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Dates | 6–8 June |
Teams | 13 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 388 (25.87 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
← 2024 2028 → |
The 2026 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers were organised by European Aquatics and held between 6 and 8 June 2025 in four different centralised locations. [1] The qualifiers determined the eight women's water polo national teams that would join the eight automatically qualified teams at the final tournament.
Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | App | First | Last | Streak | Best placement in tournament | Rank [2] |
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![]() | Top eight in 2024 | 6 January 2024 | 19th | 1989 | 2024 | 19 | Runners-up (2010, 2012, 2018, 2022) | TBD |
![]() | Champions (1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2012) | TBD | ||||||
![]() | 21st | 1985 | 21 | Champions (1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 2018, 2024) | TBD | |||
![]() | 17th | 1993 | 17 | Champions (2014, 2020, 2022) | TBD | |||
![]() | 8 January 2024 | 7th | 2010 | 6 | Eighth place (2022, 2024) | TBD | ||
![]() | 17th | 1985 | 7 | Third place (1987, 1989) | TBD | |||
![]() | 10th | 2 | Sixth place (1985) | TBD | ||||
![]() | 21st | 21 | Champions (1991, 2001, 2016) | TBD | ||||
![]() | Top two in Group A | 7 June 2025 | 4th | 1995 | 2016 | 1 | Tenth place (2016) | TBD |
![]() | 3rd | 2022 | 2024 | 3 | Eleventh place (2022) | TBD | ||
![]() | Top two in Group D | 5th | 2018 | 5 | Sixth place (2022) | TBD | ||
![]() | 5th | 1993 | 4 | Eighth place (2020) | TBD | |||
![]() | Top two in Group B | 20th | 1985 | 6 | Third place (1985) | TBD | ||
![]() | 4th | 2016 | 2 | Twelfth place (2016, 2018) | TBD | |||
![]() | Top two in Group C | 7th | 2006 | 6 | Eighth place (2006) | TBD | ||
![]() | 8 June 2025 | 3rd | 1993 | 1995 | 1 | Tenth place (1993) | TBD |
The 13 teams were split into four groups of three and four. The tournament played at a single venue with the group winners and the second-ranked teams qualified for the final tournament. [1]
The draw took place on 3 March 2025 in Zagreb. [1]
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Thirteen referees were selected to officiate at the Qualifiers. [3]
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Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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![]() Portugal ![]() Romania | ![]() Germany ![]() Türkiye | ![]() Serbia ![]() Switzerland | ![]() Israel ![]() Slovakia |
![]() Czechia | ![]() Malta | ![]() Ukraine | ![]() Sweden |
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All times are local.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 0 |
6 June 2025 15:00 | Report | Czechia ![]() | 12–18 | ![]() | Manteigadas Municipal Swimming Pool, Setúbal Referees: Lazar Andjelić (SRB), Massimo Castrilli (SUI) |
Score by quarters:6–4, 2–6, 2–4, 2–4 | |||||
Bušauerová 5 | Goals | Fernandes, Lousa 4 |
7 June 2025 15:00 | Report | Czechia ![]() | 11–12 | ![]() | Manteigadas Municipal Swimming Pool, Setúbal Referees: Lazar Andjelić (SRB), Ayal Gabel (ISR) |
Score by quarters: 2–4, 3–3, 3–2, 3–3 | |||||
J. Holá 3 | Goals | Nagy, Szeghalmi 3 |
8 June 2025 10:00 | Report | Romania ![]() | 7–13 | ![]() | Manteigadas Municipal Swimming Pool, Setúbal Referees: Massimo Castrilli (SUI), Ayal Gabel (ISR) |
Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–4, 0–2, 5–4 | |||||
Szeghalmi 3 | Goals | Machado, Lousa 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 35 | −26 | 0 |
6 June 2025 19:00 | Report | Germany ![]() | 14–2 | ![]() | Volksbad Limmer, Hanover Referees: Alexandros Vlastos (SWE), Jakub Nečas (CZE) |
Score by quarters:3–0, 2–0, 5–1, 4–1 | |||||
G. Deike 5 | Goals | Borg 2 |
7 June 2025 19:00 | Report | Malta ![]() | 7–21 | ![]() | Volksbad Limmer, Hanover Referees: Alexandru-Andrei Mustata (ROU), Jakub Nečas (CZE) |
Score by quarters: 3–5, 2–9, 1–3, 1–4 | |||||
Borg 2 | Goals | Buralı 4 |
8 June 2025 13:00 | Report | Germany ![]() | 15–9 | ![]() | Volksbad Limmer, Hanover Referees: Alexandros Vlastos (SWE), Alexandru-Andrei Mustata (ROU) |
Score by quarters:8–4, 2–1, 3–3, 2–1 | |||||
G. Deike 5 | Goals | Dabbağ 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 16 | +56 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 71 | −48 | 0 |
6 June 2025 18:00 | Report | Serbia ![]() | 18–2 | ![]() | Slana Bara, Novi Sad Referees: Martina Kuníková (SVK), Stefan Licari (MLT) |
Score by quarters:3–0, 4–0, 5–1, 6–1 | |||||
Ilić, Milićević 4 | Goals | Lytvyniuk, Tymoshenko 1 |
6 June 2025 19:45 | Report | Switzerland ![]() | 21–9 | ![]() | Slana Bara, Novi Sad Referees: İlkin Çakmakoğlu (TUR) |
Score by quarters:7–2, 6–1, 4–2, 4–4 | |||||
Verhagen 6 | Goals | Alava, Kaipainen 3 |
7 June 2025 18:00 | Report | Serbia ![]() | 24–7 | ![]() | Slana Bara, Novi Sad Referees: Martina Kuníková (SVK), Richard Noach (GER) |
Score by quarters:4–3, 7–2, 7–1, 6–1 | |||||
Diaz Mesa, Milićević 5 | Goals | Verhagen 2 |
7 June 2025 19:45 | Report | Ukraine ![]() | 20–7 | ![]() | Slana Bara, Novi Sad Referees: İlkin Çakmakoğlu (TUR), Stefan Licari (MLT) |
Score by quarters:3–2, 6–3, 6–1, 5–1 | |||||
Belinska 5 | Goals | Suvanto 2 |
8 June 2025 11:00 | Report | Ukraine ![]() | 7–10 | ![]() | Slana Bara, Novi Sad Referees: Martina Kuníková (SVK), İlkin Çakmakoğlu (TUR) |
Score by quarters: 0–1, 2–4, 2–4, 3–1 | |||||
Zelenko 3 | Goals | Kohli 4 |
8 June 2025 12:45 | Report | Serbia ![]() | 30–7 | ![]() | Slana Bara, Novi Sad Referees: Richard Noach (GER), Stefan Licari (MLT) |
Score by quarters:5–1, 11–1, 8–3, 6–2 | |||||
Milićević 6 | Goals | Kaipainen 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 19 | +24 | 6 | Final tournament |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 38 | −23 | 0 |
6 June 2025 18:00 | Report | Israel ![]() | 22–8 | ![]() | National Water Polo Centre, Nováky Referees: Anna Goncharenko (UKR), Jarkko Virtanen (FIN) |
Score by quarters:8–1, 5–3, 6–2, 3–2 | |||||
Bogachenko 4 | Goals | Hassler, Hazell 2 |
7 June 2025 18:00 | Report | Slovakia ![]() | 16–7 | ![]() | National Water Polo Centre, Nováky Referees: Jarkko Virtanen (FIN), Luis Santos (POR) |
Score by quarters:3–2, 4–1, 4–2, 5–2 | |||||
Kolářová 4 | Goals | Lindman Long 3 |
8 June 2025 11:00 | Report | Slovakia ![]() | 11–21 | ![]() | National Water Polo Centre, Nováky Referees: Luis Santos (POR), Anna Goncharenko (UKR) |
Score by quarters: 1–5, 2–4, 5–5, 3–7 | |||||
Sedláková 3 | Goals | Markovsky, Rahoum 4 |