 February 2020 19:30

Turkey

4–2 (1–0, 1–1, 2–1)

Mexico

Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City

Game reference

Third place match

2 February 2020 16:00

New Zealand

3–6 (1–4, 1–0, 1–2)

Mexico

Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City

Game reference

Final

2 February 2020 19:30

Spain

7–0 (3–0, 1–0, 3–0)

Turkey

Santa Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City

Game reference

Final standings

Rank	Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Spain
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Turkey
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Mexico
4	New Zealand

External links

• Official website of IIHF