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 1, 1979.
First round[]
- Group 1
| Team | TCH | FIN | POL | ITA | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Czechoslovakia
|
5:1 | 3:0 | 17:0 | 25:1 | 6 | |
2.  Finland
|
1:5 | 5:2 | 28:0 | 34:7 | 4 | |
3.  Poland
|
0:3 | 2:5 | 8:0 | 10:8 | 2 | |
4.  Italy
|
0:17 | 0:28 | 0:8 | 0:53 | 0 |
- Group 2
| Team | URS | SWE | SUI | FRG | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Soviet Union
|
3:1 | 5:1 | 12:1 | 20:3 | 6 | |
2.  Sweden
|
1:3 | 6:2 | 10:1 | 17:6 | 4 | |
3.  Switzerland
|
1:5 | 2:6 | 6:5 | 9:16 | 2 | |
4.  Federal Republic of Germany
|
1:12 | 1:10 | 5:6 | 7:28 | 0 |
Final round[]
- Championship round
| Team | TCH | FIN | URS | SWE | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Czechoslovakia
|
(5:1) | 5:4 | 3:2 | 13:7 | 6 | |
| 2. Finland
|
(1:5) | 3:1 | 8:0 | 12:6 | 4 | |
| 3. Soviet Union
|
4:5 | 1:3 | (3:1) | 8:9 | 2 | |
| 4. Sweden
|
2:3 | 0:8 | (1:3) | 3:14 | 0 |
- Placing round
| Team | POL | SUI | FRG | ITA | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Poland
|
5:3 | 4:1 | (8:0) | 17:4 | 6 | |
| 2. Switzerland
|
3:5 | (6:5) | 9:0 | 18:10 | 4 | |
| 3. Federal Republic of Germany
|
1:4 | (5:6) | 6:0 | 12:10 | 2 | |
| 4. Italy
|
(0:8) | 0:9 | 0:6 | 0:23 | 0 |
Italy was relegated to Group B for 1980.
Tournament Awards[]
- Top Scorer:
Jose Pekkala (13 Points) - Top Goalie: Pawel Lukaszka
- Top Defenceman:Timo Blomqvist
- Top Forward: Jan Ludvig
Group B[]
Played in Miercurea Ciuc Romania from March 4-8, 1979.
First round[]
- Group 1
| Team | NOR | YUG | HUN | AUT | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Norway
|
7:0 | 4:1 | 5:1 | 16:2 | 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 |
- Group 2
| Team | ROM | FRA | NED | DEN | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Romania
|
5:1 | 9:2 | 12:1 | 26:4 | 6 | |
2.  France
|
1:5 | 4:1 | 6:1 | 11:7 | 4 | |
3.  Netherlands
|
2:9 | 1:4 | 8:2 | 11:17 | 2 | |
4.  Denmark
|
1:12 | 1:6 | 2:8 | 4:26 | 0 |
Placing round[]
| 7th place | Austria
|
7:1 (2:0, 1:0, 4:0) |
Denmark
|
|
| 5th place | Netherlands
|
8:4 (4:0, 3:2, 1:2) |
Hungary
|
|
| '3rd place | Yugoslavia
|
5:4 (0:2, 4:2, 1:0) |
France
|
|
| Final | Norway
|
5:3 (2:1, 1:0, 2:2) |
Romania
|
Norway was promoted to Group A, and Denmark was relegated to Group C, for 1980.
Group C[]
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 |
33:6 | 8 | |
2.  Spain
|
3:12 2:6 |
5:4 6:1 |
16:23 | 4 | |
3.  United Kingdom
|
0:10 1:5 |
4:5 1:6 |
6:26 | 0 |
Bulgaria was promoted to Group B for 1980.
References[]
- Complete results
- Duplacey, James (1998). Total Hockey: The official encyclopedia of the National Hockey League. Total Sports, 530–2. ISBN 0-8362-7114-9.
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