# 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship

The 2016 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 15 to 17 January 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic.
The two-time defending champions Germany won their 15th title by defeating Austria 3–2 in the final. Russia won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts the Czech Republic 4–3.

## Qualified teams

| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
| 17–19 January 2014 | 2014 EuroHockey Indoor Championship | Vienna, Austria | 7 | Austria Czech Republic Germany Netherlands Poland Russia Sweden |
| 17–19 January 2014 | 2014 EuroHockey Indoor Championship II | Bern, Switzerland | 1 | Switzerland |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## 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 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | Relegation pool |
| 4 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 0 | Relegation pool |
* 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 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 3 | Relegation pool |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 0 | Relegation pool |
* 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)

### 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 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 7 | |
| 6 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
| 7 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 | EuroHockey Indoor Championship II |
| 8 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 0 | EuroHockey Indoor Championship II |
* 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)

### First to fourth place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 16 January | 16 January |
| Germany | 5 |
| Germany | 5 | 17 January | 17 January |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 17 January | 17 January |
| Czech Republic | 0 | Germany | 3 |
| 16 January | 16 January | | Germany | 3 |
| 16 January | 16 January | Austria | 2 |
| Austria (s.o.) | 5 (3) | Austria | 2 |
| Russia | 5 (1) | | |
| Russia | 5 (1) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 17 January | 17 January |
| | | Czech Republic | 3 |
| | | Russia | 4 |

### Semi-finals

* 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 standings

| Pos | Team | Relegation |
| 1 | Germany | |
| 2 | Austria (H) | |
| 3 | Russia | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | |
| 5 | Poland | |
| 6 | Switzerland | |
| 7 | Netherlands | EuroHockey Indoor Championship II |
| 8 | Sweden | EuroHockey Indoor Championship II |