2009 IIHF World Championship Division I

The 2009 IIHF Division I World Championship was an ice hockey tournament under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested from April 11-17, 2009. The tournament was played amongst two separate groups. Group A's tournament was held in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Group B games was hosted by Toruń, Poland.
== Paricipants ==
=== Group A ===
Group A was contested in Vilnius.
Team	Qualification
 	Relegated from Elite Pool in 2008.
 	Placed second in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 	Placed third in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 	Host, Placed fourth in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 	Placed in fifth Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 	Placed first in Division II tournament pool, Promoted to Division I.
=== Group B ===
Group B was contested in Toruń.
Team	Qualification
 	Relegated from Elite Pool at the 2008 tournament.
 	Placed second in Group B at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 	Host, placed third in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 	Placed fourth in Group A at the 2008 Division I
 	Placed fifth in Group A at the 2008 Division I tournament.
 	Placed first in Division II tournament pool, Promoted to Division I.
==Group A Tournament==
===Fixtures===
All times local.
===Standings===
	Promoted to Elite Pool for 2010
	Relegated to Division II for 2010
Rk	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1 	 	5 	5	0 	0 	0	29	6 	+23	15
2 	 	5 	4	0 	0 	1	21	7 	+14	12
3 	 	5 	3	0 	0 	2	21	8 	+13	9
4 	 	5 	2	0 	0 	3	20	23	-3 	6
5 	 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	11	25	-14	3
6 	 	5 	0	0 	0 	5	7 	40	-33	0
==Group B Tournament==
===Fixtures===
All times local.
Note: OT indicates that the game was won in overtime. SO indicates that the game was won through a shootout.
===Standings===
	Promoted to Elite Pool for 2010
	Relegated to Division II for 2010
Rk	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	DIF	PTS
1 	 	5 	5	0 	0 	0	26	4 	+22	15
2 	 	5 	3	1 	0 	1	18	6 	+12	11
3 	 	5 	2	1 	0 	2	17	12	+5 	8
4 	 	5 	2	0 	2 	1	14	9 	+5 	8
5 	 	5 	1	0 	0 	4	9 	16	-7 	3
6 	 	5 	0	0 	0 	5	1 	38	-37	0
==Team Photos==
2009Australia.jpg|Australia
== External links ==
*Group A fixtures and statistics at the IIHF
*Group B fixtures and statistics at the IIHF
Category:2009 in hockey
Category:IIHF World Championships