The 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III began on 6 March 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1]Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand and Turkey returned to compete in the Division III competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships.[2][3]Bulgaria and South Africa entered the Division III competition after being relegated from the Division II tournaments of the 2003 World U18 Championships.[4][5] Mexico finished first after winning all six of their games and gained promotion to Division II of the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1] South Africa who finished in second place also gained promotion to Division II and New Zealand finished in third place missing out on promotion only by goal difference.[1] Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina finished in sixth and seventh place and were relegated to the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Qualification tournament.[1] Eduardo Glennie of Mexico finished as the tournaments top scorer after recording 20 points including 13 goals and seven assists.[6]
