2021 Rink Hockey European Championship

2020 Rink Hockey European Championship

Tournament details
Host country	France
City	La Roche-sur-Yon
Dates	18–24 July 2020
Teams	10
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)

The 2020 Rink Hockey European Championship, also named as EuroRink 2020, will be the 54th edition of the Rink Hockey European Championship, a biennial tournament for men's national roller hockey teams of Europe organised by World Skate Europe - Rink Hockey, which will take place between 18 and 24 July in La Roche-sur-Yon, France.

Spain are the defending champions.

Teams

Ten teams will join the tournament.

Team	Appearance	Previous best performance
Andorra	5th	Sixth place (2018)
Austria	9th	Eighth place (2010, 2016)
Belgium	40th	Runners-up (1947)
England	53rd	Champions (1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939)
France	53rd	Runners-up (1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931)
Germany	50th	Runners-up (1932, 1934)
Italy	52nd	Champions (1953, 1990, 2014)
Portugal	49th	Champions (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2016)
Spain	41st	Champions (1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1969, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2018)
Switzerland	54th	Runners-up (1937, 2006)

Format

The ten teams were divided into two groups according to their position in the previous championship, using the serpentine system.

Venue

All the games of the tournament will take place at Le Vendéspace, with a capacity for 4,073 spectators.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to quarterfinals		—
2	France (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				—
3	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					—
4	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						—
5	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to 9th position game						—

Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2020. Source: EuroRink2020.com
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to quarterfinals		—
2	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				—
3	Andorra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					—
4	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						—
5	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to 9th position game						—

Updated to match(es) played on 18 July 2020. Source: EuroRink2020.com

Playoffs brackets

Playoffs

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	22 July 2020
	A1
					23 July 2020
	B4
	22 July 2020
	B2
									24 July 2020
	A3
	22 July 2020
	B1
					23 July 2020
	A4
	22 July 2020
									Third place
	A2
									24 July 2020
	B3

5th to 8th position playoff

	Semi-finals				5th position game
	23 July 2020
					24 July 2020
	23 July 2020
					7th position game
					24 July 2020

9th to 10th position game

Team 1	Score	Team 2
5A	23 Jul	5B

External links

• Official website