2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I

The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I will be two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consists of two tiered groups of six teams each: the second-tier Division I A and the third-tier Division I B. For each tier's tournament, the team which will place first will be promoted to the next higher division, while the team which place last will be relegated to a lower division.

See also: 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I
Tournament details
Host countries Hungary
 Slovenia
Dates11–17 December 2023
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2004.

Division I A
2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I A
Tournament details
Host country Hungary
Dates10–16 December 2023
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

The Divsion I A tournament will be played in Budapest, Hungary, from 10 to 16 December 2023.

Participants
Team Qualification
 Austria placed 10th in the Top Division last year and were relegated
 Kazakhstan placed 2th in Division I A last year
 France placed 3rd in Division I A last year
 Hungary placed 4th in Division I A last year
 Denmark placed 5th in Division I A last year
 Japan placed 1st in Division I B last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to the 2025 Top Division
2  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Hungary (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to the 2025 Division I B
First match(es) will be played: 10 December 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Division I B
2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division I B
Tournament details
Host country Slovenia
Dates11–17 December 2023
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)

The Divsion I B tournament will be played in Bled, Slovenia, from 11 to 17 December 2023.

Participants
Team Qualification
 Slovenia placed 6th in Division I A last year and were relegated
 Ukraine placed 2nd in Division I B last year
 Italy placed 3rd in Division I B last year
 Poland placed 4th in Division I B last year
 Estonia placed 5th in Division I B last year
 Croatia placed 1st in Division II A last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Slovenia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promoted to the 2025 Division I A
2  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegated to the 2025 Division II A
First match(es) will be played: 11 December 2023. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Sources

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  2. "IIHF - Standings 2023 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  3. "IIHF - Home 2023 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division I, Group A". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  4. "IIHF - Home 2023 IIHF ICE HOCKEY U20 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Division I, Group B". IIHF International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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