2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries |
 Austria Italy
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| Dates | 27 March – 2 April 2004 29 March – 4 April 2004 |
| Teams | 12 |
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← 2003
2005 →
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| Promoted to the Championship Division for 2005 | |
| Relegated to Division II for 2005 |
| Promoted to the Championship Division for 2005 | |
| Relegated to Division II for 2005 |
The 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I was a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division I tournaments made up the second level of competition at the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 27 March and 2 April 2004 in Amstetten, Austria and the Group B tournament took place between 29 March and 4 April 2004 in Asiago, Italy. Switzerland and Germany won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to the Championship Division for the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Romania finished last in Group A and South Korea last in Group B and were both relegated to Division II for 2005.
The Group A tournament began on 27 March 2004 in Amstetten, Austria.Austria, Latvia, Poland and Slovenia all returned to compete in this year's Division I tournament after missing promotion to the Championship Division at the previous years World Championships.Romania gained promotion to Division I after finishing first in lasts years Division II tournament and Switzerland was relegated from the Championship Division after failing to survive the relegation round at the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship.
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