See main article: IIHF World Junior Championship.
| Last Season: | 2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Formerly: | C-series (1983–2000) |
| Founded: | 1979 (C-series) 2001 (Division II) |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Most Champs: | (6 titles) |
| Promotion: | Division I |
| Relegation: | Division III |
| Website: | IIHF.com |
The IIHF World U20 Championship Division II is played every year among the ice hockey teams under the age of 20 who were placed in Division II in the previous year.[1] [2]
Until 2001 the tournament was known as the C-series.
| Year | Promoted | Relegated | |||
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| To IIHF U20 Division I | To Division II A | To Division II B | To IIHF U20 Division III | ||
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| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||
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