2009 IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION II

2009 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries	Serbia; Bulgaria
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	7–13 April 2009 (A); 6–12 April 2009 (B)
Teams	12
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The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division II was two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II was played in two separate groups. The Group A tournament was held in Novi Sad, Serbia and the Group B tournament was hosted by Sofia, Bulgaria. Division II represents the third level of the Ice Hockey World Championships.

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 7 to 13 April 2009.^[1]

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Estonia	Placed 6th in Division I Group B last year and were relegated
China	Placed 2nd in Division II Group B last year
Serbia	Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II Group A last year
Israel	Placed 4th in Division II Group A last year
Iceland	Placed 5th in Division II Group B last year
North Korea	Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Serbia (H)	5	4	1	0	0	40	11	+29	14	Promoted to the 2010 Division I
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	Relegated to the 2010 Division III

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local.

7 April 2009
13:30

China

3–2 (OT)
(1–1, 0–0, 1–1)
(1–0)

Iceland

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

7 April 2009
17:00

North Korea

1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)

Israel

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

7 April 2009
20:30

Serbia

5–4 (GWS)
(1–0, 1–4, 2–0)
(0–0, 1–0)

Estonia

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

8 April 2009
13:30

Iceland

3–2
(1–2, 1–0, 1–0)

North Korea

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

8 April 2009
17:00

Estonia

16–2
(6–1, 7–1, 3–0)

Israel

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

8 April 2009
20:30

China

3–5
(2–1, 1–3, 0–1)

Serbia

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

10 April 2009
13:30

China

7–5
(2–1, 4–1, 1–3)

North Korea

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

10 April 2009
17:00

Estonia

16–1
(4–1, 5–0, 7–0)

Iceland

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

10 April 2009
20:30

Serbia

12–1
(4–0, 5–0, 3–1)

Israel

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

11 April 2009
13:30

North Korea

1–16
(1–5, 0–5, 0–6)

Estonia

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

11 April 2009
17:00

Israel

1–5
(1–0, 0–3, 0–2)

China

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

11 April 2009
20:30

Iceland

1–6
(0–3, 1–1, 0–2)

Serbia

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

13 April 2009
13:30

Estonia

16–3
(2–0, 9–1, 5–2)

China

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

13 April 2009
17:00

Israel

3–4
(0–2, 1–1, 2–1)

Iceland

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

13 April 2009
20:30

Serbia

12–2
(8–0, 2–2, 2–0)

North Korea

Novi Sad Arena

Game reference

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 6 to 12 April 2009.^[2]

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
South Korea	Placed 6th in Division I Group A last year and were relegated
Belgium	Placed 2nd in Division II Group A last year
Spain	Placed 3rd in Division II Group B last year
Mexico	Placed 4th in Division II Group B last year
Bulgaria	Hosts; placed 5th in Division II Group A last year
South Africa	Placed 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	South Korea	5	5	0	48	10	+38	15	Promoted to the 2010 Division I
2	Belgium	5	4	1	31	11	+20	12
3	Spain	5	3	2	28	15	+13	9
4	Bulgaria (H)	5	2	3	30	33	−3	6
5	Mexico	5	1	4	11	33	−22	3
6	South Africa	5	0	5	8	54	−46	0	Relegated to the 2010 Division III

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local.

6 April 2009
12:00

Spain

4–6
(0–2, 1–1, 3–3)

South Korea

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

6 April 2009
15:30

South Africa

2–4
(0–2, 1–0, 1–2)

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

6 April 2009
19:00

Belgium

6–3
(3–2, 3–1, 0–0)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

7 April 2009
12:00

South Korea

8–2
(1–0, 2–0, 5–2)

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

7 April 2009
15:30

Belgium

3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)

Spain

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

7 April 2009
19:00

Bulgaria

12–3
(2–0, 4–3, 6–0)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

9 April 2009
12:00

Belgium

11–1
(5–0, 2–1, 4–0)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

9 April 2009
15:30

Spain

4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

9 April 2009
19:00

South Korea

14–2
(3–1, 4–0, 7–1)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

10 April 2009
12:00

Mexico

1–9
(0–2, 1–5, 0–2)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

10 April 2009
15:30

South Africa

0–15
(0–7, 0–4, 0–4)

South Korea

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

10 April 2009
19:00

Bulgaria

3–7
(1–1, 1–2, 1–4)

Spain

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

12 April 2009
12:00

Spain

12–2
(4–1, 3–0, 5–1)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

12 April 2009
15:30

South Korea

5–2
(2–1, 1–0, 2–1)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

12 April 2009
19:00

Mexico

3–10
(1–1, 0–3, 2–6)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace

Game reference

References

[1] Division II Group A statistics

[2] Division II Group B statistics

[1]

[2]

Group A

Participating teams

Final standings

Match results

Group B

Participating teams

Final standings

Match results

References

Group A

Participating teams

Final standings

Match results

Group B

Participating teams

Final standings

Match results

References

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Tournament details

Host countries	Serbia Bulgaria
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	7–13 April 2009 (A) 6–12 April 2009 (B)
Teams	12
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