2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship

2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Dates	15–17 January
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Arena Sparta
Top three teams
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]
Best goalkeeper	Andreas Späck[1]

The 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship was the 17th second edition. It took place from 15 to 17 January 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic.^[2]

Germany won their 15th title by defeating Austria 3–2 in the final.^[1]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Teams

•  Austria
•  Czech Republic
•  Germany
•  Netherlands
•  Poland
•  Russia
•   Switzerland
•  Sweden

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	0	19	8	+11	9	Advanced to semifinals
2	Russia	3	2	0	1	12	10	+2	6
3	Poland	3	1	0	2	5	9	−4	3	Transferred to Pool C
4	Switzerland	3	0	0	3	5	14	−9	0

15 January 2016 10:00 Germany  4–1  Poland Woesch  3' Herzbruch  18', 25' Schmid  36' Report Górny  38' Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Jonas van't Hek (NED)

15 January 2016 11:10 Russia  4–1   Switzerland Azarov  31' Loginov  35' Lykov  36' Proskuriakov  38' Report Keller  22' Umpires: Nicklas Stenberg (SWE) Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT)

15 January 2016 16:00 Poland  3–1   Switzerland Górny  4', 36' Makowski  14' Report Schwehr  7' Umpires: Jonas van't Hek (NED) Nicklas Stenberg (SWE)

15 January 2016 17:10 Russia  4–8  Germany Zhirkov  8' Nikitin  12' Mokrousov  23' Lykov  39' Report Herzbruch  9', 11', 28', 36' Schulz-Linkolt  25' Schmid  30', 39' Lietz  39' Umpires: Michael Soukup (CZE) Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT)

16 January 2016 09:00 Germany  7–3   Switzerland Weinke  9' Herzbruch  10', 20' Schulz-Linkolt  14' Woesch  25' Pehlke  29' Ress  35' Report Greder  5' Reinhard  29' Wullschleger  37' Umpires: Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

16 January 2016 10:10 Poland  1–4  Russia Majchrzak  18' Report Spichkovskii  10', 38' Zhirkov  15' Nikitin  40+' Umpires: Nicklas Stenberg (SWE) Michael Soukup (CZE)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Austria	3	3	0	0	10	4	+6	9	Advanced to semifinals
2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	1	8	6	+2	6
3	Netherlands	3	1	0	2	7	6	+1	3	Transferred to Pool C
4	Sweden	3	0	0	3	8	17	−9	0

15 January 2016 12:20 Netherlands  6–2  Sweden Burkhardt  9', 25', 36' Van Dam  17' Kranstauber  34' Tigges  39' Report Björkman  6' A. Strøbye  10' Umpires: Mikhail Golovanov (RUS) Joachim Wimmer (SUI)

15 January 2016 13:30 Austria  2–1  Czech Republic Hasun  10' Uher  36' Report Vacek  22' Umpires: Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL) Johannes Berneth (GER)

15 January 2016 18:20 Netherlands  0–2  Austria Report Körper  16', 40' Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

15 January 2016 19:30 Czech Republic  5–3  Sweden Plochý  4' Vudmaska  7' Procházka  10' Bernátek  23' Kindl  26' Report Hemvik  17', 40' A. Strøbye  28' Umpires: Joachim Wimmer (SUI) Johannes Berneth (GER)

16 January 2016 11:20 Austria  6–3  Sweden Körper  14', 18', 34', 36' Uher  17' Minar  26' Report Melander  13' Rydborn  28' Hellstrand  33' Umpires: Johannes Berneth (GER) Mikhail Golovanov (RUS)

16 January 2016 12:30 Czech Republic  2–1  Netherlands Bernátek  25' Procházka  40+' Report Kranstauber  40' Umpires: Joachim Wimmer (SUI) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

Pool C

The result between the teams from the same preliminary round pool were carried over.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Poland	3	2	1	0	16	5	+11	7
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	8	7	+1	6
3	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	8	7	+1	4	Relegated to Division II
4	Sweden	3	0	0	3	6	21	−15	0

16 January 2016 15:30 Switzerland   4–2  Sweden Schwehr  9' Keller  13' Feller  19' Greder  40' Report E. Strøbye  3' Hemvik  30' Umpires: Mikhail Golovanov (RUS) Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL)

16 January 2016 16:40 Poland  2–2  Netherlands Makowski  16', 37' Report Van Dam  11' Wortelboer  33' Umpires: Johannes Berneth (GER) Nicklas Stenberg (SWE)

17 January 2016 10:00 Netherlands  2–3   Switzerland Bakker  5' Tigges  40' Report Müller  11' Keller  17' Richner  37' Umpires: Oliver Tarnoczi (AUT) Michael Soukup (CZE)

17 January 2016 11:10 Poland  11–2  Sweden Górny  4', 17', 36' Zimnicki  5' Makowski  7', 12', 20+', 31', 39' Majchrzak  26' Bratkowski  29' Report Lundqvist  25' A. Strøbye  34' Umpires: Joachim Wimmer (SUI) Mikhail Golovanov (RUS)

Knockout stage

	Semifinals				Third place
	16 January
	Germany	5
					17 January
	Czech Republic	0
					Germany	3
	16 January
					Austria	2
	Austria (p.s.o.)	5 (3)
	Russia	5 (1)
					Final
					17 January
					Czech Republic	3
					Russia	4

Semifinals

16 January 2016 17:50 Austria  5–5  Russia Minar  10' Körper  20+', 33', 34' Heimanns  25' Report Lykov  3' Proskuriakov  18' Azarov  27', 31' Spichkovskii  30' Penalties Eitenberger Rudovsky Körper 3–1 Azarov Spichkovskii Umpires: Michael Soukup (CZE) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

16 January 2016 19:15 Germany  5–0  Czech Republic Woesch  28' Herzbruch  31', 33' Pehlke  39', 39' Report Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Jonas van't Hek (NED)

Third place game

17 January 2016 13:00 Russia  4–3  Czech Republic Lykov  6' Azarov  20' Proskuriakov  36' Zhirkov  39' Report Procházka  18' Vacek  28', 33' Umpires: Łukasz Zwierzchowski (POL) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

Final

17 January 2016 14:30 Austria  2–3  Germany Körper  16', 40+' Report Woesch  3' Herzbruch  22' Butt  24' Umpires: Lee Barron (ENG) Jonas van't Hek (NED)

Final ranking

Rank	Team
	Germany
	Austria
	Russia
4	Czech Republic
5	Poland
6	Switzerland
7	Netherlands
8	Sweden

References