2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers

The tournaments for the qualification for the 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship was held between 23 and 25 June 2023.

Format

The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. The tournament was played at a single venue with the group winners and the three best second-ranked teams qualified for the final tournament.

Draw

The draw took place on 1 April 2023.

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 29 March 2023.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Serbia Romania Netherlands Germany	Malta Slovakia Slovenia Lithuania	Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Poland	Bulgaria Finland Great Britain Portugal

Groups

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	3	3	0	72	16	+56	9	Final tournament
2	Portugal	3	2	1	47	40	+7	6
3	Poland	3	1	2	25	55	−30	3
4	Lithuania	3	0	3	18	51	−33	0

Source: LEN
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) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+2).

23 June 2023 18:30	Report	Lithuania	9–19	Portugal	Amersfoort Referees: Andreja Stanojević (SRB), Akif Uz (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 1–5, 1–5, 3–6
		Vitkauskas 2	Goals	Ramos 10

23 June 2023 20:30	Report	Netherlands	29–5	Poland	Amersfoort
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 7–2, 6–0, 11–2
		Te Riele 6	Goals	Michalski 2

24 June 2023 18:30	Report	Lithuania	7–8	Poland	Amersfoort Referees: Andreja Stanojević (SRB), Robert Prelovský (SVK)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–1, 4–1, 2–4
		Jonkus 3	Goals	Michalski 3

24 June 2023 20:30	Report	Netherlands	19–9	Portugal	Amersfoort Referees: Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Akif Uz (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 7–3, 6–3
		Van IJperen 7	Goals	Sousa 7

25 June 2023 09:30	Report	Poland	12–19	Portugal	Amersfoort
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–7, 3–5, 4–4
		Maciejewski 4	Goals	Sousa 6

25 June 2023 11:30	Report	Netherlands	24–2	Lithuania	Amersfoort
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 5–0, 10–0, 6–1
		Te Riele 6	Goals	Bakulo, Jonkus 1

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	3	0	56	17	+39	9	Final tournament
2	Malta (H)	3	2	1	46	26	+20	6	Final tournament
3	Ukraine	3	1	2	34	44	−10	3
4	Bulgaria	3	0	3	20	69	−49	0

Source: LEN
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) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+2).

23 June 2023 18:30	Report	Germany	24–3	Bulgaria	Gżira Referees: Łukasz Król (POL), Tomas Kašėta (LTU)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 9–0, 4–2, 6–0
		Chiru 5	Goals	three players 1

23 June 2023 19:45	Report	Malta	14–7	Ukraine	Gżira Referees: Erwin Schapers (NED), Luis Santos (POR)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–0, 5–3, 4–3
		Muscat, Plumpton 3	Goals	Alieksieiev 2

24 June 2023 18:30	Report	Bulgaria	13–23	Ukraine	Gżira Referees: Luis Santos (POR), Łukasz Król (POL)
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 2–5, 2–7, 5–6
		Metodiev 4	Goals	Diadiura 4

24 June 2023 19:45	Report	Malta	10–15	Germany	Gżira Referees: Tomas Kašėta (LTU), Erwin Schapers (NED)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–4, 3–2, 3–6
		Muscat 3	Goals	Bozic 5

25 June 2023 09:00	Report	Malta	22–4	Bulgaria	Gżira Referees: Łukasz Król (POL), Erwin Schapers (NED)
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 9–1, 3–0, 6–3
		Zammit 6	Goals	four players 1

25 June 2023 10:15	Report	Ukraine	4–17	Germany	Gżira Referees: Tomas Kašėta (LTU), Luis Santos (POR)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–4, 1–6, 0–3
		Ashanin 2	Goals	Kueppers, Schipper 4

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	3	0	59	12	+47	9	Final tournament
2	Slovakia	3	2	1	36	28	+8	6	Final tournament
3	Turkey (H)	3	1	2	29	29	0	3
4	Great Britain	3	0	3	9	64	−55	0

Source: LEN
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) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+3).

23 June 2023 17:00	Report	Turkey	6–11	Slovakia	Istanbul Referees: Alexandru Mustață (ROU), Tomi Kavčič (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–3, 2–3, 0–4
		Oğuzcan 2	Goals	Baláž, Zaťovič 3

23 June 2023 19:00	Report	Serbia	28–0	Great Britain	Istanbul Referees: Antti Ruohonen (FIN), Ruben Garcia (SUI)
		Score by quarters: 6–0, 6–0, 7–0, 9–0
		Lazić 5	Goals

24 June 2023 17:00	Report	Slovakia	8–15	Serbia	Istanbul Referees: Tomi Kavčič (SLO), Ruben Garcia (SUI)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 3–3, 2–4, 1–5
		Tkáč 3	Goals	Jakšić, Vučinić 3

24 June 2023 19:00	Report	Great Britain	2–19	Turkey	Istanbul Referees: Alexandru Mustață (ROU), Antti Ruohonen (FIN)
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–5, 2–3, 0–5
		Elliot, Pratt 1	Goals	three players 3

25 June 2023 11:30	Report	Great Britain	7–17	Slovakia	Istanbul Referees: Alexandru Mustață (ROU), Tomi Kavčič (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 3–4, 2–6, 1–2
		Paddon 4	Goals	Tkáč 6

25 June 2023 13:30	Report	Turkey	4–16	Serbia	Istanbul Referees: Antti Ruohonen (FIN), Ruben Garcia (SUI)
		Score by quarters: 1–6, 0–2, 2–3, 1–5
		four players 1	Goals	Drašović 6

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Romania	3	2	1	0	48	25	+23	7	Final tournament
2	Slovenia (H)	3	2	1	0	46	23	+23	7	Final tournament
3	Switzerland	3	1	0	2	33	40	−7	3
4	Finland	3	0	0	3	20	59	−39	0

Source: LEN
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) Hosts

All times are local (UTC+2).

23 June 2023 19:00	Report	Switzerland	9–19	Romania	Kranj Referees: Gernot Häntschel (GER), Ardaches Ovanezian (BUL)
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 2–6, 2–3, 4–5
		three players 2	Goals	Georgescu 5

23 June 2023 20:40	Report	Slovenia	25–4	Finland	Kranj Referees: Massimo Angileri (MLT), Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR)
		Score by quarters: 9–0, 4–0, 4–3, 8–1
		Kadivec 6	Goals	Olilla 2

24 June 2023 19:00	Report	Finland	6–19	Romania	Kranj Referees: Ardaches Ovanezian (BUL), Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR)
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 3–7, 0–2, 2–5
		Johnsson 3	Goals	Vancsik 4

24 June 2023 20:40	Report	Slovenia	11–9	Switzerland	Kranj Referees: Gernot Häntschel (GER), Massimo Angileri (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 2–3, 4–3
		Kadivec 5	Goals	Pleyer, Szer 3

25 June 2023 09:30	Report	Switzerland	15–10	Finland	Kranj Referees: Massimo Angileri (MLT), Gernot Häntschel (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 5–4, 4–1, 3–3
		Pleyer 6	Goals	Olilla 4

25 June 2023 11:10	Report	Slovenia	10–10	Romania	Kranj Referees: Ardaches Ovanezian (BUL), Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–3, 3–3, 3–1
		Kadivec 3	Goals	Fulea 4

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	D	Slovenia	3	2	1	0	46	23	+23	7	Final tournament
2	B	Malta	3	2	0	1	46	26	+20	6
3	C	Slovakia	3	2	0	1	36	28	+8	6
4	A	Portugal	3	2	0	1	47	40	+7	6

Source: LEN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

References

"Road to European Championships in Israel begins in March". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
^ "Draw for qualifications for 2024 Europeans in Netanya: Demanding tasks in Turkey". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
"Saturday Draw Fever". len.eu. Retrieved 29 March 2023.

European Water Polo Championship

Men's

Tournaments	Budapest 1926 Bologna 1927 Paris 1931 Magdeburg 1934 London 1938 Monte Carlo 1947 Vienna 1950 Turin 1954 Budapest 1958 Leipzig 1962 Utrecht 1966 Barcelona 1970 Vienna 1974 Jönköping 1977 Split 1981 Rome 1983 Sofia 1985 Strasbourg 1987 Bonn 1989 Athens 1991 Sheffield 1993 Vienna 1995 Seville 1997 Florence 1999 Budapest 2001 Kranj 2003 Belgrade 2006 Málaga 2008 Zagreb 2010 Eindhoven 2012 Budapest 2014 Belgrade 2016 Barcelona 2018 Budapest 2020 Split 2022 Dubrovnik / Zagreb 2024 Belgrade 2026
Level II (Defunct)	1974 1977 1981 1983 1985 1987 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2007 2009
Qualification	1989 1991 1993 1999 2001 2003 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Squads	1926 1927 1931 1934 1938 1947 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1977 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024

Women's

Tournaments	Oslo 1985 Strasbourg 1987 Bonn 1989 Athens 1991 Leeds 1993 Vienna 1995 Sevilla 1997 Prato 1999 Budapest 2001 Ljubljana 2003 Belgrade 2006 Málaga 2008 Zagreb 2010 Eindhoven 2012 Budapest 2014 Belgrade 2016 Barcelona 2018 Budapest 2020 Split 2022 Eindhoven 2024 Belgrade 2026
Level II (Defunct)	2000 2002 2004 2006 2007 2009
Qualification	1999 2001 2003 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Squads	1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024

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