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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name = IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
| year = 2004
| other_titles =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = Bulgaria
| country2 =
| dates = 6 – 14 March 2004
| num_teams = 7
| venues =
| cities =
| winners_other = {{ih18|MEX}}
| count =
| second_other = {{ih18|RSA}}
| third_other = {{ih18|NZL}}
| games = 21
| goals =
| attendance =
| scoring_leader =
| prevseason = [[2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III|2003]]
| nextseason = [[2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III|2005]]
}}

The '''2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III''' was an international under-18 [[ice hockey]] tournament run by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. The Division III tournament made up the fourth level of competition at the [[2004 IIHF World U18 Championships]] and took place between 6 and 14 March 2004 in [[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]]. The tournament was won by [[Mexico]] who upon winning gained promotion, along with [[South Africa]] who finished in second place, to Division II of the [[2005 IIHF World U18 Championships]].

==Overview==
The 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III began on 6 March 2004 in [[Sofia]], Bulgaria.<ref name="2004U18D3">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=29 | title=2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date= | accessdate=2012-03-31 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Israel]], [[Mexico]], [[New Zealand]] and [[Turkey]] returned to compete in the Division III competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships.<ref name="2003U18D3A">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIIA/0203/scripts/standings/pg000003.htm | title=2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III Group A | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date= | accessdate=2012-03-31 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="2003U18D3B">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIIB/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm | title=2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III Group B | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date= | accessdate=2012-03-31 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> [[Bulgaria]] and [[South Africa]] entered the Division III competition after being relegated from the [[2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II|Division II tournaments]] of the 2003 World U18 Championships.<ref name="2003U18D2A">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIA/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm | title=2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date= | accessdate=2012-03-31 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref><ref name="2003U18D2B">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIB/0203/scripts/standings/pg000002.htm | title=2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date= | accessdate=2012-03-31 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> Mexico finished first after winning all six of their games and gained promotion to Division II of the [[2005 IIHF World U18 Championships]].<ref name="2004U18D3"/> South Africa who finished in second place also gained promotion to Division II and New Zealand finished in third place missing out on promotion only by goal difference.<ref name="2004U18D3"/> Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina finished in sixth and seventh place and were relegated to the [[2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Qualification]] tournament.<ref name="2004U18D3"/> Eduardo Glennie of Mexico finished as the tournaments top scorer after recording 20 points including 13 goals and seven assists.<ref name="SCORERS">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/29/IHM029Z924_85B_1_0.pdf | title=Scoring Leaders | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date= | accessdate=2012-03-31 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref>

==Standings==
{| class="infobox bordered"
|-
|width=20px bgcolor="#ccffcc"| ||Promoted to Division II for 2005
|-
|width=20px bgcolor="#ffccff"| ||Relegated to Division III Qualification for 2005
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Rk|Ranking}}
!width=180|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|T|Ties}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|1 ||align="left"| {{ih18|MEX}} || 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 41 || 4 || +37 || '''12'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|2 ||align="left"| {{ih18|RSA}} || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 40 || 11 || +29 || '''9'''
|-
|3 ||align="left"| {{ih18|NZL}} || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 28 || 6 || +22 || '''9'''
|-
|4 ||align="left"| {{ih18|BUL}} || 6 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 22 || 22 || 0 || '''6'''
|-
|5 ||align="left"| {{ih18|ISR}} || 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 15 || 28 || –13 || '''4'''
|-style="background:#ffccff;"
|6 ||align="left"| {{ih18|TUR}} || 6 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 12 || 40 || –28 || '''2'''
|-style="background:#ffccff;"
|7 ||align="left"| {{ih18|BIH}} || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 7 || 54 || –47 || '''0'''
|}

===Fixtures===
<small>All times local.</small>
{{IceHockeybox
| date = 6 March 2004
| time = 12:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|BUL}}
| team2 = '''{{ih18|NZL}}'''
| score = 1 – 4
| periods = (0–0, 0–2, 1–2)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/29/IHM029901_74_1_0.pdf
| stadium = [[Winter Sports Palace]]
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 6 March 2004
| time = 15:00
| team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|MEX}}'''
| team2 = {{ih18|ISR}}
| score = 10 – 0
| periods = (2–0, 5–0, 3–0)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=29
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = 6 March 2004
| time = 18:00
| team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|TUR}}'''
| team2 = {{ih18|BIH}}
| score = 7 – 3
| periods = (4–0, 2–1, 1–2)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=29
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 7 March 2004
| time = 12:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{ih18|RSA}}
| score = 2 – 2
| periods = (0–1, 1–0, 1–1)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/29/IHM029904_74_1_0.pdf
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = 7 March 2004
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|ISR}}
| team2 = '''{{ih18|BUL}}'''
| score = 1 – 7
| periods = (0–2, 1–3, 0–2)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/29/IHM029905_74_1_0.pdf
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 7 March 2004
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|BIH}}
| team2 = '''{{ih18|MEX}}'''
| score = 1 – 10
| periods = (0–1, 0–2, 1–7)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=29
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = 8 March 2004
| time = 12:00
| team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|RSA}}'''
| team2 = {{ih18|ISR}}
| score = 6 – 4
| periods = (5–1, 0–1, 1–2)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=29
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 8 March 2004
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|TUR}}
| team2 = '''{{ih18|NZL}}'''
| score = 0 – 8
| periods = (0–1, 0–3, 0–4)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=29
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = 8 March 2004
| time = 18:00
| team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|BUL}}'''
| team2 = {{ih18|BIH}}
| score = 7 – 2
| periods = (5–1, 1–1, 1–0)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/29/IHM029909_74_1_0.pdf
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 10 March 2004
| time = 12:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = '''{{ih18|MEX}}'''
| score = 0 – 2
| periods = (0–1, 0–1, 0–0)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/29/IHM029910_74_1_0.pdf
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = 10 March 2004
| time = 15:00
| team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|ISR}}'''
| team2 = {{ih18|TUR}}
| score = 4 – 1
| periods = (2–0, 2–1, 0–0)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=29
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 10 March 2004
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|BIH}}
| team2 = '''{{ih18|RSA}}'''
| score = 0 – 14
| periods = (0–4, 0–2, 0–8)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/29/IHM029912_74_1_0.pdf
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = 11 March 2004
| time = 12:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|ISR}}
| team2 = '''{{ih18|NZL}}'''
| score = 1 – 3
| periods = (0–0, 1–1, 0–2)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/29/IHM029913_74_1_0.pdf
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 11 March 2004
| time = 15:00
| team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|RSA}}'''
| team2 = {{ih18|TUR}}
| score = 10 – 1
| periods = (2–0, 5–0, 3–1)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=29
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = 11 March 2004
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|BUL}}
| team2 = '''{{ih18|MEX}}'''
| score = 1 – 6
| periods = (0–4, 0–1, 1–1)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/29/IHM029915_74_1_0.pdf
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 13 March 2004
| time = 12:00
| team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|NZL}}'''
| team2 = {{ih18|BIH}}
| score = 11 – 0
| periods = (5–0, 1–0, 5–0)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/29/IHM029916_74_1_0.pdf
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = 13 March 2004
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|TUR}}
| team2 = '''{{ih18|BUL}}'''
| score = 3 – 6
| periods = (0–3, 1–1, 2–2)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=29
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 13 March 2004
| time = 18:00
| team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|MEX}}'''
| team2 = {{ih18|RSA}}
| score = 4 – 2
| periods = (0–1, 2–0, 2–1)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/29/IHM029918_74_1_0.pdf
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = 14 March 2004
| time = 11:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|BIH}}
| team2 = '''{{ih18|ISR}}'''
| score = 1 – 5
| periods = (0–1, 1–1, 0–3)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/29/IHM029919_74_1_0.pdf
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| bg = #eeffff
| date = 14 March 2004
| time = 15:00
| team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|MEX}}'''
| team2 = {{ih18|TUR}}
| score = 9 – 0
| periods = (3–0, 3–0, 3–0)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=29
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date = 14 March 2004
| time = 18:00
| team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|RSA}}'''
| team2 = {{ih18|BUL}}
| score = 6 – 0
| periods = (2–0, 2–0, 2–0)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/W18III/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/29/IHM029921_74_1_0.pdf
| stadium = Winter Sports Palace
}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iihf.com/ International Ice Hockey Federation]

{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:2004 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:IIHF World U18 Championships]]

2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III - Revision history

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