2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers

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This article shows the qualification for the 2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship .

The 2012 Women's European Water Polo Championship took place at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swim Stadium in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from January 18 to 28, 2012.

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Qualification

System

DateCompetition NameResult
Sep 2010 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship Three pre-qualified
Jan - Oct 2011Group Stage (2)Top 2 qualified

Pre-qualified

Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (hosts) [1]
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia (winners, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship)
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece (finalists, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (4th place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship)

Netherlands womens national water polo team womens national water polo team representing the Netherlands

The Netherlands women's national water polo team is the national team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was one of the leading teams in the world during the 1980s and 1990s. More recently they claimed the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The team is governed by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Zwembond (KNZB).

The Russia women's national water polo team represents Russia in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading teams in Europe since the mid-1990s.

The 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the 13th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place at the Arena Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia from August 31 to September 10, 2010.

Group stage

Draw pools

Draw pool 1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5th place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6th place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship
Draw pool 2
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7th place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 3rd place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualification Group B
Draw pool 3
Flag of France.svg  France 3rd place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualification Group A
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4th[ clarification needed ] place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualification Group A
Draw pool 4
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 660011552+6318
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 640211665+5112
Flag of France.svg  France 62046772−56
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 600639148−1090
29 Jan 2011
14:00		 Scoresheet Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg5–33Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Nereus Pool, Žilina
Referees:
Schwarts Matan (ISR), Mauss Marcela (GER)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–10, 1–10, 1–10
29 Jan 2011
20:00		 Scoresheet France  Flag of France.svg8–16Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Max Dormoy Pool, Lille
Referees:
Byelyevtsov Vyacheslav (UKR), Freebury Chris (GBR)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–5, 2–3, 3–5
26 March 2011
15:45		 Scoresheet Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg14–7Flag of France.svg  France
26 March 2011
16:00		 Scoresheet Germany  Flag of Germany.svg26–7Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
30 April 2011
18:00		 Scoresheet Germany  Flag of Germany.svg13–16Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
30 April 2011
20:00		 Scoresheet France  Flag of France.svg20–7Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
2 July 2011
16:00		 Scoresheet Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg16–12Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2 July 2011
19:00		 Scoresheet Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg5–14Flag of France.svg  France
24 September 2011 Report Slovakia  Flag of Slovakia.svg8–32Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
24 September 2011 Report France  Flag of France.svg8–13Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
15 October 2011 Report Germany  Flag of Germany.svg17–10Flag of France.svg  France
15 October 2011 Report Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg23–7Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 660011532+8318
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 64029443+5112
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 62045793−366
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 600624122−980
29 Jan 2011
20:00		 Scoresheet Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg26–1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Loughborough University, Loughborough
Referees:
Grandin Anne (FRA), Cisneros Horrillo Jordi (ESP)
Score by quarters:6–0, 7–0, 5–0, 8–1
30 Jan 2011
17:00		 Scoresheet Spain  Flag of Spain.svg24–8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine El Sorrall, Mataró
Referees:
Zurek Lubomir (SVK), Szekely Balazs (HUN)
Score by quarters:7–2, 6–3, 5–1, 6–2
26 March 2011
18:00		 Scoresheet Spain  Flag of Spain.svg22–0Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
26 March 2011
20:00		 Scoresheet Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg7–11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
30 April 2011
17:30		 Scoresheet Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg9–14Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
30 April 2011
20:00		 Scoresheet Israel  Flag of Israel.svg7–15Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
2 July 2011
11:30		 Scoresheet Spain  Flag of Spain.svg10–6Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2 July 2011
12:30		 Scoresheet Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg13–10Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
24 September 2011 Report Spain  Flag of Spain.svg25–3Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
24 September 2011 Report Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg21–8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
15 October 2011 Report Israel  Flag of Israel.svg3–21Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
15 October 2011 Report Ukraine  Flag of Ukraine.svg6–20Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

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References

  1. ↑ 3rd place, 2010 Women's European Water Polo Championship
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