2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
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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]
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| Host country | Belgium | ||
| City | Antwerp | ||
| Dates | 12–14 January | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue | 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 | Moritz Fürste (11 goals) | ||
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
(H) Hosts
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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 |
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| 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]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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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
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Third place game
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Final
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Relegation |
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Austria |
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Belgium (H) | |
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Germany | |
| 4 | Poland | |
| 5 | Czech Republic | |
| 6 | Russia | |
| 7 | Switzerland |
EuroHockey Indoor Championship II |
| 8 | Denmark |
See also
- 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II
- 2018 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship