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2005 IIHF World Ranking System

U18 Rankings

Elite Division (played in Czech Republic)

Country	Position	Last Year	Pos. Change
USA	1	2	+1
Canada	2	4	+2
Sweden	3	5	+2
Czech Republic	4	3	-1
Russia	5	1	-4
Slovakia	6	6	-
Finland	7	7	-
Germany	8	11	+3
Switzerland	9	12	+3
Denmark	10	8	-4

Switzerland and Denmark relegated to Division I

Division 1 (played in Slovenia and Poland)

Country	Position	Last Year	Pos. Change
Belarus	11	9	-2
Norway	12	10	-2
Slovenia	13	14	+1
Latvia	14	17	+3
Kazakhstan	15	18	+3
Ukraine	16	23	+7
Poland	17	20	+3
France	18	19	+1
Austria	19	15	-4
Japan	20	13	-7
Italy	21	16	-5
Great Britain	22	24	+2

Belarus and Norway promoted to the Elite Division
Italy and Great Britain relegated to Division II

Division 2 (played in Estonia and Romania)

Country	Position	Last Year	Pos. Change
Korea	23	21	-2
Hungary	24	26	+2
Lithuania	25	29	+4
Estonia	26	25	-1
Netherlands	27	27	-
Croatia	28	28	-
Mexico	29	35	+6
Spain	30	30	-
Serbia and Montenegro	31	31	-
Iceland	32	32	-
Romania	33	22	-11
South Africa	34	36	+2

Korea and Hungary promoted to Division I
Romania and South Africa relegated to Division III

Division 3 (played in Bulgaria)

Country	Position	Last Year	Pos. Change
Australia	35	34	-1
Belgium	36	33	-3
Israel	37	39	+2
New Zealand	38	37	-1
Turkey	39	40	+1
Bulgaria	40	38	-2

Australia and Belguim promoted to Division II

Division 3 Qualification (Played in Turkey)

Country	Position	Last Year	Pos. Change
Turkey	-	-	-
Bosnia and Herzegovina	41	40	-1
Armenia	42	DNP	-

Turkey qualified, and played in Division 3 and are listed in their final position in that division.