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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Germany |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 5–10 January 2009 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  United States (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |  Canada |
Third place  |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 172 (8.6 per game) |
| Attendance | 4,810 (241 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | Amanda Kessel (19 points) |
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.[1] Team USA won the tournament for the second time and the Swiss national U18 team was relegated to Division I.