Men's European Indoor Hockey Championship 2006

The men's European indoor hockey championship 2006 was the twelfth edition of the men's European indoor hockey championship. It took place from January 20-22, 2006 in Eindhoven , Netherlands. Record winner Germany remained the only European champion, the Netherlands and Denmark relegated to the "B-EM" .

Preliminary round

Group A

Team 1	Team 2	Result
Germany	Austria	7: 2
Czech Republic	Poland	2: 5
Poland	Germany	9: 4
Austria	Czech Republic	6: 7
Poland	Austria	5: 5
Czech Republic	Germany	3: 8

table

rank	country	Games	Gates	difference	Points
1	Poland	3	19:11	+4	7th
2	Germany	3	19:14	+5	6th
3	Czech Republic	3	12:19	−7	3
4th	Austria	3	13:19	−6	1

Group B

Team 1	Team 2	Result
Spain	Denmark	4: 3
Switzerland	Netherlands	4: 2
Denmark	Switzerland	2: 5
Spain	Netherlands	4: 2
Netherlands	Denmark	4: 4
Spain	Switzerland	2: 4

table

rank	country	Games	Gates	difference	Points
1	Switzerland	3	13: 6	+7	9
2	Spain	3	10: 9	+1	6th
3	Denmark	3	9:13	−4	1
4th	Netherlands	3	8:12	−4	1

Fifth to eighth place

The teams that finish third or fourth in the preliminary round are divided into group C. They take the result (goals, points) from the preliminary round that they have achieved against the opponent who has also been assigned. They play the two games against the other two group members.

The last two are relegated to the "C-EM 2009" .

Group C

Team 1	Team 2	Result
Austria	Denmark	3: 1
Czech Republic	Netherlands	3: 3
Denmark	Czech Republic	5: 5
Austria	Netherlands	4: 3

team	Points	Sp	S.	U	N	Gates	Gtore	Diff
Austria	6th	3	2	0	1	13	11	+2
Czech Republic	5	3	1	2	0	15th	14th	+1
Netherlands	2	3	0	2	1	10	11	−1
Denmark	2	3	0	2	1	10	13	−3

Semifinals

Team 1	Team 2	Result
Germany	Switzerland	6: 3
Poland	Spain	11: 3

3rd place match

Team 1	Team 2	Result
Spain	Switzerland	4: 3

final

Team 1	Team 2	Result
Germany	Poland	4: 3

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