2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I

The 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I was a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 2012 a new format was introduced to the IIHF World U18 Championships, therefore Division I A and Division I B represented the second and the third tier of the IIHF World U18 Championships.
==Division I A==
The Division I A tournament was played in Piešťany, Slovakia, from 11 to 17 April 2012.Division I A statistics
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 9th in 2011 Top Division and were relegated
 	Hosts, placed 10th in 2011 Top Division and were relegated
 	Placed 2nd in 2011 Division I (Group A)
 	Placed 2nd in 2011 Division I (Group B)
 	Not participated in 2011; placed 3rd in 2010 Division I (Group A)
 	Placed 3rd in 2011 Division I (Group B)
===Final standings===
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Promoted to the 2013 Top Division	Relegated to the 2013 Division I B
===Results===
All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
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==Division I B==
The Division I B tournament was played in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, from 11 to 17 April 2012.Division I B statistics
===Participants===
Team	Qualification
 	Placed 3rd in 2011 Division I (Group A)
 	Placed 4th in 2011 Division I (Group B)
 	Hosts, placed 4th in 2011 Division I (Group A)
 	Placed 5th in 2011 Division I (Group B)
 	Placed 1st in 2011 Division II (Group A) and were promoted
 	Placed 1st in 2011 Division II (Group B) and were promoted
===Final standings===
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Promoted to the 2013 Division I A	Relegated to the 2013 Division II A
===Results===
All times are local. (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)
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==References==
Category:2012 IIHF World U18 Championships
Category:IIHF World U18 Championship Division I
Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Slovakia
Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by Hungary
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