IIHF World Championship Division II

The International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship Division II are an annual sports event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The division championships are played in two groups.
The two national teams that finish last in their groups at the Division I are relegated to Division II for next year's World Championships. At the Division II Championship, the winner of each group is promoted to next year's Division I, while the loser of each group is relegated to the IIHF World Championship Division III.
The Division II World championships have been played in their current format since 2001, when Division II was formed from the five lowest-placing teams in Pool C, and the seven best teams from Pool D.
==Division II==
===Group A===
To be played April 11–17, 2010 in Mexico City, Mexico.
National Team	Ranking^
 	31st
 	33rd
 	34th
 	35th
 	38th
 	41st
===Group B===
To be played April 10–17, 2010 in Tallinn, Estonia.
National Team	Ranking^
 	27th
 	28th
 	29th
 	36th
 	37th
 	39th
^ - World Ranking in the 2009 IIHF Men's World Rankings
===Results===
Year	Co-Champions and Promoted	Co-Champions and Promoted	Relegated	Relegated
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2009	 	 	 	
==Pool C==
===Champions 1961-2000===
Following the year 2000 Pool C became Division II and was split into two sections as the result of an influx of competing teams.
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*2009 IIHF Championship Program
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