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IIHF World Championship Division II

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IIHF World Championship Division II
Upcoming season or competition:
Current sports event 2024 IIHF World Championship Division II
SportIce hockey
Founded1961 (Pool C)
2001 (Division II)
No. of teams12
Most recent
champion(s)
 Croatia (Group A)
 Belgium (Group B)
Most titles Romania (8)
Promotion toDivision I
Relegation toDivision III
Official websiteIIHF.com

The IIHF World Championship Division II are an annual sports event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The division championships are played in two groups, part of the Ice Hockey World Championships

From 2001 until 2011, the two national teams that finished last in their groups in Division I were relegated to Division II for next year's World Championships. At the Division II Championship, the winner of each group was promoted to next year's Division I. In contrast, the loser of each group was relegated to the IIHF World Championship Division III. Beginning in 2012, the Group A champion was promoted to Division I Group B, and was replaced by that tournament's last placed team. The Group B champion was promoted to Group A, and was replaced by the team relegated from there. Last place in Group B is relegated to Division III, being replaced by their champion.

The Division II World championships have been played in their current format since 2001. Division II was formed from the teams ranked 29th to 40th, which were the five lowest-placing teams in Pool C, and the seven best teams from Pool D. Beginning in 2012, the two groups became tiered rather than parallel. Teams qualified for Group A by either being relegated from Division I, or placing 2nd or 3rd in their 2011 groups. Group B teams were formed from the teams placing 4th, 5th, or promoted from Division III.

Results

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Year Promoted Relegated
2001  South Korea  Romania  New Zealand  Mexico
2002  Estonia  Lithuania  Turkey  Luxembourg
2003  South Korea  Belgium  Mexico  Iceland
2004  China  Lithuania  Luxembourg  South Africa
2005  Croatia  Israel  Turkey  Iceland
2006  Romania  China  South Africa  New Zealand
2007  Croatia  South Korea  Turkey  North Korea
2008  Romania  Australia  Ireland  New Zealand
2009  Serbia  South Korea  North Korea  South Africa
2010  Spain  Estonia  Turkey  Israel
2011  Australia  Romania  North Korea  Ireland
Year Promoted Relegated
To Division I B To Division II A To Division II B To Division III
2012  Estonia  Belgium  New Zealand  South Africa
2013  Croatia  Israel  Spain  Bulgaria
2014  Estonia  Spain  Israel  Turkey
2015  Romania  China  Australia  South Africa
2016  Netherlands  Australia  China  Bulgaria
2017  Romania  China  Spain  Turkey
2018  Netherlands  Spain  Iceland  Luxembourg
2019  Serbia  Israel  Belgium  North Korea
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022  China,  Netherlands  Georgia,  Iceland
2023  Spain  United Arab Emirates  Mexico
2024  Croatia  Belgium  Iceland  Turkey

Pool C

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Champions (1961–2000)

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Following the year 2000, Pool C became Division II and was split into two sections as a result of an influx of competing teams.

Year National team
1961  Romania
1963  Austria
1966  Italy
1967  Japan
1969  Japan
1970  Austria
1971  Romania
1972  Austria
1973  Norway
1974   Switzerland
1975  Norway
1976  Austria
1977  Italy
1978  Netherlands
1979  Yugoslavia
1981  Austria
1982  Japan
1983  Netherlands
1985  France
1986  Norway
1987  Japan
1989  Netherlands
1990  Yugoslavia
1991  Denmark
1992  Great Britain
1993  Latvia
1994  Slovakia
1995  Belarus
1996  Kazakhstan
1997  Ukraine
1998  Hungary
1999  Netherlands
2000  Hungary

Summary of participation

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51 championships

  • In 1992, 1994, and 1995, Group C was played in two independent tiers, the results for the nations who were not given the opportunity to win Group C (known as Group C2) in those years are presented along with Group D/Division III.
  • Division II teams (2001–present) are ranked one through twelve, with this chart assessing gold, silver, and bronze to the nations who ranked 29th, 30th, and 31st overall.
Team Times First Last Gold Silver Bronze Total Best finish (first/last) Hosted[N2]
 Australia 26 1974 2024 0 4 3 7 2nd (2008/2018) 3
 Austria 7 1963 1981 5 1 1 7 1st (1963/1981) 1
 Belgium 32 1961 2024 0 3 3 6 2nd (2003/2015) 0
 Belarus 2 1994 1995 1 1 0 2 1st (1994) 0
 Bulgaria 41 1963 2024 0 1 4 5 2nd (1975) 5
 China 31 1972 2022 1 6 4 11 1st (2022) 2
 Chinese Taipei 1 2024 0 0 0 0 11th (2024) 0
 Croatia 14 2001 2024 4 1 5 10 1st (2005/2013/2024) 5
 Denmark 20 1963 1991 1 3 5 9 1st (1991) 3
 Estonia 8 1995 2014 4 0 2 6 1st (2002/2014) 2
 France 16 1961 1985 1 2 2 5 1st (1985) 2
 Georgia 4 2019 2024 0 0 0 0 8th (2022) 0
 Great Britain 8 1971 1992 1 0 0 1 1st (1992) 1
 Hungary 25 1963 2000 2 3 6 11 1st (1998/2000) 3
 Ireland 2 2008 2011 0 0 0 0 12th (2008/2011) 0
 Iceland 19 2001 2024 0 1 1 2 2nd (2014) 1
 Israel 20 1993 2024 0 1 0 1 2nd (2005) 0
 Italy 6 1966 1979 2 4 0 6 1st (1966/1977) 0
 Japan 5 1967 1997 4 0 0 4 1st (1967/1987) 0
 Kazakhstan 4 1993 1996 1 1 1 3 1st (1996) 0
 South Korea 17 1979 2009 2 2 1 5 1st (2003/2009) 2
 Latvia 1 1993 1 0 0 1 1st (1993) 0
 Lithuania 6 1997 2004 1 1 2 4 1st (2004) 1
 Luxembourg 3 2002 2018 0 0 0 0 11th (2004) 0
 Mexico 17 2001 2023 0 0 0 0 7th (2008) 2
 Netherlands 15 1961 2022 6 2 0 8 1st (1978/2018) 3
 Norway 3 1973 1986 3 0 0 3 1st (1973/1986) 0
 New Zealand 16 2001 2024 0 0 0 0 4th (2011) 2
 North Korea 20 1974 2019 0 1 0 1 2nd (1992) 0
 Romania 18 1961 2017 8 2 3 13 1st (1961/2017) 5
 South Africa 11 1961 2015 0 0 1 1 3rd (1966) 1
 Serbia[N1] 12 2007 2024 1 2 4 7 1st (2019) 3
 Serbia and Montenegro[N1] 9 1995 2006 0 0 1 1 3rd (2003) 2
 Slovenia 5 1993 1997 0 1 1 2 2nd (1997) 2
 Spain 29 1977 2023 1 3 1 5 1st (2023) 10
  Switzerland 2 1969 1974 1 1 0 2 1st (1974) 2
 Slovakia 1 1994 1 0 0 1 1st (1994) 1
 Turkey 9 2002 2024 0 0 0 0 11th (2002/2023) 2
 Ukraine 5 1993 1997 1 2 2 5 1st (1997) 0
 United Arab Emirates 2 2023 2024 0 0 1 1 3rd (2024) 0
 Yugoslavia[N1] 7 1961 1990 2 3 1 6 1st (1979/1990) 2
  • ^ Note 1. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia assumed the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's position in Group C after a two-year absence in 1995. In 2003 it was reconstituted as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. After the state's dissolution, Serbia assumed their position in Division II, beginning play in 2007.
  • ^ Note 2. Both Poland and Sweden hosted a tournament at this level also.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Steiss, Adam. "2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship cancelled". iihf.com. IIHF. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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