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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name   = IIHF U18 World Championship Division I
| year           = 2012
| other_titles   = 
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| country        = Slovakia
| country2       = Hungary
| dates          = 11 – 17 April 2012
| num_teams      = 12
| venues         = 
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| prevseason     = [[2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I|2011]]
| nextseason     = [[2013 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I|2013]]
}}

The '''2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division I''' was a pair of international under-18 [[ice hockey]] tournaments organised by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. In 2012 was introduced a new format of the IIHF World U18 Championships, therefore Division I A and Division I B now represent the second and the third tier of the [[IIHF World U18 Championships]].

==Division I A==
The Division I A tournament was played in [[Piešťany]], [[Slovakia]], from 11 to 17 April 2012.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/channels1112/wm18-ia/statistics.html Division I A statistics]</ref>

===Participants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ih18|NOR}}
|placed 9th in 2011 Top Division and were relegated
|-
|{{ih18|SVK}}
|'''hosts,''' placed 10th in 2011 Top Division and were relegated
|-
|{{ih18|ITA}}
|placed 2nd in 2011 Division I (Group A)
|-
|{{ih18|SLO}}
|placed 2nd in 2011 Division I (Group B)
|-
|{{ih18|JPN}}
|not participated in 2011; placed 3rd in 2010 Division I (Group A)
|-
|{{ih18|FRA}}
|placed 3rd in 2011 Division I (Group B)
|}

===Final standings===
{{iht header}}
{{iht team|t={{ih18|SVK}}|w=5|ow=0|ol=0|l=0|gf=30|ga=6|bc=#ccffcc}}
{{iht team|t={{ih18|NOR}}|w=3|ow=0|ol=0|l=2|gf=22|ga=20}}
{{iht team|t={{ih18|ITA}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=2|l=1|gf=17|ga=20}}
{{iht team|t={{ih18|FRA}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=0|l=3|gf=12|ga=19}}
{{iht team|t={{ih18|SLO}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=0|l=3|gf=12|ga=21}}
{{iht team|t={{ih18|JPN}}|w=1|ow=0|ol=0|l=3|gf=14|ga=21|bc=#ffcccc}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|<small>Promoted to the 2013 Top Division</small>
| style="background:#ffcccc;"|<small>Relegated to the 2013 Division I B</small>
|}

===Results===

{{IceHockeybox
|date = 11 April 2012
|time = 12:00
|team1 = {{ih18-rt|JPN}}
|team2 = '''{{ih18|SLO}}'''
|score = 2–3
|periods = ( 0-0, 0-1, 2-2 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 11 April 2012
|time = 15:30
|team1 = {{ih18-rt|FRA}}
|team2 = '''{{ih18|NOR}}'''
|score = 1–6
|periods = ( 0-3, 0-2, 1-1 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|date = 11 April 2012
|time = 19:00
|team1 = {{ih18-rt|ITA}}
|team2 = '''{{ih18|SVK}}'''
|score = 0–5
|periods = ( 0-1, 0-1, 0-3 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
----
{{IceHockeybox
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 12 April 2012
|time = 12:00
|team1 = {{ih18-rt|SLO}}
|team2 = '''{{ih18|FRA}}'''
|score = 2–4
|periods = ( 2-2, 0-2, 0-0 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|date = 12 April 2012
|time = 15:30
|team1 = {{ih18-rt|NOR}}
|team2 = '''{{ih18|ITA}}'''
|score = 3–6
|periods = ( 1-1, 1-1, 1-4 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 12 April 2012
|time = 19:00
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|SVK}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|JPN}}
|score = 4–1
|periods = ( 0-0, 3-1, 1-0 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
----
{{IceHockeybox
|date = 14 April 2012
|time = 12:00
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|FRA}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|ITA}}
|score = 4–3 <small>SO</small>
|periods = ( 1-1, 0-2, 2-0 )<br>( 0-0, 1-0 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 14 April 2012
|time = 15:30
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|NOR}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|JPN}}
|score = 7–3
|periods = ( 5-0, 0-1, 2-2 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|date = 14 April 2012
|time = 19:00
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|SVK}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|SLO}}
|score = 8–2
|periods = ( 1-1, 2-1, 5-0 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
----
{{IceHockeybox
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 15 April 2012
|time = 12:00
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|ITA}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|JPN}}
|score = 5–4 <small>OT</small>
|periods = ( 1-2, 2-0, 1-2 )<br>( 1-0 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|date = 15 April 2012
|time = 15:30
|team1 = {{ih18-rt|SLO}}
|team2 = '''{{ih18|NOR}}'''
|score = 1–4
|periods = ( 1-1, 0-1, 0-2 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 15 April 2012
|time = 19:00
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|SVK}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|FRA}}
|score = 4–1
|periods = ( 1-1, 1-0, 2-0 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
----
{{IceHockeybox
|date = 17 April 2012
|time = 11:30
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|JPN}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|FRA}}
|score = 4–2
|periods = ( 1-1, 2-0, 1-1 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 17 April 2012
|time = 14:45
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|SLO}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|ITA}}
|score = 4–3 <small>SO</small>
|periods = ( 0-2, 0-1, 3-0 )<br>( 0-0, 1-0 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|date = 17 April 2012
|time = 18:15
|team1 = {{ih18-rt|NOR}}
|team2 = '''{{ih18|SVK}}'''
|score = 2–9
|periods = ( 1-3, 1-2, 0-4 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}

==Division I B==
The Division I B tournament was played in [[Székesfehérvár]], [[Hungary]], from 11 to 17 April 2012.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/channels1112/wm18-ib/statistics.html Division I B statistics]</ref>

===Participants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ih18|KAZ}}
|placed 3rd in 2011 Division I (Group A)
|-
|{{ih18|BLR}}
|placed 4th in 2011 Division I (Group B)
|-
|{{ih18|HUN}}
|'''hosts,''' placed 4th in 2011 Division I (Group A)
|-
|{{ih18|POL}}
|placed 5th in 2011 Division I (Group B)
|-
|{{ih18|AUT}}
|placed 1st in 2011 Division II (Group A) and were promoted
|-
|{{ih18|UKR}}
|placed 1st in 2011 Division II (Group B) and were promoted
|}

===Final standings===
{{iht header}}
{{iht team|t={{ih18|BLR}}|w=5|ow=0|ol=0|l=0|gf=28|ga=9|bc=#ccffcc}}
{{iht team|t={{ih18|KAZ}}|w=3|ow=1|ol=0|l=1|gf=27|ga=16}}
{{iht team|t={{ih18|AUT}}|w=2|ow=1|ol=0|l=2|gf=21|ga=21}}
{{iht team|t={{ih18|UKR}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=1|l=2|gf=20|ga=26}}
{{iht team|t={{ih18|POL}}|w=0|ow=1|ol=1|l=3|gf=13|ga=30}}
{{iht team|t={{ih18|HUN}}|w=0|ow=0|ol=2|l=3|gf=13|ga=20|bc=#ffcccc}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#ccffcc;"|<small>Promoted to the 2013 Division I A</small>
| style="background:#ffcccc;"|<small>Relegated to the 2013 Division II A</small>
|}

===Results===

{{IceHockeybox
|date = 11 April 2012
|time = 12:30
|team1 = {{ih18-rt|POL}}
|team2 = '''{{ih18|BLR}}'''
|score = 0–7
|periods = ( 0-2, 0-4, 0-1 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 11 April 2012
|time = 16:00
|team1 = {{ih18-rt|UKR}}
|team2 = '''{{ih18|KAZ}}'''
|score = 4–5 <small>OT</small>
|periods = ( 1-0, 1-3, 2-1 )<br>( 0-1 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|date = 11 April 2012
|time = 19:30
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|AUT}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|HUN}}
|score = 5–4 <small>SO</small>
|periods = ( 1-1, 1-2, 2-1 )<br>( 0-0, 1-0 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
----
{{IceHockeybox
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 12 April 2012
|time = 12:30
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|KAZ}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|POL}}
|score = 7–1
|periods = ( 4-1, 0-0, 3-0 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|date = 12 April 2012
|time = 16:00
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|BLR}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|AUT}}
|score = 5–1
|periods = ( 2-0, 3-0, 0-1 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 12 April 2012
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{ih18-rt|HUN}}
|team2 = '''{{ih18|UKR}}'''
|score = 3–5
|periods = ( 0-2, 1-2, 2-1 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
----
{{IceHockeybox
|date = 14 April 2012
|time = 12:30
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|KAZ}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|AUT}}
|score = 7–4
|periods = ( 2-0, 3-0, 2-4 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 14 April 2012
|time = 16:00
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|UKR}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|POL}}
|score = 7–6 <small>SO</small>
|periods = ( 3-2, 2-2, 1-2 )<br>( 0-0, 1-0 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|date = 14 April 2012
|time = 19:30
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|BLR}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|HUN}}
|score = 3–2
|periods = ( 0-0, 0-2, 3-0 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
----
{{IceHockeybox
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 15 April 2012
|time = 12:30
|team1 = {{ih18-rt|POL}}
|team2 = '''{{ih18|AUT}}'''
|score = 2–6
|periods = ( 0-0, 2-1, 0-5 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|date = 15 April 2012
|time = 16:00
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|BLR}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|UKR}}
|score = 7–1
|periods = ( 0-0, 2-0, 5-1 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 15 April 2012
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{ih18-rt|HUN}}
|team2 = '''{{ih18|KAZ}}'''
|score = 1–3
|periods = ( 0-1, 0-1, 1-1 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
----
{{IceHockeybox
|date = 17 April 2012
|time = 12:30
|team1 = '''{{ih18-rt|AUT}}'''
|team2 = {{ih18|UKR}}
|score = 5–3
|periods = ( 0-1, 0-1, 5-1 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|bg = #eeffff
|date = 17 April 2012
|time = 16:00
|team1 = {{ih18-rt|KAZ}}
|team2 = '''{{ih18|BLR}}'''
|score = 5–6
|periods = ( 4-3, 0-3, 1-0 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
{{IceHockeybox
|date = 17 April 2012
|time = 19:30
|team1 = {{ih18-rt|HUN}}
|team2 = '''{{ih18|POL}}'''
|score = 3–4 <small>SO</small>
|periods = ( 1-2, 1-1, 1-0 )<br>( 0-0, 0-1 )
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = 
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:2012 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:IIHF World U18 Championships]]