European water polo championship 2016
The 2016 European Water Polo Championship was held in Belgrade ( Serbia ) from January 10th to January 23rd . As a venue, the Beoarena was converted into a swimming pool with a mobile pool that offered space for 12,000 spectators for the tournament.
16 teams played for the men and 12 for the women for the European title. The men's tournament was won by the Serbian national team . The title at the women's tournament went to the Hungarian selection.
Men's tournament
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The 16 participating nations were divided into four groups of four teams each. In the group, the placements were only played out among each other, as all teams advanced to the next round. In the 1/16 finals, the first group played against the fourth group and the second group played against the third group from the crossing group. Groups A and B and C and D crossed. From here, the knockout system continues until the final.
Group stage
Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Spain | Serbia | Italy | Russia |
Montenegro | Croatia | Romania | Greece |
Netherlands | France | Germany | Hungary |
Slovakia | Malta | Georgia | Turkey |
Group A
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36:16 | +20 | 7th |
2 | Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 36:20 | +16 | 7th |
3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:33 | −17 | 3 |
4th | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:34 | −19 | 0 |
10. January | Spain | - | Slovakia | 13: 4 |
Montenegro | - | Netherlands | 13: 6 | |
January 12th | Slovakia | - | Netherlands | 5: 6 |
Montenegro | - | Spain | 8: 8 | |
January 14th | Spain | - | Netherlands | 15: 4 |
Montenegro | - | Slovakia | 15: 6 |
Group B
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1 | Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49:16 | +33 | 9 |
2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48:20 | +28 | 6th |
3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30:43 | −13 | 3 |
4th | Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:59 | −48 | 0 |
10. January | Serbia | - | Croatia | 13: 6 |
France | - | Malta | 17: 7 | |
January 12th | Croatia | - | France | 20: 5 |
Serbia | - | Malta | 20: 2 | |
January 14th | Serbia | - | France | 16: 8 |
Croatia | - | Malta | 22: 2 |
Group C
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48:11 | +37 | 9 |
2 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31:30 | +1 | 6th |
3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29:39 | −10 | 3 |
4th | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:44 | −28 | 0 |
11th January | Georgia | - | Romania | 6:12 |
Germany | - | Italy | 5:16 | |
13th January | Germany | - | Georgia | 11: 9 |
Romania | - | Italy | 5:11 | |
15. January | Georgia | - | Italy | 1:21 |
Germany | - | Romania | 13:14 |
Group D
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40:19 | +21 | 7th |
2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32:28 | +4 | 6th |
3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37:23 | +14 | 4th |
4th | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:58 | −39 | 0 |
11th January | Russia | - | Turkey | 17: 8 |
Hungary | - | Greece | 8: 8 | |
13th January | Turkey | - | Greece | 6:21 |
Hungary | - | Russia | 12: 6 | |
15. January | Hungary | - | Turkey | 20: 5 |
Russia | - | Greece | 9: 8 |
Round of 16
January 16 | Spain | - | Malta | 14: 3 |
Serbia | - | Slovakia | 10: 5 | |
Montenegro | - | France | 11: 6 | |
Croatia | - | Netherlands | 16: 9 | |
January 17th | Romania | - | Greece | 9:15 |
Russia | - | Germany | 9: 6 | |
Italy | - | Turkey | 16: 2 | |
Hungary | - | Georgia | 14: 3 |
Quarter finals
Play for places 1–8
January 18th | Spain | - | Greece | 2: 6 |
Serbia | - | Russia | 15: 5 | |
January 19th | Italy | - | Montenegro | 7:10 |
Hungary | - | Croatia | 8: 5 |
Play for places 9–16
January 18th | Malta | - | Romania | 7:12 |
Slovakia | - | Germany | 3:16 p.m. | |
January 19th | Turkey | - | France | 9:14 |
Georgia | - | Netherlands | 3:16 p.m. |
Semifinals
Play for places 1–4
January 20th | Greece | - | Serbia | 7:13 |
21th January | Montenegro | - | Hungary | 8: 5 |
Play for places 5–8
January 20th | Spain | - | Russia | 10: 9 |
21th January | Italy | - | Croatia | 8: 6 |
Play for places 9–12
January 20th | Romania | - | Germany | 14:13 n.P. |
21th January | France | - | Netherlands | 11: 8 |
Play for places 13–16
January 20th | Malta | - | Slovakia | 9:17 |
21th January | Turkey | - | Georgia | 11:12 |
Final round
final
January 23 | Serbia | - | Montenegro | 10: 8 |
3rd place match
January 23 | Greece | - | Hungary | 10:13 |
Play for 5th place
January 23 | Spain | - | Italy | 8: 7 |
Game for 7th place
January 23 | Russia | - | Croatia | 5:13 |
Play for 9th place
January 23 | Romania | - | France | 6:12 |
Game for 11th place
January 23 | Germany | - | Netherlands | 9: 7 |
Game for 13th place
22nd of January | Slovakia | - | Georgia | 10: 9 |
Play for 15th place
22nd of January | Malta | - | Turkey | 14:13 n.P. |
Bottom line
space | country | flag | code |
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1. | Serbia | SRB | |
2. | Montenegro | MNE | |
3. | Hungary | HUN | |
4th | Greece | GRE | |
5. | Spain | ESP | |
6th | Italy | ITA | |
7th | Croatia | CRO | |
8th. | Russia | RUS | |
9. | France | FRA | |
10. | Romania | ROME | |
11. | Germany | GER | |
12. | Netherlands | NED |
Ladies tournament
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The 12 participating nations were divided into two groups of 6 teams each. The first four from both groups qualified for the final round for places 1–8, which will be played in the knockout system . The last two in the group play out places 9–12 among themselves.
Group stage
Group A | Group B |
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Russia | Netherlands |
Spain | Italy |
Hungary | Greece |
Germany | Serbia |
Portugal | Turkey |
France | Croatia |
Group A
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 92:29 | +63 | 15th |
2 | Hungary | 5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 82:31 | +51 | 12 |
3 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 83:36 | +47 | 9 |
4th | Greece | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 77:42 | +35 | 6th |
5 | Portugal | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 21: 111 | −90 | 3 |
6th | Turkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14: 120 | −106 | 0 |
Group B
Pl. | team | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Pt. |
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1 | Italy | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 91:19 | +72 | 15th |
2 | Spain | 5 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 105: 23 | +82 | 12 |
3 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 38:43 | −5 | 9 |
4th | Germany | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 43:82 | −39 | 6th |
5 | Serbia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 36:65 | −29 | 3 |
6th | Croatia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21: 102 | −81 | 0 |
Quarter finals
Play for places 1–8
January 20th | Netherlands | - | Germany | 19: 2 |
Hungary | - | France | 18: 6 | |
Russia | - | Spain | 8:12 | |
Greece | - | Italy | 4:10 |
Semifinals
Play for places 1–4
21th January | Netherlands | - | Spain | 3:14 p.m. |
Hungary | - | Italy | 10: 5 |
Play for places 5-8
21th January | Germany | - | Russia | 2:22 |
France | - | Greece | 6:12 |
Final round
final
22nd of January | Netherlands | - | Hungary | 7: 9 |
3rd place match
22nd of January | Spain | - | Italy | 9:10 |
Play for 5th place
22nd of January | Russia | - | Greece | 12:13 n.P. |
Game for 7th place
22nd of January | Germany | - | France | 9:13 |
Play for 9th place
22nd of January | Portugal | - | Serbia | 6: 9 |
Game for 11th place
22nd of January | Turkey | - | Croatia | 4:12 |
Bottom line
space | country | flag | code |
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1. | Hungary | HUN | |
2. | Netherlands | NED | |
3. | Italy | ITA | |
4th | Spain | ESP | |
5. | Greece | GRE | |
6th | Russia | RUS | |
7th | France | FRA | |
8th. | Germany | GER | |
9. | Serbia | SRB | |
10. | Portugal | POR | |
11. | Croatia | CRO | |
12. | Turkey | DOOR |