1980 IIHF European U18 Championship
The 1980 IIHF European U18 Championship was the thirteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.Played in Hradec Králové, Czechoslovakia from April 1–7, 1980.;Group 1
| Team | TCH | SWE | POL | NOR | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 7:1 | 9:2 | 11:3 | 27:6 | 6 |
| 2. | 1:7 | | 7:2 | 9:0 | 17:9 | 4 |
| 3. | 2:9 | 2:7 | | 6:4 | 10:20 | 2 |
| 4. | 3:11 | 0:9 | 4:6 | | 7:26 | 0 |
;Group 2
| Team | URS | FIN | FRG | SUI | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 9:2 | 12:3 | 13:1 | 34:6 | 6 |
| 2. | 2:9 | | 9:3 | 5:2 | 16:14 | 4 |
| 3. | 3:12 | 3:9 | | 4:3 | 10:24 | 2 |
| 4. | 1:13 | 2:5 | 3:4 | | 6:22 | 0 |
;Championship round
| Team | URS | TCH | SWE | FIN | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 3:2 | 5:1 | | 17:5 | 6 |
| 2. | 2:3 | | | 6:3 | 15:7 | 4 |
| 3. | 1:5 | | | 3:1 | 5:13 | 2 |
| 4. | | 3:6 | 1:3 | | 6:18 | 0 |
;Placing round
| Team | FRG | POL | SUI | NOR | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 8:3 | | 8:3 | 20:9 | 6 |
| 2. | 3:8 | | 5:2 | | 14:14 | 4 |
| 3. | | 2:5 | | 8:3 | 13:12 | 2 |
| 4. | 3:8 | | 3:8 | | 10:22 | 0 |
''Norway was relegated to Group B for 1981.Played in Jesenice, Yugoslavia from March 4–8, 1980.First round
;Group 1
| Team | AUT | ROM | FRA | NED | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 6:5 | 7:6 | 6:1 | 19:12 | 6 |
| 2. | 5:6 | | 5:4 | 10:2 | 20:12 | 4 |
| 3. | 6:7 | 4:5 | | 7:6 | 17:18 | 2 |
| 4. | 1:6 | 2:10 | 6:7 | | 9:23 | 0 |
;Group 2
| Team | YUG | BUL | ITA | HUN | GF/GA | Points |
| 1. | | 7:6 | 3:3 | 7:5 | 27:14 | 5 |
| 2. | 6:7 | | 4:2 | 10:4 | 20:13 | 4 |
| 3. | 3:3 | 2:4 | | 7:6 | 12:13 | 3 |
| 4. | 5:7 | 4:10 | 6:7 | | 15:24 | 0 |
Placing round
''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. | | 11:2
10:0 | 17:2
13:1 | 51:5 | 8 |
| 2. | 2:11
0:10 | | 4:1
7:8 | 13:30 | 2 |
| 3. | 2:17
1:13 | 1:4
8:7 | | 12:41 | 2 |
''Denmark was promoted to Group B for 1981.
