2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The
, from 1 to 10 September 2006.There were three
qualification tournaments ahead of the event, held from 7 to 9 April 2006 in Kranj, Slovenia (with France, Slovenia, Slovakia and Malta competing), in Eindhoven, Netherlands (Greece, Netherlands, Poland and Moldova), and in Imperia, Italy
(Belarus, Italy, Romania and Turkey).
Qualification
Teams
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Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Serbia
|
15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 34 | +44 |
| 2. |  Spain
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9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 54 | +5 |
| 3. |  Romania
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7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 48 | −7 |
| 4. |  Russia
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6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 53 | −4 |
| 5. |  Netherlands
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5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 58 | −12 |
| 6. |  Slovakia
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1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 62 | −26 |
September 1, 2006
| 10:00 | Romania
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8 – 11 | Spain
|
(2–4, 2–4, 2–1, 2–2) |
| 13:00 | Netherlands
|
11–11 | Slovakia
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(4–3, 2–3, 3–3, 2–2) |
| 20:15 | Serbia
|
13 – 6 | Russia
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(5–1, 3–1, 3–2, 2–2) |
September 2, 2006
| 11:30 | Spain
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13 – 8 | Slovakia
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(3–3, 3–2, 4–0, 3–3) |
| 13:00 | Romania
|
13 – 10 | Russia
|
(2–3, 4–1, 4–3, 3–3) |
| 20:15 | Serbia
|
17 – 10 | Netherlands
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(6–4, 3–1, 4–3, 4–2) |
September 3, 2006
| 11:30 | Netherlands
|
8–8 | Romania
|
(4–2, 2–4, 1–1, 1–1) |
| 13:00 | Russia
|
10 – 13 | Spain
|
(1–5, 5–1, 3–5, 1–2) |
| 20:15 | Serbia
|
19 – 2 | Slovakia
|
(4–1, 5–0, 6–1, 4–0) |
September 4, 2006
| 10:00 | Russia
|
11 – 5 | Netherlands
|
(3–0, 2–2, 4–0, 2–3) |
| 11:30 | Romania
|
7 – 6 | Slovakia
|
(1–2, 4–2, 1–1, 1–1) |
| 20:15 | Serbia
|
16 – 11 | Spain
|
(3–1, 5–3, 3–3, 5–4) |
September 5, 2006
| 11:30 | Slovakia
|
9 – 12 | Russia
|
(2–2, 2–4, 1–3, 4–3) |
| 13:00 | Netherlands
|
12 – 11 | Spain
|
(4–2, 3–4, 4–2, 1–3) |
| 20:15 | Serbia
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13 – 5 | Romania
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(4–2, 2–1, 4–1, 3–1) |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Hungary
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15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 41 | +41 |
| 2. |  Italy
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9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 50 | +7 |
| 3. |  Greece
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7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 48 | +11 |
| 4. |  Germany
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7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 54 | −2 |
| 5. |  Croatia
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5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 52 | +5 |
| 6. |  Slovenia
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0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 95 | −62 |
September 1, 2006
| 11:30 | Hungary
|
23 – 6 | Slovenia
|
(5–1, 8–0, 4–2, 6–3) |
| 17:15 | Greece
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11 – 8 | Germany
|
(1–1, 4–1, 3–4, 3–2) |
| 18:45 | Croatia
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8 – 9 | Italy
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(2–2, 0–2, 4–3, 2–2) |
September 2, 2006
| 10:00 | Slovenia
|
6 – 19 | Greece
|
(2–5, 1–4, 2–3, 1–7) |
| 17:15 | Italy
|
8 – 11 | Germany
|
(1–4, 2–2, 1–2, 4–3) |
| 18:45 | Croatia
|
11 – 16 | Hungary
|
(3–4, 4–3, 1–5, 3–4) |
September 3, 2006
| 10:00 | Germany
|
14 – 6 | Slovenia
|
(2–2, 5–0, 2–3, 5–1) |
| 17:15 | Greece
|
10–10 | Croatia
|
(2–2, 1–1, 4–4, 3–3) |
| 18:45 | Hungary
|
13 – 6 | Italy
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(3–2, 6–2, 2–1, 2–1) |
September 4, 2006
| 13:00 | Italy
|
20 – 7 | Slovenia
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(7–1, 3–1, 4–2, 6–3) |
| 17:15 | Hungary
|
10 – 8 | Greece
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(3–2, 3–2, 1–2, 3–2) |
| 18:45 | Croatia
|
9–9 | Germany
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(3–2, 3–1, 2–2, 1–4) |
September 5, 2006
| 10:00 | Slovenia
|
8 – 19 | Croatia
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(2–7, 3–5, 2–4, 1–3) |
| 17:15 | Germany
|
10 – 20 | Hungary
|
(1–7, 4–4, 5–3, 0–6) |
| 18:45 | Greece
|
11 – 14 | Italy
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(2–2, 3–3, 2–4, 4–5) |
Final round
Places 7/12
September 7, 2006
| 10:00 | Netherlands
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12 – 8 | Slovenia
|
(3–1, 0–2, 1–5, 4–4) |
| 11:30 | Slovakia
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6 – 12 | Croatia
|
(3–4, 0–1, 3–5, 0–2) |
September 8, 2006
| 11:30 | Croatia
|
10 – 7 | Russia
|
(2–1, 4–1, 1–2, 3–3) |
| 13:00 | Netherlands
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6 – 12 | Germany
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(3–3, 1–3, 1–2, 1–4) |
Places 11 / 12
September 8, 2006
| 10:00 | Slovenia
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9 – 10 | Slovakia
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(2–4, 1–3, 5–2, 1–1) |
Places 9 / 10
September 9, 2006
| 10:00 | Russia
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15 – 10 | Netherlands
|
(5–3, 3–3, 5–0, 2–4) |
Places 7 / 8
September 9, 2006
| 11:30 | Croatia
|
11 – 7 | Germany
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(2–1, 4–3, 2–1, 3–2) |
Quarterfinals
September 7, 2006
| 18:45 | Spain
|
12 – 10 | Greece
|
(3–2, 3–3, 2–3, 4–2) |
| 20:15 | Romania
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10 – 9 | Italy
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(4–4, 2–5, 1–0, 3–0) |
Semifinals
September 8, 2006
| 18:45 | Romania
|
6 – 13 | Serbia
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(0–4, 1–2, 2–3, 3–6) |
| 20:15 | Spain
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10 – 16 | Hungary
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(3–5, 2–3, 1–4, 4–4) |
Finals
Places 5 / 6
September 9, 2006
| 13:00 | Greece
|
10 – 11 | Italy
|
(1–2, 1–0, 3–3, 3–3, 1–2, 1–1) |
Bronze medal
September 10, 2006
| 18:45 | Romania
|
4 – 10 | Spain
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(1–2, 2–2, 0–3, 1–3) |
Gold medal
September 10, 2006
| 21:00 | Serbia
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9 – 8 | Hungary
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(2–4, 4–1, 2–3, 1–0) |
Final ranking
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Denis Šefik, Petar Trbojević, Živko Gocić, Vanja Udovičić, Dejan Savić, Danilo Ikodinović, Slobodan Nikić, Filip Filipović, Aleksandar Ćirić, Aleksandar Šapić, Vladimir Vujasinović, Branko Peković, Slobodan Soro, Duško Pijetlović, and Andrija Prlainović
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Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
Tamás Kásás (HUN)
- Best Goalkeeper
Denis Šefik (SRB)
- Topscorer
- Aleksandar Šapić (SRB)— 33 goals
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| SERBIA 1. Denis Šefik GK 2. Petar Trbojević 3. Živko Gocić 4. Vanja Udovičić 5. Dejan Savić 6. Danilo Ikodinović 7. Slobodan Nikić 8. Filip Filipović 9. Aleksandar Ćirić 10. Aleksandar Šapić 11. Vladimir Vujasinović 12. Branko Peković 13. Slobodan Soro GK 14. Duško Pijetlović 15. Andrija Prlainović Head coach Dejan Udovičić |
HUNGARY 1. Zoltán Szécsi 2. Dániel Varga 3. Norbert Madaras 4. Ádám Steinmetz 5. Tamás Kásás 6. Márton Szívós 7. Gergely Kiss 8. Norbert Hosnyánszky 9. Rajmund Fodor 10. Dénes Varga 11. Gábor Kis 12. Tamás Molnár 13. Péter Biros 14. Miklós Gór-Nagy 15. Gábor Jászberényi Head coach Dénes Kemény |
José Rodríguez
9. Xavier Vallès 10. Felipe Perrone 11. Iván Pérez 12. Xavier García 13. Ángel Andreo 14. Marc Minguell 15. Blai Mallarach Head coach Rafael Aguilar |
Top scorers
| Pl. | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Aleksandar Šapić (SRB) |
33 |
| 2. | Miho Bošković (CRO) |
21 |
| 3. | Tamás Kásás (HUN) |
20 |
| 4. | Guillermo Molina (ESP) |
18 |
| Georgios Ntoskas (GRE) |
18 |