2019 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

The 2019 IIHF Women's U18 World Championship was the twelfth Women's U18 World Championship in ice hockey. It was played at the Obihiro Arena in Obihiro, Japan from 6 to 13 January.

Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+9).

Relegation round
The third and fourth placed team from Group B will play a best-of-three series to determine the relegated team.

Scoring leaders
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; SA = Shots Against; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF

Awards
Source: IIHF
 * Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goaltender: Saskia Maurer
 * Best Defenceman: 🇨🇦 Alexie Guay
 * Best Forward: 🇫🇮 Elisa Holopainen

Source: IIHF
 * Media All-Stars:
 * MVP: 🇨🇦 Raygan Kirk
 * Goaltender: Saskia Maurer
 * Defencemen: 🇨🇦 Alexie Guay / 🇫🇮 Nelli Laitinen
 * Forwards: 🇫🇮 Elisa Holopainen / 🇺🇸 Katy Knoll / 🇷🇺 Ilona Markova

Group A
The Group A tournament was held in Radenthein, Austria from 7 to 13 January 2019.

Group B
The Group B tournament was held in Dumfries, Great Britain from 6 to 12 January 2019.

Group B qualification
The Group B Qualification tournament is being held in Jaca, Spain from 12 to 18 January 2019.