The IIHF European Junior Championships were an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation and held from 1968 to 1998, with an unofficial tournament being held in 1967. The tournament was played as a U19 tournament from 1968 to 1976. In 1977, the IIHF created the IIHF World Junior Championships, and the U19 championships became U18. The tournament was dominated by the Russians (and Soviets), Czechs (and Czechoslovaks), Swedes and Finns, winning all but two of the medals in the 31 years it was held.
The U18 Championships remained strong until 1999, when the new IIHF World U18 Championships were introduced, thus rendering the U18 European Championships redundant. Two European Divisions continued until 2000, but were tiered qualifiers, alongside Asian Divisions, with promotion and relegation to the World Group B.
Champions U19 YearGoldSilverBronzeHost1967 (unofficial)Yaroslavl, Russian SFSR, 1968Tampere, 1969Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, 1970Geneva, 1971Prešov, Slovak SR, 1972Boden, Luleå, Skellefteå, 1973Leningrad, Russian SFSR, 1974Herisau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, 1975Grenoble, 1976Kopřivnice, Opava, Czech SR,
U18 Year Gold SilverBronzeHost1977Bremerhaven, Bremen, 1978Helsinki, Vantaa, 1979Tychy, Katowice, 1980Hradec Králové, Czech SR, 1981Minsk, Belorussian SSR, 1982Ängelholm, Tyringe, 1983Oslo, 1984Rosenheim, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Füssen, Bad Tölz, Bavaria, 1985Anglet, 1986Düsseldorf, Ratingen, Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, 1987Tampere, Kouvola, Hämeenlinna, 1988Frýdek-Místek, Vsetín, Olomouc, Přerov, Czech SR, 1989Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, 1990Örnsköldsvik, Sollefteå, 1991Spišská Nová Ves, Prešov, Slovak SR, 1992Lillehammer, Hamar, 1993Nowy Targ, Oświęcim, 1994 Jyväskylä, 1995Berlin, 1996Ufa, 1997Znojmo, Třebíč, 1998Malung, Mora,
Medal table Country Gold Silver BronzeMedals 10 7 9 26 4 5 4 13 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
Medals 1968-1998 (Including Precursors) Exclude 1967 European U19 Championship.
European Division I (Qualifier for World Group B) Year Gold SilverBronzeHost19992000
Overall participation totals Over the history of the tournament there were 31 'A', 30 'B', 21 'C', and 4 'D' championshipsIn 1976 Group 'A' grew from six members to eight. Team Group A Group B Group C Group D Total 1 25 3 — 29 2 3 1 — 6 – 1 9 1 11 1 13 8 4 26 — – 4 1 5 6 — — — 6 25 — — — 25 – 27 1 — 28 1 – 1 — 2 — – 6 – 6 31 — — — 31 5 22 — — 27 27 3 — — 30 – 5 15 – 20 — — — 1 1 – 17 10 — 27 — — – 2 2 — – – 4 4 2 24 1 — 25 – – – 1 1 – – 6 — 6 – – 5 1 6 — — – 1 1 1 14 6 3 24 16 13 — — 29 18 13 — — 31 4 23 2 – 29 7 — — — 7 — — 1 3 4 3 1 2 — 6 – 1 5 — 6 24 — — — 24 — 7 10 2 19 31 — — — 31 24 5 — — 29 — — – 3 3 2 1 3 — 6 – 22 1 — 23 Former nations are italicized and listed separately from nations that continued in their stead. In Group A participation totals include withdrawals (or forfeitures) by Bulgaria, Poland and Romania. Likewise Greece's only appearance is listed despite not being official because of forfeit.
See also European Ice Hockey Championships Ice Hockey European Championships European Curling Championships European Bandy Championships IIHF European Women Championships Euro Hockey Tour IIHF World Junior Championship (U20) IIHF World U18 Championship IIHF World Women's U18 Championship World U-17 Hockey Challenge World Junior A Challenge IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships IIHF Asia and Oceania Championship IIHF European Women's Champions Cup European Women's Hockey League 2023–24 Euro Hockey Tour (women) Euro Hockey Challenge Euro Ice Hockey Challenge IIHF European Cup (1965–1996) European Hockey League (1996–2000) Champions Hockey League (2008–09) European Trophy (2010–2013) Champions Hockey League (Since 2014) IIHF Continental Cup Junior Club World Cup
References
External links Year by year complete results with notes and commentary in french at Passionhockey.com