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{{Infobox sports league
|current_season = 2024 IIHF World U18 Championships
|sport = Ice hockey
|founded = 1999
|teams = 10
|champion={{ih18|CAN}} 
|most_champs = {{ih18|United States}} (11 titles)
| relegation = [[IIHF World U18 Championship Division I|Division I]]
|website=[http://www.iihf.com/ IIHF.com]
}}

The '''IIHF U18 World Championship''' is an annual event organized by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] for national under-18 ice hockey teams from around the world. The tournament is usually played in April and is organized according to a system similar to [[Ice Hockey World Championships]] and [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]]. The United States has tended to dominate the World Championships. Most countries send their best team to this tournament, however, Canada may not send its best players as in April some CHL junior teams are still involved in junior playoffs.<ref name="tsn">{{cite web | url = http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/news_story/?ID=174055&hubname= | publisher = tsn.ca | accessdate = 2006-08-12 | date =2006-08-12 | author = Canadian Press | title = Canada blanks U.S. to win under-18 gold |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20060826145730/http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/news_story/?ID=174055&hubname= <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2006-08-26}}</ref> Instead Canada's top U18 players involved in junior or university playoffs in North America play in the [[Hlinka Gretzky Cup]] in August.<ref name="tsn" /> 

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==Results==
*'''{{small|(#)}}''' Number of tournaments (or 2nd placed/3rd places) won at the time.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef" align="left"
! Year
! width=145 style="background-color: #F7F6A8;" | {{goca}} Gold
! width=135 style="background-color: #DCE5E5;" | {{sica}} Silver
! width=135 style="background-color: #FFDAB9;" | {{Brca}} Bronze
! width=230 | Host city (cities)
! width=125 | Host country
|-
|[[1999 IIHF World U18 Championships|1999]] || {{ih18|FIN}} {{small|(1)}} || {{ih18|SWE}} {{small|(1)}} || {{ih18|SVK}} {{small|(1)}} || [[Füssen]] and [[Kaufbeuren]] || {{GER}}
|-
|[[2000 IIHF World U18 Championships|2000]] || {{ih18|FIN}} {{small|(2)}} || {{ih18|RUS}} {{small|(1)}} || {{ih18|SWE}} {{small|(1)}} || [[Kloten]] and [[Weinfelden]] || {{SUI}}
|-
|[[2001 IIHF World U18 Championships|2001]] || {{ih18|RUS}} {{small|(1)}} || {{ih18|SUI}} {{small|(1)}} || {{ih18|FIN}} {{small|(1)}} || [[Helsinki]], [[Lahti]] and [[Heinola]] || {{FIN}}
|-
|[[2002 IIHF World U18 Championships|2002]] || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(1)}} || {{ih18|RUS}} {{small|(2)}} || {{ih18|CZE}} {{small|(1)}} || [[Piešťany]] and [[Trnava]] || {{SVK}}
|-
|[[2003 IIHF World U18 Championships|2003]] || {{ih18|CAN}} {{small|(1)}} || {{ih18|SVK}} {{small|(1)}} || {{ih18|RUS}} {{small|(1)}} || [[Yaroslavl]] || {{RUS}}
|-
|[[2004 IIHF World U18 Championships|2004]] || {{ih18|RUS}} {{small|(2)}} || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(1)}} || {{ih18|CZE}} {{small|(2)}} || [[Minsk]] || {{flagcountry|BLR|1995}}
|-
|[[2005 IIHF World U18 Championships|2005]] || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(2)}} || {{ih18|CAN}} {{small|(1)}} || {{ih18|SWE}} {{small|(2)}} || [[Plzeň]] and [[České Budějovice]] || {{CZE}}
|-
|[[2006 IIHF World U18 Championships|2006]] || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(3)}} || {{ih18|FIN}} {{small|(1)}} || {{ih18|CZE}} {{small|(3)}} || [[Ängelholm]] and [[Halmstad]] || {{SWE}}
|-
|[[2007 IIHF World U18 Championships|2007]] || {{ih18|RUS}} {{small|(3)}} || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(2)}} || {{ih18|SWE}} {{small|(3)}} || [[Tampere]] and [[Rauma, Finland|Rauma]] || {{FIN}}
|-
|[[2008 IIHF World U18 Championships|2008]] || {{ih18|CAN}} {{small|(2)}} || {{ih18|RUS}} {{small|(3)}} || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(1)}} || [[Kazan]] || {{RUS}}
|-
|[[2009 IIHF World U18 Championships|2009]] || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(4)}} || {{ih18|RUS}} {{small|(4)}} || {{ih18|FIN}} {{small|(2)}} || [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]] and [[Moorhead, Minnesota|Moorhead]] || {{USA}}
|-
|[[2010 IIHF World U18 Championships|2010]] || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(5)}} || {{ih18|SWE}} {{small|(2)}}  || {{ih18|FIN}} {{small|(3)}} || [[Minsk]] and [[Babruysk]] || {{flagcountry|BLR|1995}}
|-
|[[2011 IIHF World U18 Championships|2011]] || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(6)}} || {{ih18|SWE}} {{small|(3)}} || {{ih18|RUS}} {{small|(2)}} || [[Crimmitschau]] and [[Dresden]] || {{GER}}
|-
|[[2012 IIHF World U18 Championships|2012]] || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(7)}} || {{ih18|SWE}} {{small|(4)}} || {{ih18|CAN}} {{small|(1)}} || [[Brno]], [[Znojmo]] and [[Břeclav]] || {{CZE}}
|-
|[[2013 IIHF World U18 Championships|2013]] || {{ih18|CAN}} {{small|(3)}} || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(3)}} ||{{ih18|FIN}} {{small|(4)}} || [[Sochi]] || {{RUS}}
|-
|[[2014 IIHF World U18 Championships|2014]] || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(8)}} || {{ih18|CZE}} {{small|(1)}} || {{ih18|CAN}} {{small|(2)}} || [[Lappeenranta]] and [[Imatra]] || {{FIN}}
|-
|[[2015 IIHF World U18 Championships|2015]] || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(9)}} || {{ih18|FIN}} {{small|(2)}} || {{ih18|CAN}} {{small|(3)}} || [[Zug]] and [[Lucerne]] || {{SUI}}
|-
|[[2016 IIHF World U18 Championships|2016]] || {{ih18|FIN}} {{small|(3)}} || {{ih18|SWE}} {{small|(5)}} || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(2)}} || [[Grand Forks, North Dakota|Grand Forks]] || {{USA}}
|-
|[[2017 IIHF World U18 Championships|2017]] || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(10)}} || {{ih18|FIN}} {{small|(3)}} || {{ih18|RUS}} {{small|(3)}} || [[Poprad]] and [[Spišská Nová Ves]]<ref name=calendar>{{cite web|title=2016 IIHF Calendar of Events|url=http://www.iihf.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/2016-2017_IIHF_Calendar_of_Events_01.06.2016.pdf|publisher=IIHF.com|date=1 June 2016|accessdate=28 June 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606165632/http://www.iihf.com/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/2016-2017_IIHF_Calendar_of_Events_01.06.2016.pdf|archivedate=6 June 2016|df=}}</ref> || {{SVK}}
|-
|[[2018 IIHF World U18 Championships|2018]] || {{ih18|FIN}} {{small|(4)}} || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(4)}} ||  {{ih18|SWE}} {{small|(4)}} || [[Chelyabinsk]] and [[Magnitogorsk]]<ref name=calendar/> || {{RUS}}
|-
|[[2019 IIHF World U18 Championships|2019]] || {{ih18|SWE}} {{small|(1)}} ||  {{ih18|RUS}} {{small|(5)}} || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(3)}} || [[Örnsköldsvik]] and [[Umeå]] || {{SWE}}<ref name=calendar/>
|-
|[[2020 IIHF World U18 Championships|2020]] || colspan=4 align=center|''Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic'' ||
|-
|[[2021 IIHF World U18 Championships|2021]] || {{ih18|CAN}} {{small|(4)}} || {{ih18|RUS}} {{small|(6)}} || {{ih18|SWE}} {{small|(5)}} || [[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]] and [[Plano, Texas|Plano]] || {{USA}}
|-
|[[2022 IIHF World U18 Championships|2022]] || {{ih18|SWE}} {{small|(2)}} || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(5)}} || {{ih18|FIN}} {{small|(5)}} || [[Landshut]] and [[Kaufbeuren]] || {{GER}}
|-
|[[2023 IIHF World U18 Championships|2023]] || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(11)}} || {{ih18|SWE}} {{small|(6)}} || {{ih18|CAN}} {{small|(4)}} || [[Basel]] and [[Porrentruy]] || {{SUI}}
|-
|[[2024 IIHF World U18 Championships|2024]] || {{ih18|CAN}} {{small|(5)}} || {{ih18|USA}} {{small|(6)}} || {{ih18|SWE}} {{small|(6)}} || [[Espoo]] and [[Vantaa]] || {{FIN}}
|}

===Medal table===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|- bgcolor="#efefef" align=center
!align=left |Country
!style="background-color: #F7F6A8;" |{{gold1}} Gold
!style="background-color: #DCE5E5;" |{{silver2}} Silver
!style="background-color: #FFDAB9;" |{{bronze3}} Bronze
!Medals
|- align=center
|align=left|{{ih18|USA}} || 11 || 6 || 3 || 20
|- align=center
|align=left|{{ih18|CAN}} || 5 || 1 || 4 || 10
|- align=center
|align=left|{{ih18|FIN}} || 4 || 3 || 5 || 12
|- align=center
|align=left|{{ih18|RUS}} || 3 || 6 || 3 || 12
|- align=center
|align=left|{{ih18|SWE}} || 2 || 6 || 6 || 14
|- align=center
|align=left|{{ih18|CZE|name=Czechia}} || 0 || 1 || 3 || 4
|- align=center
|align=left|{{ih18|SVK}} || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|- align=center
|align=left|{{ih18|SUI}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-
!Total !! 25 !! 25 !! 25 !! 75
|}

==Hosting countries==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef" align=left
! Host country
! Tournaments
|- align=center
| align="left" | {{FIN}}
| 4
|- align=center
| align="left" | {{RUS}}
| 4
|- align=center
| align="left" | {{GER}}
| 3
|- align=center
| align="left" | {{SUI}}
| 3
|- align=center
| align="left" | {{USA}}
| 3
|- align=center
| align="left" | {{BLR}}
| 2
|- align=center
| align="left" | {{CZE|name=Czechia}}
| 2
|- align=center
| align="left" | {{SVK}}
| 2
|- align=center
| align="left" | {{SWE}}
| 2
|}

==See also==
* [[IIHF World Ranking]]
* [[Ice Hockey World Championships]]
* [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]]
* [[World Junior A Challenge]]
* [[World U-17 Hockey Challenge]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iihf.com/sk/iihf-home/history/all-medallists/u18.html All Medalists - U18] - Full results for men's, women's and junior championships since 1999 and medalists for all tournaments.
*[http://www.belarus.by/en/about-belarus/sport/iihf-world-u18-championship-2010 2010 IIHF World U18 Championship in Minsk and Bobruisk] on [http://www.belarus.by/en Official Website of the Republic of Belarus]

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