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| Host countries |  Romania  Australia |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 7–13 April 2008 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II was two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II represents the third level of the Ice Hockey World Championships. For each tournament, the team which placed first was promoted to Division I, while the team which placed last was relegated to Division III for 2009.
The Group A tournament was played in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, from 7 to 13 April 2008. [1]
| Team | Qualification |
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| Romania | Hosts; placed 6th in Division I Group B last year and were relegated |
 Belgium | Placed 2nd in Division II Group A last year |
 Israel | Placed 3rd in Division II Group B last year |
 Serbia | Placed 4th in Division II Group A last year |
 Bulgaria | Placed 5th in Division II Group A last year |
 Ireland | Placed 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Romania (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | +63 | 15 | Promoted to the 2009 Division I |
| 2 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 11 | |
| 3 | Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 10 | |
| 4 | Israel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 28 | −12 | 5 | |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 44 | −30 | 4 | |
| 6 | Ireland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 57 | −49 | 0 | Relegated to the 2009 Division III |
All times are local.
| 7 April 2008 13:30 | Ireland | 1–13 (1–2, 0–3, 0–8) | Serbia | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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| 7 April 2008 17:00 | Belgium | 8–1 (4–0, 1–1, 3–0) | Bulgaria | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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| 7 April 2008 20:30 | Israel | 0–13 (0–4, 0–5, 0–4) | Romania | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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| 8 April 2008 13:30 | Bulgaria | 7–4 (2–1, 1–1, 4–2) | Ireland | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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| 8 April 2008 17:00 | Romania | 10–0 (3–0, 4–0, 3–0) | Serbia | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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| 8 April 2008 20:30 | Belgium | 6–3 (2–2, 3–1, 1–0) | Israel | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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| 10 April 2008 13:30 | Belgium | 9–1 (3–0, 4–1, 2–0) | Ireland | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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| 10 April 2008 17:00 | Israel | 1–4 (1–0, 0–3, 0–1) | Serbia | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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| 10 April 2008 20:30 | Romania | 16–0 (7–0, 4–0, 5–0) | Bulgaria | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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| 11 April 2008 13:30 | Serbia | 4–5 (GWS) (3–1, 1–2, 0–1) (0–0, 0–1) | Belgium | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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| 11 April 2008 17:00 | Bulgaria | 4–5 (OT) (1–2, 1–0, 2–2) (0–1) | Israel | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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| 11 April 2008 20:30 | Ireland | 1–21 (0–7, 1–5, 0–9) | Romania | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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| 13 April 2008 13:30 | Serbia | 11–2 (6–0, 5–0, 0–2) | Bulgaria | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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| 13 April 2008 17:00 | Israel | 7–1 (2–0, 4–1, 1–0) | Ireland | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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| 13 April 2008 20:30 | Romania | 5–1 (2–1, 1–0, 2–0) | Belgium | Lajos Vákár Ice Hall |
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The Group B tournament was played in Newcastle, Australia, from 7 to 13 April 2008. [2]
| Team | Qualification |
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 China | Placed 6th in Division I Group A last year and were relegated |
| Australia | Hosts; placed 2nd in Division II Group B last year |
 Spain | Placed 3rd in Division II Group A last year |
 Iceland | Placed 4th in Division II Group B last year |
 Mexico | Placed 5th in Division II Group B last year |
 New Zealand | Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Australia (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 15 | Promoted to the 2009 Division I |
| 2 | China | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 10 | |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 10 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 6 | |
| 5 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 4 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 0 | Relegated to the 2009 Division III |
All times are local.
| 7 April 2008 13:00 | Spain | 4–5 (GWS) (1–0, 2–3, 1–1) (0–0, 0–1) | China | HISS Arena |
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| 7 April 2008 16:30 | New Zealand | 3–6 (1–2, 1–3, 1–1) | Iceland | HISS Arena |
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| 7 April 2008 20:00 | Australia | 7–1 (2–0, 3–1, 2–0) | Mexico | HISS Arena |
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| 9 April 2008 13:00 | China | 5–4 (GWS) (2–1, 1–1, 1–2) (0–0, 1–0) | Iceland | HISS Arena |
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| 9 April 2008 16:30 | Mexico | 2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0) | New Zealand | HISS Arena |
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| 9 April 2008 20:00 | Australia | 5–3 (1–1, 1–2, 3–0) | Spain | HISS Arena |
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| 10 April 2008 13:00 | China | 5–3 (1–3, 2–0, 2–0) | Mexico | HISS Arena |
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| 10 April 2008 16:30 | Spain | 4–3 (1–0, 3–0, 0–3) | Iceland | HISS Arena |
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| 10 April 2008 20:00 | Australia | 4–2 (1–0, 1–2, 2–0) | New Zealand | HISS Arena |
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| 12 April 2008 13:00 | Mexico | 2–4 (1–1, 1–2, 0–1) | Spain | HISS Arena |
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| 12 April 2008 16:30 | New Zealand | 2–6 (2–1, 0–3, 0–2) | China | HISS Arena |
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| 12 April 2008 20:00 | Iceland | 0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1) | Australia | HISS Arena |
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| 13 April 2008 13:00 | Iceland | 4–6 (1–4, 3–1, 0–1) | Mexico | HISS Arena |
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| 13 April 2008 16:30 | Spain | 5–4 (1–1, 1–0, 3–3) | New Zealand | HISS Arena |
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| 13 April 2008 20:00 | China | 0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0) | Australia | HISS Arena |
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