| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czechoslovakia |
| Dates | April 9 – April 17 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Czechoslovakia |
Runner-up  |  Finland |
Third place  |  Soviet Union |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 242 (10.08 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Teemu Selänne (16 points) |
The 1988 IIHF European U18 Championship was the twenty-first playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.
Played April 9–17, 1988, in Frýdek-Místek, Vsetín, Olomouc, and Přerov, Czechoslovakia.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FIN | SWE | SUI | ROM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | +32 | 6 | 7–3 | 11–1 | 18–0 | ||
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 4 | 3–7 | 9–4 | 21–0 | ||
| 3 |  Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 2 | 1–11 | 4–9 | 4–2 | ||
| 4 |  Romania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 43 | −41 | 0 | 0–18 | 0–21 | 2–4 |
Played in Frýdek-Místek and Vsetín
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | URS | TCH | NOR | POL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 6 | 6–4 | 9–0 | 12–0 | ||
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 4 | 4–6 | 11–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 |  Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 2 | 0–9 | 1–11 | 7–3 | ||
| 4 |  Poland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 0 | 0–12 | 0–6 | 3–7 |
Played in Frýdek-Místek, Vsetín, Olomouc, and Přerov.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | TCH | FIN | URS | SWE | NOR | SUI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 8 | 5–3 | 4–6 | 6–2 | 11–1 | 10–1 | ||
| 2 | Finland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 12 | +19 | 8 | 3–5 | 3–2 | 7–3 | 7–1 | 11–1 | ||
| 3 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 7 | 6–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 9–0 | 12–1 | ||
| 4 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 5 | 2–6 | 3–7 | 3–3 | 8–2 | 9–4 | ||
| 5 | Norway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 2 | 1–11 | 1–7 | 0–9 | 2–8 | 11–2 | ||
| 6 | Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 53 | −44 | 0 | 1–10 | 1–11 | 1–12 | 4–9 | 2–11 |
| Romania | 7:3 (3:1, 2:0, 2:2) Přerov | 1:6 (0:3, 0:1, 1:2) Vsetín | 3:2 s.o. (1:0, 1:2, 0:0, 0:0, 1:0) Přerov | Poland |
Poland was relegated to Group B for 1989.
Teemu Selänne (16 points) Henry Eskelinen Sergei Zubov Petri Aaltonen Played March 26 to April 1, 1988, in Briançon France
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FRG | YUG | FRA | NED | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 6 | 8–3 | 3–2 | 5–0 | ||
| 2 |  Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 4 | 3–8 | 4–3 | 8–3 | ||
| 3 |  France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 2 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 11–1 | ||
| 4 |  Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | −20 | 0 | 0–5 | 3–8 | 1–11 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AUT | DEN | ITA | GBR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 6 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 9–3 | ||
| 2 |  Denmark | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 4 | 0–5 | 6–2 | 7–0 | ||
| 3 |  Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 | 0–3 | 2–6 | 3–3 | ||
| 4 |  Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 1 | 3–9 | 0–7 | 3–3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | FRG | AUT | YUG | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 6 | 5–1 | 8–3 | 6–0 | ||
| 2 | Austria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 3 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 5–0 | ||
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 3 | 3–8 | 2–2 | 5–3 | ||
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | 0–6 | 0–5 | 3–5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ITA | FRA | NED | GBR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 5 | 5–3 | 9–6 | 3–3 | ||
| 2 | France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 4 | 3–5 | 11–1 | 8–6 | ||
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 2 | 6–9 | 1–11 | 7–2 | ||
| 4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 1 | 3–3 | 6–8 | 2–7 |
West Germany was promoted to Group A and Great Britain was relegated to Group C, for 1989.
Played April 6–9, 1988, in San Sebastián Spain
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | BUL | ESP | HUN | BEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 6 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 9–4 | ||
| 2 |  Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 4 | 1–2 | 6–5 | 15–4 | ||
| 3 |  Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 2 | 0–4 | 5–6 | 9–1 | ||
| 4 |  Belgium | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 33 | −24 | 0 | 4–9 | 4–15 | 1–9 |
Bulgaria was promoted to Group B for 1989.
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