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. | 5:4 | 3:2 | 13:7 | 6 | ||
| 2. | 3:1 | 8:0 | 12:6 | 4 | ||
| 3. | 4:5 | 1:3 | 8:9 | 2 | ||
| 4. | 2:3 | 0:8 | 3:14 | 0 |
;Placing round
| Team | POL | SUI | FRG | ITA | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | 5:3 | 4:1 | 17:4 | 6 | ||
| 2. | 3:5 | 9:0 | 18:10 | 4 | ||
| 3. | 1:4 | 6:0 | 12:10 | 2 | ||
| 4. | 0:9 | 0:6 | 0:23 | 0 |
''Italy was relegated to Group B for 1980.''
Tournament Awards
- Top Scorer: Jose Pekkala
- Top Goalie: Paweł Łukaszka
- 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. | 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
''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. | 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.''