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| Host countries |  Romania  Spain |
| Dates | 4–10 April 2016 26 March – 1 April 2016 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
The 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.
The Division II A tournament was played in Brașov, Romania, from 4 to 10 April 2016. [1]
| Team | Qualification |
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 Lithuania | placed 6th in 2015 Division I B and were relegated |
 Poland | placed 2nd in 2015 Division II A |
 Great Britain | placed 3rd in 2015 Division II A |
 Netherlands | placed 4th in 2015 Division II A |
 Croatia | placed 5th in 2015 Division II A |
| Romania | hosts; placed 1st in 2015 Division II B and were promoted |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Poland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8 | +35 | 15 | Promoted to the 2017 Division I B |
| 2 | Romania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 12 | |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 6 | |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 3 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 0 | Relegated to the 2017 Division II B |
| 4 April 2016 13:30 | Poland | 7–2 (1–1, 3–0, 3–1) | Croatia | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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| 4 April 2016 17:00 | Great Britain | 2–5 (0–2, 1–2, 1–1) | Lithuania | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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| 4 April 2016 20:30 | Romania | 8–1 (1–0, 4–0, 3–1) | Netherlands | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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| 5 April 2016 13:30 | Croatia | 1–7 (1–3, 0–2, 0–2) | Great Britain | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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| 5 April 2016 17:00 | Netherlands | 1–10 (0–5, 0–5, 1–0) | Poland | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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| 5 April 2016 20:30 | Romania | 6–1 (2–0, 2–0, 2–1) | Lithuania | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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| 7 April 2016 13:30 | Great Britain | 5–2 (1–1, 1–0, 3–1) | Netherlands | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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| 7 April 2016 17:00 | Lithuania | 6–3 (2–0, 4–1, 0–2) | Croatia | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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| 7 April 2016 20:30 | Poland | 10–3 (2–1, 5–0, 3–2) | Romania | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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| 8 April 2016 13:30 | Lithuania | 4–1 (2–0, 2–0, 0–1) | Netherlands | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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| 8 April 2016 17:00 | Poland | 9–1 (3–0, 1–1, 5–0) | Great Britain | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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| 8 April 2016 20:30 | Croatia | 0–4 (0–0, 0–2, 0–2) | Romania | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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| 10 April 2016 13:30 | Lithuania | 1–7 (0–4, 0–0, 1–3) | Poland | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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| 10 April 2016 17:00 | Netherlands | 1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1) | Croatia | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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| 10 April 2016 20:30 | Great Britain | 3–6 (0–1, 2–4, 1–1) | Romania | Brașov Olympic Ice Rink, Brașov |
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The Division II B tournament was played in Valdemoro, Spain, from 26 March to 1 April 2016. [2]
| Team | Qualification |
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 Estonia | placed 6th in 2015 Division II A and were relegated |
| Spain | hosts; placed 2nd in 2015 Division II B |
 Serbia | placed 3rd in 2015 Division II B |
 Belgium | placed 4th in 2015 Division II B |
 China | placed 5th in 2015 Division II B |
 Iceland | placed 1st in 2015 Division III A and were promoted |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Estonia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 11 | +27 | 15 | Promoted to the 2017 Division II A |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 12 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 3 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 | China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 3 | Relegated to the 2017 Division III A |
| 26 March 2016 13:00 | Iceland | 4–5 (2–1, 1–1, 1–3) | Belgium | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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| 26 March 2016 16:30 | Serbia | 3–5 (0–1, 3–2, 0–2) | Estonia | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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| 26 March 2016 20:00 | Spain | 7–2 (2–1, 2–1, 3–0) | China | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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| 27 March 2016 13:00 | Estonia | 10–0 (2–0, 7–0, 1–0) | Belgium | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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| 27 March 2016 16:30 | China | 3–5 (1–2, 1–0, 1–3) | Iceland | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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| 27 March 2016 20:00 | Spain | 4–2 (2–0, 2–1, 0–1) | Serbia | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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| 29 March 2016 13:00 | Estonia | 3–2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1) | China | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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| 29 March 2016 16:30 | Serbia | 2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0) | Belgium | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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| 29 March 2016 20:00 | Spain | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | Iceland | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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| 31 March 2016 13:00 | China | 0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0) | Serbia | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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| 31 March 2016 16:30 | Iceland | 2–15 (1–4, 1–4, 0–7) | Estonia | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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| 31 March 2016 20:00 | Belgium | 5–8 (1–3, 2–2, 2–3) | Spain | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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| 1 April 2016 13:00 | Serbia | 4–0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Iceland | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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| 1 April 2016 16:30 | Belgium | 4–5 (2–0, 2–1, 0–4) | China | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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| 1 April 2016 20:00 | Estonia | 5–4 (1–2, 2–0, 2–2) | Spain | Francisco Fernández Ochoa Ice Rink, Valdemoro |
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