2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 Finland
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| Dates | 6–11 July 2015 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
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 Croatia (1st title)
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Runner-up 
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 Australia
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Third place 
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 Great Britain
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| Fourth place |
 Argentina
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 241 (10.48 per match) |
| Attendance | 3,440 (150 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
Ivan Jankovic
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2017 →
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| Qualified for Division I |
| Qualified for Division I |
The 2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I was an international inline hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I tournament ran alongside the 2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship and took place between 5 and 11 July 2015 in Tampere, Finland. The tournament was won by Croatia who upon winning gained promotion to the 2017 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship. While Austria and Bulgaria were relegated to the European Qualification after losing their placement round games along with Latvia who lost the relegation game against Hungary.
Seven teams attempted to qualify for the two remaining spots in the 2015 IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Division I tournament. The other six nations automatically qualified after their results from the 2014 Championship and the 2014 Division I tournaments. Two qualification tournaments were held with a place awarded to the winner of each tournament. The European Qualification tournament was contested between Bulgaria, Israel, Macedonia and Serbia, with Bulgaria winning promotion and returning to Division I after being relegated in 2013. The Rest of the World Qualification tournament was contested between Argentina, Chile and Hong Kong, with Argentina winning promotion after also being relegated in 2013.
The European Qualification tournament was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 4 July to 6 July 2014. Bulgaria gained promotion to Division I after winning their three games and finishing first in the standings. Israel finished in second place and Serbia in third.
All times are local.
The Rest of the World Qualification tournament was held at the Peru Beach Hockey Arena in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 19 November to 21 November 2014. Argentina gained promotion to Division I after winning both of their games and finishing first in the standings. Hong Kong finished in second place after winning their game against Chile.
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