1988 IIHF European U18 Championship
The 1988 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-first playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.Group A
Played April 9–17, 1988, in Frýdek-Místek, Vsetín, Olomouc, and Prerov, Czechoslovakia.;Group 1
Played in Olomouc and Prerov.
| Team | FIN | SWE | SUI | ROM | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 7:3 | 11:1 | 18:0 | 36:4 | 6 |
| 2. | 3:7 | | 9:4 | 21:0 | 33:11 | 4 |
| 3. | 1:11 | 4:9 | | 4:2 | 9:22 | 2 |
| 4. | 0:18 | 0:21 | 2:4 | | 2:43 | 0 |
;Group 2
Played in Frýdek-Místek and Vsetín
| Team | URS | TCH | NOR | POL | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 6:4 | 9:0 | 12:0 | 27:4 | 6 |
| 2. | 4:6 | | 11:1 | 6:0 | 21:7 | 4 |
| 3. | 0:9 | 1:11 | | 7:3 | 8:23 | 2 |
| 4. | 0:12 | 0:6 | 3:7 | | 3:25 | 0 |
;Championship round
Played in Frýdek-Místek, Vsetín, Olomouc, and Prerov.
| Team | TCH | FIN | URS | SWE | NOR | SUI | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 5:3 | | 6:2 | | 10:1 | 36:13 | 8 |
| 2. | 3:5 | | 3:2 | | 7:1 | | 31:12 | 8 |
| 3. | | 2:3 | | 3:3 | | 12:1 | 32:11 | 7 |
| 4. | 2:6 | | 3:3 | | 8:2 | | 25:22 | 5 |
| 5. | | 1:7 | | 2:8 | | 11:2 | 15:37 | 2 |
| 6. | 1:10 | | 1:12 | | 2:11 | | 9:53 | 0 |
;7th place
Poland was relegated to Group B for 1989.Played March 26 to April 1, 1988, in Briançon FranceFirst round
;Group 1
| Spiele | FRG | YUG | FRA | NED | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 8:3 | 3:2 | 5:0 | 16:5 | 6 |
| 2. | 3:8 | | 4:3 | 8:3 | 15:14 | 4 |
| 3. | 2:3 | 3:4 | | 11:1 | 16:8 | 2 |
| 4. | 0:5 | 3:8 | 1:11 | | 4:24 | 0 |
;Group 2
| Team | AUT | DEN | ITA | GBR | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 5:0 | 3:0 | 9:3 | 17:3 | 6 |
| 2. | 0:5 | | 6:2 | 7:0 | 13:7 | 4 |
| 3. | 0:3 | 2:6 | | 3:3 | 5:12 | 1 |
| 4. | 3:9 | 0:7 | 3:3 | | 6:19 | 1 |
Final round
;Championship round
| Team | FRG | AUT | YUG | DEN | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 5:1 | | 6:0 | 19:4 | 6 |
| 2. | 1:5 | | 2:2 | | 8:7 | 3 |
| 3. | | 2:2 | | 5:3 | 10:13 | 3 |
| 4. | 0:6 | | 3:5 | | 3:16 | 0 |
;Placing round
| Team | ITA | FRA | NED | GBR | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 5:3 | 9:6 | | 17:12 | 5 |
| 2. | 3:5 | | | 8:6 | 22:12 | 4 |
| 3. | 6:9 | | | 7:2 | 14:22 | 2 |
| 4. | | 6:8 | 2:7 | | 11:18 | 1 |
''West Germany was promoted to Group A and Great Britain was relegated to Group C, for 1989.Group C
Played April 6–9, 1988, in San Sebastián Spain
| Team | BUL | ESP | HUN | BEL | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 2:1 | 4:0 | 9:4 | 15:5 | 6 |
| 2. | 1:2 | | 6:5 | 15:4 | 22:11 | 4 |
| 3. | 0:4 | 5:6 | | 9:1 | 14:11 | 2 |
| 4. | 4:9 | 4:15 | 1:9 | | 9:33 | 0 |
''Bulgaria was promoted to Group B for 1989.
