2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers

The tournaments for the qualification for the 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship was held between 23 and 25 June 2023.[1]

Format

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The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. The tournament was played at a single venue with the group winners and the three best second-ranked teams qualified for the final tournament.[2]

Draw

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The draw took place on 1 April 2023.[2]

Seeding

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The seeding was announced on 29 March 2023.[3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  Serbia
  Romania
  Netherlands
  Germany

  Malta
  Slovakia
  Slovenia
  Lithuania

   Switzerland
  Turkey
  Ukraine
  Poland

  Bulgaria
  Finland
  Great Britain
  Portugal

Groups

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands (H) 3 3 0 0 72 16 +56 9 Final tournament
2   Portugal 3 2 0 1 47 40 +7 6
3   Poland 3 1 0 2 25 55 −30 3
4   Lithuania 3 0 0 3 18 51 −33 0
Source: LEN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+2).

23 June 2023
18:30
Report Lithuania   9–19   Portugal Amersfoort
Referees:
Andreja Stanojević (SRB), Akif Uz (TUR)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–5, 1–5, 3–6
Vitkauskas 2 Goals Ramos 10
23 June 2023
20:30
Report Netherlands   29–5   Poland Amersfoort
Score by quarters: 5–1, 7–2, 6–0, 11–2
Te Riele 6 Goals Michalski 2

24 June 2023
18:30
Report Lithuania   7–8   Poland Amersfoort
Referees:
Andreja Stanojević (SRB), Robert Prelovský (SVK)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–1, 4–1, 2–4
Jonkus 3 Goals Michalski 3
24 June 2023
20:30
Report Netherlands   19–9   Portugal Amersfoort
Referees:
Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Akif Uz (TUR)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 7–3, 6–3
Van IJperen 7 Goals Sousa 7

25 June 2023
09:30
Report Poland   12–19   Portugal Amersfoort
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–7, 3–5, 4–4
Maciejewski 4 Goals Sousa 6
25 June 2023
11:30
Report Netherlands   24–2   Lithuania Amersfoort
Score by quarters: 3–1, 5–0, 10–0, 6–1
Te Riele 6 Goals Bakulo, Jonkus 1

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Germany 3 3 0 0 56 17 +39 9 Final tournament
2   Malta (H) 3 2 0 1 46 26 +20 6
3   Ukraine 3 1 0 2 34 44 −10 3
4   Bulgaria 3 0 0 3 20 69 −49 0
Source: LEN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+2).

23 June 2023
18:30
Report Germany   24–3   Bulgaria Gżira
Referees:
Łukasz Król (POL), Tomas Kašėta (LTU)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 9–0, 4–2, 6–0
Chiru 5 Goals three players 1
23 June 2023
19:45
Report Malta   14–7   Ukraine Gżira
Referees:
Erwin Schapers (NED), Luis Santos (POR)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–0, 5–3, 4–3
Muscat, Plumpton 3 Goals Alieksieiev 2

24 June 2023
18:30
Report Bulgaria   13–23   Ukraine Gżira
Referees:
Luis Santos (POR), Łukasz Król (POL)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 2–5, 2–7, 5–6
Metodiev 4 Goals Diadiura 4
24 June 2023
19:45
Report Malta   10–15   Germany Gżira
Referees:
Tomas Kašėta (LTU), Erwin Schapers (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 3–2, 3–6
Muscat 3 Goals Bozic 5

25 June 2023
09:00
Report Malta   22–4   Bulgaria Gżira
Referees:
Łukasz Król (POL), Erwin Schapers (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 9–1, 3–0, 6–3
Zammit 6 Goals four players 1
25 June 2023
10:15
Report Ukraine   4–17   Germany Gżira
Referees:
Tomas Kašėta (LTU), Luis Santos (POR)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–4, 1–6, 0–3
Ashanin 2 Goals Kueppers, Schipper 4

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Serbia 3 3 0 0 59 12 +47 9 Final tournament
2   Slovakia 3 2 0 1 36 28 +8 6
3   Turkey (H) 3 1 0 2 29 29 0 3
4   Great Britain 3 0 0 3 9 64 −55 0
Source: LEN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+3).

23 June 2023
17:00
Report Turkey   6–11   Slovakia Istanbul
Referees:
Alexandru Mustață (ROU), Tomi Kavčič (SLO)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–3, 2–3, 0–4
Oğuzcan 2 Goals Baláž, Zaťovič 3
23 June 2023
19:00
Report Serbia   28–0   Great Britain Istanbul
Referees:
Antti Ruohonen (FIN), Ruben Garcia (SUI)
Score by quarters: 6–0, 6–0, 7–0, 9–0
Lazić 5 Goals

24 June 2023
17:00
Report Slovakia   8–15   Serbia Istanbul
Referees:
Tomi Kavčič (SLO), Ruben Garcia (SUI)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–3, 2–4, 1–5
Tkáč 3 Goals Jakšić, Vučinić 3
24 June 2023
19:00
Report Great Britain   2–19   Turkey Istanbul
Referees:
Alexandru Mustață (ROU), Antti Ruohonen (FIN)
Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–5, 2–3, 0–5
Elliot, Pratt 1 Goals three players 3

25 June 2023
11:30
Report Great Britain   7–17   Slovakia Istanbul
Referees:
Alexandru Mustață (ROU), Tomi Kavčič (SLO)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 3–4, 2–6, 1–2
Paddon 4 Goals Tkáč 6
25 June 2023
13:30
Report Turkey   4–16   Serbia Istanbul
Referees:
Antti Ruohonen (FIN), Ruben Garcia (SUI)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 0–2, 2–3, 1–5
four players 1 Goals Drašović 6

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Romania 3 2 1 0 48 25 +23 7 Final tournament
2   Slovenia (H) 3 2 1 0 46 23 +23 7
3    Switzerland 3 1 0 2 33 40 −7 3
4   Finland 3 0 0 3 20 59 −39 0
Source: LEN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+2).

23 June 2023
19:00
Report Switzerland   9–19   Romania Kranj
Referees:
Gernot Häntschel (GER), Ardaches Ovanezian (BUL)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 2–6, 2–3, 4–5
three players 2 Goals Georgescu 5
23 June 2023
20:40
Report Slovenia   25–4   Finland Kranj
Referees:
Massimo Angileri (MLT), Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR)
Score by quarters: 9–0, 4–0, 4–3, 8–1
Kadivec 6 Goals Olilla 2

24 June 2023
19:00
Report Finland   6–19   Romania Kranj
Referees:
Ardaches Ovanezian (BUL), Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 3–7, 0–2, 2–5
Johnsson 3 Goals Vancsik 4
24 June 2023
20:40
Report Slovenia   11–9    Switzerland Kranj
Referees:
Gernot Häntschel (GER), Massimo Angileri (MLT)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 2–3, 4–3
Kadivec 5 Goals Pleyer, Szer 3

25 June 2023
09:30
Report Switzerland   15–10   Finland Kranj
Referees:
Massimo Angileri (MLT), Gernot Häntschel (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–4, 4–1, 3–3
Pleyer 6 Goals Olilla 4
25 June 2023
11:10
Report Slovenia   10–10   Romania Kranj
Referees:
Ardaches Ovanezian (BUL), Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–3, 3–3, 3–1
Kadivec 3 Goals Fulea 4

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D   Slovenia 3 2 1 0 46 23 +23 7 Final tournament
2 B   Malta 3 2 0 1 46 26 +20 6
3 C   Slovakia 3 2 0 1 36 28 +8 6
4 A   Portugal 3 2 0 1 47 40 +7 6
Source: LEN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Road to European Championships in Israel begins in March". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Draw for qualifications for 2024 Europeans in Netanya: Demanding tasks in Turkey". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Saturday Draw Fever". len.eu. Retrieved 29 March 2023.