IIHF World U20 Championship Division I

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IIHF World U20 Championship Division I
Most recent season or competition:
2025 IIHF U20 World Championship Division I
FormerlyB-series (1979–2000)
Sport Ice hockey
Founded1979 (B-series)
2001 (Division I)
No. of teams12
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Group A)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine (Group B)
Most titlesFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (7 titles)
Promotion to IIHF World U20 Championship
Relegation to Division II
Official website IIHF.com

The IIHF World U20 Championship Division I is played every year among the ice hockey teams under the age of 20 who were placed in Division I in the previous year. [1]

Contents

Until 2001 the tournament was known as the B-series.

Results

YearPromotedRelegated
To IIHF U20 Top divisionTo Division I ATo Division I BTo IIHF U20 Division II
2001 Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
2002 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany No relegated team
2003 Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine, Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia, Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2004 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2005 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway, Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain, Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
2006 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Flag of Japan.svg  Japan, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2007 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark, Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia, Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2008 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania, Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2009 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland, Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia, Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2010 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany, Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of France.svg  France, Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2011 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia, Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine, Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
2012 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of France.svg  France Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2013 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
2014 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2015 Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2016 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2017 Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2018 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
2019 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2020 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Flag of France.svg  France, Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia No relegated teamNo relegated team
2023 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2024 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
2025 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

Pool B

Champions (1979–2000)

YearNational team
1979Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1980Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
1981Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1982Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1983Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1984Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1985Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1986Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1987Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1988Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1989Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1990Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1991Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1992Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
1993Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1994Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
1995Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland, Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
1996Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
1997Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
1998Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
1999Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
2000Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus

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