2020 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship II

For the women's tournament, see 2020 Women's Eurohockey Indoor Championship II.
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 →

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]

Qualified Teams[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Preliminary round[edit]

Pool A[edit]

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 field hockey ball 3', 14' Report Petráš field hockey ball 2'
Hruska field hockey ball 16'
Jelačič field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Siarhei Mishevich (BLR)
Hüseyin Emin (TUR)
17 January 2020
13:45
Switzerland  7—2  Italy
Stomps field hockey ball 1', 5', 6', 38'
Greder field hockey ball 24'
Brönnimann field hockey ball 29', 29' 		Report Lago field hockey ball 11'
Garbaccio field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Bruno Santos (POR)
17 January 2020
18:30
Italy  5—5  Slovakia
Lago field hockey ball 14', 16', 23', 32'
Dallons field hockey ball 39' 		Report Jelačič field hockey ball 3', 20', 40'
Petráš field hockey ball 33'
Romanec field hockey ball 36'
Umpires:
Siarhei Mischevich (BLR)
Bruno Santos (POR)
17 January 2020
19:45
Croatia  2—2   Switzerland
Posavec field hockey ball 14'
Zec field hockey ball 24' 		Report Stomps field hockey ball 1', 35'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Hüseyin Emin (TUR)
18 January 2020
11:30
Italy  1—3  Croatia
Dallons field hockey ball 37' Report A. Fujs field hockey ball 22'
Posavec field hockey ball 26'
G. Fujs field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Siarhei Mischevich (BLR)
18 January 2020
12:45
Switzerland  6—2  Slovakia
Marelli field hockey ball 2'
Stomps field hockey ball 4', 38'
Landtwing field hockey ball 6'
Brönnimann field hockey ball 16'
Knabenhans field hockey ball 26' 		Report Petráš field hockey ball 29'
Kovačevič field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Bruno Santos (POR)
Hüseyin Emin (TUR)

Pool B[edit]

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 field hockey ball 32'
Riisom field hockey ball 38'
Fich field hockey ball 40' 		Report Çeker field hockey ball 12'
Acikgoz field hockey ball 23', 28', 38'
Aydin field hockey ball 27', 39'
Elagöz field hockey ball 31'
Ataş field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Michal Pivko (SVK)
17 January 2020
11:15
Portugal  4—5  Belarus
Franco field hockey ball 7'
Ribeiro field hockey ball 15', 22'
Tavares field hockey ball 38' 		Report Khatyliou field hockey ball 9'
Belavusau field hockey ball 13', 13'
Stsepanets field hockey ball 23'
Hancharou field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
17 January 2020
16:00
Turkey  5—5  Belarus
Ataş field hockey ball 3'
Acikgoz field hockey ball 7'
Cengiz field hockey ball 24'
Aydin field hockey ball 32'
Elagöz field hockey ball 36' 		Report Hancharou field hockey ball 2', 36', 38'
Stsepanets field hockey ball 15'
Mikheichyk field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Jorge Ocaña (ESP)
Kamaal Khan (ITA)
17 January 2020
17:15
Portugal  6—3  Denmark
Franco field hockey ball 5', 26', 39'
Mourão field hockey ball 8'
Ribeiro field hockey ball 31', 31' 		Report Pedersen field hockey ball 20+'
Fich field hockey ball 27'
Grand field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
Michal Pivko (SVK)
18 January 2020
09:00
Denmark  1—8  Belarus
Grand field hockey ball 34' Report Yahoshchankau field hockey ball 3', 31'
Hancharou field hockey ball 8', 12'
Mikheichyk field hockey ball 13'
Kadran field hockey ball 14'
Belavusau field hockey ball 20'
Korsik field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Kamaal Khan (ITA)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
18 January 2020
10:15
Turkey  3—7  Portugal
Elagöz field hockey ball 1'
Ataş field hockey ball 8'
Acikgoz field hockey ball 39' 		Report Ribeiro field hockey ball 19', 24', 25', 32'
Teixeira field hockey ball 26'
Moreira field hockey ball 34'
Franco field hockey ball 36'
Umpires:
Jorge Ocaña (ESP)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)

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
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 field hockey ball 1', 32'
Amorosini field hockey ball 33', 37', 40+' 		Report Grand field hockey ball 17', 34'
Umpires:
Jorge Ocaña (ESP)
Bruno Santos (POR)
18 January 2020
18:00
Slovakia  1—5  Turkey
Petráš field hockey ball 12' Report Ekinci field hockey ball 16'
Elagöz field hockey ball 21', 28', 32', 35'
Umpires:
Kamaal Khan (ITA)
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
19 January 2020
10:00
Slovakia  6—1  Denmark
Romanec field hockey ball 18', 35'
Petráš field hockey ball 18', 27', 38'
Kovačevič field hockey ball 37' 		Report Grand field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Siarhei Mishevich (BLR)
Benjamin Messerli (SUI)
19 January 2020
11:30
Turkey  4—4  Italy
Ataş field hockey ball 22'
Elagöz field hockey ball 30', 40'
Çeker field hockey ball 31' 		Report Lago field hockey ball 24'
Dallons field hockey ball 33'
Amorosini field hockey ball 34'
Melato field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Ivan Grgurev (CRO)
Jorge Ocaña (ESP)

Pool D[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
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 field hockey ball 9'
G. Fujs field hockey ball 17', 20', 32' 		Report Franco field hockey ball 4', 16', 26', 37'
Ribeiro field hockey ball 10+', 15'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Siarhei Mishevich (BLR)
18 January 2020
20:30
Switzerland  3—2  Belarus
Brönnimann field hockey ball 10'
Knabenhans field hockey ball 14'
Morard field hockey ball 35' 		Report Korsik field hockey ball 15'
Mikheichyk field hockey ball 16'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Michal Pivko (SVK)
19 January 2020
13:00
Belarus  3—2  Croatia
Stsepanets field hockey ball 30'
Belavusau field hockey ball 39'
Kochkin field hockey ball 40' 		Report Hršak field hockey ball 2'
Zec field hockey ball 28'
Umpires:
Maarten Boxma (NED)
Hüseyin Emin (TUR)
19 January 2020
14:30
Switzerland  2—1  Portugal
Knabenhans field hockey ball 30'
Stomps field hockey ball 40' 		Report Franco field hockey ball 29'
Umpires:
Kevin Roberts (WAL)
Michal Pivko (SVK)

Final standings[edit]

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

References[edit]

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