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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.

First round

;Group 1

Team	TCH	FIN	POL	ITA	GF/GA	Points
1.		5:1	3:0	17:0	25:1	6
2.	1:5		5:2	28:0	34:7	4
3.	0:3	2:5		8:0	10:8	2
4.	0:17	0:28	0:8		0:53	0

;Group 2

Team	URS	SWE	SUI	FRG	GF/GA	Points
1.		3:1	5:1	12:1	20:3	6
2.	1:3		6:2	10:1	17:6	4
3.	1:5	2:6		6:5	9:16	2
4.	1:12	1:10	5:6		7:28	0

Final round

;Championship round

Team	TCH	FIN	URS	SWE	GF/GA	Points
1.		(5:1)	5:4	3:2	13:7	6
2.	(1:5)		3:1	8:0	12:6	4
3.	4:5	1:3		(3:1)	8:9	2
4.	2:3	0:8	(1:3)		3:14	0

;Placing round

Team	POL	SUI	FRG	ITA	GF/GA	Points
1.		5:3	4:1	(8:0)	17:4	6
2.	3:5		(6:5)	9:0	18:10	4
3.	1:4	(5:6)		6:0	12:10	2
4.	(0:8)	0:9	0:6		0:23	0

Italy was relegated to Group B for 1980.

Tournament Awards

Top Scorer: FINJose Pekkala (13 Points)
Top Goalie: POLPaweł Łukaszka
Top Defenceman:FINTimo Blomqvist
Top Forward: TCHJan 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.		7:0	4:1	5:1	16:2	6
2.	0:7		5:2	6:3	11:12	4
3.	1:4	2:5		8:8	11:17	1
4.	1:5	3:6	8:8		12:19	1

;Group 2

Team	ROM	FRA	NED	DEN	GF/GA	Points
1.		5:1	9:2	12:1	26:4	6
2.	1:5		4:1	6:1	11:7	4
3.	2:9	1:4		8:2	11:17	2
4.	1:12	1:6	2:8		4:26	0

Placing round

Final		5:3
(2:1, 1:0, 2:2)

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
1.		12:3
6:2	10:0
5:1	33:6	8
2.	3:12
2:6		5:4
6:1	16:23	4
3.	0:10
1:5	4:5
1:6		6:26	0

Bulgaria was promoted to Group B for 1980.

References

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