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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |  Austria Japan |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 13–19 April 2008 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division I was two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I represents the second level of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The best team in each tournament, Austria and Hungary, advanced to the Top Division championship for 2009. The bottom teams in each group, South Korea and Estonia, were relegated to the lower-level Division II.