The 2016 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 15 to 17 January 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic.[2]
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| Host country | Czech Republic | ||
| City | Prague | ||
| Dates | 15–17 January | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
| Venue(s) | Arena Sparta | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Germany (15th title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Austria | ||
| Third place |  Russia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 129 (6.45 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Timm Herzbruch Michael Körper (11 goals) | ||
| Best player | Timm Herzbruch[1] | ||
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The two-time defending champions Germany won their 15th title by defeating Austria 3–2 in the final. Russia won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts the Czech Republic 4–3.[1]
Qualified teams edit
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 17–19 January 2014 | 2014 EuroHockey Indoor Championship | Vienna, Austria | 7 | Austria Czech Republic Germany Netherlands Poland Russia Sweden
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| 17–19 January 2014 | 2014 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II | Bern, Switzerland | 1 |  Switzerland
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| Total | 8 | |||
Results edit
All times are local (UTC+1).
Preliminary round edit
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Russia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Poland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | Relegation pool |
| 4 | Switzerland
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 0 |
Source: FIH
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Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Austria
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Czech Republic
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Netherlands
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | Relegation pool |
| 4 | Sweden
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 0 |
Source: FIH
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Fifth to eighth place classification edit
Pool C edit
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 | Poland
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 7 | |
| 6 | Switzerland
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Netherlands
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 | EuroHockey Indoor Championship II |
| 8 | Sweden
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 0 |
Source: FIH
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First to fourth place classification edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 January | ||||||
| Germany | 5 | |||||
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| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||
| 16 January | ||||||
| Austria | 2 | |||||
| Austria (s.o.) | 5 (3) | |||||
| Russia | 5 (1) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 January | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 3 | |||||
| Russia | 4 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
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Third place game edit
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Final edit
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Final standings edit
| Pos | Team | Relegation |
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| 1 | Germany
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| 3 | Russia
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| 4 | Czech Republic
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| 5 | Poland
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| 6 | Switzerland
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| 7 | Netherlands
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EuroHockey Indoor Championship II |
| 8 | Sweden
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References edit
- ^ a b "Germany are the Champions". eurohockey.org. 17 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016.
- ^ "2016 EuroHockey Indoor Championships, Men, Prague". FIH. 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-01-14. Retrieved 10 January 2016.