2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
# 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was an international under-18 ice hockey competition organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Both Division III tournaments made up the fourth level of competition of the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 27 February and 5 March 2009 in Taipei, Taiwan and the Group B tournament took place between 9 and 15 March 2009 in Erzurum, Turkey. Australia and Iceland won the Group A and B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division II of the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships.

## Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Taipei, Taiwan at Annex Ice Rink from 27 February to 5 March 2009.

### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 3 | +60 | 12 | Promoted to the 2010 Division II |
| 2 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 9 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 6 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 3 | |
| 5 | Mongolia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 81 | −77 | 0 | |

### Results

All times are local.

## Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey at GSIM Yenişehir Ice Hockey Hall from 9 to 15 March 2009.

### Group stage

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iceland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1 | +47 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 39 | −30 | 3 | Semifinals |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 0 | Semifinals |

All times are local.

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iceland | 15 | | | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | Iceland | 8 |
| | | | 2 | Turkey | 2 |
| 2 | Turkey | 9 | 2 | Turkey | 2 |
| 3 | Ireland | 3 | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| | | | 3 | Ireland | 6 |
| | | | 4 | Bulgaria | 3 |

### Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Iceland |
| | Turkey |
| | Ireland |
| 4 | Bulgaria |

* Promoted to the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II
