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| Host countries |  France Poland |
| Venues | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Dates | 14–20 December 2009 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I represents the second level of the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The winners of each group were promoted to the Top Division for the 2011 IIHF World U20 Championship, while the last-placed teams in each group were relegated to the 2011 Division II.
Group A
The Group A tournament was played in Megève and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, France, from 14 to 20 December 2009.[1]
Participating teams
| Team | Qualification |
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 Germany | Placed 9th in Top Division last year and were relegated. |
 Denmark | Placed 2nd in Division I (Group B) last year. |
| France | Hosts; placed 3rd in Division I (Group A) last year. |
 Slovenia | Placed 4th in Division I (Group A) last year. |
 Ukraine | Placed 5th in Division I (Group B) last year. |
 Japan | Placed 1st in Division II (Group A) last year and were promoted. |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Germany |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | +24 | 15 | Promoted to the 2011 Top Division |
| 2 | Denmark |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 9 | +12 | 12 | |
| 3 | Slovenia |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 8 | |
| 4 | Ukraine |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 4 | |
| 5 | Japan |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 3 | |
| 6 | France (H) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 3 | Relegated to the 2011 Division II |
Match results
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| 14 December 2009 14:30 | Slovenia | 0–3 (0–0, 0–0, 0–3) | Denmark | Saint Gervais Arena |
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| 14 December 2009 20:00 | Ukraine | 3–6 (1–1, 2–1, 0–4) | France | Saint Gervais Arena |
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| 14 December 2009 20:00 | Japan | 0–9 (0–4, 0–3, 0–2) | Germany | Megève Arena |
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| 15 December 2009 14:30 | Germany | 6–0 (1–0, 0–0, 5–0) | Slovenia | Megève Arena |
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| 15 December 2009 20:00 | France | 1–4 (0–0, 1–2, 0–2) | Japan | Saint Gervais Arena |
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| 16 December 2009 18:00 | Denmark | 7–3 (2–1, 5–1, 0–1) | Ukraine | Saint Gervais Arena |
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| 17 December 2009 14:30 | Japan | 1–4 (0–1, 1–0, 0–3) | Slovenia | Megève Arena |
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| 17 December 2009 20:00 | Germany | 6–2 (2–0, 4–1, 0–1) | Ukraine | Saint Gervais Arena |
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| 17 December 2009 20:00 | Denmark | 5–0 (4–0, 1–0, 0–0) | France | Megève Arena |
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| 18 December 2009 20:00 | France | 1–2 (1–0, 0–0, 0–2) | Germany | Megève Arena |
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| 19 December 2009 20:00 | Slovenia | 2–1 GWS (0–0, 0–1, 1–0) (0–0, 1–0) | Ukraine | Saint Gervais Arena |
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| 19 December 2009 20:00 | Denmark | 6–2 (1–0, 1–0, 4–2) | Japan | Megève Arena |
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| 20 December 2009 14:30 | Ukraine | 6–2 (1–1, 2–1, 3–0) | Japan | Saint Gervais Arena |
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| 20 December 2009 16:00 | Germany | 4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Denmark | Megève Arena |
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| 20 December 2009 20:00 | France | 1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Slovenia | Megève Arena |
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Group B
The Group B tournament was played in Gdańsk, Poland, from 14 to 20 December 2009.[2]
Participating teams
| Team | Qualification |
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 Kazakhstan | Placed 10th in Top Division last year and were relegated. |
 Belarus | Placed 2nd in Division I (Group A) last year. |
 Norway | Placed 3rd in Division I (Group B) last year. |
 Italy | Placed 4th in Division I (Group B) last year. |
| Poland | Hosts; placed 5th in Division I (Group A) last year. |
 Croatia | Placed 1st in Division II (Group B) last year and were promoted. |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Norway |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 14 | Promoted to the 2011 Top Division |
| 2 | Belarus |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 11 | |
| 3 | Italy |
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Croatia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 51 | −37 | 3 | |
| 6 | Poland (H) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 3 | Relegated to the 2011 Division II |
Match results
All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).
| 14 December 2009 13:00 | Italy | 3–2 GWS (1–2, 0–0, 1–0) (0–0, 1–0) | Belarus | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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| 14 December 2009 16:30 | Croatia | 1–10 (0–4, 0–2, 1–4) | Kazakhstan | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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| 14 December 2009 20:00 | Poland | 2–5 (1–2, 1–1, 0–2) | Norway | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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| 15 December 2009 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 1–3 (1–2, 1–1, 0–2) | Italy | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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| 15 December 2009 16:30 | Norway | 18–2 (6–1, 6–0, 6–1) | Croatia | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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| 15 December 2009 20:00 | Belarus | 5–1 (1–1, 1–0, 3–0) | Poland | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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| 17 December 2009 13:00 | Belarus | 2–3 GWS (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (0–0, 0–1) | Norway | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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| 17 December 2009 16:30 | Croatia | 1–2 (0–1, 0–0, 1–1) | Italy | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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| 17 December 2009 20:00 | Kazakhstan | 6–3 (1–1, 2–1, 3–1) | Poland | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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| 18 December 2009 13:00 | Belarus | 16–4 (7–0, 5–1, 4–3) | Croatia | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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| 18 December 2009 16:30 | Norway | 4–2 (2–0, 0–2, 2–0) | Kazakhstan | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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| 18 December 2009 20:00 | Italy | 0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0) | Poland | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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| 20 December 2009 13:00 | Kazakhstan | 1–5 (0–1, 0–3, 1–1) | Belarus | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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| 20 December 2009 16:30 | Norway | 3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Italy | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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| 20 December 2009 20:00 | Poland | 5–6 (3–2, 1–1, 1–3) | Croatia | Olivia, Gdańsk |
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