2013 IIHF World Championship Division III

2013 IIHF World Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host nations	South Africa / United Arab Emirates
Dates	15 – 21 April 2013 14 – 17 October 2012
Teams	10
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)

The 2013 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Cape Town, South Africa, from 15 to 21 April 2013 and the qualification tournament was contested in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 14 to 17 October 2012.

Participants

Group A

Team	Qualification
South Africa	Host, placed 6th in Division II B last year and was relegated.
North Korea	Placed 2nd in Division III last year.
Luxembourg	Placed 3rd in Division III last year.
Ireland	Placed 4th in Division III last year.
United Arab Emirates	Placed 1st in the qualification tournament.
Greece	Placed 2nd in the qualification tournament.

Qualification tournament

Team	Qualification
Georgia	Did not participate in 2012.
Greece	Placed 5th in Division III last year.
Mongolia	Placed 6th in Division III last year.
United Arab Emirates	Host, did not participate in 2012.

Qualification tournament

2013 IIHF World Championship Division III Qualification. Greece won the match 13-0.

Standings

Qualified to Division III for 2013

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	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

Fixtures & Results

All times local (UTC+4).

14 October 2012 16:00

Mongolia

6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Georgia

Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 70

Game reference
	26 min	Penalties	4 min
	41	Shots	13

14 October 2012 19:30

United Arab Emirates

2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0)

Greece

Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 357

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	39	Shots	25

15 October 2012 16:00

Greece

13–0 (4–0, 7–0, 2–0)

Georgia

Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 67

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	12 min
	41	Shots	19

15 October 2012 19:30

Mongolia

2–3 (0–1, 1–2, 1–0)

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 246

Game reference
	63 min	Penalties	32 min
	14	Shots	55

17 October 2012 16:00

Greece

5–2 (1–1, 1–1, 3–0)

Mongolia

Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 175

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	40 min
	44	Shots	25

17 October 2012 19:30

Georgia

1–9 (1–1, 0–4, 0–4)

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 247

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	12	Shots	44

Group A Tournament

Standings

Promoted to Division II B for 2014

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	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

Schedule

All times local.

15 April 2013 13:00

North Korea

5–3 (3–1, 1–1, 1–1)

United Arab Emirates

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 120

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	33	Shots	12

15 April 2013 16:15

Greece

3–6 (1–1, 1–1, 1–4)

Ireland

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 150

Game reference
	45 min	Penalties	37 min
	41	Shots	27

15 April 2013 20:00

Luxembourg

2–5 (0–0, 2–3, 0–2)

South Africa

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 596

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	28 min
	27	Shots	56

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16 April 2013 13:00

United Arab Emirates

3–4 (2–1, 0–3, 1–0)

Greece

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 120

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	20	Shots	29

16 April 2013 16:15

North Korea

5–2 (2–0, 3–0, 0–2)

Luxembourg

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 105

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	26 min
	36	Shots	30

16 April 2013 20:00

South Africa

7–4 (1–0, 3–2, 3–2)

Ireland

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 749

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	62	Shots	27

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18 April 2013 13:00

Luxembourg

5–0 (0–0, 2–0 3–0)

Ireland

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 109

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	18 min
	24	Shots	15

18 April 2013 16:15

North Korea

7–1 (1–1, 2–0, 5–0)

Greece

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 154

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	16

18 April 2013 20:00

South Africa

15–0 (7–0, 4–0, 4–0)

United Arab Emirates

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 780

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	18 min
	77	Shots	11

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19 April 2013 13:00

Ireland

1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1)

North Korea

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 113

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	17	Shots	26

19 April 2013 16:15

United Arab Emirates

1–8 (0–4, 0–3, 1–1)

Luxembourg

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 159

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	2 min
	16	Shots	36

19 April 2013 20:00

Greece

1–8 (0–2, 0–5, 1–1)

South Africa

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 1,017

Game reference
	30 min	Penalties	18 min
	19	Shots	55

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21 April 2013 13:00

Luxembourg

3–2 (2–0, 0–1, 1–1)

Greece

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 187

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	20	Shots	26

21 April 2013 16:15

Ireland

7–3 (3–1, 2–0, 2–2)

United Arab Emirates

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 217

Game reference
	58 min	Penalties	6 min
	33	Shots	29

21 April 2013 20:00

South Africa

4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1)

North Korea

Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 1,154

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	2 min
	21	Shots	34

External links

• IIHF.com

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