2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship
Tournament details
Host country Croatia
Dates4–16 January
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
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Original logo of the Championships before they were taken away from Israel.

The 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship is the upcoming 36th edition of this tournament. It will be held in Dubrovnik and Zagreb, Croatia from 4 to 16 January 2024.[1] Originally, Israel had been selected as host and the competition was slated to be held in Netanya, from 3 to 16 January 2024.[2][3][4][5] Due to security concerns after the breakout of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, LEN announced the Championship would be hosted elsewhere.[6]

Host selection

The championship was originally going to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel between 7 and 21 October 2023 (although it would still be called the 2024 European Championship).[5][7] But on 31 March 2023, it was moved to the Israeli city of Netanya and rescheduled for 3 to 16 January 2024 at the Wingate Institute Olympic swimming pool.[2][8][3] This decision was made to reduce the travel costs for the participating teams and make sure there was only one stoppage during the season instead of two (due to the 2024 World Aquatics Championships being held in February 2024).

However, after the 2023 Israel–Hamas war broke out, LEN said they would monitor the situation on 12 October.[9] But on 2 November, LEN announced that the tournament would not be hosted in Israel.[6][10]

After that announcement, Budapest, Belgrade, Berlin, Romania (city not known) and Zagreb had been reported as possibly interested in hosting the championships[11][12][13][14][15][16] Croatia was announced as the host on 17 November, with Dubrovnik and Zagreb as venues.[1] Croatia will become the first country to host the men's championships twice in a row.

Format

This will be the first edition with teams sorted into two Divisions, based on the last edition and the qualifiers. The top eight teams will make Division 1 and the other eight teams Division 2. Both divisions will be split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams from each group of Division 1 will advance directly to the quarterfinals, while the other two teams from each group will play 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 will be used.[17][18]

Qualification

Sixteen teams will compete at the main event.

Event Date Location Quotas Nation(s)
Host 13 May 2022 – 1  Israel
2022 European Championship 29 August – 10 September Croatia Split 8  Croatia
 Hungary
 Spain
 Italy
 Greece
 France
 Montenegro
 Georgia
Qualifiers 23–25 June 2023 Various 7  Netherlands
 Germany
 Serbia
 Romania
 Slovenia
 Malta
 Slovakia

Draw

The draw was held on 12 September 2023.[17][20]

Division 1

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

 Croatia
 Hungary

 Spain
 Italy

 Greece
 France

 Montenegro
 Georgia

Division 2

Pot 1 Pot 2

 Netherlands
 Germany
 Serbia
 Romania

 Israel
 Malta
 Slovakia
 Slovenia

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 24 November 2023.[21]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Division 1

Group A

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
4  Croatia (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 4 January 2024. Source:
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
4 January 2024
17:45		 Montenegro  –  France Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
4 January 2024
20:15		 Spain  –  Croatia Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
6 January 2024
17:45		 Montenegro  –  Spain Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
6 January 2024
20:15		 Croatia  –  France Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
8 January 2024
17:45		 Spain  –  France Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
8 January 2024
20:15		 Montenegro  –  Croatia Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik

Group B

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Quarterfinals
2  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
4  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 4 January 2024. Source:
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.
4 January 2024
17:00		 Georgia  –  Italy Pool Sava, Zagreb
4 January 2024
19:00		 Hungary  –  Greece Pool Sava, Zagreb
6 January 2024
17:00		 Georgia  –  Hungary Pool Sava, Zagreb
6 January 2024
19:00		 Greece  –  Italy Pool Sava, Zagreb
8 January 2024
17:00		 Georgia  –  Greece Pool Sava, Zagreb
8 January 2024
19:00		 Hungary  –  Italy Pool Sava, Zagreb

Division 2

Group C

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Classification round
4  Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 5 January 2024. Source:
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.
5 January 2024
17:00		 Serbia  –  Israel Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
5 January 2024
19:00		 Germany  –  Malta Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
7 January 2024
17:00		 Malta  –  Israel Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
7 January 2024
19:00		 Serbia  –  Germany Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
9 January 2024
17:00		 Germany  –  Israel Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
9 January 2024
19:00		 Serbia  –  Malta Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik

Group D

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Playoffs
2  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Classification round
4  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 5 January 2024. Source:
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.
5 January 2024
17:45		 Slovakia  –  Slovenia Pool Sava, Zagreb
5 January 2024
20:15		 Netherlands  –  Romania Pool Sava, Zagreb
7 January 2024
17:45		 Romania  –  Slovenia Pool Sava, Zagreb
7 January 2024
20:15		 Slovakia  –  Netherlands Pool Sava, Zagreb
9 January 2024
17:45		 Slovakia  –  Romania Pool Sava, Zagreb
9 January 2024
20:15		 Netherlands  –  Slovenia Pool Sava, Zagreb

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Play-offsQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
12 January
 
 
A1
 
11 January
 
 
 
B4
 
14 January
 
D1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12 January
 
 
B2
 
10 January
 
 
 
A3
 
16 January
 
C2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12 January
 
 
B1
 
10 January
 
 
 
A4
 
14 January
 
C1
 
 
 
 
 Third place
 
 
12 January16 January
 
 
A2 
 
11 January
 
  
 
B3
 
 
D2
 

Playoffs

10 January 2024
18:30		 A4 – C1 Pool Sava, Zagreb
10 January 2024
20:15		 A3 – C2 Pool Sava, Zagreb
11 January 2024
17:00		 B4 – D1 Pool Sava, Zagreb
11 January 2024
19:00		 B3 – D2 Pool Sava, Zagreb

13–16th place bracket

 
13–16th place semifinals15th place
 
      
 
11 January
 
 
C3
 
13 January
 
D4
 
 
 
11 January
 
 
 
D3
 
 
C4
 
13th place
 
 
13 January
 
 
 
 
 
 

13–16th place semifinals

11 January 2024
17:45		 D3 – C4 Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
11 January 2024
20:15		 D4 – C3 Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik

15th place game

13 January 2024
11:15		 LSF1 – LSF2 Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik

13th place game

13 January 2024
13:30		 WSF1 – WSF2 Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik

9–12th place bracket

 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
11 January
 
 
 
 
13 January
 
 
 
 
 
11 January
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eleventh place
 
 
13 January
 
 
 
 
 
 

9–12th place semifinals

13 January 2024
15:45		 LPO1 – LPO4 Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik
13 January 2024
18:00		 LPO2 – LPO3 Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik

Eleventh place game

15 January 2024
17:45		 LSF1 – LSF2 Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik

Ninth place game

15 January 2024
20:15		 WSF1 – WSF2 Bazen u Gružu, Dubrovnik

Quarterfinals

12 January 2024
15:00		 B1 – WPO1 Pool Sava, Zagreb
12 January 2024
16:30		 A1 – WPO3 Pool Sava, Zagreb
12 January 2024
18:30		 A2 – WPO4 Pool Sava, Zagreb
12 January 2024
20:15		 B2 – WPO2 Pool Sava, Zagreb

5–8th place bracket

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
14 January
 
 
 
 
16 January
 
 
 
 
 
14 January
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seventh place
 
 
16 January
 
 
 
 
 
 

5–8th place semifinals

14 January 2024
15:00		 LQF1 – LQF3 Pool Sava, Zagreb
14 January 2024
18:30		 LQF2 – LQF4 Pool Sava, Zagreb

Seventh place game

16 January 2024
15:30		 LSF1 – LSF2 Pool Sava, Zagreb

Fifth place game

16 January 2024
16:30		 WSF1 – WSF2 Pool Sava, Zagreb

Semifinals

14 January 2024
16:30		 WQF1 – WQF3 Pool Sava, Zagreb
14 January 2024
20:15		 WQF2 – WQF4 Pool Sava, Zagreb

Third place game

16 January 2024
18:30		 LSF1 – LSF2 Pool Sava, Zagreb

Final

16 January 2024
20:15		 WSF1 – WSF2 Pool Sava, Zagreb

Final standings

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics

References

  1. 1 2 "European Water Polo Championships to go ahead in January 2024 with two co-hosts". len.eu. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Next European Championships in Water Polo to be held in Netanya, Israel, on new dates - LEN - European Aquatics". www.len.eu. March 31, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "LEN confirms new dates and venue of 2024 European Championships". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Netanya, Israel To Host 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship". Boxscore World Sportswire. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Tel Aviv, Belgrade To Host Next Two European Water Polo Championships". swimswam.com. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Statement on 2024 European Water Polo Championships in Netanya". len.eu. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Volarić, Ivan (14 May 2022). "LEN odlučio gdje će se održati Europsko prvenstvo u vaterpolu 2024. i 2026. godine, jedna zemlja je nastavila tradiciju". Novi list.
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  9. ↑ "STATEMENT ON EUROPEAN WATER POLO CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NETANYA – LEN – European Aquatics". www.len.eu. 12 October 2023.
  10. ↑ javnosti, Glas (9 November 2023). "Izrael zbog rata neće biti organizator Evropskog šampionata u vaterpolu" – via www.glas-javnosti.rs.
  11. ↑ Curcic, Ivan (October 11, 2023). "Many open questions about the 2024 Europeans: When, where, how to organize?".
  12. ↑ Curcic, Ivan (November 2, 2023). "Europeans won't be held in Netanya in January; decision on qualifications for Doha and Paris is pending".
  13. ↑ "Da li će Berlin spasiti vaterpolo EP, "ajkule" bi i u slučaju definitivnog otkazivanja trebalo da imaju mjesto u Dohi". vijesti.me.
  14. ↑ "Evropsko prvenstvo u Zagrebu i Ajndhovenu?". November 9, 2023.
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  16. ↑ "Rješenje na pomolu - Hrvatska domaćin EP u vaterpolu?". vijesti.me.
  17. 1 2 "2024 European Water Polo Championships Draw: Everything You Need To Know". len.eu. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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