2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
CityAntwerp
Dates12–14 January
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Lotto Arena
Final positions
Champions Austria (2nd title)
Runner-up Belgium
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored153 (7.65 per match)
Top scorer(s) Moritz Fürste (11 goals)
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The 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship was the eighteenth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship, the biennial international men's indoor hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It took place from 12 to 14 January 2018 in Antwerp, Belgium.[1]

Austria won their second title by defeating the hosts Belgium 2–1 in a shoot-out after being tied 4–4 after regular time. Three-time defending champions Germany won the bronze medal by defeating Poland 9–8.

Qualified teams

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
15–17 January 2016 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championship Prague, Czech Republic 6  Austria (2)
 Czech Republic (6)
 Germany (1)
 Poland (5)
 Russia (4)
  Switzerland (8)
15–17 January 2016 2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II Espinho, Portugal 2  Belgium (16)
 Denmark (19)
Total 8

Umpires

  • Lee Barron (ENG)
  • Coen van Bunge (NED)
  • Johannes Berneth (GER)
  • Martin Bucher (SUI)
  • Daniel Denta (DEN)
  • Michael Eilmer (AUT)
  • Ben Goentgen (GER)
  • Michael Pontus (BEL)
  • Michael Soukup (CZE)
  • Lukas Zwierchowski (POL)

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 0 23 3 +20 9 Semi-finals
2  Poland 3 2 0 1 14 13 +1 6
3  Czech Republic 3 1 0 2 12 12 0 3 Relegation pool
4  Denmark 3 0 0 3 5 26 −21 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
12 January 2018
10:00
Poland  10–3  Denmark
Report
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Martin Bucher (SUI)
12 January 2018
11:10
Germany  8–1  Czech Republic
Report
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Michael Pontus (BEL)
12 January 2018
17:10
Czech Republic  9–1  Denmark
Report
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Michael Pontus (BEL)
12 January 2018
18:20
Poland  1–8  Germany
Report
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Martin Bucher (SUI)
13 January 2018
09:00
Germany  7–1  Denmark
Report
Umpires:
Michael Soukup (CZE)
Martin Bucher (SUI)
13 January 2018
10:10
Czech Republic  2–3  Poland
Report
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 3 2 1 0 10 5 +5 7 Semi-finals
2  Austria 3 1 2 0 10 5 +5 5
3  Russia 3 1 1 1 7 10 −3 4 Relegation pool
4   Switzerland 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
(H) Hosts
12 January 2018
12:20
Austria  5–0   Switzerland
Report
Umpires:
Johannes Berneth (GER)
Lukas Zwierchowski (POL)
12 January 2018
13:30
Russia  1–5  Belgium
Report
Umpires:
Michael Soukup (CZE)
Daniel Denta (DEN)
12 January 2018
18:20
Russia  2–2  Austria
Report
Umpires:
Michael Soukup (CZE)
Lukas Zwierchowski (POL)
12 January 2018
19:30
Switzerland  1–2  Belgium
Report
Umpires:
Johannes Berneth (GER)
Daniel Denta (DEN)
13 January 2018
11:20
Switzerland  3–4  Russia
Report
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Daniel Denta (DEN)
13 January 2018
12:30
Austria  3–3  Belgium
Report
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Johannes Berneth (GER)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Pool C

The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
5  Czech Republic 3 3 0 0 17 6 +11 9
6  Russia 3 2 0 1 12 9 +3 6
7   Switzerland 3 1 0 2 11 11 0 3 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II
8  Denmark 3 0 0 3 6 20 −14 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
13 January 2018
16:30
Denmark  3–6   Switzerland
Report
Umpires:
Johannes Berneth (GER)
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
13 January 2018
17:40
Czech Republic  4–3  Russia
Report
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Daniel Denta (DEN)
14 January 2018
10:00
Russia  5–2  Denmark
Report
Umpires:
Michael Pontus (BEL)
Martin Bucher (SUI)
14 January 2018
11:10
Czech Republic  4–2   Switzerland
Report
Umpires:
Coen van Bunge (NED)
Lukas Zwierchowski (POL)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 January
 
 
 Belgium7
 
14 January
 
 Poland3
 
 Belgium4 (1)
 
13 January
 
 Austria (s.o.)4 (2)
 
 Germany2 (3)
 
 
 Austria (s.o.)2 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
14 January
 
 
 Poland8
 
 
 Germany9

Semi-finals

13 January 2018
18:50
Belgium  7–3  Poland
Report
Umpires:
Ben Goentgen (GER)
Coen van Bunge (NED)
13 January 2018
20:15
Germany  2–2  Austria
Report
Penalties
3–4
Umpires:
Michael Pontus (BEL)
Lukas Zwierchowski (POL)

Third place game

14 January 2018
13:00
Poland  8–9  Germany
Report
Umpires:
Michael Eilmer (AUT)
Michael Soukup (CZE)

Final

14 January 2018
14:30
Belgium  4–4  Austria
Report
Penalties
1–2
Umpires:
Lee Barron (ENG)
Ben Goentgen (GER)

Final standings

Pos Team Relegation
1  Austria
2  Belgium (H)
3  Germany
4  Poland
5  Czech Republic
6  Russia
7   Switzerland EuroHockey Indoor Championship II
8  Denmark
Source: FIH
(H) Host

See also

References

  1. ^ "EuroHockey Indoor Championship, Men (2018-01-12)". Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Regulations
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