2008 IIHF World Championship Division III

2008 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host country  Luxembourg
Dates March 31 - April 6
Teams 6
Venue(s) Kockelscheuer (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions   North Korea
← 2007
2009 →

The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III tournament was held from March 31 to April 4, 2008, in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg at the Kockelscheuer ice rink. 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 Division III Qualification tournament.

Teams

Team Qualification
 Turkey Placed 6th in Group A of 2007 Division II Championship and were relegated.
 North Korea Withdrew from Group B of 2007 Division II Championship and were demoted to Division III.
 Luxembourg Host, placed 3rd in 2007 Division III Championship.
 South Africa Placed 4th in 2007 Division III Championship.
 Mongolia Placed 5th in 2007 Division III Championship.
 Greece Placed 1st in 2008 Division III Qualification.

Fixtures

March 31, 2008
13:00		Greece 1 – 5 South AfricaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
March 31, 2008
16:30		North Korea 17 – 0 MongoliaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
March 31, 2008
20:15		Luxembourg 5 – 4 (OT) TurkeyKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 1, 2008
13:00		Mongolia 4 – 10 GreeceKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 1, 2008
16:30		Turkey 1 – 7 South AfricaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 1, 2008
20:00		North Korea 2 – 1 LuxembourgKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 3, 2008
13:00		Turkey 11 – 3 MongoliaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 3, 2008
16:30		North Korea 7 – 3 GreeceKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 3, 2008
20:00		Luxembourg 4 – 5 South AfricaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 5, 2008
13:00		South Africa 0 – 6 North KoreaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 5, 2008
16:30		Greece 1 – 9 TurkeyKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 5, 2008
20:00		Mongolia 0 – 9 LuxembourgKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 6, 2008
13:00		South Africa 12 – 4 MongoliaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 6, 2008
16:30		Turkey 2 – 8 North KoreaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
April 6, 2008
20:00		Luxembourg 3 – 2 (OT) GreeceKockelscheuer Ice Rink

Standings

Promoted to Division II for 2009
Rk. Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA DIF PTS
1  North Korea 550004063415
2  South Africa 5400129161312
3  Luxembourg 51202221397
4  Turkey 52012272437
5  Greece 510131728-114
6  Mongolia 500051159-480
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