Water polo at the 2015 European Games – Men's tournament

The men's water polo tournament at the 2015 European Games was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 13 to 21 June 2015.[2]

Water polo at the 2015 European Games – Men's tournament
Men's tournament
Tournament details
Dates13–21 June
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Serbia (1st title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Greece
Fourth place Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches48
Top scorer(s) Denis Strelezkij[1]
(25 goals)

Qualification

Means of qualificationDateVenueNumber
of berths
Nation(s)
qualified
Host nation1 Azerbaijan
2013 European Junior Water Polo Championships8–15 September 2013 Gżira7 Montenegro
 Serbia
 Italy
 Hungary
 Croatia
 Russia
 Spain
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament A12–15 March 2015 Nijverdal2 Greece
 Ukraine
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament B Graz2 Slovakia
 Turkey
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament C Szczecin2 France
 Romania
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament D Gżira2 Germany
 Malta
Total16

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+5).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 3 0 0 39 19 +20 9 Quarterfinals
2  Russia 3 2 0 1 42 22 +20 6 Playoffs
3  France 3 1 0 2 23 29 6 3
4  Ukraine 3 0 0 3 16 50 34 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Baku 2015
13 June 2015
15:00
Report Russia  207  Ukraine Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Miodrag Stefanović (SRB)
Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 2–2, 6–3, 7–2
Krug 5 Goals Dzyadyk, Leshchenko 2
13 June 2015
16:45
Report Italy  125  France Water Polo Arena, Baku

14 June 2015
09:30
Report Ukraine  312  France Water Polo Arena, Baku
14 June 2015
20:30
Report Italy  98  Russia Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Juan Colominas (ESP)
Radu Matache (ROU)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–0, 4–1, 0–5
Del Basso 4 Goals Zinnurov 4

15 June 2015
13:00
Report Italy  186  Ukraine Water Polo Arena, Baku
15 June 2015
16:45
Report Russia  146  France Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Ivan Raković (SRB)
Gábor Vogel (HUN)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–3, 4–1, 3–0
Salimov 3 Goals Marion-Vernoux 2

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 3 0 0 50 14 +36 9 Quarterfinals
2  Germany 3 2 0 1 35 21 +14 6 Playoffs
3  Romania 3 1 0 2 17 34 17 3
4  Azerbaijan (H) 3 0 0 3 16 49 33 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Baku 2015
(H) Host.
13 June 2015
13:00
Report Hungary  98  Germany Water Polo Arena, Baku
13 June 2015
18:45
Report Azerbaijan  69  Romania Water Polo Arena, Baku

14 June 2015
09:30
Report Romania  510  Germany Water Polo Arena, Baku
14 June 2015
18:45
Report Hungary  233  Azerbaijan Water Polo Arena, Baku

15 June 2015
15:00
Report Hungary  183  Romania Water Polo Arena, Baku
15 June 2015
18:45
Report Azerbaijan  717  Germany Water Polo Arena, Baku

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 3 2 1 0 41 29 +12 7 Quarterfinals
2  Greece 3 2 0 1 39 28 +11 6 Playoffs
3  Montenegro 3 1 1 1 34 33 +1 4
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 15 39 24 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Baku 2015
13 June 2015
09:30
Report Croatia  176  Turkey Water Polo Arena, Baku
13 June 2015
20:30
Report Montenegro  1216  Greece Water Polo Arena, Baku

14 June 2015
11:15
Report Turkey  311  Greece Water Polo Arena, Baku
14 June 2015
15:00
Report Montenegro  1111  Croatia Water Polo Arena, Baku

15 June 2015
09:30
Report Montenegro  116  Turkey Water Polo Arena, Baku
15 June 2015
20:30
Report Croatia  1312  Greece Water Polo Arena, Baku

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 46 22 +24 9 Quarterfinals
2  Serbia 3 2 0 1 41 18 +23 6 Playoffs
3  Slovakia 3 1 0 2 29 36 7 3
4  Malta 3 0 0 3 15 55 40 0 13–16th place semifinals
Source: Baku 2015
13 June 2015
09:30
Report Spain  224  Malta Water Polo Arena, Baku
13 June 2015
11:15
Report Serbia  145  Slovakia Water Polo Arena, Baku

14 June 2015
13:00
Report Malta  815  Slovakia Water Polo Arena, Baku
14 June 2015
16:45
Report Serbia  910  Spain Water Polo Arena, Baku

15 June 2015
09:30
Report Serbia  183  Malta Water Polo Arena, Baku
15 June 2015
11:15
Report Spain  149  Slovakia Water Polo Arena, Baku

Final round

Bracket

Championship bracket
Playoffs Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                           
    17 June        
16 June
  Spain  14
  Russia  11 19 June
    Russia  9  
  Montenegro  8     Spain  9
  17 June
16 June     Croatia  8  
  Croatia  18
  Germany  13 21 June
    Germany  12  
  Slovakia  7     Spain  7
  17 June
16 June     Serbia  8
  Hungary  13
  Greece  16 19 June
    Greece (PSO)  15  
  France  7     Greece  12 Third place
  17 June
16 June     Serbia (PSO)  13   21 June
  Italy  7
  Serbia  8   Croatia  10
    Serbia  8  
  Romania  2     Greece  11
5th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
19 June
 
 
 Russia16
 
21 June
 
 Germany9
 
 Russia6
 
19 June
 
 Italy11
 
 Hungary10
 
 
 Italy11
 
Seventh place
 
 
21 June
 
 
 Germany6
 
 
 Hungary15
9th place bracket
 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
17 June
 
 
 Montenegro9
 
19 June
 
 Slovakia8
 
 Montenegro15
 
17 June
 
 France4
 
 France7
 
 
 Romania5
 
Eleventh place
 
 
19 June
 
 
 Slovakia7
 
 
 Romania8
13th place bracket
 
13–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
16 June
 
 
 Ukraine9
 
17 June
 
 Turkey11
 
 Turkey11
 
16 June
 
 Azerbaijan6
 
 Azerbaijan8
 
 
 Malta7
 
15th place
 
 
17 June
 
 
 Ukraine13
 
 
 Malta8

Playoffs

16 June 2015
14:15
Report Russia  118  Montenegro Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE)
Cornelis van der Loo (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–1, 3–4, 3–1
four players 2 Goals Saveljić 3
16 June 2015
16:00
Report Greece  167  France Water Polo Arena, Baku
16 June 2015
18:00
Report Germany  137  Slovakia Water Polo Arena, Baku
16 June 2015
19:45
Report Serbia  82  Romania Water Polo Arena, Baku

Quarterfinals

17 June 2015
14:15
Report Russia  914  Spain Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Gábor Vogel (HUN)
Cornelis van der Loo (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–2, 2–6, 1–3
Egorov 3 Goals Granados 4
17 June 2015
16:00
Report Greece  1513  Hungary Water Polo Arena, Baku
Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–3, 3–1, 1–3  PSO: 5–3
17 June 2015
18:00
Report Germany  1218  Croatia Water Polo Arena, Baku
17 June 2015
19:45
Report Serbia  87  Italy Water Polo Arena, Baku

13–16th place semifinals

16 June 2015
10:30
Report Ukraine  911  Turkey Water Polo Arena, Baku
16 June 2015
12:15
Report Azerbaijan  87  Malta Water Polo Arena, Baku

9–12th place semifinals

17 June 2015
18:00
Report Montenegro  98  Slovakia Water Polo Arena, Baku
17 June 2015
19:45
Report France  75  Romania Water Polo Arena, Baku

5–8th place semifinals

19 June 2015
15:00
Report Russia  169  Germany Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Konstantinos Kyranis (GRE)
Brian Littlejohn (GBR)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–1, 5–4, 4–2
Pronin 3 Goals Manolakis 4
19 June 2015
17:30
Report Hungary  1011  Italy Water Polo Arena, Baku

Semifinals

19 June 2015
19:00
Report Spain  98  Croatia Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Radu Matache (ROU)
Daniele Bianco (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 4–0, 2–4
De la Fuente 3 Goals Dašić 4
19 June 2015
20:30
Report Greece  1213  Serbia Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Gábor Vogel (HUN)
Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–0, 2–1  PSO: 5–6
Alexiou, Giannopoulos 2 Goals Kasum, Šulc 2

15th place game

17 June 2015
14:15
Report Ukraine  138  Malta Water Polo Arena, Baku

13th place game

17 June 2015
16:00
Report Turkey  116  Azerbaijan Water Polo Arena, Baku

Eleventh place game

19 June 2015
12:00
Report Slovakia  78  Romania Water Polo Arena, Baku

Ninth place game

19 June 2015
13:30
Report Montenegro  154  France Water Polo Arena, Baku

Seventh place game

21 June 2015
13:00
Report Germany  615  Hungary Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Florent Blanchard (FRA)
Erkan Turkkan (TUR)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–3, 1–3, 1–4
Manolakis 2 Goals Burián 5

Fifth place game

21 June 2015
14:30
Report Russia  611  Italy Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 0–3, 1–4, 2–2
six players 1 Goals four players 2

Bronze medal game

21 June 2015
18:00
Report Croatia  1011  Greece Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Gábor Vogel (HUN)
Raul Torres (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 1–1, 5–3, 1–2
Kreković 3 Goals Papanastasiou 3

Final

21 June 2015
19:30
Report Spain  78  Serbia Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE)
Daniele Bianco (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–1, 2–4, 1–1
De la Fuente 3 Goals Janković 3

Final standings

RankTeam
 Serbia
 Spain
 Greece
4 Croatia
5 Italy
6 Russia
7 Hungary
8 Germany
9 Montenegro
10 France
11 Romania
12 Slovakia
13 Turkey
14 Azerbaijan
15 Ukraine
16 Malta

See also

References

  1. "Individual Statistics – Leading Scorers" (PDF). baku2015.com. 21 June 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  2. http://len.eu/default.aspx
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