# 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.

## 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 | |
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 | |

### 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 | |

### 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 | |

### Final standings

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

### 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 | |
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 | |

#### Final ranking

| RF | Team |
| 1 | Belarus |
| 2 | Austria |
| 3 | Poland |
| 4 | Denmark |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | France |
| 7 | Hungary |
| 8 | Great 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 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 42 | 0–6 | 1–24 | 1–10 | 3–8 | |
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 | |

### Placing round

7th place :
| 20 January 1999 | Bucharest | Croatia | – | 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 | |
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 | |

### 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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |

### 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
* Ari Ahonen (Goaltender)
* David Jobin (Defence)
* Niklas Kronwall (Defence)
* Mikko Hyytiä (Centre)
* Marián Gáborík (Winger)
* Milan Bartovič (Winger)