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{{Infobox sports league
{{Infobox sports league
|current_season = 2015 IIHF World Championship Division III
|current_season = 2024 IIHF World Championship Division III
|sport = Ice hockey
|sport = Ice hockey
|founded = 1987 <small>(Pool D)</small><br>2002 <small>(Div II Qualification)</small><br>2003 <small>(Division III)</small>
|founded = 1987 <small>(Pool D)</small><br>2002 <small>(Div II Qualification)</small><br>2003 <small>(Division III)</small>
|teams=various
|teams=various
|champion = {{ih|PRK}}
|champion = {{ih|THA}} (Group A)<br>{{ih|BIH}} (Group B)
|most_champs = {{ih|PRK}} (4)
|most_champs = {{ih|PRK}} (4)
|qualification  = Division III Qualification
|qualification  = Division III Qualification
|website=[http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships.html IIHF.com]
|website=[http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/championships/world-championships.html IIHF.com]
}}
}}
The '''IIHF World Championship Division III''' are an annual sports event organized by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. They are the lowest level of the [[Ice Hockey World Championships|IIHF World Championships]].
The '''IIHF World Championship Division III''' are an annual sports event organized by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. It was the lowest level of the [[Ice Hockey World Championships|IIHF World Championships]] until the formation of [[IIHF World Championship Division IV|Division IV]] for 2020.


==Organization==
==Organization==
When the IIHF reorganized its World Championships hierarchy in 2001, nations outside of the top 40 were placed in Division II Qualification. The bottom two nations from Pool D did not participate in 2001 but were promoted to Division II for 2002, and by 2003 (with growing participation), the qualification tournament was renamed Division III.
When the IIHF reorganized its World Championships hierarchy in 2001, which included replacing "pools" with "divisions", nations outside of the top 40 were placed in Division II Qualification, trying to qualify for participation in the following year's [[IIHF World Championship Division II|Division II championship]]. This qualifier was not deemed a championship tournament by the IIHF, but was simply used to determine the teams that would replace the two teams relegated out of the Division II championship. The bottom two nations from the 2000 Pool D championship, [[Luxembourg men's national ice hockey team|Luxembourg]] and [[Turkey]], had been relegated and were slated to compete in the 2001 Division II Qualification, against other nations attempting to reach the 2002 Division II championship. When no other nations submitted their names to enter the 2001 qualifier, there was no need for Luxembourg and Turkey to meet, and both were promoted to Division II for 2002. Three teams met in the last, 2002, Division II Qualification.


From 2001 until 2011 the two national teams that finished last in their groups at the [[IIHF World Championship Division II]] were relegated to Division III for next year's World Championships. At the Division III Championship, the two best placed teams were promoted to next year's Division II Championship.  However beginning in 2012, Division II B and Division III will exchange only one team.
In 2003, the Division II Qualification was officially replaced by the Division III Championship, with the winner of the tournament now being declared a champion, and the top two finishers still earning promotion to the following year's Division II Championship, to be replaced in Division III by the two teams relegated down from Division II.


According to the IIHF, the Men's championships will involve a maximum of 46 nations.<ref name=bylaws>[http://www.iihf.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/The_IIHF/2012-2014_IIHF_Statutes_and_Bylaws.pdf Bylaw 700(2), 703(4)]</ref>  However in 2010 Division III was played in two pools of four, and in 2008 and in 2013 a qualification tournament was played to fill the final spots in the tournament. Tournament organizer (Turkey) allowed for a seven team tournament in 2015, and will do so again in 2016.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=9567&cHash=f1b46de9cd962935da76c2cf248edc3e Bosnians make debut]</ref>
In 2011, the IIHF allowed eight teams, rather than the previous year's six, to compete. The teams were divided into two groups, with the winner of each group declared co-champion and promoted to the following year's Division II tournament. While Division III returned to a six team competition in 2012, reorganization of the Division II system meant that only the champion of Division III was promoted, replacing the single team from Division II Group B that was relegated.


==Division III==
In 2013, the IIHF again had eight teams interested in contesting the Division III Championship. The decision was made to hold a four team qualifier, with the bottom two teams from 2012 plus two new invitees, to determine two teams to qualify for that year's Division III Championship. As with the earlier Division II Qualifications, the 2013 Division III Qualification was not a championship. The Division III Championship did not have this preliminary qualifier after the 2013 event.
Played in [[İzmir]], [[Turkey]], from 5 to 14 April 2015.


{| class="wikitable"
In 2018, the IIHF reintroduced the Division III Qualification, but used it to determine a single team that would be invited to compete in the following year's Division III Championship, replacing the team relegated out of Division III &ndash; a variation from the 2013 Division III Qualification. This process was repeated in 2019.
!National Team
!Ranking ^
!In 2013
|-
|{{ih|TUR}} || 41st || Division II Group B
|-
|{{ih|PRK}} || 43rd || Division III
|-
|{{ih|LUX}} || 42nd || Division III
|-
|{{ih|HKG}} || 48th || Division III
|-
|{{ih|UAE}} || 45th || Division III
|-
|{{ih|GEO}} || 47th || Division III
|-
|{{ih|BIH}} ||  || Last played in [[2008 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification|2008]]
|}
^ – World Ranking
 
===Promotions===
From 2002 until 2011 the two national teams that place the highest are promoted to Division II. Beginning in 2012 only the first place team was promoted to Division II B.


==Promotions==
From 2003 until 2011, the Division III champion and the second place finisher were promoted to Division II, replacing the two teams from Division II that were relegated to the Division III. From 2012 until 2017, only the Division III champion was promoted, to Division II Group B. From 2003 to 2010, and again from 2012 to 2016, no teams were relegated from Division III; the 2012 exception, noted above, was the IIHF holding a four team qualifier with the previous year's bottom two teams and two new invitees. By 2017, the demand from teams wishing to compete had grown to the point where the bottom team of 2017 was relegated to the newly introduced 2018 Division III Qualification, where the top qualifier earned a spot in the following year's Division III championship. The Division III Qualification was expanded in 2019, and interest had grown enough that a new Division IV Championship, rather than qualifiers, was added for 2020.  In addition, the Division III Championship was expanded to two groups for 2020.
{| class="wikitable" border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=4 width=50%
{| class="wikitable" border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=4 width=50%
!width=50|Year !! colspan=2|Co-Champions and Promoted
!width=50|Year !! colspan=2|Co-Champions and Promoted
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|-
|-
|[[2015 IIHF World Championship Division III|2015]] || {{ih|PRK}}
|[[2015 IIHF World Championship Division III|2015]] || {{ih|PRK}}
|-
|[[2016 IIHF World Championship Division III|2016]] || {{ih|TUR}}
|-
|[[2017 IIHF World Championship Division III|2017]] || {{ih|LUX}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" border=1 cellspacing=2 cellpadding=2 width=70%
!rowspan=2|Year
!colspan=2|Promoted
!colspan=2|Relegated
|-
!To Division II B
!To Division III
!To Division III Qualification
|-
|[[2018 IIHF World Championship Division III|2018]]
|{{ih|GEO}} (Division III)
|{{ih|TKM}} (Division III Qualification)
|{{ih|HKG}}
|-
|[[2019 IIHF World Championship Division III|2019]]
|{{ih|BUL}}
|{{ih|UAE}} (Division III Qualification)
|{{ih|RSA}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" width=70%
!rowspan=2|Year
!colspan=2|Promoted
!colspan=2|Relegated
|-
!To Division II B
!To Division III A
!To Division III B
!To Division IV
|-
|-
|[[2020 IIHF World Championship Division III|2020]]
| colspan=4 align=center|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Steiss |first1=Adam |title=2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled |url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm/news/18344/2020-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-cancelled |website=iihf.com |publisher=IIHF |access-date=21 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
|[[2021 IIHF World Championship Division III|2021]]
| colspan=4 align=center|Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
|-
|[[2022 IIHF World Championship Division III|2022]]
|{{ih|UAE}}
|{{ih|RSA}}
|
|
|-
|[[2023 IIHF World Championship Division III|2023]]
|{{ih|TPE}}
|{{ih|KGZ}}
|{{ih|PRK}}
|{{ih|MAS}}
|-
|[[2024 IIHF World Championship Division III|2024]]
|{{ih|THA}}
|{{ih|BIH}}
|{{ih|MEX}}
|{{ih|IRI}}
|}
|}
^ – There were only two teams registered so the tournament was not played as both had automatically earned promotion


==Pool D==
==Pool D==
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==Summary of participation==
==Summary of participation==
24 championships
 
*In 2010 two four team tournaments were played, this charts ranks them together assigning gold silver and bronze to the nations ranked 41st, 42nd, and 43rd overall.
*In 2010, the two four-team tournaments were played, this charts ranks them together assigning gold silver and bronze to the nations who ranked 41st, 42nd, and 43rd overall.
*The Division III teams (2019) are ranked one to twelve, with this chart assessing gold, silver, and bronze to the nations who ranked 41st, 42nd, and 43rd overall.


{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
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! Team !! Times !! First !! Last !! style="background:gold"|Gold !! style="background:silver"|Silver !! style="background:#c96"|Bronze !! Total !! Best finish (first/last) !! Hosted
! Team !! Times !! First !! Last !! style="background:gold"|Gold !! style="background:silver"|Silver !! style="background:#c96"|Bronze !! Total !! Best finish (first/last) !! Hosted
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|ARM}} || 4 || [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]] || [[2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3rd ([[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006]]/[[2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008]]) || 1
| align=left|{{ih|ARM}} || 4 || [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]] || [[2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2010]] || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1|| 3rd ([[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006]])|| 1
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|AUS}} || 9 || [[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]] || [[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]] || 1 || 2 || 2 || 5 || 1st ([[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]]) || 1
| align=left|{{ih|AUS}} || 9 || [[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]] || [[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]] || 1 || 2 || 2 || 5 || 1st ([[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]]) || 1
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|BEL}} || 8 || [[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989]] || [[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1st ([[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989]]) || 1
| align=left|{{ih|BEL}} || 9 || [[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989]] || [[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1st ([[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989]]) || 1
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|BIH}} || 2 || [[2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008]] || [[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 7th ([[2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008]]/[[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]]) || 0
| align=left|{{ih|BIH}} || 8 || [[2008 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2008]] || [[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5th ([[2016 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2016]]) || 2
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|BUL}} || 4 || [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]] || [[2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2014]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1st ([[1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1998]]/[[2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2014]]) || 0
| align=left|{{ih|BUL}} || 6 || [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]] || [[2019 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2019]] || 3 || 2 || 0 || 5 || 1st ([[1998 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1998]]/[[2019 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2019]]) || 2
|-
| align=left|{{ih|TPE}}{{ref|N1|[N1]}} || 5 || [[2017 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2017]] || [[2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1st ([[2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023]]) || 0
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|CRO}} || 3 || [[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994]] || [[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1st ([[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1995]]/[[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]]) || 0
| align=left|{{ih|CRO}} || 3 || [[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994]] || [[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1st ([[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1995]]/[[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]]) || 0
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|ESP}} || 8 || [[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989]] || [[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]] || 2 || 1 || 4 || 7 || 1st ([[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]]/[[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]]) || 1
| align=left|{{ih|EST}} || 1 || colspan=2|[[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1st ([[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994]]) || 0
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|EST}} || 1 || [[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994]] || [[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1st ([[1994 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1994]]) || 0
| align=left|{{ih|GEO}} || 5 || [[2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2013]] || [[2018 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2018]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1st ([[2018 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2018]]) || 0
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|GEO}} || 3 || [[2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2013]] || [[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5th ([[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]]) || 0
| align=left|{{ih|GBR}} || 2 || [[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989]] || [[1990 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1990]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1st ([[1990 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1990]]) || 1
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|GBR}} || 2 || [[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989]] || [[1990 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1990]] || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1st ([[1990 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1990]]) || 1
| align=left|{{ih|GRE}} || 10 || [[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] || [[2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2013]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2nd ([[2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2010]]) || 0
|-
| align=left|{{ih|HKG}} || 9 || [[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]] || [[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4th ([[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]]/[[2017 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2017]]) || 0
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|GRE}} || 10 || [[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] || [[2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2013]] || 0 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 3rd ([[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]]/[[2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2010]]) || 0
| align=left|{{ih|IRI}} || 2 || [[2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023]] || [[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 11th ([[2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023]]) || 0
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|HKG}} || 3 || [[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]] || [[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4th ([[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]]/[[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]]) || 0
| align=left|{{ih|ISL}} || 4 || [[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]] || [[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1st ([[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]]/[[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006]]) || 3
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|IRL}} || 8 || [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]] || [[2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2013]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1st ([[2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2010]]) || 1
| align=left|{{ih|IRL}} || 8 || [[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]] || [[2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2013]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1st ([[2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2010]]) || 1
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|ISL}} || 4 || [[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]] || [[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1st ([[2004 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2004]]/[[2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2006]]) || 3
| align=left|{{ih|ISR}} || 9 || [[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] || [[2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2011]] || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 1st ([[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]]/[[2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2011]]) || 0
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|ISR}} || 9 || [[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] || [[2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2011]] || 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 1st ([[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]]/[[2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2011]]) || 0
| align=left|{{ih|KUW}} || 2 || [[2018 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2018]] || [[2019 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2019]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10th ([[2018 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2018]]) || 0
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|KOR}} || 5 || [[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]] || [[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]] || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2nd ([[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]]/[[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]]) || 0
| align=left|{{ih|KGZ}} || 3 || [[2019 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2019]] || [[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2nd ([[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]]) || 1
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|LTU}} || 2 || [[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1995]] || [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1st ([[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]]) || 1
| align=left|{{ih|LTU}} || 2 || [[1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1995]] || [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 1st ([[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]]) || 1
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|LUX}} || 14 || [[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] || [[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]] || 0 || 1 || 8 || 9 || 2nd ([[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]]) || 2
| align=left|{{ih|LUX}} || 20 || [[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] || [[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]] || 1 || 1 || 9 || 11 || 1st ([[2017 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2017]]) || 3
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|MEX}} || 4 || [[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]] || [[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005]] || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 1st ([[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005]]) || 3
| align=left|{{ih|MAS}} || 1 || colspan=2|[[2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 12th ([[2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023]]) || 0
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|MGL}} || 6 || [[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2007]] || [[2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2013]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5th ([[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2007]]) || 0
| align=left|{{ih|MEX}} || 5 || [[2000 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2000]] || [[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]] || 1 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 1st ([[2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2005]]) || 3
|-
| align=left|{{ih|MGL}} || 5 || [[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2007]] || [[2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2013]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5th ([[2007 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2007]]) || 0
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|NZL}} || 10 || [[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]] || [[2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2009]] || 3 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 1st ([[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]]/[[2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2009]]) || 2
| align=left|{{ih|NZL}} || 10 || [[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]] || [[2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2009]] || 3 || 0 || 2 || 5 || 1st ([[2003 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2003]]/[[2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2009]]) || 2
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|PRK}} || 7 || [[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]] || [[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]] || 4 || 3 || 0 || 7 || 1st ([[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]]/[[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]]) || 0
| align=left|{{ih|PRK}} || 8 || [[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]] || [[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]] || 4 || 3 || 0 || 7 || 1st ([[2002 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2002]]/[[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]]) || 0
|-
| align=left|{{ih|PHI}} || 1 || colspan=2|[[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10th ([[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]]) || 0
|-
| align=left|{{ih|ROU}} || 1 || colspan=2|[[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2nd ([[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989]]) || 0
|-
| align=left|''{{ih|SCG}}''{{ref|N2|[N2]}} || 2 || [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]] || [[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2nd ([[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]]) || 0
|-
| align=left|{{ih|SGP}} || 2 || [[2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023]] || [[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10th ([[2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023]]) || 0
|-
| align=left|{{ih|RSA}} || 19 || [[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] || [[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]] || 1 || 4 || 2 || 7 || 1st ([[2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2013]]) || 7
|-
| align=left|{{ih|KOR}} || 5 || [[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]] || [[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]] || 0 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2nd ([[1987 World Ice Hockey Championships|1987]]/[[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]]) || 0
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|ROU}} || 1 || [[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989]] || [[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2nd ([[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989]]) || 0
| align=left|{{ih|ESP}} || 8 || [[1989 World Ice Hockey Championships|1989]] || [[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]] || 2 || 1 || 4 || 7 || 1st ([[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]]/[[1999 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1999]]) || 1{{ref|N3|[N3]}}
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|RSA}} || 12 || [[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] || [[2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2013]] || 1 || 4 || 0 || 5 || 1st ([[2013 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2013]]) || 6
| align=left|{{ih|THA}} || 4 || [[2019 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2019]] || [[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1st ([[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]]) || 0
|-
|-
| align=left|''{{ih|SCG}}{{Ref|N1|[N1]}}'' || 2 || [[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]] || [[1997 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1997]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2nd ([[1996 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1996]]) || 0
| align=left|{{ih|TUR}} || 16 || [[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] || [[2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2022]] || 2 || 6 || 3 || 11 || 1st ([[2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2012]]/[[2016 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2016]]) || 2
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|TUR}} || 12 || [[1992 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|1992]] || [[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]] || 1 || 4 || 2 || 7 || 1st ([[2012 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2012]]) || 2
| align=left|{{ih|TKM}} || 5 || [[2018 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2018]] || [[2024 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2024]] || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 2nd ([[2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2023]]) || 0
|-
|-
| align=left|{{ih|UAE}} || 4 || [[2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2010]] || [[2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2015]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 5th ([[2014 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2014]]) || 0
| align=left|{{ih|UAE}} || 8 || [[2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2010]] || [[2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2022]] || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1st ([[2022 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships|2022]]) || 1
|}
|}
*{{note|N1}}Note 1. Known then as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
*{{note|N1}}Note 1. Commonly known as [[Taiwan]].
*Andorra also hosted one tournament.
*{{note|N2}}Note 2. Known then as the [[Serbia and Montenegro|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]].
*{{note|N3}}Note 3. [[Andorra]] also hosted one tournament.


== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[List of IIHF World Championship Division III venues]]
*[[Ice Hockey World Championships]]
*[[Ice Hockey World Championships]]
*[[IIHF World Championship Division I]]
*[[IIHF World Championship Division I]]

Latest revision as of 14:43, 24 July 2024

IIHF World Championship Division III
2024 IIHF World Championship Division III
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 1987 (Pool D)
2002 (Div II Qualification)
2003 (Division III)
No. of teams various
Most recent champion(s) Flag of Thailand.svg.png Thailand (Group A)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina (Group B)
Most championship(s) Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea (4)
Official website IIHF.com

The IIHF World Championship Division III are an annual sports event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was the lowest level of the IIHF World Championships until the formation of Division IV for 2020.

Organization

When the IIHF reorganized its World Championships hierarchy in 2001, which included replacing "pools" with "divisions", nations outside of the top 40 were placed in Division II Qualification, trying to qualify for participation in the following year's Division II championship. This qualifier was not deemed a championship tournament by the IIHF, but was simply used to determine the teams that would replace the two teams relegated out of the Division II championship. The bottom two nations from the 2000 Pool D championship, Luxembourg and Turkey, had been relegated and were slated to compete in the 2001 Division II Qualification, against other nations attempting to reach the 2002 Division II championship. When no other nations submitted their names to enter the 2001 qualifier, there was no need for Luxembourg and Turkey to meet, and both were promoted to Division II for 2002. Three teams met in the last, 2002, Division II Qualification.

In 2003, the Division II Qualification was officially replaced by the Division III Championship, with the winner of the tournament now being declared a champion, and the top two finishers still earning promotion to the following year's Division II Championship, to be replaced in Division III by the two teams relegated down from Division II.

In 2011, the IIHF allowed eight teams, rather than the previous year's six, to compete. The teams were divided into two groups, with the winner of each group declared co-champion and promoted to the following year's Division II tournament. While Division III returned to a six team competition in 2012, reorganization of the Division II system meant that only the champion of Division III was promoted, replacing the single team from Division II Group B that was relegated.

In 2013, the IIHF again had eight teams interested in contesting the Division III Championship. The decision was made to hold a four team qualifier, with the bottom two teams from 2012 plus two new invitees, to determine two teams to qualify for that year's Division III Championship. As with the earlier Division II Qualifications, the 2013 Division III Qualification was not a championship. The Division III Championship did not have this preliminary qualifier after the 2013 event.

In 2018, the IIHF reintroduced the Division III Qualification, but used it to determine a single team that would be invited to compete in the following year's Division III Championship, replacing the team relegated out of Division III – a variation from the 2013 Division III Qualification. This process was repeated in 2019.

Promotions

From 2003 until 2011, the Division III champion and the second place finisher were promoted to Division II, replacing the two teams from Division II that were relegated to the Division III. From 2012 until 2017, only the Division III champion was promoted, to Division II Group B. From 2003 to 2010, and again from 2012 to 2016, no teams were relegated from Division III; the 2012 exception, noted above, was the IIHF holding a four team qualifier with the previous year's bottom two teams and two new invitees. By 2017, the demand from teams wishing to compete had grown to the point where the bottom team of 2017 was relegated to the newly introduced 2018 Division III Qualification, where the top qualifier earned a spot in the following year's Division III championship. The Division III Qualification was expanded in 2019, and interest had grown enough that a new Division IV Championship, rather than qualifiers, was added for 2020. In addition, the Division III Championship was expanded to two groups for 2020.

Year Co-Champions and Promoted
2001^ Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg
2002 Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico
2003 Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg
2004 Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey
2005 Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa
2006 Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey
2007 Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland
2008 Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa
2009 Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey
2010 Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland
2011 Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa
Year Champion
2012 Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey
2013 Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa
2014 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria
2015 Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea
2016 Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey
2017 Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg
Year Promoted Relegated
To Division II B To Division III To Division III Qualification
2018 Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia (Division III) Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png Turkmenistan (Division III Qualification) Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong
2019 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png United Arab Emirates (Division III Qualification) Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa
Year Promoted Relegated
To Division II B To Division III A To Division III B To Division IV
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png United Arab Emirates Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa
2023 Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).png Kyrgyzstan Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea Flag of Malaysia.svg.png Malaysia
2024 Flag of Thailand.svg.png Thailand Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico Flag of Iran.png Iran

Pool D

Champions 1987–2000

Year National team
1987 Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia
1989 Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium
1990 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain
1992^ Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain
1994^ Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia
1995^ Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia
1996 Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania
1997 Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia
1998 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria
1999 Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain
2000 Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel

^ – In 1992, 1994 and 1995 there was no Pool D. However Pool C was divided in two tiers where the winner of 'C2' was promoted to 'C1', essentially making C2 the same as D. Accordingly, the winners (Spain, Estonia and Croatia) are listed here.

Summary of participation

  • In 2010, the two four-team tournaments were played, this charts ranks them together assigning gold silver and bronze to the nations who ranked 41st, 42nd, and 43rd overall.
  • The Division III teams (2019) are ranked one to twelve, with this chart assessing gold, silver, and bronze to the nations who ranked 41st, 42nd, and 43rd overall.
Team Times First Last Gold Silver Bronze Total Best finish (first/last) Hosted
Flag of Armenia.svg.png Armenia 4 2004 2010 0 0 1 1 3rd (2006) 1
Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia 9 1987 2000 1 2 2 5 1st (1987) 1
Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 9 1989 2000 1 1 0 2 1st (1989) 1
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 2008 2024 0 0 0 0 5th (2016) 2
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria 6 1996 2019 3 2 0 5 1st (1998/2019) 2
Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei[N1] 5 2017 2023 1 0 0 1 1st (2023) 0
Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia 3 1994 1997 2 0 0 2 1st (1995/1997) 0
Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia 1 1994 1 0 0 1 1st (1994) 0
Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia 5 2013 2018 1 0 1 2 1st (2018) 0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain 2 1989 1990 1 0 1 2 1st (1990) 1
Flag of Greece.svg.png Greece 10 1992 2013 0 1 1 2 2nd (2010) 0
Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong 9 1987 2024 0 0 0 0 4th (1987/2017) 0
Flag of Iran.png Iran 2 2023 2024 0 0 0 0 11th (2023) 0
Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland 4 1999 2006 2 0 0 2 1st (2004/2006) 3
Flag of Ireland.svg.png Ireland 8 2004 2013 1 1 0 2 1st (2010) 1
Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel 9 1992 2011 2 1 1 4 1st (2000/2011) 0
Flag of Kuwait.svg.png Kuwait 2 2018 2019 0 0 0 0 10th (2018) 0
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).png Kyrgyzstan 3 2019 2024 0 1 0 1 2nd (2024) 1
Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania 2 1995 1996 1 1 0 2 1st (1996) 1
Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg 20 1992 2024 1 1 9 11 1st (2017) 3
Flag of Malaysia.svg.png Malaysia 1 2023 0 0 0 0 12th (2023) 0
Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico 5 2000 2024 1 1 1 3 1st (2005) 3
Flag of Mongolia.svg.png Mongolia 5 2007 2013 0 0 0 0 5th (2007) 0
Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand 10 1987 2009 3 0 2 5 1st (2003/2009) 2
Flag of North Korea.svg.png North Korea 8 2002 2024 4 3 0 7 1st (2002/2015) 0
Flag of the Philippines.svg.png Philippines 1 2024 0 0 0 0 10th (2024) 0
Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania 1 1989 0 1 0 1 2nd (1989) 0
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro svg.png Serbia and Montenegro[N2] 2 1996 1997 0 1 0 1 2nd (1996) 0
Flag of Singapore.svg.png Singapore 2 2023 2024 0 0 0 0 10th (2023) 0
Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa 19 1992 2024 1 4 2 7 1st (2013) 7
Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea 5 1987 1997 0 2 1 3 2nd (1987/1997) 0
Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain 8 1989 1999 2 1 4 7 1st (1992/1999) 1[N3]
Flag of Thailand.svg.png Thailand 4 2019 2024 1 0 0 1 1st (2024) 0
Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey 16 1992 2022 2 6 3 11 1st (2012/2016) 2
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg.png Turkmenistan 5 2018 2024 0 1 2 3 2nd (2023) 0
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png United Arab Emirates 8 2010 2022 1 0 0 1 1st (2022) 1

See also

Links and References

  1. ↑ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". IIHF. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm/news/18344/2020-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-cancelled. 
  • 2010 IIHF Championship Program
  • Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9. 
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. 


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