The 1968 IIHF European U19 Championship was the first official edition of the IIHF European Junior Championships. Tampere in Finland hosted the six team tournament from 26 December 1967 to 3 January 1968. Finland were qualified as hosts; the other five participants were qualified through the playoffs, played in November and December 1967.[1]
East Germany qualified for the main tournament.----Sweden qualified for the main tournament.----Poland qualified for the main tournament.----Soviet Union qualified for the main tournament.----West Germany withdrew. Czechoslovakia qualified for the main tournament.
| Team | TCH | URS | SWE | FIN | POL | GDR | GF/GA | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4:3 | 5:2 | 8:5 | 14:4 | 15:0 | 46:14 | 10 | ||
| 2. | 3:4 | 6:4 | 5:2 | 16:2 | 9:2 | 39:14 | 8 | ||
| 3. | 2:5 | 4:6 | 4:2 | 5:5 | 21:1 | 36:19 | 5 | ||
| 4. | 5:8 | 2:5 | 2:4 | 9:1 | 8:3 | 26:21 | 4 | ||
| 5. | 4:14 | 2:16 | 5:5 | 1:9 | 7:2 | 19:46 | 3 | ||
| 6. | 0:15 | 2:9 | 1:21 | 3:8 | 2:7 | 8:60 | 0 |
East Germany was relegated to Group B for 1969.