1979 IIHF European U18 Championship

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

Group AEdit

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.