2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I Qualification

The 2010 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship Division I Qualification tournaments were held in the summer of 2009. There were two qualification tournaments; an Americas qualifier and a European qualifier. The winners of these tournaments, Argentina and Croatia, advanced to the next level of the IIHF World Championship, which is the Division I tournament.

Americas qualifier

 Argentina became the Americas qualifier as the only other active member,  Brazil had already qualified for the 2010 tournament.

European qualifier

2009 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship
Division I European Qualification
Tournament details
Host country  Bulgaria
Dates 24 July – 26 July
Teams 4
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)

The 2009 European Qualification tournament was held from July 24, 2009 to July 26, 2009. The winner of this tournament, Croatia, advanced to the next level of the IIHF World Championship, which is the Division I tournament. Games were played at the Winter Palace of Sports in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Four participating teams were placed in one group. After playing a round-robin, the top team advances to the 2010 Division I tournament.

Nations

Standings

     Team advanced to the Division I tournament
     Team eliminated from competition
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
 Croatia 3 3 0 0 0 36 5 +31 9
 Bulgaria 3 2 0 0 1 24 15 +9 6
 Israel 3 1 0 0 2 12 23 –11 3
 Turkey 3 0 0 0 3 4 33 –29 0

Fixtures

All times are local (UTC+3).

24 July
18:00
Croatia  11 – 2
 Israel Winter Palace of Sports, Sofia
24 July
20:00
Turkey  2 – 11
 Bulgaria Winter Palace of Sports, Sofia
25 July
18:00
Croatia  15 – 1
 Turkey Winter Palace of Sports, Sofia
25 July
20:00
Bulgaria  11 – 3
 Israel Winter Palace of Sports, Sofia
26 July
14:00
Israel  7 – 1
 Turkey Winter Palace of Sports, Sofia
26 July
18:00
Bulgaria  2 – 10
 Croatia Winter Palace of Sports, Sofia

See also

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