2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

The 2013 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships were the 77th such event organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. 48 teams representing their countries participated in seven levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2014 competition.

Championship

Main article: 2013 IIHF World Championship

The Top division championship took place between sixteen teams from 3 to 19 May 2013. Sweden and Finland hosted the event with games played in Stockholm and Helsinki.
The IIHF's official final ranking of the tournament:

	Sweden
	Switzerland
	United States
4	Finland
5	Canada
6	Russia
7	Czech Republic
8	Slovakia
9	Germany
10	Norway
11	Latvia
12	Denmark
13	France
14	Belarus
15	Austria
16	Slovenia

Relegated to the 2014 Division I A

Division I

Main article: 2013 IIHF World Championship Division I

Division I A

The Division I A tournament was played in Budapest, Hungary, from 14 to 20 April 2013.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kazakhstan	5	4	0	0	1	18	6	+12	12
Italy	5	4	0	0	1	15	6	+9	12
Hungary	5	3	0	1	1	12	10	+2	10
Japan	5	2	0	0	3	13	16	−3	6
South Korea	5	1	1	0	3	16	19	−3	5
Great Britain	5	0	0	0	5	5	22	−17	0

Promoted to the 2014 Top Division

Relegated to the 2014 Division I B

Division I B

The Division I B tournament was played in Donetsk, Ukraine, from 14 to 20 April 2013.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ukraine	5	4	1	0	0	30	7	+23	14
Poland	5	4	0	0	1	22	9	+13	12
Netherlands	5	3	0	1	1	19	15	+4	10
Romania	5	2	0	0	3	12	24	−12	6
Lithuania	5	1	0	0	4	16	22	−6	3
Estonia	5	0	0	0	5	14	36	−22	0

Promoted to the 2014 Division I A

Relegated to the 2014 Division II A

Division II

Main article: 2013 IIHF World Championship Division II

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 14 to 20 April 2013.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Croatia	5	5	0	0	0	27	8	+19	15
Belgium	5	3	0	0	2	15	13	+2	9
Iceland	5	2	1	0	2	16	16	0	8
Australia	5	2	0	1	2	13	13	0	7
Serbia	5	2	0	0	3	14	21	−7	6
Spain	5	0	0	0	5	12	26	−14	0

Promoted to the 2014 Division I B

Relegated to the 2014 Division II B

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 21 to 27 April 2013.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Israel	5	4	0	0	1	30	14	+16	12
New Zealand	5	4	0	0	1	24	16	+8	12
Mexico	5	3	1	0	1	25	18	+7	11
China	5	2	0	0	3	20	25	−5	6
Turkey	5	1	0	0	4	16	19	−3	3
Bulgaria	5	0	0	1	4	23	46	−23	1

Promoted to the 2014 Division II A

Relegated to the 2014 Division III

Division III

Main article: 2013 IIHF World Championship Division III

Qualification tournament

The Division III qualification tournament was played in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 14 to 17 October 2012.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United Arab Emirates	3	3	0	0	0	14	3	+11	9
Greece	3	2	0	0	1	18	4	+14	6
Mongolia	3	1	0	0	2	10	8	+2	3
Georgia	3	0	0	0	3	1	28	−27	0

Advanced to the Main tournament

Main tournament

The Division III main tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 15 to 21 April 2013.

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Africa	5	5	0	0	0	39	8	+31	15
North Korea	5	4	0	0	1	20	11	+9	12
Luxembourg	5	3	0	0	2	20	13	+7	9
Ireland	5	2	0	0	3	18	20	−2	6
Greece	5	1	0	0	4	11	27	−16	3
United Arab Emirates	5	0	0	0	5	10	39	−29	0

Promoted to the 2014 Division II B

See also

• 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
• 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships

External links

• IIHF Official Website
• 2013 Ice Hockey World Championship website

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