2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship

The 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship was held in Belgrade, Serbia.[3][4]

2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countrySerbia
CityBelgrade
Venue(s)Belgrade Arena
Dates10 January 2016 (2016-01-10)
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23)
No. of teams16 (from 1 confederation)
No. of venues1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Serbia (4th title)
Runners-up Montenegro
Third place Hungary
Fourth place Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored1,076 (19.21 per match)
Highest attendance18,473 (gold medal match)
Top scorer(s) Stevie Camilleri
(21 goals)[1]
Tournament awards
Best player Andrija Prlainović[2]
Best goalkeeper Viktor Nagy
Media
Websitebelgrade2016.rs (archived)

Serbia won their seventh, and third straight, title by defeating the Montenegro 10–8 in the final. Hungary captured the bronze medal after a 13–10 win over Greece.[2]

Qualification

For the first time, the tournament will be contested by 16 countries (12 previously). The 16 teams qualified as follows:

Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 1  Serbia
2014 European Championships 14–27 July 2014 Budapest 7  Hungary
 Italy
 Montenegro
 Croatia
 Greece
 Spain
 Romania
Qualifiers 8  Netherlands
 Georgia
 France
 Slovakia
 Germany
 Malta
 Russia
 Turkey

Format

The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. All teams advance to the knockout stage, from which on a knockout-system will be used to determine the final positions..

Squads

Draw

The draw was held on 4 October 2015.[5][6]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

 Serbia
 Italy
 Montenegro
 Hungary

 Croatia
 Spain
 Greece
 Romania

 Netherlands
 France
 Russia
 Germany

 Georgia
 Malta
 Turkey
 Slovakia

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).[7]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Spain 3 2 1 0 36 16 +20 7
2  Montenegro 3 2 1 0 36 20 +16 7
3  Netherlands 3 1 0 2 16 33 17 3
4  Slovakia 3 0 0 3 15 34 19 0
Source: wpbelgrade2016.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.
10 January 2016
09:30
Report Spain  134  Slovakia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 6–2, 2–1, 1–1
Molina 4 Goals Faměra 2
10 January 2016
18:15
Report Montenegro  136  Netherlands Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 3–1, 3–2, 2–3
Radović 4 Goals Lindhout 2

12 January 2016
09:30
Report Slovakia  56  Netherlands Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–2, 1–0, 2–2
Seman 3 Goals Frauenfelder 3
12 January 2016
18:45
Report Montenegro  88  Spain Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 2–2, 2–1
Ivović, Janović 2 Goals Español 3

14 January 2016
17:15
Report Spain  154  Netherlands Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Haldun Toygarlı (TUR), Luís Santos (POR)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 2–1, 3–2, 5–1
Español 6 Goals Lindhout 3
14 January 2016
18:45
Report Montenegro  156  Slovakia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 6–3, 6–0, 1–2, 2–1
Janović, Radović 4 Goals six players 1

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Serbia 3 3 0 0 49 16 +33 9
2  Croatia 3 2 0 1 48 20 +28 6
3  France 3 1 0 2 30 43 13 3
4  Malta 3 0 0 3 11 59 48 0
Source: wpbelgrade2016.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.
10 January 2016
17:15
Report France  177  Malta Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 7–4, 5–1, 2–2
Crousillat 5 Goals S. Camilleri 5
10 January 2016
20:30
Report Croatia  613  Serbia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 11,000
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–4, 1–5, 2–1
Šetka 2 Goals Mandić, Prlainović 3

12 January 2016
17:15
Report France  520  Croatia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Luís Santos (POR)
Score by quarters: 0–7, 1–1, 2–8, 2–4
Camarasa 2 Goals Joković 4
12 January 2016
20:15
Report Serbia  202  Malta Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 8,000
Referees:
Haldun Toygarlı (TUR), Irakli Kikalishvili (GEO)
Score by quarters: 6–0, 5–1, 4–1, 5–0
Nikić 5 Goals S. Camilleri 2

14 January 2016
09:30
Report Croatia  222  Malta Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
György Kun (HUN), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 5–1, 5–0, 5–0
Bušlje, Sukno 4 Goals Gabarretta, Meli 1
14 January 2016
20:15
Report France  816  Serbia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 10,249
Referees:
Alessandro Svero (ITA), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–4, 1–3, 1–6
Camarasa, Crousillat 2 Goals Prlainović 3

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 48 11 +37 9
2  Romania 3 2 0 1 31 30 +1 6
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 29 39 10 3
4  Georgia 3 0 0 3 16 44 28 0
Source: wpbelgrade2016.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.
11 January 2016
09:30
Report Georgia  612  Romania Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Mario Dalli (MLT), Xavier Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–2, 1–5, 1–3
Baghaturia, Tsrepulia 2 Goals Gheorghe 4
11 January 2016
18:45
Report Germany  516  Italy Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–6, 3–4, 1–4
five players 1 Goals Aicardi, Bodegas 3

13 January 2016
09:30
Report Germany  119  Georgia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Dragan Štampalija (CRO), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–3, 3–2, 3–1
Nossek 3 Goals Elez, Tsrepulia 3
13 January 2016
18:45
Report Romania  511  Italy Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–4, 1–3, 3–2
Radu 3 Goals Bodegas 3

15 January 2016
17:15
Report Georgia  121  Italy Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Xavier Buch (ESP), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–6, 0–6, 0–4
Baghaturia 1 Goals Di Fulvio 4
15 January 2016
18:45
Report Germany  1314  Romania Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 5–5, 3–3
Cuk, Real 4 Goals Radu 4

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Hungary 3 2 1 0 40 19 +21 7
2  Russia 3 2 0 1 32 28 +4 6
3  Greece 3 1 1 1 37 23 +14 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 19 58 39 0
Source: wpbelgrade2016.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.
11 January 2016
15:45
Report Russia  178  Turkey Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–0, 3–3, 6–2
Bugaychuk 4 Goals Aksentijević, Šutalo 2
11 January 2016
20:15
Report Hungary  88  Greece Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE), Dragan Štampalija (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 2–1, 1–2
Dé. Varga, Hárai 3 Goals three players 2

13 January 2016
15:45
Report Turkey  621  Greece Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Luís Santos (POR), Mario Dalli (MLT)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–6, 1–6, 1–7
Ozbakis 2 Goals Gounas 6
13 January 2016
20:15
Report Hungary  126  Russia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Xavier Buch (ESP), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–1, 3–0, 5–1
Bátori 5 Goals Kholod 3

15 January 2016
09:30
Report Hungary  205  Turkey Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 4–1, 5–1, 7–3
Dé. Varga 6 Goals Šutalo 2
15 January 2016
20:15
Report Russia  98  Greece Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 2–4, 3–0
Bugaychuk 3 Goals Genidounias, Vlachopoulos 2

Knockout stage

 
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Spain14
 
 
 
 Malta3
 
 Spain2
 
 
 
 Greece6
 
 Romania9
 
 
 
 Greece15
 
 Greece7
 
 
 
 Serbia13
 
 Serbia10
 
 
 
 Slovakia5
 
 Serbia15
 
 
 
 Russia5
 
 Russia9
 
 
 
 Germany6
 
 Serbia10
 
 
 
 Montenegro8
 
 Italy16
 
 
 
 Turkey2
 
 Italy7
 
 
 
 Montenegro10
 
 Montenegro11
 
 
 
 France6
 
 Montenegro8
 
 
 
 Hungary5 Third place
 
 Hungary14
 
  
 
 Georgia3
 
 Hungary8 Greece10
 
 
 
 Croatia5  Hungary13
 
 Croatia16
 
 
 Netherlands9
 
5th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Spain10
 
 
 
 Russia9
 
 Spain8
 
 
 
 Italy7
 
 Italy8
 
 
 Croatia6
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Russia5
 
 
 Croatia13
9th place bracket
 
9–16th place quarterfinals9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Malta7
 
 
 
 Romania12
 
 Romania (pen.)10 (4)
 
 
 
 Germany10 (3)
 
 Slovakia8 (7)
 
 
 
 Germany (pen.)8 (8)
 
 Romania6
 
 
 
 France12
 
 Turkey9
 
 
 
 France14
 
 France11
 
 
 
 Netherlands8 Eleventh place
 
 Georgia9 (6)
 
 
 
 Netherlands (pen.)9 (7)
 
 Germany9
 
 
 Netherlands7
 
13th place bracket
 
13–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Malta9
 
 
 
 Slovakia17
 
 Slovakia10
 
 
 
 Georgia9
 
 Turkey11
 
 
 Georgia12
 
15th place
 
 
 
 
 
 Malta (pen.)10 (4)
 
 
 Turkey10 (3)

Round of 16

16 January 2016
09:30
Report Spain  143  Malta Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Mark Koganov (AZE)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–0, 7–1, 1–1
Español, Tahull 3 Goals three players 1

16 January 2016
17:15
Report Montenegro  116  France Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Haldun Toygarlı (TUR)
Score by quarters: 6–3, 1–0, 2–1, 2–2
Vukčević 3 Goals three players 2

16 January 2016
18:45
Report Serbia  105  Slovakia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 8,419
Referees:
György Kun (HUN), Luís Santos (POR)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–1, 2–1, 2–0
four players 2 Goals Hrosik, Faměra 2

16 January 2016
20:15
Report Croatia  169  Netherlands Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–2, 4–3, 5–3
Joković, Sukno 5 Goals Lindhout 3

17 January 2016
09:30
Report Italy  162  Turkey Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Frank Ohme (GER), Luís Santos (POR)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–0, 5–1, 4–1
three players 3 Goals Beskardesler, Okman 1

17 January 2016
17:15
Report Hungary  143  Georgia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Mario Dalli (MLT), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–1, 3–1, 3–0
Dé. Varga 3 Goals Rurua 2

17 January 2016
18:45
Report Romania  915  Greece Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Dragan Štampalija (CRO)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 3–5, 1–4, 2–1
Gheorghe 5 Goals Fountoulis 6

17 January 2016
20:15
Report Russia  96  Germany Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–1, 2–1, 2–2
three players 2 Goals Nossek 2

9–16th place quarterfinals

18 January 2016
09:30
Report Malta  712  Romania Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Xavier Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–5, 1–1, 2–2
S. Camilleri 4 Goals Negrean 5

18 January 2016
11:00
Report Slovakia  88  Germany Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Dragan Štampalija (CRO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–1, 2–4, 2–2  PSO: 7–8
Tkáč, Zaťovič 2 Goals three players 2

19 January 2016
09:30
Report Turkey  914  France Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Dragan Štampalija (CRO), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–4, 0–4, 3–2
Beskardesler 3 Goals Khasz, Simon 3

19 January 2016
11:00
Report Georgia  99  Netherlands Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–4, 2–4, 2–0  PSO: 6–7
Tsrepulia 4 Goals Gielen 3

Quarterfinals

18 January 2016
18:45
Report Spain  26  Greece Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
György Kun (HUN), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–1, 1–2, 0–1
Mallarach 2 Goals Fountoulis 3

18 January 2016
20:15
Report Serbia  155  Russia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 11,000
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–1, 4–2, 4–0
Mandić, Prlainović 3 Goals five players 1

19 January 2016
18:45
Report Italy  710  Montenegro Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–1, 3–4, 2–2
Di Fulvio 2 Goals N. Janović 4

19 January 2016
20:15
Report Hungary  85  Croatia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Sergey Naumov (RUS), Xavier Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–2, 1–1, 2–1
Dé. Varga 3 Goals Vukicević 2

13–16th place semifinals

20 January 2016
09:00
Report Malta  917  Slovakia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Luís Santos (POR), Boris Margeta (SLO)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–3, 4–5, 2–5
S. Camilleri 6 Goals Faměra 5

21 January 2016
09:00
Report Turkey  1112  Georgia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–3, 3–3, 4–1
Korolija 3 Goals Baghaturia 3

9–12th place semifinals

20 January 2016
10:30
Report Romania  1010  Germany Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 1–1, 0–4, 4–3  PSO: 4–3
Negrean 4 Goals Bukowsi 3

21 January 2016
10:30
Report France  118  Netherlands Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Haldun Toygarlı (TUR), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 2–5, 3–1, 1–1
four players 2 Goals Gielen 2

5–8th place semifinals

20 January 2016
18:45
Report Spain  109  Russia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 2–2, 2–4
three players 2 Goals Magomaev 3

21 January 2016
18:45
Report Italy  86  Croatia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 0–1, 2–1, 0–3
three players 2 Goals Sukno 2

Semifinals

20 January 2016
20:15
Report Greece  713  Serbia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 11,000
Referees:
Dragan Štampalija (CRO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 3–4, 0–2, 1–4, 3–3
Gounas, Vlachopoulos 2 Goals Filipović, Pijetlović 3

21 January 2016
20:15
Report Montenegro  85  Hungary Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Alessandro Severo (ITA), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 1–1, 3–1
Ivović, N. Janović 2 Goals Manhercz, Dé. Varga 2

15th place game

22 January 2016
09:00
Report Malta  1010  Turkey Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Frank Ohme (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–0, 3–5, 2–2  PSO: 4–3
S. Camilleri 4 Goals Aksentijević 3

13th place game

22 January 2016
10:30
Report Slovakia  109  Georgia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Mario Dalli (MLT)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–2, 4–4, 3–1
Zaťovič 3 Goals Jelaca, Kavtaradze 2

Eleventh place game

23 January 2016
09:00
Report Germany  97  Netherlands Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Dragan Štampalija (CRO), Xavier Buch (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–4, 2–1, 2–1
three players 2 Goals Lindhout, Koopman 2

Ninth place game

23 January 2016
10:30
Report Romania  612  France Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), György Kun (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–2, 1–2, 3–2
Radu 2 Goals Marzouki 5

Seventh place game

23 January 2016
12:00
Report Russia  513  Croatia Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Svero (ITA)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 3–3, 1–4, 1–4
Bychkov, Kholod 2 Goals Bukić, Šetka 3

Fifth place game

23 January 2016
13:30
Report Spain  87  Italy Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Vojin Putniković (SRB), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 1–3, 1–1
Molina Rios, Munarriz 2 Goals Giorgetti 3

Third place game

23 January 2016
16:15
Report Greece  1013  Hungary Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Mark Koganov (AZE)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–4, 1–2, 5–3
Vlachopoulos 4 Goals Vámos 3

Final

23 January 2016
17:45
Report Serbia  108  Montenegro Kombank Arena, Belgrade
Attendance: 18,473
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–1, 3–2, 4–2
three players 2 Goals three players 2

Final ranking

Qualified for the Summer Olympics
Already qualified for the Summer Olympics
Qualified for the Summer Olympics final qualification tournament
Rank Team
 Serbia
 Montenegro
 Hungary
4 Greece
5 Spain
6 Italy
7 Croatia
8 Russia
9 France
10 Romania
11 Germany
12 Netherlands
13 Slovakia
14 Georgia
15 Malta
16 Turkey

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals Shots %
1 Steven Camilleri 21 55 38
2 Dénes Varga 19 39 49
3 Andrija Prlainović 18 37 49
4 Ioannis Fountoulis 17 42 41
Tiberiu Negrean 43 40
6 Aleksandar Radović 16 30 53
7 Sandro Sukno 15 39 39
Cosmin Radu 25 60
9 Ugo Crousillat 14 34 41
Mehdi Marzouki 37 38
Martin Faměra 45 31
Albert Español 38 37
Guillermo Molina Rios 36 39

Source: wpbelgrade2016.microplustiming.com

Awards

Top Goalscorer Player of the Tournament[2] Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Steven Camilleri Andrija Prlainović Viktor Nagy

References

  1. Top scorers
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