2021 LEN Men's European Junior Water Polo Championships

Last updated September 20, 2021

2021 LEN Men's European Junior Water Polo Championships
Tournament details
Dates	17–27 June 2021 (Qualification) 12–19 September 2021
Teams	16
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Serbia
Runner-up	Greece
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches	48

The 2021 LEN Men's European Junior Water Polo Championships , took place between 12 and 19 September 2021, in Malta. It was the the third time that Malta had hosted the event, after previously hosting it in 2007 and 2017.

Contents

Qualification

The top 2 teams out of each group qualified for the tournament, along with the top 8 teams from the 2019 championships, leading to 16 qualified teams overall.

Group A

Group A of the qualifying round took place in Korčula, Croatia, between 25 and 27 June 2021.^[1]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Croatia	3	3	0	0	63	12	+51	9	Qualified
2	Ukraine	3	2	0	1	26	35	−9	6	Qualified
3	France	3	1	0	2	33	30	+3	3
4	Bulgaria	3	0	0	3	20	65	−45	0

Source: Summary

Round Robin Summary Table
Country
Croatia	—	15–4	17–4	32–4
Ukraine	4–15	—	9–8	13–12
France	4–17	8–9	—	21–4
Bulgaria	4–32	12–13	4–21	—

Group B

Group B of the qualifying round took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, between 17 and 20 June 2021.^[1]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Georgia	4	4	0	0	81	32	+49	12	Qualified
2	Belarus	4	3	0	1	57	45	+12	9	Qualified
3	Slovakia	4	2	0	2	43	47	−4	6
4	Lithuania	4	1	0	3	40	64	−24	3
5	Moldova	4	0	0	4	39	72	−33	0

Source: Summary

Round Robin Summary Table
Country
Georgia	—	17–10	17–7	20–8	27–7
Belarus	10–17	—	12–7	20–8	15–13
Slovakia	7–17	7–12	—	12–11	17–7
Lithuania	8–20	8–20	11–12	—	13–12
Moldova	7–27	13–15	7–17	12–13	—

Group C

Group C of the qualifying round took place in Maribor, Slovenia, between 24 and 27 June 2021.^[1]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Russia	4	4	0	0	87	12	+75	12	Qualified
2	Romania	4	3	0	1	63	31	+32	9	Qualified
3	Slovenia	4	2	0	2	56	48	+8	6
4	Great Britain	4	1	0	3	38	69	−31	3
5	Austria	4	0	0	4	17	101	−84	0

Source: Summary

Round Robin Summary Table
Country
Russia	—	14–3	17–5	31–3	25–1
Romania	3–14	—	18–8	18–6	24–4
Slovenia	5–17	8–18	—	15–6	28–7
United Kingdom	3–31	6–18	6–15	—	24–5
Austria	1–25	4–24	7–28	5–24	—

Group D

Group D of the qualifying round took place in Prague, Czech Republic, between 24 and 27 June 2021.^[1]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	4	4	0	0	79	22	+57	12	Qualified
2	Turkey	4	3	0	1	59	35	+24	9	Qualified
3	Czech Republic	4	2	0	2	42	38	+4	6
4	Switzerland	4	1	0	3	23	55	−32	3
5	Poland	4	0	0	4	25	78	−53	0

Source: Summary

Round Robin Summary Table
Country
Netherlands	—	15–10	16–6	24–2	24–4
Turkey	10–15	—	10–8	13–5	26–7
Czech Republic	6–16	8–10	—	11–5	17–7
Switzerland	2–24	5–13	5–11	—	11–7
Poland	4–24	7–26	7–17	7–11	—

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro	3	2	1	0	43	22	+21	7	Quarterfinals
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	33	17	+16	6	Play-offs
3	Italy	3	1	1	1	24	22	+2	4	Play-offs
4	Ukraine	3	0	0	3	15	54	−39	0	13th place classification

Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: LEN

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 09:00	Report	Montenegro	26–6	Ukraine	Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Akif Uz (TUR)
		Score by quarters:6–1, 8–0, 5–2, 7–3

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 17:40	Report	Netherlands	8–5	Italy	Referees: Vladimir Golikov (RUS), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
		Score by quarters:2–0, 3–1, 1–2, 2–2

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 13:00	Report	Ukraine	5–10	Italy	Referees: Vladimir Golikov (RUS), Maro Savinović (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 0–4, 2–2, 3–2

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 16:20	Report	Netherlands	7–8	Montenegro	Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Tamas Kovacs (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 3–5, 1–0, 1–2, 2–1

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 11:40	Report	Montenegro	9–9	Italy	Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Carlos Ortega (ESP)
		Score by quarters:3–1, 2–3, 2–3, 2–2

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 15:00	Report	Netherlands	18–4	Ukraine	Referees: Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU), Ralf Muller (GER)
		Score by quarters:3–0, 5–0, 3–3, 7–1

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	39	23	+16	9	Quarterfinals
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	27	19	+8	6	Play-offs
3	Romania	3	1	0	2	20	32	−12	3	Play-offs
4	Malta (H)	3	0	0	3	23	35	−12	0	13th place classification

Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: LEN
(H) Host

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 13:00	Report	Croatia	7–8	Spain	Referees: Daniele Bianco (ITA), Tamás Kovács (HUN)
		Score by quarters:1–0, 3–3, 2–2, 1–3

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 19:00	Report	Malta	7–9	Romania	Referees: Veselin Mišković (MNE), Giorgi Makharadze (UKR)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 1–3, 2–1

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 11:40	Report	Romania	6–15	Spain	Referees: Daniele Bianco (ITA), Akif Uz (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–4, 3–4, 0–3

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 19:00	Report	Malta	6–10	Croatia	Referees: Erwin Schapers (NED), Philipp Golosoun (BLR)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 1–4, 2–2, 1–3

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 10:20	Report	Croatia	10–5	Romania	Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Philipp Golosoun (BLR)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 1–1, 4–2, 3–1

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 19:00	Report	Malta	10–16	Spain
		Score by quarters:5–3, 1–2, 3–5, 1–6

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	45	22	+23	9	Quarterfinals
2	Russia	3	2	0	1	36	28	+8	6	Play-offs
3	Germany	3	1	0	2	31	31	0	3	Play-offs
4	Belarus	3	0	0	3	22	53	−31	0	13th place classification

Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: LEN

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 10:20	Report	Germany	18–9	Belarus	Referees: Alex de Raffaele (MLT), Mihnea Iona Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters:6–1, 5–2, 4–2, 3–4

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 16:20	Report	Russia	11–13	Hungary	Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Ivan Raković (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–6, 2–1, 3–4, 4–2

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 10:20	Report	Belarus	6–19	Hungary	Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Ivan Rakovic (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–4, 2–4, 1–6

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 15:00	Report	Russia	9–8	Germany	Referees: Veselin Miskovic (MNE), Alex Ortega (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–1, 2–2, 1–2

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 13:00	Report	Germany	5–13	Hungary	Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Akif Uz (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–3, 0–5, 1–1

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 16:20	Report	Russia	16–7	Belarus	Referees: Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Erwin Schapers (NED)
		Score by quarters:4–0, 4–1, 5–2, 3–4

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	3	0	0	43	24	+19	9	Quarterfinals
2	Greece	3	2	0	1	35	21	+14	6	Play-offs
3	Georgia	3	1	0	2	32	38	−6	3	Play-offs
4	Turkey	3	0	0	3	18	45	−27	0	13th place classification

Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: LEN

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 11:40	Report	Serbia	17–3	Turkey	Referees: Erwin Schapers (NED), Philipp Golosoun (BLR)
		Score by quarters:4–0, 5–0, 5–2, 3–1

12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 15:00	Report	Georgia	7–11	Greece	Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Ralf Muller (GER)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–1, 2–4, 2–2

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 09:00	Report	Turkey	5–16	Greece
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–3, 2–4, 1–4

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 17:40	Report	Georgia	13–17	Serbia	Referees: Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU), Ralf Muller (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 6–5, 2–4, 2–5

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 09:00	Report	Serbia	9–8	Greece	Referees: Daniele Bianco (ITA), Tamas Kovacs (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 3–4, 2–1

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 17:40	Report	Georgia	12–10	Turkey	Referees: Veselin Miskovic (MNE), Alex De Raffaele (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 3–2, 4–3

Knockout stage

Bracket

Play-offs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

15 September

Netherlands

10

16 September

9

10

Serbia

11

17 September

Serbia

12

15 September

10

Croatia

17

16 September

4

4

Hungary

10

19 September

Serbia

10

15 September

6

16

16 September

Italy (PSO)

17

13

Spain (PSO)

14

17 September

8

15 September

Greece

11

Third place

Greece

5

16 September

19 September

4

Greece

12

Hungary

13

11

12

5th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place

	17 September

	Netherlands	7
					19 September
	Croatia	10
					Croatia	12
	17 September
					Montenegro	14
	Italy	9

	Montenegro	10
					Seventh place

					19 September

					Netherlands	11

					Italy	9

9th place bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				Ninth place

	16 September

	Germany	11
					18 September
	Georgia	9
					Germany	7
	16 September
					Russia	8
	Russia	17

	Romania	8
					Eleventh place

					18 September

					Georgia	9

					Romania	10

13th place bracket

	13–16th place semifinals				13th place

	15 September

	Ukraine	10
					18 September
	Belarus	6
					Ukraine	4
	15 September
					Malta	12
	Malta (PSO)	13

	Turkey	11
					15th place

					18 September

					Belarus	12

					Turkey	19

Play-offs

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 10:30	Report	Netherlands	10–9	Germany	Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Vladimir Golikov (RUS)
		Score by quarters:3-1, 0-1, 3-4, 4-3

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 12:00	Report	Russia	16–17	Italy	Referees: Tamás Kovács (HUN), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
		Score by quarters:4–2, 3–1, 2–4, 0–2 PSO: 7–8

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 16:00	Report	Croatia	17–4	Georgia	Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Daniele Bianco (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 0–0, 7–1, 4–1, 6–2

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 17:30	Report	Greece	5–4	Romania	Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Ivan Raković (SRB)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 1–3, 1–0, 1–0

Quarterfinals

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 12:00	Report	Netherlands	10–11	Serbia	Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–1, 2–4, 5–5

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 16:00	Report	Italy	13–14	Spain	Referees: Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 4–1, 3–4 PSO: 3–4

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 17:30	Report	Croatia	4–10	Hungary	Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Vladimir Golikov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–3, 2–2, 1–3

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 19:00	Report	Greece	12–11	Montenegro	Referees: Tamas Kovacs (HUN), Maro Savinović (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 4–6, 3–0

13–16th place semifinals

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 09:00	Report	Ukraine	10–6	Belarus	Referees: Ralf Muller (GER), Erwin Schapers (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–1, 2–2, 2–1

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 19:00	Report	Malta	13–11	Turkey	Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 0–2, 1–2, 5–0 PSO:5–3

9–12th place semifinals

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 09:00	Report	Germany	11–9	Georgia	Referees: Akif Uz (TUR), Philipp Golosoun (BLR)
		Score by quarters:3–2, 1–1, 3–3, 4–3

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 10:30	Report	Russia	17–8	Romania	Referees: Giorgi Makharadze (UKR), Alex De Raffaele (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 2–1, 3–1, 8–1

5–8th place semifinals

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 15:00	Report	Netherlands	7–10	Croatia	Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 3–1, 1–3

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 16:30	Report	Italy	9–10	Montenegro	Referees: Tamás Kovács (HUN), Ivan Raković (SRB)
		Score by quarters:1–0, 1–4, 4–5, 3–1

Semifinals

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 18:00	Report	Serbia	12–10	Hungary	Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Vladimir Golikov (RUS)
		Score by quarters:3–2, 3–0, 6–4, 0–4

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 19:30	Report	Spain	8–11	Greece	Referees: Veselin Mišković (MNE), Daniele Bianco (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 2–3, 1–3

15th place game

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 15:00	Report	Belarus	12–19	Turkey	Referees: Ralf Muller (GER), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 1–8, 4–3, 3–3

13th place game

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 16:30	Report	Ukraine	4–12	Malta	Referees: Philipp Golosoun (BLR), Akif Uz (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–2, 1–4, 1–4

Eleventh place game

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 18:00	Report	Georgia	9–10	Romania	Referees: Giorgi Makharadze (UKR), Alex de Raffaele (MLT)
		Score by quarters:4–2, 1–5, 2–1, 2–2

Ninth place game

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 19:30	Report	Germany	7–8	Russia	Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Erwin Schapers (NED)
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–0, 2–3, 4–2

Seventh place game

19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) 15:00	Report	Netherlands	11–9	Italy	Referees: Veselin Mišković (MNE), Vladimir Golikov (RUS)
		Score by quarters:5–2, 2–2, 1–2, 3–3

Fifth place game

19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) 16:30	Report	Croatia	12–14	Montenegro	Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Tamás Kovács (HUN)
		Score by quarters:4–3, 3–4, 3–2, 2–5

Third place game

19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) 18:00	Report	Hungary	13–12	Spain	Referees: Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–3, 3–2, 2–1 PSO:5–4

Final

19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) 19:30	Report	Serbia	10–6	Greece	Referees: Maro Savinovic (CRO), Daniele Bianco (ITA)
		Score by quarters:2–0, 2–3, 3–1, 3–2

Final rankings

Rank	Team^[2]
	Serbia
	Greece
	Hungary
4	Spain
5	Montenegro
6	Croatia
7	Netherlands
8	Italy
9	Russia
10	Germany
11	Romania
12	Georgia
13	Malta
14	Ukraine
15	Turkey
16	Belarus

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

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