International ice hockey competition
1999 IIHF World U18 Championship Host country Germany Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates April 8 to 18, 1999 Teams 10 Champions Finland Scoring leader(s) Mikael Berg (10 points)
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]
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
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 .
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
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
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 [ edit ]
Latvia was promoted to Division B, and both Croatia and Yugoslavia were relegated to the European Division II, for 2000 .
European Championships Division II [ edit ]
Spain was promoted to the European Division I for 2000 .
Asia-Oceania Division I [ edit ]
Japan was promoted to Division B for 2000 .
Asia-Oceania Division II [ edit ]
North Korea 29 - 0 Chinese Taipei
South Africa 15 - 0 New Zealand
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 .
Source: EliteProspects [ 3]