2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship was held in Belgrade , Serbia .[3] [4]
Serbia won their seventh, and third straight, title by defeating the Montenegro 10–8 in the final. Hungary captured the bronze medal after a 13–10 win over Greece.[2]
Qualification
For the first time, the tournament will be contested by 16 countries (12 previously). The 16 teams qualified as follows:
Format
The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. All teams advance to the knockout stage, from which on a knockout-system will be used to determine the final positions..
Squads
Draw
The draw was held on 4 October 2015.[5] [6]
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1 ). [7]
Group A
Source:
wpbelgrade2016.com 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.
Group B
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Serbia
3
3
0
0
49
16
+33
9
2
Croatia
3
2
0
1
48
20
+28
6
3
France
3
1
0
2
30
43
−13
3
4
Malta
3
0
0
3
11
59
−48
0
Source:
wpbelgrade2016.com 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.
Group C
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Italy
3
3
0
0
48
11
+37
9
2
Romania
3
2
0
1
31
30
+1
6
3
Germany
3
1
0
2
29
39
−10
3
4
Georgia
3
0
0
3
16
44
−28
0
Source:
wpbelgrade2016.com 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.
Group D
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Hungary
3
2
1
0
40
19
+21
7
2
Russia
3
2
0
1
32
28
+4
6
3
Greece
3
1
1
1
37
23
+14
4
4
Turkey
3
0
0
3
19
58
−39
0
Source:
wpbelgrade2016.com 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.
Knockout stage
5th place bracket
9th place bracket
13th place bracket
Round of 16
9–16th place quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
13–16th place semifinals
9–12th place semifinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
23 January 2016 17:45
Report
Serbia
10 –8
Montenegro
Kombank Arena , Belgrade Attendance: 18,473 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 1–3 , 2 –1, 3 –2, 4 –2
three players 2
Goals
three players 2
Final ranking
Top goalscorers
Source: wpbelgrade2016.microplustiming.com
Awards
References
External links
Men's
Tournaments Level II (Defunct) Qualification Squads
Women's
Tournaments Level II (Defunct) Qualification Squads
LEN competitions
League competitions
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