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2008 IIHF World Championship Division III

International ice hockey tournament

Field	Value
tourney_name	IIHF World Championship
Division III
year	2008
country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
country2	Luxembourg
dates	15–17 February 2008
31 March – 6 April 2008
num_teams	8
venues	2
cities	2
prevseason	[2007](2007-iihf-world-championship-division-iii)
nextseason	[2009](2009-iihf-world-championship-division-iii)

Division III 31 March – 6 April 2008

The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III consisted of two tournaments: the qualification tournament, which was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 15 to 17 February 2008, and the main tournament, held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg, from 31 March to 6 April 2008. Greece won the qualification tournament and qualified for the main tournament. North Korea and South Africa finished in the top two spots of the main tournament and were promoted to next year's Division II.

Qualification tournament

Division III Qualification

The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III qualification tournament was held from 15 to 17 February 2008 at the Olympic Hall Zetra in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The winners of the tournament, Greece, advanced to the Division III main tournament.

Bosnia and Herzegovina debuted at the IIHF World Championships and Greece made their first appearance since the 1999 tournament.

The directorate of the IIHF World Championship Division III qualification decided that both games of Armenia would be forfeited and count as 5–0 wins for their opponents, Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Armenia refused to show the passports of their players on four occasions until their first game was in progress. Originally, Armenia lost to Greece 8–5 and won against Bosnia and Herzegovina 18–1. Even without the forfeit, Greece earned the promotion outright to this year’s World Championship Division III with two victories on the ice.

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
	Withdrew from [2007 Division III Championship](2007-iihf-world-championship-division-iii) and were relegated.
	First participation since 1999.
	Hosts; first participation in World Championship.

Final standings

Match results

All times are local.

Main tournament

Division III (main tournament)

The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III main tournament was held from 31 March to 6 April 2008 in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg. The tournament was contested by five nations who already qualified by way of last year's tournament and one nation which was determined after the conclusion of the 2008 Division III qualification tournament.

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
	Placed 6th in Group A of [2007 Division II Championship](2007-iihf-world-championship-division-ii) and were relegated.
	Withdrew from Group B of [2007 Division II Championship](2007-iihf-world-championship-division-ii) and were demoted to Division III.
	Hosts; placed 3rd in [2007 Division III Championship](2007-iihf-world-championship-division-iii).
	Placed 4th in [2007 Division III Championship](2007-iihf-world-championship-division-iii).
	Placed 5th in [2007 Division III Championship](2007-iihf-world-championship-division-iii).
	Placed 1st in 2008 Division III Qualification.

Final standings

Match results

All times are local.

OT: 1–0

OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0

References

[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/165/ Division III qualification tournament statistics]
[https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/ Division III main tournament statistics]

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