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{{ Infobox_national_hockey_team
| Name               = 
| Badge              = Escudo de España (mazonado).png
| Badge_size         = 150px
| caption            = The coat of arms of Spain is the badge used on the players jerseys.
| Association        = [[Spanish Ice Sports Federation]]
| Nickname           = 
| Most games         = 
| Top scorer         = 
| Most points        = Juan Munoz (33)
| Home Stadium       = 
| IIHF code          = ESP
| IIHF Rank          = 
| IIHF max           = 
| IIHF max date      = 
| IIHF min           = 
| IIHF min date      = 
| Team_Colors        = {{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#AA151B}} {{color box|#F1BF00}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| Jerseys            = 
| First game         = {{ihj|ESP}} 7 – 3 {{ihj-rt|GBR}} <br> ([[Varese]], [[Italy]]; 25 March 1984)
| Largest win        = {{ihj|ESP}} 13 – 1 {{ihj-rt|MEX}} <br> ([[Sofia]], [[Bulgaria]]; 30 December 1996)
| Largest loss       = {{ihj|DEN}} 19 – 0 {{ihj-rt|ESP}} <br> ([[Belluno]] & [[Feltre]], [[Italy]]; 21 March 1988)
| World champ2 name  = [[IIHF World U20 Championship]]
| World champ2 apps  = 26
| World champ2 first = [[1984 IIHF World U20 Championship|1984]]
| World champ2 best  = 20th ([[1984 IIHF World U20 Championship|1984]], [[1992 IIHF World U20 Championship|1992]])
| Record             = 47–67–6
}}

The '''Spain men's national under 20 ice hockey team''' is the national under-20 [[ice hockey]] team of [[Spain]]. The team is controlled by the [[Spanish Ice Sports Federation]], a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]].

==History==
Spain played its first game in 1984 against [[Great Britain]] during the Pool C tournament of the 1984 IIHF World U20 Championship.<ref name="RESULTS">{{cite web | url=http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/uploads/Spain_U20_All_Time_Results.pdf | title=Spain U20 All Time Results | publisher=National Teams of Ice Hockey | date= | accessdate=2011-11-19 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> Spain won the game 7–3 and finished the tournament in fourth place.<ref name="IIHE19042005">{{cite book |title=International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005 |last=Müller |first=Stephan |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2005 |publisher=Books on Demand |location=Germany |isbn=3-8334-4189-5 |page= |pages=254–306 |url= |accessdate=}}</ref> After competing in their second World U20 Championships in 1985 Spain did not send a team for the 1986 IIHF World U20 Championship. Spain returned to compete in the Pool C tournament at the 1987 IIHF World U20 Championship. During the 1988 tournament Spain had their largest defeat in international participation after being beaten by [[Denmark]] 0–19.<ref name="RESULTS"/> Spain did not send a team to the following three World U20 Championship and but returned to the Pool C tournament for the 1992 IIHF World U20 Championship. They continued to compete in the Pool C tournament until 1996 when their finished last in the Pool and were relegated to Pool D for the following years World Championships.<ref name="IIHE19042005"/> During the Pool D tournament of the 1997 IIHF World U20 Championship Spain achieved their largest win in international participation when they defeated [[Mexico]] 13–1.<ref name="RESULTS"/> Spain continued to compete in Pool D until 2001 when the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] changed the format of the World U20 Championship and Spain was reseeded into the Division III tournament. In 2002 Spain was promoted to Division II following the 2002 Division III tournament due to a restructuring which saw all Division III teams promoted to Division II.<ref name="IIHE19042005"/> Spain has continued to compete in Division II and in 2013 finished sixth in the [[2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II|Division II Group A tournament]] being held in [[Brașov]], [[Romania]]. Following their sixth place finish they were relegated to Division II Group B for the following year.<ref name="2013U20DIIA">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/competition/321/statistics.html | title=2013 IIHF World U20 Championship Div. II Group A | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date= | accessdate=2012-12-27 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref>

Juan Munoz currently holds the team record for most points with 33.<ref name="NATIONALPAGE">{{cite web | url=http://www.nationalteamsoficehockey.com/spain.html | title=Spain | publisher=National Teams of Ice Hockey | date= | accessdate=2011-11-19 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref> Munoz competed in four IIHF World U20 Championship from 2007 to 2010 with his best result in 2010 where he scored 11 goals and six assists in the [[2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II|Division II Group A]] tournament at the 2010 IIHF World U20 Championship.<ref name="ELITEPROSPECTS">{{cite web | url=http://eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=35299 | title=Juan Munoz | publisher=Elite Prospects | date= | accessdate=2011-11-19 |archiveurl= |archivedate= |deadurl=no}}</ref>

==International competitions==
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*[[1984 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in Pool C (20th overall)
*[[1985 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 6th in Pool C (21st overall)
*[[1987 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 5th in Pool C (21st overall)
*[[1988 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 5th in Pool C (21st overall)
*[[1992 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in Pool C (20th overall)
*[[1993 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 7th in Pool C (23rd overall)
*[[1994 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 7th in Pool C (23rd overall)
*[[1995 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 5th in Pool C1 (21st overall)
*[[1996 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 8th in Pool C (26th overall)
*[[1997 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in Pool D (30th overall)
*[[1998 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in Pool D (30th overall)
*[[1999 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in Pool D (30th overall)
*[[2000 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in Pool D (30th overall)
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*[[2001 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 2nd in Division III (28th overall)
*[[2002 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 2nd in Division III (28th overall)
*[[2003 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in Division II Group B (30th overall)
*[[2004 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in Division II Group A (28th overall)
*[[2005 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in Division II Group B (30th overall)
*[[2006 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in Division II Group A (30th overall)
*[[2007 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in Division II Group A (29th overall)
*[[2008 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in [[2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II|Division II Group B]] (29th overall)
*[[2009 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 5th in [[2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II|Division II Group B]] (31st overall)
*[[2010 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 3rd in [[2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II|Division II Group A]] (27th overall)
*[[2011 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 3rd in [[2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II|Division II Group A]] (28th overall)
*[[2012 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 4th in [[2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II|Division II Group A]] (26th overall)
*[[2013 IIHF World U20 Championship]]. Finish: 6th in [[2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II|Division II Group A]] (28th overall)
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==U18 Team==
The '''Spain men's national under-18 ice hockey team''' is the men's national under-18 [[ice hockey]] team of [[Spain]]. The team is controlled by the [[Spanish Ice Sports Federation]], a member of the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. The team represents Spain at the [[IIHF World U18 Championship]]s.

===International competitions===
;IIHF World U18 Championships
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*1999: 1st in Division II Europe
*2000: 8th in Division I Europe
*2001: 3rd in Division III
*2002: 3rd in Division III
*2003: 5th in Division II Group A
*2004: 4th in Division II Group A
*2005: 4th in Division II Group A
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*2006: 6th in Division II Group A
*2007: 1st in Division III
*2008: 5th in Division II Group B
*2009: 5th in Division II Group A
*2010: 3rd in Division II Group B
*2011: 4th in Division II Group B
*2012: 3rd in Division II Group B
*2013: 2nd in Division II Group B
*2014: 2nd in Division II Group B
*2015: 2nd in Division II Group B
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.fedhielo.com/ Federación Española de Deportes de Hielo] 

{{Junior national teams}}
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[[Category:Junior national ice hockey teams]]