1980 IIHF European U18 Championship
# 1980 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1980 IIHF European U18 Championship was the thirteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

## Group A

Played in Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia from April 1–7, 1980.

### First round

**Group 1**

| Team | TCH | SWE | POL | NOR | GF/GA | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. Czechoslovakia | | 7:1 | 9:2 | 11:3 | 27:06 | 6 |
| 2. Sweden | 1:7 | | 7:2 | 9:0 | 17:09 | 4 |
| 3. Poland | 2:9 | 2:7 | | 6:4 | 10:20 | 2 |
| 4. Norway | 3:11 | 0:9 | 4:6 | | 07:26 | 0 |

**Group 2**

| Team | URS | FIN | FRG | SUI | GF/GA | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. Soviet Union | | 9:2 | 12:3 | 13:1 | 34:06 | 6 |
| 2. Finland | 2:9 | | 9:3 | 5:2 | 16:14 | 4 |
| 3. West Germany | 3:12 | 3:9 | | 4:3 | 10:24 | 2 |
| 4. Switzerland | 1:13 | 2:5 | 3:4 | | 06:22 | 0 |

### Final round

**Championship round**

| Team | URS | TCH | SWE | FIN | GF/GA | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. Soviet Union | | 3:2 | 5:1 | (9:2) | 17:05 | 6 |
| 2. Czechoslovakia | 2:3 | | (7:1) | 6:3 | 15:07 | 4 |
| 3. Sweden | 1:5 | (1:7) | | 3:1 | 05:13 | 2 |
| 4. Finland | (2:9) | 3:6 | 1:3 | | 06:18 | 0 |

**Placing round**

| Team | FRG | POL | SUI | NOR | GF/GA | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. West Germany | | 8:3 | (4:3) | 8:3 | 20:09 | 6 |
| 2. Poland | 3:8 | | 5:2 | (6:4) | 14:14 | 4 |
| 3. Switzerland | (3:4) | 2:5 | | 8:3 | 13:12 | 2 |
| 4. Norway | 3:8 | (4:6) | 3:8 | | 10:22 | 0 |

Norway was relegated to Group B for 1981.

## Tournament Awards

* Top Scorer: Sergei Yashin (14 Points)
* Top Goalie: Jirí Steklík
* Top Defenceman:Peter Andersson
* Top Forward: Sergei Yashin

## Group B

Played in Jesenice, Yugoslavia from March 4–8, 1980.

### First round

**Group 1**

| Team | AUT | ROM | FRA | NED | GF/GA | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. Austria | | 6:5 | 7:6 | 6:1 | 19:12 | 6 |
| 2. Romania | 5:6 | | 5:4 | 10:2 | 20:12 | 4 |
| 3. France | 6:7 | 4:5 | | 7:6 | 17:18 | 2 |
| 4. Netherlands | 1:6 | 2:10 | 6:7 | | 09:23 | 0 |

**Group 2**

| Team | YUG | BUL | ITA | HUN | GF/GA | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. Yugoslavia | | 7:6 | 3:3 | 7:5 | 27:14 | 5 |
| 2. Bulgaria | 6:7 | | 4:2 | 10:4 | 20:13 | 4 |
| 3. Italy | 3:3 | 2:4 | | 7:6 | 12:13 | 3 |
| 4. Hungary | 5:7 | 4:10 | 6:7 | | 15:24 | 0 |

### Placing round

| 7th place | Hungary | 11:3 (2:1, 5:0, 4:2) | Netherlands |
| - | - | - | - |
| 5th place | France | 6:3 (2:1, 2:2, 2:0) | Italy |
| 3rd place | Bulgaria | 4:2 (2:1, 0:0, 2:1) | Romania |
| Final | Austria | 4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0) | Yugoslavia |

Austria was promoted to Group A, and the Netherlands was relegated to Group C, for 1981.

## Group C

Played in Frederikshavn, Denmark from March 29 to April 3, 1980.

| Team | DEN | BEL | GBR | GF/GA | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. Denmark | | 11:2 10:0 | 17:2 13:1 | 51:05 | 8 |
| 2. Belgium | 2:11 0:10 | | 4:1 7:8 | 13:30 | 2 |
| 3. Great Britain | 2:17 1:13 | 1:4 8:7 | | 12:41 | 2 |

Denmark was promoted to Group B for 1981.

