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The '''2023 IIHF U18 Asia and Oceania Championship''' was an international men's under-18 [[ice hockey]] tournament run by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] (IIHF). The tournament took place between 11–17 March, 2023 in [[Ulanbataar]], [[Mongolia]] and was the first under-18 edition held since [[2012 IIHF U18 Challenge Cup of Asia|2012]].<ref name="schedule">{{cite web | title=Schedule and Results 2023 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U18 ASIA AND OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIP | website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation | date=March 11, 2023 | url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/schedule | access-date=May 4, 2023}}</ref> [[Uzbekistan]] placed first after winning all five of their games, while [[Turkmenistan]] finished second and [[Mongolia]] third.<ref name="Tashkent Times 2023">{{cite web | title=Uzbekistan wins IIHF 2023 Ice Hockey U18 Asia and Oceania Championship | website=Tashkent Times | date=March 15, 2023 | url=http://tashkenttimes.uz/sports/10750-uzbekistan-wins-iihf-2023-ice-hockey-u18-asia-and-oceania-championship | access-date=May 5, 2023}}</ref><ref name="D">{{cite web | last=D | first=Dashmaa | title=Mongolia wins bronze medal in 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Asia and Oceania Championship | website=The UB Post | url=http://theubposts.com/post/12655/ | access-date=May 6, 2023}}</ref> This was the first time that Uzbekistan had participated in any IIHF tournament<ref name="IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation">{{cite web | first=Andy | last=Potts | title=Winning start for Uzbekistan | website=IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation | url=https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/news/42530/winning_start_for_uzbekistan | access-date=May 4, 2023}}</ref> and the first international ice hockey event ever hosted by Mongolia.<ref name="OANA NEWS 2015">{{cite web | title=For the First Time in history, Mongolia is Hosting International Ice Hockey Championships | website=OANA NEWS | date=February 14, 2015 | url=https://www.oananews.org/content/news-video/first-time-history-mongolia-hosting-international-ice-hockey-championships | access-date=May 6, 2023}}</ref>

==Standings==
{| class="wikitable"
|Pos
|Team
|Pld
|W
|OTW
|OTL
|L
|GF
|GA
|GD
|Pts
|-
|1
|{{ih|Uzbekistan}}
|5
|5
|0
|0
|0
|44
|8
|36
|15
|-
|2
|{{ih|Turkmenistan}}
|5
|4
|0
|0
|1
|31
|15
|16
|12
|-
|3
|{{ih|Mongolia}}
|5
|3
|0
|0
|2
|29
|19
|10
|9
|-
|4
|{{ih|United Arab Emirates}}
|5
|2
|0
|0
|3
|18
|29
|−11
|6
|-
|5
|{{ih|Thailand}}
|5
|1
|0
|0
|4
|19
|26
|−7
|3
|-
|6
|{{ih|Iran}}
|5
|0
|0
|0
|5
|4
|48
|−44
|0
|}

==Fixtures==
<small>''All times are local''.</small>
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 11 March 2023
| time        = 13:30
| bg          =
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|UAE}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|THA}}
| score       = 6–2
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42345/1–uae-vs-tha
| goalie1     = 
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| progression = 
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| stadium     = [[Steppe Arena]], [[Ulaanbaatar]]
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}}
----
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 11 March 2023
| time        = 17:00
| bg          =
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|UZB}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|TKM}}
| score       = 5–0
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42346/2–uzb-vs-tkm
| goalie1     = 
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| progression = 
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| stadium     = [[Steppe Arena]], [[Ulaanbaatar]]
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}}
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{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 11 March 2023
| time        = 20:30
| bg          =
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|MGL}}''' 
| team2       = {{ih18|IRI}} 
| score       = 5–0
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42347/3–mgl-vs-iri
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| stadium     = [[Steppe Arena]], [[Mongolia]]
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}}
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 12 March 2023
| time        = 13:30
| bg          =
| team1       = {{ih18-rt|THA}}
| team2       = '''{{ih18|TKM}}'''
| score       = 3–4 
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42348/4–tha-vs-tkm
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| stadium     = [[Steppe Arena]], [[Ulaanbaatar]]
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}}
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 12 March 2023
| time        = 17:00
| bg          =
| team1       = {{ih18-rt|IRI}}
| team2       = '''{{ih18|UZB}}'''
| score       = 1–14
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42349/5–iri-vs-uzb
| goalie1     = 
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| stadium     = [[Steppe Arena]], [[Ulaanbaatar]]
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}}
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{{Ice hockey box
| date        = 12 March 2023
| time        = 20:30
| bg          =
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|MGL}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|UAE}}
| score       = 10–2
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42350/6–mgl-vs-uae
| goalie1     = 
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| progression = 
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| stadium     = [[Steppe Arena]], [[Mongolia]]
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}}
----
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 14 March 2023
| time        = 13:30
| bg          =
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|THA}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|IRI}}
| score       = 8–0
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42351/7–tha-vs-iri
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| stadium     = [[Steppe Arena]], [[Ulaanbaatar]]
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 14 March 2023
| time        = 17:00
| bg          =
| team1       = {{ih18-rt|UAE}}
| team2       = '''{{ih18|TKM}}'''
| score       = 2–7
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42352/8-uae-vs-tkm
| goalie1     = 
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 14 March 2023
| time        = 20:30
| bg          =
| team1       = {{ih18-rt|MGL}}
| team2       = '''{{ih18|UZB}}'''
| score       = 4–7
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42353/9–mgl-vs-uzb
| goalie1     = 
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| progression = 
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| stadium     = [[Steppe Arena]], [[Ulaanbaatar]]
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 15 March 2023
| time        = 13:30
| bg          =
| team1       = {{ih18-rt|IRI}}
| team2       = '''{{ih18|UAE}}'''
| score       = 2–7
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42354/10–iri-vs-uae
| goalie1     = 
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| stadium     = [[Steppe Arena]], [[Ulaanbaatar]]
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}}
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 15 March 2023
| time        = 17:00
| bg          =
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|UZB}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|THA}}
| score       = 10–2
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42355/11–uzb-vs-tha
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
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| stadium     = [[Steppe Arena]], [[Ulaanbaatar]]
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}}
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 15 March 2023
| time        = 20:30
| bg          =
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|TKM}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|MGL}}
| score       = 6–4
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42356/12–tkm-vs-mgl
| goalie1     = 
| goalie2     = 
| progression = 
| goals1      = 
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| official    = 
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| stadium     = [[Steppe Arena]], [[Ulaanbaatar]]
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}}
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 17 March 2023
| time        = 13:30
| bg          =
| team1       = '''{{ih18-rt|TKM}}'''
| team2       = {{ih18|IRI}}
| score       = 14–1
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42357/13–tkm-vs-iri
| goalie1     = 
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| progression = 
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| official    = 
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| stadium     = [[Steppe Arena]], [[Ulaanbaatar]]
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}}
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 17 March 2023
| time        = 17:00
| bg          =
| team1       = {{ih18-rt|UAE}}
| team2       = '''{{ih18|UZB}}'''
| score       = 1–8
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42358/14–uae-vs-uzb
| goalie1     = 
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| stadium     = [[Steppe Arena]], [[Ulaanbaatar]]
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}}
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{{IceHockeybox
| date        = 17 March 2023
| time        = 20:30
| bg          =
| team1       = {{ih18-rt|THA}}
| team2       = '''{{ih18|MGL}}'''
| score       = 4–6
| periods     = 
| reference   = https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/aom18/gamecenter/statistics/42359/15–tha-vs-mgl
| goalie1     = 
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| stadium     = [[Steppe Arena]], [[Ulaanbaatar]]
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}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia}}

[[Category:2023 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:IIHF Challenge Cups of Asia]]

{{Wikipedia}}