2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship
# 2018 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

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 | Total | 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 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | Relegation pool |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 0 | Relegation pool |

* 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 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | Relegation pool |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 | Relegation pool |

* 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 | EuroHockey Indoor Championship II |

* 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-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 13 January | 13 January |
| Belgium | 7 |
| Belgium | 7 | 14 January | 14 January |
| Poland | 3 | 14 January | 14 January |
| Poland | 3 | Belgium | 4 (1) |
| 13 January | 13 January | | Belgium | 4 (1) |
| 13 January | 13 January | Austria (s.o.) | 4 (2) |
| Germany | 2 (3) | Austria (s.o.) | 4 (2) |
| Austria (s.o.) | 2 (4) | | |
| Austria (s.o.) | 2 (4) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 14 January | 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)
* 13 January 2018 20:15

| Germany | 2–2 |
| - | - |
| | 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 |
| - | - |
| | 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 | EuroHockey Indoor Championship II |
