# 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.

## Qualified Teams

* Belarus
* Croatia
* Denmark
* Italy
* Portugal
* Slovakia
* Switzerland
* Turkey
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

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

All times are local (UTC+1).

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| 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 | Advance to Pool D |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 4 | Transfer to Pool C |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 1 | Transfer to Pool C |
* 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

| 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 | Advance to Pool D |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 | Transfer to Pool C |
| 4 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 0 | Transfer to Pool C |
* 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
#### 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 |
| 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 | Relegated to EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship III |
* 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

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 | Promoted to 2022 Indoor Nations Championship |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Croatia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 1 | |
* 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

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