1999 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 1999 IIHF World U18 Championships was the first of its kind. It was held between April 8 and 18, 1999, in Füssen and Kaufbeuren, Germany. It replaced the European Under 18 Championship at the top two levels (which had run since 1977), by including one nation, the United States. Below the top two levels (Divisions A & B) two tiers of European divisions played, as well as two tiers of Asian divisions.[1][2]

1999 IIHF World U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Germany
DatesApril 8 to 18, 1999
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Finland
Tournament statistics
Scoring leader(s)Sweden Mikael Berg (10 points)

Division A

First round
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts  SWE   SUI  CZE  UKR  GER
1  Sweden 4 3 1 0 22 8 7 3–0 4–4 10–2 5–2
2   Switzerland 4 3 0 1 10 6 6 0–3 3–2 4–1 3–0
3  Czech Republic 4 2 1 1 16 10 5 4–4 2–3 4–2 6–1
4  Ukraine 4 1 0 3 8 20 2 2–10 1–4 1–6 4–0
5  Germany 4 0 0 4 4 16 0 2–5 0–3 2–4 0–4
Source:
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts  FIN  SVK  RUS  USA  NOR
1  Finland 4 4 0 0 21 5 8 3–2 3–1 5–0 10–2
2  Slovakia 4 3 0 1 18 10 6 2–3 3–2 6–5 7–0
3  Russia 4 2 0 2 13 9 4 1–3 2–3 2–1 8–2
4  United States 4 1 0 3 16 15 2 0–5 5–6 1–2 10–2
5  Norway 4 0 0 4 6 35 0 2–10 0–7 2–8 2–10
Source:

7-10 place
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts  USA  UKR  GER  NOR
1  United States 3 3 0 0 22 2 6 6–0 6–0 (10–2)
2  Ukraine 3 2 0 1 7 6 4 0–6 (4–0) 3–0
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 4 12 2 0–6 (0–4) 4–2
4  Norway 3 0 0 3 4 17 0 (2–10) 0–3 2–4
Source:

1-6 place
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts  FIN  SWE  SVK   SUI  CZE  RUS
1  Finland 5 3 1 1 12 12 7 2–2 (3–2) 1–6 3–1 (3–1)
2  Sweden 5 2 2 1 15 10 6 2–2 4–1 (3–0) (4–4) 2–3
3  Slovakia 5 3 0 2 13 12 6 (2–3) 1–4 6–3 1–0 (3–2)
4   Switzerland 5 3 0 2 16 13 6 6–1 (0–3) 3–6 (3–2) 4–1
5  Czech Republic 5 1 1 3 12 13 3 1–3 (4–4) 0–1 (2–3) 5–2
6  Russia 5 1 0 4 9 17 2 (1–3) 3–2 (2–3) 1–4 2–5
Source:

Final standings
1. Finland Finland
2. Sweden Sweden
3. Slovakia Slovakia
4. Switzerland Switzerland
5. Czech Republic Czech Republic
6. Russia Russia
7. United States United States
8. Ukraine Ukraine
9. Germany Germany
10. Norway Norway

Norway was relegated to Division B for 2000.

Division B
Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts  BLR  DAN  ITA  GBR
1  Belarus 3 3 0 0 23 6 6 10–4 5–1 8–1
2  Denmark 3 1 1 1 16 16 3 4–10 4–4 8–2
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 11 11 3 1–5 4–4 6–2
4  Great Britain 3 0 0 3 5 22 0 1–8 2–6 2–8
Source:
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts  AUT  POL  FRA  HUN
1  Austria 3 2 1 0 23 5 5 6–0 3–3 14–2
2  Poland 3 2 0 1 13 11 4 0–6 5–3 8–2
3  France 3 1 1 1 15 10 3 3–3 3–5 9–2
4  Hungary 3 0 0 3 6 31 0 2–14 2–8 2–9
Source:

Final round
5th-8th place
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts  ITA  FRA  HUN  GBR
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 17 4 6 4–1 7–1 (6–2)
2  France 3 2 0 1 15 7 4 1–4 (9–2) 5–1
3  Hungary 3 1 0 2 7 19 2 1–7 (2–9) 4–3
4  Great Britain 3 0 0 3 6 15 0 (2–6) 1–5 3–4
Source:
Final round
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts  BLR  AUT  POL  DAN
1  Belarus 3 1 2 0 15 9 4 2–2 3–3 (10–4)
2  Austria 3 1 1 1 11 7 3 2–2 (6–0) 3–5
3  Poland 3 1 1 1 6 11 3 3–3 (0–6) 3–2
4  Denmark 3 1 0 2 11 16 2 (4–10) 5–3 2–3
Source:

Final ranking
RF Team
1Belarus
2Austria
3Poland
4Denmark
5Italy
6France
7Hungary
8Great Britain

Belarus was promoted to Division A, and both Hungary and Great Britain were relegated to the European Division I, for 2000.

European Championships Division I

First round
Group A
Pos Team GF GA Pts  LAT  EST  ROM  YUG
1  Latvia 41 5 6–0 6–2 11–2 24–1
2  Estonia 21 8 4–2 2–6 9–1 10–1
3  Romania 11 23 2–4 2–11 1–9 8–3
4  FR Yugoslavia 5 42 0–6 1–24 1–10 3–8
Source:
Group B
Pos Team GF GA Pts  SLO  LTU  KAZ  CRO
1  Slovenia 22 9 6–0 6–4 6–2 10–3
2  Lithuania 13 9 4–2 4–6 5–0 4–3
3  Kazakhstan 12 13 2–4 2–6 0–5 10–2
4  Croatia 8 24 0–6 3–10 3–4 2–10
Source:

Placing round
7th place
20 January 1999 Bucharest  Croatia– FR Yugoslavia 14–2 (3–2,4–0,7–0)
5th place
20 January 1999 Bucharest  Romania– Kazakhstan 0–15 (0–4,0–7,0–4)
3rd place
20 January 1999 Bucharest  Lithuania– Estonia 10–1 (2–1,5–0,3–0)
Final
20 January 1999 Bucharest  Latvia– Slovenia 5–1 (2–0,2–1,1–0)

Latvia was promoted to Division B, and both Croatia and Yugoslavia were relegated to the European Division II, for 2000.

European Championships Division II

First round
Group A
Pos Team GF GA Pts  NED  ISR  BUL  IRL
1  Netherlands 64 2 6–0 10–2 12–0 42–0
2  Israel 29 14 4–2 2–10 8–3 19–1
3  Bulgaria 12 22 2–4 0–12 3–8 9–2
4  Ireland 3 70 0–6 0–42 1–19 2–9
Source:
Group B
Pos Team GF GA Pts  ESP  BEL  LUX  ISL
1  Spain 23 4 6–0 5–2 8–1 10–1
2  Belgium 20 6 4–2 2–5 8–1 10–0
3  Luxembourg 4 16 2–4 1–8 1–8 2–0
4  Iceland 1 22 0–6 1–10 0–10 0–2
Source:

Placing round
5th-8th place
Pos Team GF GA Pts  LUX  BUL  ISL  IRL
1  Luxembourg 17 5 4–2 4–5 (2–0) 11–0
2  Bulgaria 19 12 4–2 5–4 5–6 (9–2)
3  Iceland 20 7 4–2 (0–2) 6–5 14–0
4  Ireland 2 34 0–6 0–11 (2–9) 0–14
Source:
1st-4th place
Pos Team GF GA Pts  ESP  NED  BEL  ISR
1  Spain 19 7 5–1 3–3 (5–2) 11–2
2  Netherlands 14 6 4–2 3–3 1–1 (10–2)
3  Belgium 17 7 3–3 (2–5) 1–1 14–1
4  Israel 5 35 0–6 2–11 (2–10) 1–14
Source:

Spain was promoted to the European Division I for 2000.

Asia-Oceania Division I
Pos Team GF GA Pts  JPN  KOR  CHN  AUS
1  Japan 36 5 6–0 8–4 13–1 15–0
2  South Korea 24 11 4–2 4–8 6–3 14–0
3  China 15 19 2–4 1–13 3–6 11–0
4  Australia 0 40 0–6 0–15 0–14 0–11
Source:

Japan was promoted to Division B for 2000.

Asia-Oceania Division II

First round
Pos Team GF GA Pts  PRK  RSA  NZL  TPE
1  North Korea 56 3 6–0 9–3 23–0 24–0
2  South Africa 38 10 4–2 3–9 1–0 34–1
3  New Zealand 20 27 2–4 0–23 0–1 20–3
4  Chinese Taipei 4 78 0–6 0–24 1–34 3–20
Source:

Semi-finals
  • North Korea 29 - 0 Chinese Taipei
  • South Africa 15 - 0 New Zealand

Finals
  • 3rd place: New Zealand 26 - 4 Chinese Taipei
  • 1st place: North Korea 9 - 1 South Africa

North Korea was promoted to Asia-Oceania Division I for 2000.

All-Star Team

Source: EliteProspects[3]

References
  1. World and European tournaments
  2. Asian tournaments
  3. U18 WJC All-Star Teams
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