2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host nations	Great Britain / Serbia
Dates	11–17 December 2023 (Group A) 14–20 January 2024 (Group B)
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)

The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II were a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consists of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division II A and the fifth-tier Division II B. For each tier's tournament, the team which will place first will be promoted to the next higher division, while the team which place last will be relegated to a lower division.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2004.

Division II A

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host nation	Great Britain
Dates	11–17 December 2023
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	108  (7.2 per game)
Attendance	4,934  (329 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Kim Si-hwan

The Division II A tournament was played in Dumfries, United Kingdom, from 11 to 17 December 2023.

Participants

Team	Qualification
South Korea	placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated
Great Britain	hosts; placed 2nd in Division II A last year
Lithuania	placed 3rd in Division II A last year
Spain	placed 4th in Division II A last year
Netherlands	placed 5th in Division II A last year
China	placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	South Korea	5	5	0	0	0	29	10	19	15	Promoted to the 2025 Division I B
2	Lithuania	5	3	1	0	1	27	13	14	11
3	Great Britain (H)	5	3	0	1	1	21	12	9	10
4	China	5	1	0	0	4	13	20	−7	3
5	Netherlands	5	1	0	0	4	10	25	−15	3
6	Spain	5	1	0	0	4	8	28	−20	3	Relegated to the 2025 Division II B

Results

11 December 2023 13:00

Lithuania

1–4 (0–0, 0–2, 1–2)

South Korea

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 380

Game reference
				Referee: Andreas Huber Linesmen: Cyril Debuche Scott Rodger
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	38	Shots	39

11 December 2023 16:30

China

5–1 (4–0, 0–0, 1–1)

Spain

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 203

Game reference
				Referee: Bostjan Groznik Linesmen: Choi Do-yeon Daniel Rigoni
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	31	Shots	54

11 December 2023 20:00

Great Britain

4–1 (3–1, 0–0, 1–0)

Netherlands

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 511

Game reference
				Referee: Logan Gruhl Linesmen: Ilia Kisil Andreas Vyssios
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	54	Shots	9

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12 December 2023 13:00

South Korea

9–2 (1–1, 4–1, 4–0)

Spain

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 260

Game reference
				Referee: Robert Love Linesmen: Cyril Dubuche Daniel Rigoni
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	42	Shots	25

12 December 2023 16:30

Netherlands

4–2 (1–0, 1–2, 2–0)

China

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 106

Game reference
				Referee: Andreas Huber Linesmen: Choi Do-yeon Anthony Lapointe
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	29	Shots	46

12 December 2023 20:00

Great Britain

4–5 OT (0–1, 3–1, 1–2) (OT: 0–1)

Lithuania

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 541

Game reference
				Referee: Bostjan Groznik Linesmen: Scott Rodger Andreas Vyssios
		0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 4–3 / 4–4 / 4–5
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	23	Shots	52

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14 December 2023 13:00

Lithuania

6–1 (2–0, 3–1, 1–0)

Spain

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 189

Game reference
				Referee: Robert Love-Dekazos Linesmen: Choi Do-yeon Ilia Kisil
	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	69	Shots	24

14 December 2023 16:30

South Korea

7–1 (2–1, 4–0, 1–0)

Netherlands

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 96

Game reference
				Referee: Bostjan Groznik Linesmen: Daniel Rigoni Scott Rodger
	8 min	Penalties	16 min
	43	Shots	16

14 December 2023 20:00

Great Britain

4–1 (0–0, 2–0, 2–1)

China

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 527

Game reference
				Referee: Logan Gruhl Linesmen: Cyril Debuche Anthony Lapointe
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	49	Shots	30

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15 December 2023 13:00

Netherlands

2–9 (1–2, 1–3, 0–4)

Lithuania

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries

Game reference
				Referee: Robert Love-Dekazos Linesmen: Choi Do-yeon Andreas Vyssios
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	14	Shots	69

15 December 2023 16:30

China

3–5 (0–1, 2–3, 1–1)

South Korea

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 178

Game reference
				Referee: Logan Gruhl Linesmen: Ilia Kisil Anthony Lapointe
	12 min	Penalties	10 min
	14	Shots	63

15 December 2023 20:00

Spain

1–6 (0–2, 1–2, 0–2)

Great Britain

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 610

Game reference
				Referee: Andreas Huber Linesmen: Cyril Debuche Daniel Rigoni
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	39	Shots	35

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17 December 2023 13:00

Spain

3–2 (1–0, 1–0, 1–2)

Netherlands

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 205

Game reference
				Referee: Bostjan Groznik Linesmen: Anthony Lapointe Andreas Vyssios
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	48	Shots	29

17 December 2023 16:30

South Korea

4–3 (1–1, 0–2, 3–0)

Great Britain

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 859

Game reference
				Referee: Logan Gruhl Linesmen: Ilia Kisil Daniel Rigoni
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	44	Shots	33

17 December 2023 20:00

Lithuania

6–2 (3–1, 2–1, 1–0)

China

Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries Attendance: 269

Game reference
				Referee: Andreas Huber Linesmen: Cyril Debuche Scott Rodger
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	68	Shots	30

Division II B

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host nation	Serbia
Dates	14–20 January 2024
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	91  (6.07 per game)
Attendance	2,633  (176 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Minja Ivanović

The Division II Group B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 14 to 20 January 2024.

Participants

Team	Qualification
Romania	placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated
Belgium	placed 2nd in Division II B last year
Serbia	hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last year
Iceland	placed 4th in Division II B last year
Chinese Taipei	placed 5th in Division II B last year
Australia	placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Romania	5	4	1	0	0	25	5	20	14	Promoted to the 2025 Division II A
2	Serbia (H)	5	4	0	1	0	21	5	16	13
3	Iceland	5	3	0	0	2	21	14	7	9
4	Australia	5	2	0	0	3	9	16	−7	6
5	Belgium	5	1	0	0	4	7	17	−10	3
6	Chinese Taipei	5	0	0	0	5	8	34	−26	0	Relegated to the 2025 Division III A

Results

14 January 2024 12:30

Belgium

3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Chinese Taipei

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 27

Game reference
	Stijn Raeymaekers	Goalies	Kao Hao-hsuan
	35	Shots	35

14 January 2024 16:00

Australia

0–6 (0–2, 0–3, 0–1)

Iceland

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 36

Game reference
	Matúš Trnka	Goalies	Helgi Ivarsson
	25	Shots	32

14 January 2024 19:30

Serbia

2–3 GWS (2–0, 0–1, 0–1) (0–0, 0–1)

Romania

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 327

Game reference
	Filip Korenič	Goalies	Nandor Biro
	22	Shots	33

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15 January 2024 12:30

Chinese Taipei

1–4 (0–1, 1–3, 0–0)

Australia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 36

Game reference
	24	Shots	40

15 January 2024 16:00

Romania

2–1 (0–0, 0–1, 2–0)

Iceland

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 19

Game reference
	33	Shots	21

15 January 2024 19:30

Belgium

0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1)

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 426

Game reference
	31	Shots	36

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17 January 2024 12:30

Belgium

1–4 (0–1, 0–1, 1–2)

Australia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 34

Game reference
	27	Shots	29

17 January 2024 16:00

Romania

12–1 (2–1, 7–0, 3–0)

Chinese Taipei

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 29

Game reference
	58	Shots	10

17 January 2024 19:30

Serbia

5–1 (2–0, 3–1, 0–0)

Iceland

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 623

Game reference
	42	Shots	22

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18 January 2024 12:30

Australia

1–4 (0–0, 0–2, 1–2)

Romania

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

Game reference
	25	Shots	32

18 January 2024 16:00

Iceland

4–3 (1–1, 1–2, 2–0)

Belgium

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 31

Game reference
	26	Shots	37

18 January 2024 19:30

Chinese Taipei

1–6 (0–1, 1–4, 0–1)

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 368

Game reference
	26	Shots	45

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20 January 2024 12:30

Romania

4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Belgium

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 42

Game reference
	31	Shots	17

20 January 2024 16:00

Iceland

9–4 (4–1, 1–3, 4–0)

Chinese Taipei

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 32

Game reference
	55	Shots	24

20 January 2024 19:30

Serbia

4–0 (3–0, 0–0, 1–0)

Australia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 576

Game reference
	34	Shots	17

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