1986 IIHF European U18 Championship

The 1986 IIHF European U18 Championship' was the nineteenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships.

Group A
Played from April 3–9, in Düsseldorf, Ratingen, and Krefeld, West Germany. On the final day of the tournament, the Soviets played to a four all draw with the Swedes, leaving them in fourth place, out of the medals. In the twenty-four years that the Soviets played at the European Juniors (1968 to 1991), this is one and only time they finished out of the medals.

First round

 * Group 1


 * Group 2

Final round

 * Championship round


 * Placing round

Romania was relegated to Group B for 1987.

Tournament Awards

 * Top Scorer 🇫🇮Tero Toivola (17 points)
 * Top Goalie: Radek Toth
 * Top Defenceman:🇫🇮Kari Harila
 * Top Forward: 🇸🇪Morgan Samuelsson

Group B
Played from March 16 to 22, 1986, in Aoste Italy.

First round

 * Group 1


 * Group 2

Final round

 * Championship round


 * Placing round

''Poland was promoted to Group A and the Netherlands were relegated to Group C, for 1987.

Group C
Played December 28 to January 2, in Barcelona Spain.

Great Britain was promoted to Group B for 1987.