2025 Women's European U-16 Water Polo Championship

2025 Women's European U-16 Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Turkey
City	Istanbul
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	27 June – 3 July 2025
Teams	15 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (3rd title)
Runners-up	Greece
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Italy
Official website
European Aquatics
←  Previous Next  →

The 2025 Women's European U-16 Water Polo Championship was the fourth edition of the Women's European U-16 Water Polo Championship, organized by the European Aquatics. The tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 27 June to 3 July 2025. ^[1] Starting this edition, the age level has changed from U15 to U16. ^[2]

Spain successfully defended their title from the previous championship and became European champions for the third time overall.

Host selection

Manisa was given the hosting rights on 13 November 2024, ^[1] however, the host city was later changed to Istanbul.

Participating teams

Originally, 16 teams entered the competition, one more than the previous edition. ^[3] Ireland were the only team that participated in 2023 to not enter. Having not participated in 2023, France and Malta have decided to send a team. Israel later withdrew from the tournament, leaving the championship with only 15 participating teams.

The numbers in parentheses indicate the teams' placement in the previous edition.

Teams
Spain (1st)
Greece (2nd)
Hungary (3rd)
Italy (4th)
Netherlands (5th)
Croatia (6th)
Germany (7th)
Serbia (8th)
Israel (9th)
Turkey (10th)
Romania (11th)
Czech Republic (12th)
Slovakia (14th)
Ukraine (15th)
France (N/A)
Malta (N/A)

Venue

Istanbul		Istanbul
		Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool

Draw

The draw was held on 7 February 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia. The seeding was based off the results of the previous edition. ^{[4] [5]}

Division 1

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Spain   Greece	Hungary   Italy	Netherlands   Croatia	Germany   Serbia

Division 2

Pot 5	Pot 6	Pot 7	Pot 8
Israel   Turkey	Romania   Czechia	Slovakia   Ukraine	France   Malta

Preliminary round

All times are local (Turkey Time; UTC+3).

Division 1

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	0	0	55	21	+34	9	Quarterfinals
2	Hungary	3	2	0	0	1	48	25	+23	6
3	Netherlands	3	1	0	0	2	33	46	−13	3	Crossovers
4	Serbia	3	0	0	0	3	21	65	−44	0

Source: microplustimingservices.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.

27 June 2025 13:00	Report	Spain	20–6	Netherlands	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 6–2, 3–1, 6–2, 5–1

27 June 2025 16:00	Report	Hungary	23–5	Serbia	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 7–3, 6–1, 4–1, 6–0

---

28 June 2025 17:30	Report	Serbia	8–22	Netherlands	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 1–6, 2–3, 1–7, 4–6

28 June 2025 19:00	Report	Spain	15–7	Hungary	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 6–3, 2–1, 4–1, 3–2

---

29 June 2025 17:30	Report	Spain	20–8	Serbia	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 8–3, 3–2, 4–3

29 June 2025 19:00	Report	Hungary	18–5	Netherlands	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 6–0, 4–2, 3–1, 5–2

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	3	3	0	0	0	61	21	+40	9	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	3	2	0	0	1	55	27	+28	6
3	Germany	3	1	0	0	2	17	53	−36	3	Crossovers
4	Croatia	3	0	0	0	3	22	54	−32	0

Source: microplustimingservices.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.

27 June 2025 17:30	Report	Greece	22–7	Croatia	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 7–1, 6–2, 4–1

27 June 2025 19:00	Report	Italy	21–5	Germany	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 8–0, 3–5, 6–0

---

28 June 2025 13:00	Report	Germany	8–6	Croatia	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–1, 3–1, 1–2

28 June 2025 16:00	Report	Greece	13–10	Italy	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 6–4, 5–2, 2–2

---

29 June 2025 13:00	Report	Greece	26–4	Germany	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 6–0, 6–2, 8–2, 6–0

29 June 2025 16:00	Report	Italy	24–9	Croatia	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 7–1, 7–2, 5–4, 5–2

Division 2

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Turkey (H)	3	3	0	0	0	39	27	+12	9	Crossovers
2	Czech Republic	3	2	0	0	1	30	27	+3	6
3	France	3	1	0	0	2	43	38	+5	3	13th–15th place classification
4	Slovakia	3	0	0	0	3	20	40	−20	0

Source: microplustimingservices.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.
(H) Host

27 June 2025 10:00	Report	Czech Republic	15–13	France	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 5–2, 5–3, 4–4

27 June 2025 20:30	Report	Turkey	14–8	Slovakia	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–3, 4–4, 3–1

---

28 June 2025 11:30	Report	France	20–8	Slovakia	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 6–3, 6–3, 5–1

28 June 2025 20:30	Report	Turkey	10–9	Czech Republic	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 0–5, 3–1, 3–0

---

29 June 2025 10:00	Report	Czech Republic	6–4	Slovakia	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 0–1, 0–1, 2–0, 4–2

29 June 2025 20:30	Report	Turkey	15–10	France	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–2, 5–4, 3–2

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	2	1	0	0	1	26	24	+2	3	Crossovers
2	Ukraine	2	1	0	0	1	26	25	+1	3
3	Malta	2	1	0	0	1	23	26	−3	3	13th–15th place classification

Source: microplustimingservices.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.

27 June 2025 11:30	Report	Romania	14–10	Malta	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 3–3, 1–3, 5–2

---

28 June 2025 10:00	Report	Malta	13–12	Ukraine	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 3–5, 2–1, 4–5, 4–1

---

29 June 2025 11:30	Report	Romania	12–14	Ukraine	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 5–3, 2–4, 2–3

13th–15th place classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	France	2	2	0	0	0	30	18	+12	6
14	Slovakia	2	1	0	0	1	15	23	−8	3
15	Malta	2	0	0	0	2	15	19	−4	0

Source: microplustimingservices.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.

1 July 2025 10:00	Report	France	12–10	Malta	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–4, 3–4, 3–1

---

2 July 2025 10:00	Report	Slovakia	7–5	Malta	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–1, 1–0, 1–1

---

3 July 2025 14:00	Report	France	18–8	Slovakia	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 5–1, 2–4, 6–2

Brackets

Main bracket

Crossovers

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

1 July

B1   Greece

19

30 June

C1   Turkey

1

A4   Serbia

10

2 July

C1   Turkey

17

B1   Greece

15

A2   Hungary

12

1 July

A2   Hungary

14

30 June

B3   Germany

6

B3   Germany

15

3 July

D2   Ukraine

8

B1   Greece

14

A1   Spain

19

1 July

B2   Italy

11

30 June

A3   Netherlands

8

A3   Netherlands

25

2 July

C2   Czech Republic

6

B2   Italy

10

A1   Spain

13

Third place game

1 July

3 July

A1   Spain

16

A2   Hungary

12

30 June

B4   Croatia

3

B2   Italy

11

B4   Croatia

22

D1   Romania

8

5th place bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game
	2 July
	C1   Turkey	10
					3 July
	B3   Germany	7
					C1   Turkey	6
	2 July
					A3   Netherlands	13
	A3   Netherlands	19
	B4   Croatia	8
					Seventh place game
					3 July
					B3   Germany	13
					B4   Croatia	9

9th place bracket

	9th–12th place semifinals				Ninth place game
	1 July
	A4   Serbia	18
					2 July
	D2   Ukraine	11
					A4   Serbia	14
	1 July
					C2   Czech Republic	13
	C2   Czech Republic	18
	D1   Romania	11
					Eleventh place game
					2 July
					D2   Ukraine	9
					D1   Romania	10

Knockout stage

Crossovers

30 June 2025 15:00	Report	Serbia	10–17	Turkey	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–5, 2–4, 3–5

---

30 June 2025 16:30	Report	Netherlands	25–6	Czech Republic	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 4–0, 7–2, 9–1

---

30 June 2025 18:00	Report	Croatia	22–8	Romania	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 6–0, 6–0, 3–3, 7–5

---

30 June 2025 19:30	Report	Germany	15–8	Ukraine	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 6–4, 3–1, 5–2

9th–12th place semifinals

1 July 2025 11:30	Report	Serbia	18–11	Ukraine	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 6–2, 5–4, 5–3, 2–2

---

1 July 2025 13:00	Report	Czech Republic	18–11	Romania	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–3, 4–4, 4–3

Eleventh place game

2 July 2025 11:30	Report	Ukraine	9–10	Romania	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 2–4, 2–1

Ninth place game

2 July 2025 13:00	Report	Serbia	14–13	Czech Republic	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 6–2, 2–4, 6–4, 0–3

Quarterfinals

1 July 2025 16:00	Report	Greece	19–1	Turkey	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 4–0, 5–1, 5–0

---

1 July 2025 17:30	Report	Italy	11–8	Netherlands	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–2, 2–4, 2–1

---

1 July 2025 19:00	Report	Spain	16–3	Croatia	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–1, 5–0, 4–1

---

1 July 2025 20:30	Report	Hungary	14–6	Germany	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 6–2, 6–2, 1–1

5th–8th place semifinals

2 July 2025 16:00	Report	Turkey	10–7	Germany	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–2, 4–3, 1–2

---

2 July 2025 17:30	Report	Netherlands	19–8	Croatia	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–1, 6–3, 4–2

Seventh place game

3 July 2025 15:30	Report	Germany	13–9	Croatia	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–1, 6–5, 1–1

Fifth place game

3 July 2025 17:00	Report	Turkey	6–13	Netherlands	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–3, 1–4, 2–2

Semifinals

2 July 2025 19:00	Report	Greece	15–12	Hungary	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 5–4, 6–2, 3–2, 1–4

---

2 July 2025 20:30	Report	Italy	10–13	Spain	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 3–4, 2–2, 1–3

Third place game

3 July 2025 18:30	Report	Hungary	12–11	Italy	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–4, 2–3, 4–2

Final

3 July 2025 20:00	Report	Greece	14–19	Spain	Beylikdüzü Swimming Pool, Istanbul
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 3–6, 2–3, 5–5

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Spain
	Greece
	Hungary
4	Italy
5	Netherlands
6	Turkey
7	Germany
8	Croatia
9	Serbia
10	Czech Republic
11	Romania
12	Ukraine
13	France
14	Slovakia
15	Malta

See also

• 2025 Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship

References

1. "European Aquatics Announces Dates and Locations for 2025 Men's and Women's U16 and U18 European Water Polo Championships - European Aquatics®". europeanaquatics.org.
2. "Changes in European age group competitions an 'exciting opportunity'". Swim England Water Polo Hub. May 17, 2024.
3. "Full line-ups for 2025 Men's and Women's U16 and U18 European Water Polo Championships confirmed - European Aquatics®". January 22, 2025.
4. "U16 & U18 European Championships draws set up thrilling summer - European Aquatics®". February 7, 2025.
5. Curcic, Ivan (February 7, 2025). "New format of European cadet and youth Championships; groups determined".

External links

• Official website