2024 Women's European U-19 Water Polo Championship

For the men's tournament, see 2024 Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship.

2024 Women's European U-19 Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Croatia
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	24–31 August 2024
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (3rd title)
Runners-up	Hungary
Third place	Greece
Fourth place	Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	51
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The 2024 Women's European U-19 Water Polo Championship was the 15th edition of the Women's European U-19 Water Polo Championship. The tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia from 24 to 31 August 2024. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Spain were the two-time defending champions and successfully defended their title with a win over Hungary in the final. ^[4]

Host selection

Zagreb was given the hosting rights on 11 October 2023. ^{[2] [3]}

Format

For the first time, the 16 teams are divided into two Divisions, based on the final standings of the previous edition. The top eight teams made Division 1 and the other eight teams Division 2. Both divisions were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams from each group of Division 1 advanced directly to the quarterfinals, while the other two teams from each group played against one of the top two sides from each group in Division 2 in a play-off round. Starting with quarterfinals onward, the regular knock-out system was used.

Qualification

Seventeen teams originally entered, but shortly before the tournament, Switzerland withdrew, bringing the total to 16. Due to the number of teams, no qualification process was needed and all 16 teams competed at the main event. Malta and Bulgaria enter after not participating in 2022, while Portugal, Serbia and Switzerland are the only countries to not return from 2022.

Event	Date	Location	Quotas	Nation(s)
Host	October 11 2023		1	Croatia
Participated in the 2022 European Championship	3–11 September 2022	Netanya	14	Spain   Hungary   Greece   Netherlands   Italy   France   Israel   Ukraine    Switzerland   Slovakia   Romania   Great Britain   Turkey   Germany
Didn't participate in 2022			2	Malta   Bulgaria

Venue

After hosting the 2010 European Water Polo Championship and the 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship, the Bazen Mladost hosted the competition.

Zagreb	Zagreb
Bazen Mladost Capacity: 2,000

Draw

The draw was held on 26 March 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. ^{[5] [6]}

Division 1

The pots for Division 1 were decided by the rankings of the 2022 U-19 European Championship.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Spain   Hungary	Greece   Netherlands	Italy   France	Israel   Croatia

Division 2

The teams who finished below the top eight at the previous championship or didn't participate in 2022 were placed in Division 2.

Pot 1	Pot 2
Ukraine    Switzerland   Slovakia   Romania	Great Britain   Turkey   Germany   Malta   Bulgaria

Preliminary round

All times are local (Central European Summer Time – UTC+2).

Division 1

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	3	3	0	0	0	46	17	+29	9	Quarterfinals
2	Croatia (H)	3	2	0	0	1	39	34	+5	6
3	Greece	3	1	0	0	2	39	36	+3	3	Playoffs
4	France	3	0	0	0	3	24	61	−37	0

Source: LEN
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.
(H) Host

25 August 2024 10:30	Report	Greece	19–12	France	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ralf Müller (GER), Berk Gunkut (TUR)
		Score by quarters:7–2, 4–6, 6–4, 2–0

25 August 2024 17:30	Report	Hungary	14–5	Croatia	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Sander Gransjean (NED)
		Score by quarters:5–0, 3–2, 4–1, 2–2

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26 August 2024 10:30	Report	Hungary	10–7	Greece	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–1, 2–3, 3–1

26 August 2024 17:30	Report	France	7–20	Croatia	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Carla Martin (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 1–6, 1–4, 4–6

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27 August 2024 16:00	Report	Hungary	22–5	France	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Sander Gransjean (NED), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
		Score by quarters:5–1, 4–0, 5–1, 8–3

27 August 2024 17:30	Report	Greece	13–14	Croatia	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ralf Mueller (GER), Neville Mercieca (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 5–5, 2–0, 1–3, 5–6

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	0	46	23	+23	9	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	3	2	0	0	1	37	26	+11	6
3	Netherlands	3	1	0	0	2	22	32	−10	3	Playoffs
4	Israel	3	0	0	0	3	17	41	−24	0

Source: LEN
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.

25 August 2024 12:00	Report	Italy	15–6	Israel	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Neville Mercieca (MLT)
		Score by quarters:4–3, 3–1, 4–1, 4–1

25 August 2024 16:00	Report	Netherlands	8–14	Spain	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–3, 3–3, 2–3

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26 August 2024 12:00	Report	Spain	16–6	Israel	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters:5–1, 5–3, 4–2, 2–0

26 August 2024 16:00	Report	Italy	13–4	Netherlands	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ralf Müller (GER), Marko Matijevic (CRO)
		Score by quarters:5–1, 3–1, 3–2, 2–0

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27 August 2024 10:30	Report	Italy	9–16	Spain	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Marko Matijevic (CRO), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 1–6, 3–4, 2–3, 3–3

27 August 2024 12:00	Report	Netherlands	10–5	Israel	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), George Makharadze (UKR)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–0, 1–1, 4–1

Division 2

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	2	2	0	0	0	30	11	+19	6	Playoffs
2	Ukraine	2	1	0	0	1	15	19	−4	3
3	Romania	2	0	0	0	2	11	26	−15	0	13th–16th place classification
4	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: LEN
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.

25 August 2024 9:00	Report	Slovakia	12–7	Ukraine	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Michaela Naneva (BUL), Jeremie Peden (FRA)
		Score by quarters:4–1, 3–3, 3–1, 2–2

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26 August 2024 9:00	Report	Slovakia	18–4	Romania	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
		Score by quarters:6–2, 3–0, 5–1, 4–1

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27 August 2024 9:00	Report	Romania	7–8	Ukraine	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Michaela Naneva (BUL), Berk Gunkut (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 4–2, 1–3, 1–2

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	4	3	1	0	0	53	29	+24	11	Playoffs
2	Great Britain	4	3	0	1	0	63	31	+32	10
3	Turkey	4	2	0	0	2	56	32	+24	6	13th–16th place classification
4	Malta	4	1	0	0	3	39	50	−11	3
5	Bulgaria	4	0	0	0	4	21	90	−69	0

Source: LEN
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.

24 August 2024 9:00	Report	Germany	10–7 (PSO)	Great Britain	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 3–2, 1–2, 2–0   PSO:4–1

24 August 2024 10:30	Report	Bulgaria	5–14	Malta	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Jeremie Peden (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 0–1, 3–4, 1–5, 1–4

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24 August 2024 19:00	Report	Turkey	7–9	Germany	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Carla Martin (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–1, 1–4, 3–2

24 August 2024 20:30	Report	Great Britain	32–6	Bulgaria	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Marko Matijevic (CRO), Sander Gransjean (NED)
		Score by quarters:9–3, 8–1, 6–2, 9–0

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25 August 2024 19:00	Report	Bulgaria	2–22	Turkey	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 1–8, 1–5, 0–4, 0–5

25 August 2024 20:30	Report	Malta	8–13	Great Britain	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: George Makharadze (UKR), Marko Matijevic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–4, 4–1, 1–4

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26 August 2024 19:00	Report	Turkey	16–9	Malta	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Sander Gransjean (NED), George Makharadze (UKR)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 6–1, 3–4, 4–1

26 August 2024 20:30	Report	Germany	22–8	Bulgaria	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE), Jeremie Peden (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–2, 8–0, 8–2

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27 August 2024 19:00	Report	Malta	8–16	Germany	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–6, 2–5, 3–2

27 August 2024 20:30	Report	Turkey	11–12	Great Britain	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–4, 2–4, 3–2

13th–16th place classification

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Turkey	3	3	0	0	0	43	24	+19	9
14	Romania	3	2	0	0	1	33	29	+4	6
15	Malta	3	1	0	0	2	45	35	+10	3
16	Bulgaria	3	0	0	0	3	19	52	−33	0

Source: LEN
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.

28 August 2024 9:00	Report	Romania	13–12	Malta	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
		Score by quarters:4–2, 3–2, 3–5, 3–3

28 August 2024 10:30	Report	Turkey	18–5	Bulgaria	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
		Score by quarters:4–0, 6–0, 4–3, 4–2

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29 August 2024 9:00	Report	Turkey	12–7	Romania	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE), George Makharadze (UKR)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–0, 2–1, 3–4

29 August 2024 10:30	Report	Malta	21–9	Bulgaria	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Sander Gransjean (NED), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
		Score by quarters:5–3, 6–1, 6–4, 4–1

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30 August 2024 9:00	Report	Bulgaria	5–13	Romania	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Neville Mercieca (MLT), Jeremie Peden (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 0–5, 2–5, 2–1, 1–2

30 August 2024 10:30	Report	Malta	12–13	Turkey	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Giorgi Makharadze (UKR), Marko Matijevic (CRO)
		Score by quarters:2–1, 4–5, 3–7, 3–0

Knockout stage

Main bracket

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

29 August

Spain

20

28 August

France

6

France

12

30 August

Slovakia

9

Spain

12

Croatia

11

29 August

Croatia

9

28 August

Netherlands

7

Netherlands

14

31 August

Great Britain

5

Spain

10

Hungary

9

29 August

Hungary

16

28 August

Israel

9

Israel

15

30 August

Germany

10

Hungary

10

Greece

8

Third place game

29 August

31 August

Italy

6

Croatia

8

28 August

Greece

15

Greece

18

Greece

21

Ukraine

3

Playoffs

28 August 2024 16:00	Report	Israel	15–10	Germany	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Marko Matijevic (CRO), Carla Martin (ESP)
		Score by quarters:3–2, 5–4, 3–1, 4–3

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28 August 2024 17:30	Report	France	12–9	Slovakia	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters:3–0, 4–2, 2–2, 3–5

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28 August 2024 19:00	Report	Netherlands	14–5	Great Britain	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ralf Müller (GER), George Makharadze (UKR)
		Score by quarters:6–2, 2–2, 5–1, 1–0

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28 August 2024 20:30	Report	Greece	21–3	Ukraine	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Berk Gunkut (TUR)
		Score by quarters:5–1, 5–1, 7–0, 4–1

9th–12th place bracket

	9th–12th place semifinals				Ninth place game
	29 August
	Slovakia	14
					30 August
	Great Britain	15
					Great Britain	9
	29 August
					Germany	8
	Germany	13
	Ukraine	3
					Eleventh place game
					30 August
					Slovakia	15
					Ukraine	10

9th–12th place semifinals

29 August 2024 12:00	Report	Slovakia	14–15	Great Britain	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Marko Matijevic (CRO), Berk Gunkut (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 4–4, 4–3, 2–4

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29 August 2024 13:30	Report	Germany	13–3	Ukraine	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Michaela Naneva (BUL), Jeremie Peden (FRA)
		Score by quarters:3–0, 5–1, 3–2, 2–0

Eleventh place game

30 August 2024 12:00	Report	Slovakia	15–10	Ukraine	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Michaela Naneva (BUL), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters:7–2, 2–3, 3–2, 3–3

Ninth place game

30 August 2024 13:30	Report	Great Britain	9–8	Germany	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Berk Gunkut (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–2, 3–1, 1–2

Quarterfinals

29 August 2024 16:00	Report	Hungary	16–9	Israel	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
		Score by quarters:5–1, 3–4, 3–1, 5–3

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29 August 2024 17:30	Report	Spain	20–6	France	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
		Score by quarters:5–0, 3–2, 6–2, 6–2

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29 August 2024 19:00	Report	Croatia	9–7	Netherlands	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 3–0, 2–3

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29 August 2024 20:30	Report	Italy	6–15	Greece	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
		Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–4, 1–4, 3–1

5th–8th place bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	30 August
	France	7
					31 August
	Netherlands	10
					Netherlands	8
	30 August
					Italy	9
	Israel	7
	Italy	13
					Seventh place game
					31 August
					France	10
					Israel	14

5th–8th place semifinals

30 August 2024 16:00	Report	France	7–10	Netherlands	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Carla Martin (ESP), Ralf Müller (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 2–1, 0–4

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30 August 2024 17:30	Report	Israel	7–13	Italy	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 2–4, 1–2

Seventh place game

31 August 2024 16:00	Report	France	10–14	Israel	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE), Marko Matijevic (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–4, 2–2, 4–4

Fifth place game

31 August 2024 17:30	Report	Netherlands	8–9	Italy	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Carla Martin (ESP), Jeremie Peden (FRA)
		Score by quarters:3–0, 2–4, 2–2, 1–3

Semifinals

30 August 2024 19:00	Report	Spain	12–11	Croatia	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
		Score by quarters:6–4, 2–2, 3–2, 1–3

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30 August 2024 20:30	Report	Hungary	10–8	Greece	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Sander Gransjean (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–0, 3–2, 1–3

Third place game

31 August 2024 19:00	Report	Croatia	8–18	Greece	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 4–6, 3–5, 1–5, 0–2

Final

31 August 2024 20:30	Report	Spain	10–9	Hungary	Bazen Mladost, Zagreb
		Score by quarters:5–3, 2–0, 2–1, 1–5

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Spain
	Hungary
	Greece
4	Croatia
5	Italy
6	Netherlands
7	Israel
8	France
9	Great Britain
10	Germany
11	Slovakia
12	Ukraine
13	Turkey
14	Romania
15	Malta
16	Bulgaria

References

1. "European Aquatics U19 Women Water Polo Championships 2024". len.microplustimingservices.com.
2. "U19 water polo Europeans are heading to Zagreb and Burgas - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. October 11, 2023.
3. Curcic, Ivan (September 1, 2023). "LEN calendar: Hosts of Junior Europeans determined; series of F4s starts in April".
4. "Spain secures the title of the European Aquatics U19 Championships - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. August 31, 2024.
5. "Water polo draw marathon set to commence in Barcelona - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. March 25, 2024.
6. "Draw marathon sets up exciting showdowns - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. March 26, 2024.

External links

• Official website of LEN – European Aquatics