2024 Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship
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The 2024 Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship was the 28th edition of the Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship. The tournament was played in Burgas, Bulgaria from 1 to 7 September 2024.[1][2][3] Serbia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in quarterfinals. Croatia won the tournament for the first time.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Bulgaria |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 1–7 September 2024 |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Croatia (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Montenegro |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Fourth place |  Hungary |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
Burgas was given the hosting rights on 11 October 2023.[2][3]
For the first time, the 16 teams are sorted into two Divisions, based on the last edition and the qualifiers. The top eight teams made Division 1 and the other eight teams Division 2. Both divisions were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams from each group of Division 1 advanced directly to the quarterfinals, while the other two teams from each group played against one of the top two sides from each group in Division 2 in a play-off round. Starting with quarterfinals onward, the regular knock-out system was used.
Sixteen teams will compete at the main event.[4]
- The host nation
- The top eight teams from the 2022 European Championship not already qualified as host nation
- Best seven teams from the qualifiers.
| Event | Date | Location | Quotas | Nation(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host | 11 October 2023 | – | 1 | Bulgaria |
| 2022 European Championship | 18–25 September 2022 | Podgorica | 8 | Serbia Spain Hungary Greece Croatia Italy Montenegro Germany |
| Qualifiers | 14–17 March 2024 | Various | 7 | France Turkey Malta Netherlands Czech Republic Slovenia Romania |
| Burgas | ||
|---|---|---|
| Capacity: | ||
The draw was held on 26 March 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.[5][6]
Division 1
The pots for Division 1 were decided by the rankings of the 2022 U-19 European Championship.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Division 2
The seeding for Division 2 was decided by who finished first and second in the qualifiers (excluding Bulgaria).
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|
All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 28 | +5 | 6[a] | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 6[a] | |
| 3 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 6[a] | Playoffs |
| 4 | Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 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.
Notes:
| 1 September 2024 14:15 |
Report | Croatia | 9–10 | Hungary | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–1, 1–2, 2–4 | |||||
| 1 September 2024 16:00 |
Report | Spain | 8–6 | Montenegro | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–1, 2–2, 3–0 | |||||
| 2 September 2024 14:15 |
Report | Montenegro | 9–13 | Hungary | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–3, 2–3, 2–3 | |||||
| 2 September 2024 21:15 |
Report | Croatia | 11–9 | Spain | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–4, 5–3, 2–1 | |||||
| 3 September 2024 17:45 |
Report | Croatia | 8–7 | Montenegro | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–0, 2–3, 2–1 | |||||
| 3 September 2024 21:15 |
Report | Spain | 16–11 | Hungary | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–2, 4–3, 6–3 | |||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 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.
| 1 September 2024 17:45 |
Report | Greece | 9–14 | Serbia | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–3, 1–6, 1–2 | |||||
| 1 September 2024 21:15 |
Report | Germany | 9–6 | Italy | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–3, 4–1, 1–1 | |||||
| 2 September 2024 16:00 |
Report | Greece | 16–10 | Germany | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 3–6, 6–0, 3–1, 4–3 | |||||
| 2 September 2024 17:45 |
Report | Italy | 14–15 | Serbia | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–3, 4–4, 3–4 | |||||
| 3 September 2024 14:15 |
Report | Greece | 12–10 | Italy | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 6–3, 0–2, 3–2, 3–3 | |||||
| 3 September 2024 16:00 |
Report | Germany | 4–10 | Serbia | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–1, 1–2, 1–4 | |||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 28 | +18 | 9 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 3 | Classification round |
| 4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 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.
| 1 September 2024 9:00 |
Report | France | 9–15 | Turkey | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 3–2, 2–3, 2–5 | |||||
| 1 September 2024 10:45 |
Report | Netherlands | 15–8 | Malta | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–4, 3–1, 4–1 | |||||
| 2 September 2024 10:45 |
Report | Malta | 9–12 | Turkey | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–2, 3–5, 2–3 | |||||
| 2 September 2024 12:30 |
Report | France | 11–15 | Netherlands | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–3, 4–4, 3–4 | |||||
| 3 September 2024 9:00 |
Report | France | 15–11 | Malta | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 6–1, 2–3, 4–2, 3–5 | |||||
| 3 September 2024 10:45 |
Report | Netherlands | 16–9 | Turkey | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 5–3, 4–2, 3–1 | |||||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 30 | +22 | 9 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Bulgaria (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 3 | Classification round |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 43 | −9 | 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) Host
| 1 September 2024 12:30 |
Report | Romania | 14–8 | Czech Republic | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–2, 4–3, 3–2 | |||||
| 1 September 2024 19:30 |
Report | Slovenia | 11–15 | Bulgaria | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 5–5, 2–4, 1–3 | |||||
| 2 September 2024 9:00 |
Report | Slovenia | 8–20 | Romania | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 1–5, 6–5, 1–5, 0–5 | |||||
| 2 September 2024 19:30 |
Report | Czech Republic | 12–13 | Bulgaria | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–4, 2–2, 5–4 | |||||
| 3 September 2024 12:30 |
Report | Slovenia | 16–14 | Czech Republic | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 4–5, 3–3, 6–4, 3–2 | |||||
| 3 September 2024 19:30 |
Report | Romania | 18–14 | Bulgaria | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–4, 6–3, 5–4 | |||||
| Playoffs | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| 5 September | ||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 17 | |||||||||||||
| 4 September | ||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Montenegro | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 6 September | ||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Montenegro | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Hungary | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 5 September | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 4 September | ||||||||||||||
| Germany | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 24 | |||||||||||||
| 7 September | ||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Montenegro | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 5 September | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 4 September | ||||||||||||||
| Italy | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 17 | |||||||||||||
| 6 September | ||||||||||||||
| Romania | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Croatia | 14 | Third place game | ||||||||||||
| 5 September | 7 September | |||||||||||||
| Greece | 10 | Hungary | 14 | |||||||||||
| 4 September | ||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 11 | Spain | 16 | |||||||||||
| Croatia | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Turkey | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 4 September 2024 13:30 |
Report | Montenegro | 16–15 | Netherlands | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–2, 5–4, 1–4 PSO: 5–4 | |||||
| 4 September 2024 15:15 |
Report | Italy | 17–7 | Romania | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–3, 3–2, 4–1 | |||||
| 4 September 2024 17:00 |
Report | Germany | 24–9 | Bulgaria | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 5–2, 6–3, 6–2, 7–2 | |||||
| 4 September 2024 18:45 |
Report | Croatia | 14–7 | Turkey | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 6–1, 4–1, 3–3 | |||||
13th–16th place bracket
| 13th–16th place semifinals | 13th place game | |||||
| 4 September | ||||||
| Slovenia | 8 | |||||
| 5 September | ||||||
| Malta | 16 | |||||
| Malta | 8 | |||||
| 4 September | ||||||
| France | 9 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 4 | |||||
| France | 16 | |||||
| 15th place game | ||||||
| 5 September | ||||||
| Slovenia | 9 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 11 | |||||
13th–16th place semifinals
| 4 September 2024 10:00 |
Report | Slovenia | 8–16 | Malta | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 2–6, 4–2, 0–3, 2–5 | |||||
| 4 September 2024 11:45 |
Report | Czech Republic | 4–16 | France | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 1–7, 3–4, 0–1, 0–4 | |||||
| 5 September 2024 9:00 |
Report | Slovenia | 9–11 | Czech Republic | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–2, 2–3, 2–3 | |||||
| 5 September 2024 10:45 |
Report | Malta | 8–9 | France | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–5, 2–1, 3–0 | |||||
9th–12th place bracket
| 9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
| 5 September | ||||||
| Netherlands | 22 | |||||
| 6 September | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 6 | |||||
| Netherlands | 12 | |||||
| 5 September | ||||||
| Turkey | 10 | |||||
| Romania | 18 | |||||
| Turkey | 19 | |||||
| Eleventh place game | ||||||
| 6 September | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 13 | |||||
| Romania | 18 | |||||
9th–12th place semifinals
| 5 September 2024 12:30 |
Report | Netherlands | 22–6 | Bulgaria | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 7–2, 6–0, 4–0, 5–4 | |||||
| 5 September 2024 14:15 |
Report | Romania | 18–19 | Turkey | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–3, 6–4, 0–4 PSO: 6–7 | |||||
| 6 September 2024 10:00 |
Report | Bulgaria | 13–18 | Romania | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–3, 4–7, 3–6 | |||||
| 6 September 2024 11:45 |
Report | Netherlands | 12–10 | Turkey | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 4–3, 1–1, 3–4 | |||||
| 5 September 2024 16:00 |
Report | Serbia | 17–18 | Montenegro | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 2–4, 4–5, 3–3 PSO: 4–5 | |||||
| 5 September 2024 17:45 |
Report | Spain | 9–8 | Italy | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–1, 2–1, 2–4 | |||||
| 5 September 2024 19:30 |
Report | Hungary | 11–10 | Germany | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 1–5, 3–1, 4–2, 3–2 | |||||
| 5 September 2024 21:15 |
Report | Greece | 10–11 | Croatia | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 2–2, 3–2, 2–3 | |||||
5th–8th place bracket
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 6 September | ||||||
| Serbia | 10 | |||||
| 7 September | ||||||
| Germany | 13 | |||||
| Germany | 11 | |||||
| 6 September | ||||||
| Italy | 6 | |||||
| Italy | 19 | |||||
| Greece | 18 | |||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 7 September | ||||||
| Serbia | 15 | |||||
| Greece | 10 | |||||
5th–8th place semifinals
| 6 September 2024 13:30 |
Report | Serbia | 10–13 | Germany | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 3–5, 3–3 | |||||
| 6 September 2024 15:15 |
Report | Italy | 19–18 | Greece | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–4, 4–3, 2–3 PSO: 5–4 | |||||
| 7 September 2024 14:00 |
Report | Serbia | 15–10 | Greece | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 5–3, 2–1, 3–2, 5–4 | |||||
| 7 September 2024 15:45 |
Report | Germany | 11–6 | Italy | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–3, 3–1, 3–2 | |||||
| 6 September 2024 17:00 |
Report | Montenegro | 6–5 | Hungary | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–2, 3–0, 0–2 | |||||
| 6 September 2024 18:45 |
Report | Spain | 10–14 | Croatia | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–3, 3–5, 3–2 | |||||
| 7 September 2024 17:30 |
Report | Hungary | 14–16 | Spain | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 1–3, 3–4, 3–3 PSO: 3–5 | |||||
| 7 September 2024 19:15 |
Report | Montenegro | 8–10 | Croatia | Park Arena OZK, Burgas |
| Score by quarters: 0–1, 1–2, 3–1, 3–3 PSO: 1–3 | |||||
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Croatia | |
| Montenegro | |
| Spain | |
| 4 | Hungary |
| 5 | Germany |
| 6 | Italy |
| 7 | Serbia |
| 8 | Greece |
| 9 | Netherlands |
| 10 | Turkey |
| 11 | Romania |
| 12 | Bulgaria |
| 13 | France |
| 14 | Malta |
| 15 | Czech Republic |
| 16 | Slovenia |
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