| Current season or competition: 2011 IIHF World Championship Division I |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Founded | 1951 (Pool B) 2001 (Division I) |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Most recent champion(s) | Austria Slovenia |
| Most titles | Poland (8) |
| Qualification | Division II |
| Official website | IIHF.com |
The IIHF World Championship Division I is an annual sports event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The divisional championship is played in two groups.
The two national teams that lose the relegation round at the IIHF World Championship are relegated to Division I for the following year's World Championships. At the Division I Championship, the winner of each group is promoted to the following year's IIHF World Championship, while the loser of each group is relegated to the Division II.
The Division I World Championship has been played in its current format since 2001, when Division I was formed from teams from Pool B and C.
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Played April 17-23, 2011 in Budapest, Hungary.
| National Team | Ranking^ | In 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 16th | Elite Division |
| Hungary | 20th | Division I |
| Japan | 21st | Division I |
| Netherlands | 25th | Division I |
| Spain | 30th | Division II |
| South Korea | 33rd | Division I |
Played April 17-23, 2011 in Kiev, Ukraine.
| National Team | Ranking^ | In 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 17th | Elite Division |
| Ukraine | 18th | Division I |
| Poland | 22nd | Division I |
| Great Britain | 23rd | Division I |
| Lithuania | 24th | Division I |
| Estonia | 27th | Division II |
^ - World Ranking in the 2010 IIHF Men's World Rankings
| Year | Promoted | Relegated |
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| 2001 | Poland, Slovenia | Lithuania, Estonia |
| 2002 | Belarus, Denmark | South Korea, China |
| 2003 | Kazakhstan, France | Lithuania, Croatia |
| 2004 | Belarus, Slovenia | Belgium, South Korea |
| 2005 | Norway, Italy | China, Romania |
| 2006 | Germany, Austria | Israel, Croatia |
| 2007 | France, Slovenia | China, Romania |
| 2008 | Hungary, Austria | Estonia, South Korea |
| 2009 | Italy, Kazakhstan | Romania, Australia |
| 2010 | Slovenia, Austria | Croatia, Serbia |
| 2011 | Italy, Kazakhstan | Spain, Estonia |
| Year | National team |
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| 1951 | Italy |
| 1952 | Great Britain |
| 1953 | Italy |
| 1955 | Italy |
| 1956 | East Germany |
| 1959 | Romania |
| 1961 | Norway |
| 1962 | Japan |
| 1963 | Norway |
| 1964 | Poland |
| 1965 | Poland |
| 1966 | West Germany |
| 1967 | Poland |
| 1968 | Yugoslavia |
| 1969 | East Germany |
| 1970 | United States |
| 1971 | Switzerland |
| 1972 | Poland |
| 1973 | East Germany |
| 1974 | United States |
| 1975 | East Germany |
| 1976 | Romania |
| 1977 | East Germany |
| 1978 | Poland |
| 1979 | Netherlands |
| 1981 | Italy |
| 1982 | East Germany |
| 1983 | United States |
| 1985 | Poland |
| 1986 | Switzerland |
| 1987 | Poland |
| 1989 | Norway |
| 1990 | Switzerland |
| 1991 | Italy |
| 1992 | Austria |
| 1993 | Great Britain |
| 1994 | Switzerland |
| 1995 | Slovakia |
| 1996 | Latvia |
| 1997 | Belarus |
| 1998 | Ukraine |
| 1999 | Denmark |
| 2000 | Germany |
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