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.

Group A tournament

The Group A tournament was played in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, from 7 to 13 April 2008.

Participating teams

TeamQualification
RomaniaHosts; placed 6th in Division I Group B last year and were relegated
BelgiumPlaced 2nd in Division II Group A last year
IsraelPlaced 3rd in Division II Group B last year
SerbiaPlaced 4th in Division II Group A last year
BulgariaPlaced 5th in Division II Group A last year
IrelandPlaced 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted

Final standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Romania (H)55000652+6315Promoted to the 2009 Division I
2Belgium531012914+1511
3Serbia530113219+1310
4Israel511031628−125
5Bulgaria510131444−304
6Ireland50005857−490Relegated to the 2009 Division III

Match results

All times are local.

7 April 2008 13:30Ireland1–13 (1–2, 0–3, 0–8)SerbiaLajos Vákár Ice Hall
7 April 2008 17:00Belgium8–1 (4–0, 1–1, 3–0)BulgariaLajos Vákár Ice Hall
7 April 2008 20:30Israel0–13 (0–4, 0–5, 0–4)RomaniaLajos Vákár Ice Hall
8 April 2008 13:30Bulgaria7–4 (2–1, 1–1, 4–2)IrelandLajos Vákár Ice Hall
8 April 2008 17:00Romania10–0 (3–0, 4–0, 3–0)SerbiaLajos Vákár Ice Hall
8 April 2008 20:30Belgium6–3 (2–2, 3–1, 1–0)IsraelLajos Vákár Ice Hall
10 April 2008 13:30Belgium9–1 (3–0, 4–1, 2–0)IrelandLajos Vákár Ice Hall
10 April 2008 17:00Israel1–4 (1–0, 0–3, 0–1)SerbiaLajos Vákár Ice Hall
10 April 2008 20:30Romania16–0 (7–0, 4–0, 5–0)BulgariaLajos Vákár Ice Hall
11 April 2008 13:30Serbia4–5 (GWS) (3–1, 1–2, 0–1) (0–0, 0–1)BelgiumLajos Vákár Ice Hall
11 April 2008 17:00Bulgaria4–5 (OT) (1–2, 1–0, 2–2) (0–1)IsraelLajos Vákár Ice Hall
11 April 2008 20:30Ireland1–21 (0–7, 1–5, 0–9)RomaniaLajos Vákár Ice Hall
13 April 2008 13:30Serbia11–2 (6–0, 5–0, 0–2)BulgariaLajos Vákár Ice Hall
13 April 2008 17:00Israel7–1 (2–0, 4–1, 1–0)IrelandLajos Vákár Ice Hall
13 April 2008 20:30Romania5–1 (2–1, 1–0, 2–0)BelgiumLajos Vákár Ice Hall

Group B Tournament

The Group B tournament was played in Newcastle, Australia, from 7 to 13 April 2008.

Participating teams

TeamQualification
ChinaPlaced 6th in Division I Group A last year and were relegated
AustraliaHosts; placed 2nd in Division II Group B last year
SpainPlaced 3rd in Division II Group A last year
IcelandPlaced 4th in Division II Group B last year
MexicoPlaced 5th in Division II Group B last year
New ZealandPlaced 1st in Division III last year and were promoted

Final standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Australia (H)55000206+1415Promoted to the 2009 Division I
2China522012114+710
3Spain530112019+110
4Mexico520031420−66
5Iceland510131721−44
6New Zealand500051123−120Relegated to the 2009 Division III

Match results

All times are local.

7 April 2008 13:00Spain4–5 (GWS) (1–0, 2–3, 1–1) (0–0, 0–1)ChinaHISS Arena
7 April 2008 16:30New Zealand3–6 (1–2, 1–3, 1–1)IcelandHISS Arena
7 April 2008 20:00Australia7–1 (2–0, 3–1, 2–0)MexicoHISS Arena
9 April 2008 13:00China5–4 (GWS) (2–1, 1–1, 1–2) (0–0, 1–0)IcelandHISS Arena
9 April 2008 16:30Mexico2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0)New ZealandHISS Arena
9 April 2008 20:00Australia5–3 (1–1, 1–2, 3–0)SpainHISS Arena
10 April 2008 13:00China5–3 (1–3, 2–0, 2–0)MexicoHISS Arena
10 April 2008 16:30Spain4–3 (1–0, 3–0, 0–3)IcelandHISS Arena
10 April 2008 20:00Australia4–2 (1–0, 1–2, 2–0)New ZealandHISS Arena
12 April 2008 13:00Mexico2–4 (1–1, 1–2, 0–1)SpainHISS Arena
12 April 2008 16:30New Zealand2–6 (2–1, 0–3, 0–2)ChinaHISS Arena
12 April 2008 20:00Iceland0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1)AustraliaHISS Arena
13 April 2008 13:00Iceland4–6 (1–4, 3–1, 0–1)MexicoHISS Arena
13 April 2008 16:30Spain5–4 (1–1, 1–0, 3–3)New ZealandHISS Arena
13 April 2008 20:00China0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0)AustraliaHISS Arena