IIHF World Championship Division II

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

See also: Ice Hockey World Championships
IIHF World Championship Division II
Current season, competition or edition:
2020 IIHF World Championship Division II
SportIce hockey
Founded1961 (Pool C)
2001 (Division II)
No. of teams12
Most recent
champion(s)		 Serbia (Group A)
 Israel (Group B)
Most titles Romania (8)
Promotion toDivision I
Relegation toDivision III
Official websiteIIHF.com

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, while 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 was 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
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 (Group A)  Belgium (Group B)  New Zealand  South Africa
2013  Croatia (Group A)  Israel (Group B)  Spain  Bulgaria
2014  Estonia (Group A)  Spain (Group B)  Israel  Turkey
2015  Romania (Group A)  China (Group B)  Australia  South Africa
2016  Netherlands (Group A)  Australia (Group B)  China  Bulgaria
2017  Romania (Group A)  China (Group B)  Spain  Turkey
2018  Netherlands (Group A)  Spain (Group B)  Iceland  Luxembourg
2019  Serbia (Group A)  Israel (Group B)  Belgium  North Korea
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pool C

Champions (1961–2000)

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

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.
TeamTimesFirstLastGoldSilverBronzeTotalBest finish (first/last)Hosted[N2]
 Australia241974201904372nd (2008/2018)3
 Austria71963198151171st (1963/1981)1
 Belgium291961201903362nd (2003/2015)0
 Belarus21994199511021st (1994)0
 Bulgaria381963201601452nd (1975)5
 China3019722019064102nd (1981/2006)2
 Croatia112001201931371st (2005/2013)4
 Denmark201963199113591st (1991)3
 Estonia81995201440251st (2002/2014)2
 France161961198512251st (1985)2
 Georgia12019000010th (2019)0
 Great Britain81971199210011st (1992)1
 Hungary2519632000236111st (1998/2000)3
 Ireland220082011000012th (2008/2011)0
 Iceland162001201901122nd (2014)1
 Israel171993201901012nd (2005)0
 Italy61966197924061st (1966/1977)0
 Japan51967199740041st (1967/1987)0
 Kazakhstan41993199611131st (1996)0
 South Korea171979200922151st (2003/2009)2
 Latvia1199310011st (1993)0
 Lithuania61997200411241st (2004)1
 Luxembourg320022018000011th (2004)0
 Mexico152001201900007th (2008)2
 Netherlands141961201861071st (1978/2018)3
 Norway31973198630031st (1973/1986)0
 New Zealand142001201900004th (2011)2
 North Korea201974201901012nd (1992)0
 Romania1819612017823131st (1961/2017)5
 South Africa111961201500113rd (1966)1
 Serbia[N1]112007201911461st (2019)2
 Serbia and Montenegro[N1]91995200600113rd (2003)2
 Slovenia51993199701122nd (1997)2
 Spain271977201903142nd (2010/2016)9
  Switzerland21969197411021st (1974)2
 Slovakia1199410011st (1994)1
 Turkey720022017000011th (2002/2013)1
 Ukraine51993199712251st (1997)0
 Yugoslavia[N1]71961199023161st (1979/1990)2

See also

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