A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Hungary |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 14–26 January |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hungary (13th title) |
| Runner-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Montenegro |
| Fourth place |  Croatia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 988 (20.58 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Konstantin Kharkov(21 goals)[1] |
| Best player | Dénes Varga |
The 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 34th edition of the major European water polo tournament for national teams. It was held at the Danube Arena in Budapest, Hungary, from 14 to 26 January 2020.[2][3]
Hungary claimed their 13th title by defeating Spain in the final.[4]
Host
LEN announced the choice of Budapest as host for the competition on 9 July 2016.[5] All the matches were played at the Danube Arena.
| Budapest | 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship (Europe) |
|---|---|
| Danube Arena | |
| Capacity: 6,600 | |
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Qualification
Sixteen teams were allowed to the tournament. The qualification was as follows:
- The host nation
- The best seven teams from the 2018 European Championships not already qualified as the host nation
- Eight teams from the qualifiers
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 9 July 2016 | – | 1 | Hungary
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| 2018 European Championships | 16–28 July 2018 | Barcelona
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7 |  Serbia Spain Croatia Italy Greece Montenegro Russia
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| Qualifiers | 11–13 October 2019 | Various | 8 |  Georgia Germany Slovakia France Romania Malta Turkey Netherlands
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Format
The sixteen teams were split in four groups with four teams each. The first classified team of each group directly qualified for the quarterfinals, the second and third teams played each other in cross group format to qualify for the quarterfinals.[6]
Squads
Draw
The draw of the preliminary round's pools was held in Budapest on 22 October 2019.[7][8] The teams were divided into four groups of four teams each; according to LEN rules the first batch for the draw was composed by the best four teams of the previous edition, the second batch by the teams ranked from fifth to eighth in 2018, while the third and fourth batch were composed respectively by the teams ranked first and second in the four qualification groups.[6][9]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
The draw resulted in the following groups:[10][9]
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia
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Netherlands
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Hungary
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France
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| Germany
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Romania
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Malta
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Georgia
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| Montenegro
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Russia
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Spain
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Greece
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| Slovakia
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Serbia
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Turkey
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Italy
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Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 23 | +21 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Montenegro
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Germany
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 3 | |
| 4 | Slovakia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 39 | −26 | 0 | 13th place classification |
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.
| 14 January 2020 11:30 |
Report | Slovakia
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4–15 | Montenegro
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Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Sébastien Dervieux (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 0–6, 1–4, 1–4 | |||||
| four players 1 | Goals | Ivović 4 | |||
| 14 January 2020 14:30 |
Report | Germany
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9–17 | Croatia
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Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 2–1, 2–6, 1–6, 4–4 | |||||
| Restović 3 | Goals | Miloš 3 | |||
| 16 January 2020 10:00 |
Report | Germany
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8–5 | Slovakia
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Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Ivan Raković (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 1–2, 3–2, 0–0 | |||||
| Real 3 | Goals | five players 1 | |||
| 16 January 2020 20:30 |
Report | Montenegro
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10–11 | Croatia
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Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Raffaele Colombo (ITA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–4, 2–4, 5–1 | |||||
| four players 2 | Goals | Bukić 3 | |||
| 18 January 2020 16:00 |
Report | Slovakia
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4–16 | Croatia
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Danube Arena, Budapest Referees: Svetlana Dreval (RUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE) |
| Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–4, 1–4, 1–5 | |||||
| four players 1 | Goals | Bušlje 5 | |||