2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Belgium
City	Antwerp
Dates	12–14 January
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Lotto Arena
Final positions
Champions	Austria (2nd title)
Runner-up	Belgium
Third place	Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	153 (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.

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.

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)

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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.
(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)

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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.

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)

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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-finals				Final
	13 January
	Belgium	7
					14 January
	Poland	3
					Belgium	4 (1)
	13 January
					Austria (s.o.)	4 (2)
	Germany	2 (3)
	Austria (s.o.)	2 (4)
					Third place
					14 January
					Poland	8
					Germany	9

Semi-finals

13 January 2018 18:50 Belgium 7–3 Poland Report Umpires: Ben Goentgen (GER) Coen van Bunge (NED)

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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

• 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II
• 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship