IIHF World U20 Championship Division III
| Most recent season or competition: 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III | |
| Formerly | D-series (1979–2000) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Founded | 1979 (D-series) 2001 (Division III) |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Iceland |
| Most titles |  China (3 titles) |
| Promotion to | Division II |
| Official website | IIHF.com |
The IIHF World U20 Championship Division III is played every year among the ice hockey teams under the age of 20 who were placed in Division III in the previous year.[1][2]
Until 2001 the tournament was known as the D-series.
Results[]
| Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Promoted to IIHF U20 Division II | To Division III qualification | |
| 2001 | Iceland
|
– |
| 2002 | All teams get promoted | – |
| 2003 |  South Korea,  Belgium
|
– |
| 2004 |  Australia, China
|
– |
| 2005 |  Mexico,  New Zealand
|
– |
| 2006 |  Lithuania, Iceland
|
– |
| 2007 | China, Belgium
|
– |
| 2008 | New Zealand,  Serbia
|
– |
| 2009 | Cancelled | – |
| 2010 | Australia, Iceland
|
– |
| 2011 | Mexico, Serbia
|
– |
| 2012 | Iceland
|
– |
| 2013 | China
|
– |
| 2014 | Belgium
|
– |
| 2015 | China
|
– |
| 2016 | Mexico
|
– |
| 2017 |  Turkey
|
– |
| 2018 |  Israel
|
New Zealand
|
| 2019 | China
|
- |
| 2020 | Iceland
|
- |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
| 2022 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
References[]
Categories:
- World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III