2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

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 and the Swiss national U18 team was relegated to Division I.

Top Division
The 2009 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – 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.

Teams
The following teams participated in the championship:



Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).

7th place game
 is relegated to the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I.

Scoring leaders
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.

Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Tournament awards
Best players selected by the directorate:
 * Best Goaltender: 🇺🇸 Alex Rigsby
 * Best Defenceman: 🇺🇸 Alev Kelter
 * Best Forward: 🇺🇸 Amanda Kessel

Division I
The tournament was held in Chambéry, France, from December 28, 2008 to January 2, 2009.

 is promoted to the Top Division for the 2010 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship.