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]
| Most recent season or competition: 2024 IIHF U20 World Championship 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) |  Australia |
| Most titles |  China (4 titles) |
| Promotion to | Division II |
| Official website | IIHF.com |
Until 2001 the tournament was known as the D-series.
Results edit
| Year | Promoted | Relegated | |
|---|---|---|---|
| To IIHF U20 Division II | To Division III A | To Division III B | |
| 2001 |  Netherlands
|
 Iceland (promoted to Division III)
|
– |
| 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
|
– |  Chinese Taipei,  South Africa (Relegated to Division III Qualification)
|
| 2018 |  Israel
|
South Africa, Chinese Taipei (Promoted to Division III)
|
– |
| 2019 | China
|
– | – |
| 2020 | Iceland
|
– | – |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2022 | Chinese Taipei, Mexico
|
– | – |
| 2023 | Australia
|
– | – |
| 2024 | Israel
|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
 Kyrgyzstan
|