The 2008 IIHF Division I World Championship was an ice hockey tournament under the authority of the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested from April 13-19, 2008. The tournament was played amongst two separate groups, with the best team in each group, [[Image:|22x20px|border |link=Austria]] [[|]] and [[Image:|22x20px|border |link=Hungary]] [[|]], advanced to the top-level championship in 2009. The bottom team in each group, Image:Flag of Korea.gif South Korea and Image:Flag of Estonia.png Estonia, was relegated to the lower-level Division II.