2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers are series of qualification tournaments to decide the participants of the 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship. [1]
The 2018 Men's European Water Polo Championship was held in Barcelona, Spain from 16 to 28 July 2018.
Teams directly qualified to the 2018 European Water Polo Championship:
The Serbia men's national water polo team represents Serbia in international water polo competitions and is controlled by the Water Polo Association of Serbia. They have won gold medals in the Olympics, World and European Championships, World Cup, FINA World League, Mediterranean Games and Universiade.
The 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship was held in Belgrade, Serbia.
The Montenegro men's national water polo team represents Montenegro in international men's water polo competitions, and is controlled by the Water Polo and Swimming Federation of Montenegro.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 9 |
 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 6 |
 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 3 |
 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 38 | –18 | 0 |
| 17 March 2017 19:15 | Bulgaria | 7–16 | | Prague |
| 17 March 2017 21:00 | Czech Republic | 7–8 | | Prague |
| 18 March 2017 18:00 | Switzerland | 12–7 | | Prague |
| 18 March 2017 20:00 | Czech Republic | 11–10 | | Prague |
| 19 March 2017 09:30 | Switzerland | 9–8 | | Prague |
| 19 March 2017 11:30 | Czech Republic | 10–6 | | Prague |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 22 | +17 | 9 |
 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 6 |
 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 42 | –15 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 40 | –18 | 0 |
| 6 October 2017 16:30 | Ukraine | 18–7 | | Rio Maior |
| 6 October 2017 18:30 | Portugal | 17–9 | | Rio Maior |
| 7 October 2017 16:00 | Lithuania | 13–8 | | Rio Maior |
| 7 October 2017 18:00 | Portugal | 10–11 | | Rio Maior |
| 8 October 2017 09:30 | Czech Republic | 5–10 | | Rio Maior |
| 8 October 2017 11:30 | Portugal | 16–7 | | Rio Maior |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | +18 | 9 |
 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 6 |
 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 24 | –5 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 31 | –16 | 1 |
| 6 October 2017 17:00 | Belarus | 14–5 | | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| 6 October 2017 18:30 | Poland | 7–8 | | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| 7 October 2017 17:00 | Belarus | 9–4 | | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| 7 October 2017 18:30 | Poland | 7–7 | | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| 8 October 2017 08:30 | Poland | 5–9 | | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
| 8 October 2017 10:00 | Switzerland | 3–10 | | Gorzów Wielkopolski |
No teams were eliminated in round 2, but their results will determine the matches of the following round (play-off format with home and away games) held in 2018. These eight teams will face the teams classified 9 to 16 in the latest edition of the tournament, the 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship.
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| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| France | 30–6 | | 18–1 | 12–5 |
| Romania | 37–11 | | 20–5 | 17–6 |
| Poland | 8–44 | | 2–21 | 6–23 |
| Netherlands | 42–13 | | 28–7 | 14–6 |
| Portugal | 6–25 | | 4–16 | 2–9 |
| Georgia | 23–11 | | 12–1 | 11–10 |
| Belarus | 17–23 | | 8–7 | 9–16 |
| Ukraine | 15–18 | | 8–8 | 7–10 |
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