Serbia

Serbia is a country in Southeast Europe. Belgrade is the capital and largest city. Serbia was a part of Yugoslavia until 1991, and was part of a union with Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia and later Serbia and Montenegro) until 2006.

History of hockey in Serbia
The Yugoslav Ice Hockey Federation was founded in 1930, and it joined the IIHF on January 1, 1939. The IIHF recognizes Serbia as the successor to Yugoslavia, so its membership was transferred to the country. The Serbian Ice Hockey Association was previously known as the Ice Hockey Federation of Serbia and Montenegro.

While a part of Yugoslavia, HK Partizan won the Yugoslav Ice Hockey League seven times, and the Yugoslav Cup twice. The Serbian Hockey League was first contested in the 1991-92 season. HK Partizan has won the most titles with nine, and HK Vojvodina is second, with seven.

The Serbia and Montenegro men's national team made its international debut in 1995, playing in Pool C of the World Championships held in Sofia, Bulgaria. They participated in the World Championships every year except 1999 between 1996 and 2006. After Serbia and Montenegro split, the Serbian men's national team participated in the 2007 World Championship Division II Group A held in Zagreb, Croatia. In 2009, they won the Division II Group A tournament, and were promoted to Division I for 2010.

The Serbia and Montenegro junior national team first participated in the World Junior Championships in 1995, playing in the C2 Pool held in Tallinn, Estonia. They participated in the world juniors every year between then and 2006, always playing in the lower divisions. The Serbian junior national team made its debut at the World Junior Championships playing in the 2007 Division II Group B tournament held in Elektrenai, Lithuania. They have played exclusively in the Division II and Division III tournaments.