The 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship was the second holding of the World Women's U18 Championships, the premier International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) tournament for top division national women's junior ice hockey teams. It was held from 5 January through 10 January 2009, in Füssen, Germany. Eight teams competed in the Top Division tournament. Team USA won the tournament for the second time. The Swiss national U18 team was relegated to Division I.
The 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship â Division I was the first holding of an IIHF World Women's U18 Championship for the newly formed Division I. It was held from 28 December 2008 through 2 January 2009, in Chambéry, France. Five teams competed in the Division I tournament. The Japanese national U18 team won the tournament and gained promotion to the Top Division.
The following teams participated in the championship:
<small>All times are local (UTC+1).</small>
is relegated to the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship â Division I.
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown. <small>GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/â = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position<br>Source: IIHF</small>
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. <small>TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts<br>Source: IIHF</small>
Best players selected by the directorate:
The tournament was held in Chambéry, France, from 28 December 2008 to 2 January 2009.
is promoted to the Top Division for the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.