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.World and European tournamentsAsian tournaments

Division A

First round

7-10 place

1-6 place

Final standings 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.

Division B

Final round

Final ranking RF Team1 Belarus2 Austria3 Poland4 Denmark5 Italy6 France7 Hungary8 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

First round

Placing round 7th place 20 January 1999 Bucharest – 14–2 (3–2,4–0,7–0)5th place 20 January 1999 Bucharest – 0–15 (0–4,0–7,0–4)3rd place 20 January 1999 Bucharest – 10–1 (2–1,5–0,3–0)Final 20 January 1999 Bucharest – 5–1 (2–0,2–1,1–0)

Latvia was promoted to Division B, and both Croatia and Yugoslavia were relegated to the European Division II, for 2000.

European Championships Division II

First round

Placing round

Spain was promoted to the European Division I for 2000.

Asia-Oceania Division I

Japan was promoted to Division B for 2000.

Asia-Oceania Division II

First round

Semi-finals North Korea 29 - 0 Chinese Taipei South Africa 15 - 0 New Zealand

Finals 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.

All-Star Team Source: EliteProspectsU18 WJC All-Star Teams Ari Ahonen (Goaltender) David Jobin (Defence) Niklas Kronwall (Defence) Mikko Hyytiä (Centre) Marián Gáborík (Winger) Milan Bartovič (Winger)

References

External links Full results (and explanation in french) Official results (archived)