IIHF World Championship Division III
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The IIHF World Championship Division III are an annual sports event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. They are the lowest level of the IIHF World Championships.
The two national teams that finish last in their groups at the Division II are relegated to Division III for next year's World Championships. At the Division III Championship, the two best placed teams are promoted to next year's Division II Championship.
Division III was formed out of the lowest ranked teams of Pool D.
Division III
Teams
Division III teams for 2007, to be held in Dundalk (Ireland) from April 15th to 22nd
| National Team | Since |
|---|---|
 Armenia |
2004 |
 Ireland |
2004 |
 Luxembourg |
2005 |
 Mongolia |
2007 |
 New Zealand |
2007 |
 South Africa |
2007 |
| Year | Promoted |
|---|---|
| 2001 | No tournament |
| 2002 |  North Korea,  Mexico
|
| 2003 | New Zealand, Luxembourg
|
| 2004 |  Iceland,  Turkey
|
| 2005 | Mexico, South Africa
|
| 2006 | Iceland, Turkey
|
| 2007 | New Zealand, Ireland
|
Pool D
Champions 1987-2000
| Year | National team |
|---|---|
| 1987 |  Australia
|
| 1989 |  Belgium
|
| 1990 |  Great Britain
|
| 1996 |  Lithuania
|
| 1997 |  Croatia
|
| 1998 |  Bulgaria
|
| 1999 |  Spain
|
| 2000 |  Israel
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