1979 IIHF European U18 Championship
The 1979 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twelfth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.Played in Tychy and Katowice, Poland from March 31 to April 6, 1979.;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 |
;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.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.
