2009 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 6–13, 2009. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Novi Sad, Serbia. Group B's games were played in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2009 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Serbia
 Bulgaria
DatesApril 6 - April 13
Teams12 (two groups of 6)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
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2010 →
Main article: 2009 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

Participants

Group A
Team Qualification
 Estonia Placed 6th in Division I-Group B and were relegated in 2008.
 China Placed 2nd in Division II-Group B in 2008.
 Serbia Host, Placed 3rd in Division II-Group A in 2008.
 Israel Placed 4th in Division II-Group A in 2008.
 Iceland Placed 5th in Division II-Group B in 2008.
 North Korea Placed 1st in Division III and were promoted in 2008.

Group B
Team Qualification
 South Korea Placed 6th in Division I-Group A and were relegated in 2008.
 Belgium Placed 2nd in Division II-Group A in 2008.
 Spain Placed 3rd in Division II-Group B in 2008.
 Mexico Placed 4th in Division II-Group B in 2008.
 Bulgaria Host, Placed 5th in Division II-Group A in 2008.
 South Africa Placed 2nd in Division III and were promoted in 2008.

Group A Tournament

Fixtures

All times local.

April 7, 2009
13:30		China 3–2 OT IcelandNovi Sad Arena
April 7, 2009
17:00		North Korea 1–2 IsraelNovi Sad Arena
April 7, 2009
20:30		Serbia 5–4 SO EstoniaNovi Sad Arena
April 8, 2009
13:30		Iceland 3–2 North KoreaNovi Sad Arena
April 8, 2009
17:00		Estonia 16–2 IsraelNovi Sad Arena
April 8, 2009
20:30		China 3–5 SerbiaNovi Sad Arena
April 10, 2009
13:30		China 7–5 North KoreaNovi Sad Arena
April 10, 2009
17:00		Estonia 16–1 IcelandNovi Sad Arena
April 10, 2009
20:30		Serbia 12–1 IsraelNovi Sad Arena
April 11, 2009
13:30		North Korea 1–16 EstoniaNovi Sad Arena
April 11, 2009
17:00		Israel 1–5 ChinaNovi Sad Arena
April 11, 2009
20:30		Iceland 1–6 SerbiaNovi Sad Arena
April 13, 2009
13:30		Estonia 16–3 ChinaNovi Sad Arena
April 13, 2009
17:00		Israel 3–4 IcelandNovi Sad Arena
April 13, 2009
20:30		Serbia 12–2 North KoreaNovi Sad Arena

Note: OT indicates that the game was won in overtime. SO indicates that the game was won through a shootout.

Standings
Promoted to Division I for 2010
Relegated to Division III for 2010
Rk Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
1  Serbia 5 4 1 0 0 40 11 29 14
2  Estonia 5 4 0 1 0 68 12 56 13
3  China 5 2 1 0 2 21 29 -8 8
4  Iceland 5 2 0 1 2 11 30 -19 7
5  Israel 5 1 0 0 4 9 38 -29 3
6  North Korea 5 0 0 0 5 11 40 -29 0

Group B Tournament

Fixtures

All times local.

April 6, 2009
12:00		Spain 4–6 South KoreaWinter Sports Palace
April 6, 2009
15:30		South Africa 2–4 MexicoWinter Sports Palace
April 6, 2009
19:00		Belgium 6–3 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace
April 7, 2009
12:00		South Korea 8–2 MexicoWinter Sports Palace
April 7, 2009
15:30		Belgium 3–1 SpainWinter Sports Palace
April 7, 2009
19:00		Bulgaria 12–3 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace
April 9, 2009
12:00		Belgium 11–1 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace
April 9, 2009
15:30		Spain 4–1 MexicoWinter Sports Palace
April 9, 2009
19:00		South Korea 14–2 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace
April 10, 2009
12:00		Mexico 1–9 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace
April 10, 2009
15:30		South Africa 0–15 South KoreaWinter Sports Palace
April 10, 2009
19:00		Bulgaria 3–7 SpainWinter Sports Palace
April 12, 2009
12:00		Spain 12–2 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace
April 12, 2009
15:30		South Korea 5–2 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace
April 12, 2009
19:00		Mexico 3–10 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace

Standings
Promoted to Division I for 2010
Relegated to Division III for 2010
Rk Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
1  South Korea 5 5 0 0 0 48 10 38 15
2  Belgium 5 4 0 0 1 31 11 20 12
3  Spain 5 3 0 0 2 28 15 13 9
4  Bulgaria 5 2 0 0 3 30 33 -3 6
5  Mexico 5 1 0 0 4 11 33 -22 3
6  South Africa 5 0 0 0 5 8 54 -46 0
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