2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 28th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in the Aquatic Centre Málaga in Málaga, Spain from July 4 to July 13, 2008. The gold medal was won by Montenegro, the silver medal by Serbia and the bronze medal by Hungary.
Teams
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Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Montenegro |
12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 37 | +11 |
| 2. |  Hungary |
12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 32 | +22 |
| 3. |  Croatia |
10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 38 | +14 |
| 4. |  Spain |
6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 38 | +4 |
| 5. |  Greece |
4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 41 | +1 |
| 6. |  Slovakia |
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 71 | -52 |
July 4, 2008
| 9:30 | Slovakia |
3 – 12 | Greece |
(1-2, 1-3, 0-2, 1-5) |
| 19:30 | Hungary |
10 – 9 | Croatia |
(2-1, 3-3, 2-1, 3-4) |
| 21:00 | Spain |
7 – 8 | Montenegro |
(1-1, 2-2, 2-2, 2-3) |
July 5, 2008
| 11:00 | Hungary |
19 – 3 | Slovakia |
(5-1, 5-1, 6-1, 3-0) |
| 19:30 | Montenegro |
11 – 10 | Greece |
(4-3, 1-4, 3-1, 3-2) |
| 21:00 | Spain |
7 – 11 | Croatia |
(2-4, 2-2, 2-3, 1-2) |
July 6, 2008
| 12:30 | Hungary |
8 – 3 | Greece |
(3-2, 2-1, 1-0, 2-0) |
| 18:00 | Croatia |
7 – 6 | Montenegro |
(2-0, 2-1, 0-3, 3-2) |
| 21:00 | Slovakia |
4 – 12 | Spain |
(2-3, 1-2, 1-2, 0-5) |
July 7, 2008
| 11:00 | Croatia |
15 – 5 | Slovakia |
(4-0, 3-1, 5-2, 3-2) |
| 19:30 | Hungary |
9 – 10 | Montenegro |
(2-2, 3-2, 1-2, 3-4) |
| 21:00 | Spain |
9 – 7 | Greece |
(2-2, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2) |
July 8, 2008
| 9:30 | Slovakia |
4 – 13 | Montenegro |
(0-3, 1-2, 2-4, 1-4) |
| 18:00 | Greece |
10 – 10 | Croatia |
(1-0, 2-3, 3-3, 4-4) |
| 21:00 | Hungary |
8 – 7 | Spain |
(2-1, 2-3, 2-1, 2-2) |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Serbia |
13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 31 | +37 |
| 2. |  Italy |
12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 35 | +20 |
| 3. |  Germany |
9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 42 | -3 |
| 4. |  Macedonia |
4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 56 | -21 |
| 5. |  Romania |
4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 46 | -9 |
| 6. |  Russia |
1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 59 | -24 |
July 4, 2008
| 11:00 | Macedonia |
10 – 6 | Romania |
(3-1, 3-3, 3-2, 1-0) |
| 12:30 | Serbia |
17 – 5 | Germany |
(2-1, 5-1, 6-2, 4-1) |
| 18:00 | Russia |
6 – 12 | Italy |
(1-1, 2-2, 1-5, 2-4) |
July 5, 2008
| 9:30 | Macedonia |
6 – 23 | Serbia |
(1-7, 1-6, 2-4, 2-6) |
| 12:30 | Germany |
13 – 4 | Russia |
(3-1, 2-0, 5-2, 3-1) |
| 18:00 | Romania |
7 – 12 | Italy |
(0-4, 2-3, 3-2, 2-3) |
July 6, 2008
| 9:30 | Russia |
9 – 9 | Macedonia |
(1-2, 4-2, 3-5, 1-0) |
| 11:00 | Serbia |
6 – 6 | Romania |
(1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 1-1) |
| 19:30 | Italy |
12 – 6 | Germany |
(2-1, 1-1, 4-2, 5-2) |
July 7, 2008
| 9:30 | Romania |
4 – 8 | Germany |
(1-2, 2-1, 0-3, 1-2) |
| 12:30 | Macedonia |
5 – 11 | Italy |
(1-4, 2-2, 1-2, 1-3) |
| 18:00 | Serbia |
11 – 6 | Russia |
(5-1, 1-2, 2-1, 3-2) |
July 8, 2008
| 11:00 | Germany |
7 – 5 | Macedonia |
(1-1, 2-1, 1-1, 3-2) |
| 12:30 | Russia |
10 – 14 | Romania |
(4-3, 4-3, 1-6, 1-2) |
| 19:30 | Italy |
8 – 11 | Serbia |
(2-2, 3-1, 3-5, 0-3) |
Final round
Places 7/12
July 9, 2008
| 16:30 | Greece |
4 – 9 | Russia |
(0-1, 2-2, 1-3, 1-3) |
| 18:00 | Slovakia |
6 – 7 | Romania |
(1-2, 3-1, 1-2, 1-2) |
July 11, 2008
| 16:30 | Russia |
11 – 13 | Macedonia |
(2-3, 2-3, 2-2, 4-2, 0-1, 1-2) |
| 18:00 | Romania |
7 – 9 | Spain |
(2-3, 1-3, 1-1, 3-2) |
Places 11 / 12
July 11, 2008
| 12:30 | Greece |
14 – 8 | Slovakia |
(3-3, 2-1, 4-2, 5-2) |
Places 9 / 10
July 12, 2008
| 9:30 | Romania |
11 – 6 | Russia |
(2-0, 2-1, 4-3, 3-2) |
Places 7 / 8
July 12, 2008
| 11:00 | Spain |
15 – 5 | Macedonia |
(5-2, 2-1, 4-1, 4-1) |
Quarterfinals
July 9, 2008
| 19:30 | Hungary |
14 – 8 | Germany |
(5-2, 2-1, 4-3, 2-2) |
| 21:00 | Croatia |
8 – 7 | Italy |
(4-2, 0-0, 3-2, 1-3) |
Semifinals
July 11, 2008
| 19:30 | Croatia |
7 – 9 | Montenegro |
(2-0, 2-4, 2-2, 1-3) |
| 21:00 | Hungary |
7 – 8 | Serbia |
(0-0, 1-3, 3-1, 3-3, 0-1, 0-0) |
Finals
Places 5 / 6
July 12, 2008
| 12:30 | Germany |
7 – 9 | Italy |
(2-3, 3-2, 1-2, 1-2) |
Bronze Medal
July 13, 2008
| 19:30 | Hungary |
15 – 14 | Croatia |
(3-1, 2-4, 5-5, 3-3, 0-1, 2-0) |
Gold Medal
July 13, 2008 -Malaga, Spain
| 21:00 | Serbia |
5 – 6 | Montenegro |
(1-2, 3-0, 0-2, 1-1, 0-1, 0-0) |
Final ranking
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Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Péter Biros (HUN)
- Best Goalkeeper
- Denis Šefik (SRB)
- Topscorer
- Aleksandar Šapić (SRB) (23)
References
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