1979 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1979 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twelfth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

Group A

Played in Tychy and Katowice, Poland from March 31 to April 6, 1979.

Team	TCH	FIN	POL	ITA	GF/GA	Points
1. Czechoslovakia		5:1	3:0	17:0	25:01	6
2. Finland	1:5		5:2	28:0	34:07	4
3. Poland	0:3	2:5		8:0	10:08	2
4. Italy	0:17	0:28	0:8		00:53	0

Team	URS	SWE	SUI	FRG	GF/GA	Points
1. Soviet Union		3:1	5:1	12:1	20:03	6
2. Sweden	1:3		6:2	10:1	17:06	4
3. Switzerland	1:5	2:6		6:5	09:16	2
4. West Germany	1:12	1:10	5:6		07:28	0

Team	TCH	FIN	URS	SWE	GF/GA	Points
1. Czechoslovakia		(5:1)	5:4	3:2	13:07	6
2. Finland	(1:5)		3:1	8:0	12:06	4
3. Soviet Union	4:5	1:3		(3:1)	08:09	2
4. Sweden	2:3	0:8	(1:3)		03:14	0

Team	POL	SUI	FRG	ITA	GF/GA	Points
1. Poland		5:3	4:1	(8:0)	17:04	6
2. Switzerland	3:5		(6:5)	9:0	18:10	4
3. West Germany	1:4	(5:6)		6:0	12:10	2
4. Italy	(0:8)	0:9	0:6		00:23	0

Italy was relegated to Group B for 1980.

Played in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania from March 4–8, 1979.

Team	NOR	YUG	HUN	AUT	GF/GA	Points
1. Norway		7:0	4:1	5:1	16:02	6
2. Yugoslavia	0:7		5:2	6:3	11:12	4
3. Hungary	1:4	2:5		8:8	11:17	1
4. Austria	1:5	3:6	8:8		12:19	1

Team	ROM	FRA	NED	DEN	GF/GA	Points
1. Romania		5:1	9:2	12:1	26:04	6
2. France	1:5		4:1	6:1	11:07	4
3. Netherlands	2:9	1:4		8:2	11:17	2
4. Denmark	1:12	1:6	2:8		04:26	0

Norway was promoted to Group A, and Denmark was relegated to Group C, for 1980.

Played in Sofia, Bulgaria from March 1–6, 1979.

Team	BUL	ESP	GBR	GF/GA	Points
1. Bulgaria		12:3 6:2	10:0 5:1	33:06	8
2. Spain	3:12 2:6		5:4 6:1	16:23	4
3. Great Britain	0:10 1:5	4:5 1:6		06:26	0

Bulgaria was promoted to Group B for 1980.

v t e IIHF European Junior Championships
Unofficial championships	1967
U19 championships	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
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Successor: IIHF World U18 Championship (since 1999)