2008 IIHF World Championship Division I
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |
 Austria Japan
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| Dates | April 13 - April 19 |
| Teams | 12 (two groups of 6) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Attendance | 48,239 (1,608 per match) |
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2009 →
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| Promoted to Elite Pool for 2009 | |
| Relegated to Division II for 2009 |
| Promoted to Elite Pool for 2009 | |
| Relegated to Division II for 2009 |
The 2008 IIHF Division I World Championship was an ice hockey tournament under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested from April 13–19, 2008. The tournament was played amongst two separate groups, with the best team in each group, Austria and Hungary, advanced to the top-level championship in 2009. The bottom teams in each group, South Korea and Estonia, were relegated to the lower-level Division II.
Group A's tournament was held in Innsbruck, Austria. The Group B games was hosted by Sapporo, Japan.
Group A was contested in Innsbruck.
Group B was contested in Sapporo.
All times local.
All times local.
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