2020 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II

The 2020 Eurohockey Indoor Championship II was the 7th edition of the tournament. It took take place from 17 to 19 January 2020 in Lucerne, Switzerland.[1]

2020 Indoor Championship II
Tournament details
Host countrySwitzerland
CityLucerne
Dates17-19 January 2020
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)Maihof Halle
Final positions
Champions  Switzerland (1st title)
Runner-up Belarus
Third place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored148 (7.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Portugal David Franco
Portugal Vasco Ribeiro (10 goals)
All statistics are correct as of 23 January 2020
2018 (previous) (next) 2022

Qualified Teams

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Sweden finished 3rd in the previous tournament, but did not take part in 2020. Instead Turkey, which as 7th placed team in 2018 were originally relegated, took part.

Format

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The eight teams are split into two groups of four teams. The bottom two teams from pool A and B, play in a new group, pool C, against the teams they did not play against in the group stage. The top two teams from pool A and B, will also play in a new group, pool D, where they play the teams they did not play against in the group stage to determine the winner. All points from pools A and B will be taken over in pools C and D. The top two teams will be promoted to the 2022 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship. The last two teams will be relegated to the 2022 Eurohockey Indoor Championship III.

Results

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All times are local (UTC+1).

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1    Switzerland 3 2 1 0 15 6 +9 7 Advance to Pool D
2   Croatia 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
3   Slovakia 3 1 1 1 10 13 −3 4 Transfer to Pool C
4   Italy 3 0 1 2 8 15 −7 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
17 January 2020
12:30
Croatia   2—3   Slovakia
Premilovac   3'14' Report Petráš   2'
Hruska   16'
Jelačič   40'
Umpires:
Siarhei Mishevich (BLR)
Hüseyin Emin (TUR)
17 January 2020
13:45
Switzerland   7—2   Italy
Stomps   1'5'6'38'
Greder   24'
Brönnimann   29'29'
Report Lago   11'
Garbaccio   32'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Bruno Santos (POR)

17 January 2020
18:30
Italy   5—5   Slovakia
Lago   14'16'23'32'
Dallons   39'
Report Jelačič   3'20'40'
Petráš   33'
Romanec   36'
Umpires:
Siarhei Mischevich (BLR)
Bruno Santos (POR)
17 January 2020
19:45
Croatia   2—2    Switzerland
Posavec   14'
Zec   24'
Report Stomps   1'35'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Hüseyin Emin (TUR)

18 January 2020
11:30
Italy   1—3   Croatia
Dallons   37' Report A. Fujs   22'
Posavec   26'
G. Fujs   31'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Siarhei Mischevich (BLR)
18 January 2020
12:45
Switzerland   6—2   Slovakia
Marelli   2'
Stomps   4'38'
Landtwing   6'
Brönnimann   16'
Knabenhans   26'
Report Petráš   29'
Kovačevič   30'
Umpires:
Bruno Santos (POR)
Hüseyin Emin (TUR)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1   Belarus 3 2 1 0 18 10 +8 7 Advance to Pool D
2   Portugal 3 2 0 1 17 11 +6 6
3   Turkey 3 1 1 1 15 15 0 4 Transfer to Pool C
4   Denmark 3 0 0 3 7 21 −14 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
17 January 2020
10:00
Denmark   3—7   Turkey
Giessing   32'
Riisom   38'
Fich   40'
Report Çeker   12'
Acikgoz   23'28'38'
Aydin   27'39'
Elagöz   31'
Ataş   38'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Michal Pivko (SVK)
17 January 2020
11:15
Portugal   4—5   Belarus
Franco   7'
Ribeiro   15'22'
Tavares   38'
Report Khatyliou   9'
Belavusau   13'13'
Stsepanets   23'
Hancharou   40'
Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)

17 January 2020
16:00
Turkey   5—5   Belarus
Ataş   3'
Acikgoz   7'
Cengiz   24'
Aydin   32'
Elagöz   36'
Report Hancharou   2'36'38'
Stsepanets   15'
Mikheichyk   30'
Umpires:
Jorge Ocaña (ESP)
Kamaal Khan (ITA)
17 January 2020
17:15
Portugal   6—3   Denmark
Franco   5'26'39'
Mourão   8'
Ribeiro   31'31'
Report Pedersen   20+'
Fich   27'
Grand   30'
Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Michal Pivko (SVK)

18 January 2020
09:00
Denmark   1—8   Belarus
Grand   34' Report Yahoshchankau   3'31'
Hancharou   8'12'
Mikheichyk   13'
Kadran   14'
Belavusau   20'
Korsik   27'
Umpires:
Kamaal Khan (ITA)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
18 January 2020
10:15
Turkey   3—7   Portugal
Elagöz   1'
Ataş   8'
Acikgoz   39'
Report Ribeiro   19'24'25'32'
Teixeira   26'
Moreira   34'
Franco   36'
Umpires:
Jorge Ocaña (ESP)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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Pool C

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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
1   Turkey 3 2 1 0 16 8 +8 7
2   Italy 3 1 2 0 14 11 +3 5
3   Slovakia 3 1 1 1 12 11 +1 4 Relegated to EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship III
4   Denmark 3 0 0 3 6 18 −12 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
18 January 2020
16:45
Italy   5—2   Denmark
Lago   1'32'
Amorosini   33'37'40+'
Report Grand   17'34'
Umpires:
Jorge Ocaña (ESP)
Bruno Santos (POR)
18 January 2020
18:00
Slovakia   1—5   Turkey
Petráš   12' Report Ekinci   16'
Elagöz   21'28'32'35'
Umpires:
Kamaal Khan (ITA)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)

19 January 2020
10:00
Slovakia   6—1   Denmark
Romanec   18'35'
Petráš   18'27'38'
Kovačevič   37'
Report Grand   17'
Umpires:
Siarhei Mishevich (BLR)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
19 January 2020
11:30
Turkey   4—4   Italy
Ataş   22'
Elagöz   30'40'
Çeker   31'
Report Lago   24'
Dallons   33'
Amorosini   34'
Melato   39'
Umpires:
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
Jorge Ocaña (ESP)

Pool D

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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
1    Switzerland 3 2 1 0 7 5 +2 7 Promoted to 2022 Indoor Nations Championship
2   Belarus 3 2 0 1 10 9 +1 6
3   Portugal 3 1 0 2 11 11 0 3
4   Croatia 3 0 1 2 8 11 −3 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
18 January 2020
19:15
Croatia   4—6   Portugal
Zec   9'
G. Fujs   17'20'32'
Report Franco   4'16'26'37'
Ribeiro   10+'15'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Siarhei Mishevich (BLR)
18 January 2020
20:30
Switzerland   3—2   Belarus
Brönnimann   10'
Knabenhans   14'
Morard   35'
Report Korsik   15'
Mikheichyk   16'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Michal Pivko (SVK)

19 January 2020
13:00
Belarus   3—2   Croatia
Stsepanets   30'
Belavusau   39'
Kochkin   40'
Report Hršak   2'
Zec   28'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Hüseyin Emin (TUR)
19 January 2020
14:30
Switzerland   2—1   Portugal
Knabenhans   30'
Stomps   40'
Report Franco   29'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Michal Pivko (SVK)

Final standings

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Rank Team
     Switzerland
    Belarus
    Portugal
4   Croatia
5   Turkey
6   Italy
7   Slovakia
8   Denmark

References

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  1. ^ "EUROHOCKEY INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP II, MEN". eurohockey.org. EHF. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Regulations