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| Host countries |  Lithuania Poland |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 11–17 April 2009 |
| Teams | 12 |
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| Games played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 194 (6.47 per game) |
| Attendance | 65,209 (2,174 per game) |
The2009 IIHF World Championship Division I was twoice hockey tournaments under the authority of theInternational Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I was played amongst two separate groups. The Group A tournament was held inVilnius, Lithuania and the Group B tournament was hosted byToruń, Poland. Division I represents the second level of theIce Hockey World Championships.
The Group A tournament was played inVilnius, Lithuania, from 11 to 17 April 2009.[1]
| Team | Qualification |
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 Slovenia | Placed 15th in Top Division last year and were relegated |
 Kazakhstan | Placed 2nd in Division I Group A last year |
 Japan | Placed 3rd in Division I Group B last year |
| Lithuania | Hosts; placed 4th in Division I Group B last year |
 Croatia | Placed 5th in Division I Group B last year |
 Australia | Placed 1st in Division II Group B last year and were promoted |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | +23 | 15 | Promoted to the2010 Top Division |
| 2 | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 12 | |
| 3 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 9 | |
| 4 | Lithuania(H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 3 | |
| 6 | Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 40 | −33 | 0 | Relegated to the2010 Division II |
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| 11 April 2009 13:00 | Croatia | 1–7 (1–1, 0–4, 0–2) | Japan | Siemens Arena |
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| 11 April 2009 16:30 | Australia | 0–6 (0–3, 0–3, 0–0) | Slovenia | Siemens Arena |
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| 11 April 2009 20:00 | Lithuania | 1–5 (0–2, 0–1, 1–2) | Kazakhstan | Siemens Arena |
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| 12 April 2009 13:00 | Japan | 7–1 (3–0, 3–1, 1–0) | Australia | Siemens Arena |
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| 12 April 2009 16:30 | Kazakhstan | 6–1 (3–0, 3–1, 0–0) | Croatia | Siemens Arena |
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| 12 April 2009 20:00 | Slovenia | 8–2 (0–0, 4–0, 4–2) | Lithuania | Siemens Arena |
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| 14 April 2009 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Japan | Siemens Arena |
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| 14 April 2009 16:30 | Slovenia | 4–2 (1–0, 1–2, 2–0) | Croatia | Siemens Arena |
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| 14 April 2009 20:00 | Australia | 3–9 (0–5, 1–2, 2–2) | Lithuania | Siemens Arena |
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| 15 April 2009 13:00 | Japan | 1–2 (0–1, 1–1, 0–0) | Slovenia | Siemens Arena |
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| 15 April 2009 16:30 | Kazakhstan | 13–2 (5–0, 2–0, 6–2) | Australia | Siemens Arena |
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| 15 April 2009 20:00 | Lithuania | 7–2 (2–1, 1–0, 4–1) | Croatia | Siemens Arena |
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| 17 April 2009 13:00 | Croatia | 5–1 (1–0, 2–1, 2–0) | Australia | Siemens Arena |
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| 17 April 2009 16:30 | Slovenia | 1–2 (0–1, 0–1, 1–0) | Kazakhstan | Siemens Arena |
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| 17 April 2009 20:00 | Japan | 5–1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0) | Lithuania | Siemens Arena |
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The Group B tournament was played inToruń, Poland, from 11 to 17 April 2009.[2]
| Team | Qualification |
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 Italy | Placed 16th in Top Division last year and were relegated |
 Ukraine | Placed 2nd in Division I Group B last year |
| Poland | Hosts; placed 3rd in Division I Group A last year |
 Great Britain | Placed 4th in Division I Group A last year |
 Netherlands | Placed 5th in Division I Group A last year |
 Romania | Placed 1st in Division II Group A last year and were promoted |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | +22 | 15 | Promoted to the2010 Top Division |
| 2 | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 11 | |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 8 | |
| 4 | Poland(H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 8 | |
| 5 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3 | |
| 6 | Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 38 | −37 | 0 | Relegated to the2010 Division II |
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| 11 April 2009 13:00 | Great Britain | 2–4 (0–0, 1–1, 1–3) | Ukraine | Arena Toruń |
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| 11 April 2009 16:30 | Romania | 0–11 (0–5, 0–4, 0–2) | Italy | Arena Toruń |
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| 11 April 2009 20:00 | Netherlands | 1–3 (0–1, 1–1, 0–1) | Poland | Arena Toruń |
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| 13 April 2009 13:00 | Italy | 5–2 (3–0, 2–1, 0–1) | Great Britain | Arena Toruń |
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| 13 April 2009 16:30 | Ukraine | 5–1 (1–0, 3–0, 1–1) | Netherlands | Arena Toruń |
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| 13 April 2009 20:00 | Poland | 7–0 (2–0, 4–0, 1–0) | Romania | Arena Toruń |
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| 14 April 2009 13:00 | Italy | 4–0 (3–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Netherlands | Arena Toruń |
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| 14 April 2009 16:30 | Romania | 0–8 (0–0, 0–3, 0–5) | Great Britain | Arena Toruń |
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| 14 April 2009 20:00 | Ukraine | 2–1 (GWS) (1–1, 0–0, 0–0) (0–0, 1–0) | Poland | Arena Toruń |
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| 16 April 2009 13:00 | Great Britain | 3–2 (3–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Netherlands | Arena Toruń |
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| 16 April 2009 16:30 | Ukraine | 7–0 (2–0, 3–0, 2–0) | Romania | Arena Toruń |
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| 16 April 2009 20:00 | Poland | 2–4 (1–0, 0–2, 1–2) | Italy | Arena Toruń |
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| 17 April 2009 13:00 | Netherlands | 5–1 (1–0, 2–0, 2–1) | Romania | Arena Toruń |
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| 17 April 2009 16:30 | Italy | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Ukraine | Arena Toruń |
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| 17 April 2009 20:00 | Poland | 1–2 (OT) (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (0–1) | Great Britain | Arena Toruń |
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