IIHF World Championship Division I

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IIHF World Championship Division I
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 1951 (Pool B)
2001 (Division I)
No. of teams 12
Most recent champion(s) Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary (Group A)
Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine (Group B)
Most championship(s) Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia 8
Official website IIHF.com

The IIHF World Championship Division I is an annual sports event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The divisional championship is played in two groups.

From 2001 until 2011 the two national teams that lost the relegation round at the IIHF World Championship were relegated to Division I for the following year's World Championships. At the Division I Championship, the winner of each group was promoted to the following year's IIHF World Championship, while the loser of each group was relegated to the Division II. Beginning in 2012, the last place team from each group in the world championship is relegated to Division I A, to be replaced by first and second place in Division I A. Sixth place in I A is relegated (now) to group I B, replaced by its winner, while sixth in I B is relegated to Division II.

The Division I World Championship was formed in 2001 from Pool B and the top four Pool C teams. Beginning in 2012 the two groups became tiered rather than parallel. Group A teams were the nations who either were relegated from the World Championship, or placed 2nd and 3rd in their 2011 groups. Group B was formed from the 4th and 5th placed teams, as well as the teams promoted from Division II. Japan qualified for group A because the IIHF council voted unanimously to allow Japan to maintain their seeded position (3rd) in their respective tournaments for 2012.[1]

Results

Year Promoted Relegated
To Top Division To Division I A To Division I B To Division II
2001 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland, Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania, Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia
2002 Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus, Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea, Flag of China.svg.png China
2003 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan, Flag of France.svg.png France Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania, Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia
2004 Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus, Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium, Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea
2005 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway, Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy Flag of China.svg.png China, Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania
2006 Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany, Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel, Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia
2007 Flag of France.svg.png France, Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia Flag of China.svg.png China, Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania
2008 Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary, Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia, Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea
2009 Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy, Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania, Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia
2010 Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia, Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia, Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia
2011 Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy, Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain, Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia
2012 Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia, Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia
2013 Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy, Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia
2014 Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia, Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania
2015 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan, Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands
2016 Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia, Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania
2017 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria, Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands
2018 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain, Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia
2019 Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus, Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia, Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain, Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia
2024 Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary, Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands


Pool B

Champions 1951–2000

Year National team
1951 Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy
1952 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain
1953 Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy
1955 Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy
1956 Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany
1959 Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania
1961 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
1962 Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan
1963 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
1965 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
1966 Flag of Germany.svg.png West Germany
1967 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
1969 Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany
1970 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
1971 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
1972 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
1973 Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany
1974 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
1975 Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany
1976 Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania
1977 Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany
1978 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
1979 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands
1981 Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy
1982 Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany
1983 Flag of the United States.svg.png United States
1985 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
1986 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
1987 Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland
1989 Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway
1990 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
1991 Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy
1992 Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria
1993 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain
1994 Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland
1995 Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia
1996 Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia
1997 Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus
1998 Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine
1999 Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark
2000 Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany

Summary of participation

59 championships

  • Division I teams (2001–present) are ranked one through twelve, with this chart assessing gold, silver, and bronze to the nations who ranked 17th, 18th, and 19th overall.
Team Times First Last Gold Silver Bronze Total Best finish (first/last) Hosted[N2]
Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia 3 1962 2012 0 0 0 0 5th (1962) 0
Flag of Austria.svg.png Austria 34 1951 2017 4 7 5 16 1st (1992/2017) 5
Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 5 1951 2004 0 0 1 1 3rd (1956) 1
Flag of Belarus.svg.png Belarus 5 1996 2019 2 2 1 5 1st (1997/2002) 0
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria 4 1970 1993 0 0 0 0 5th (1992) 0
Flag of China.svg.png China 12 1979 2024 0 0 0 0 6th (1982) 1
Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia 11 2001 2018 0 0 0 0 8th (2001/2014) 1
Flag of Denmark.svg.png Denmark 14 1949 2002 1 1 0 2 1st (1999) 2
Flag of Estonia.svg.png Estonia 19 1998 2024 0 0 1 1 3rd (1998) 3
Flag of France.svg.png France 18 1951 2007 0 3 4 7 2nd (1951/2007) 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain 31 1952 2023 4 3 2 9 1st (1952/2023) 2
Flag of East Germany.svg.png East Germany 14 1956 1990 6 1 3 10 1st (1956/1982) 1
Flag of Germany.svg.png Germany[N1] 9 1965 2006 3 2 2 7 1st (1966/2006) 1
Flag of Hungary.svg.png Hungary 28 1959 2024 1 4 4 9 1st (2024) 6
Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel 1 2006 2006 0 0 0 0 12th (2006) 0
Flag of Italy.svg.png Italy 30 1951 2024 5 9 5 19 1st (1951/1991) 3
Flag of Japan.svg.png Japan 29 1962 2024 1 2 2 5 1st (1962) 4
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg.png Kazakhstan 14 1997 2019 6 2 3 11 1st (2003/2019) 1
Flag of Latvia.svg.png Latvia 3 1994 1996 1 2 0 3 1st (1996) 0
Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania 19 2001 2024 1 0 2 3 3rd (2006/2022) 3
Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands 41 1951 2024 1 1 3 5 1st (1979) 6
Flag of Norway.svg.png Norway 27 1956 2005 4 4 4 12 1st (1963/2005) 2
Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland 43 1961 2023 6 8 7 21 1st (1965/1987) 6
Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania 35 1959 2024 2 2 2 6 1st (1959/1976) 3
Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia 3 2010 2023 0 0 0 0 10th (2022) 0
Flag of Slovenia.svg.png Slovenia 15 1998 2024 7 3 1 11 1st (2001/2022) 6
Flag of Slovakia.svg.png Slovakia 1 1995 1995 1 0 0 1 1st (1995) 1
Flag of South Korea.svg.png South Korea 14 2002 2024 0 1 1 2 2nd (2017) 1
Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain 2 2011 2024 0 0 0 0 10th (2011) 0
Flag of Switzerland.svg.png Switzerland 23 1961 1997 4 5 4 13 1st (1971/1990) 5
Flag of Ukraine.svg.png Ukraine 15 1998 2024 1 0 2 3 1st (1998) 3
Flag of the United States.svg.png United States 5 1970 1983 3 2 0 5 1st (1970/1983) 1
Flag of Yugoslavia.svg.png Yugoslavia 21 1951 1992 0 1 3 4 2nd (1974) 5

See also

Citations

External links

References

  • Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 498–528. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9. 
  • Podnieks, Andrew (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. 


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