2024 Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship

2024 Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Bulgaria
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	1–7 September 2024
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
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The 2024 Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship will be the 28th edition of the Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship. The tournament will be played in Burgas, Bulgaria from 1 to 7 September 2024.^[1]^[2]^[3] Serbia are the defending champions.

Host selection

Burgas was given the hosting rights on 11 October 2023.^[2]^[3]

Format

For the first time, the 16 teams are sorted into two Divisions, based on the last edition and the qualifiers. The top eight teams made Division 1 and the other eight teams Division 2. Both divisions were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams from each group of Division 1 advanced directly to the quarterfinals, while the other two teams from each group played against one of the top two sides from each group in Division 2 in a play-off round. Starting with quarterfinals onward, the regular knock-out system was used.

Qualification

Sixteen teams will compete at the main event.^[4]

The host nation
The top eight teams from the 2022 European Championship not already qualified as host nation
Best seven teams from the qualifiers.


Event	Date	Location	Quotas	Nation(s)
Host	11 October 2023	–	1	Bulgaria
2022 European Championship	18–25 September 2022	Podgorica	8	Serbia Spain Hungary Greece Croatia Italy Montenegro Germany
Qualifiers	14–17 March 2024	Various	7	France Turkey Malta Netherlands Czech Republic Slovenia Romania

Venue

Burgas		Burgas

		Capacity:

Draw

The draw was held on 26 March 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.^[5]^[6]

Division 1

The pots for Division 1 were decided by the rankings of the 2022 U-19 European Championship.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Serbia Spain	Hungary Greece	Croatia Italy	Montenegro Germany

Division 2

The seeding for Division 2 was decided by who finished first and second in the qualifiers (excluding Bulgaria).

Pot 1	Pot 2
France Turkey Malta Netherlands	Czech Republic Slovenia Bulgaria Romania

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

Division 1

Group A

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Croatia	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	Quarterfinals
3	Hungary	Playoffs
4	Montenegro	Playoffs

First match(es) will be played: 1 September 2024. 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.

1 September 2024 14:15	[ Report]	Croatia	–	Hungary	Burgas, Bulgaria
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1 September 2024 16:00	[ Report]	Spain	–	Montenegro	Burgas, Bulgaria
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2 September 2024 14:15	[ Report]	Montenegro	–	Hungary	Burgas, Bulgaria
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2 September 2024 21:15	[ Report]	Croatia	–	Spain	Burgas, Bulgaria
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3 September 2024 17:45	[ Report]	Croatia	–	Montenegro	Burgas, Bulgaria
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3 September 2024 21:15	[ Report]	Spain	–	Hungary	Burgas, Bulgaria
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Group B

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Greece	Quarterfinals
2	Germany	Quarterfinals
3	Serbia	Playoffs
4	Italy	Playoffs

First match(es) will be played: 1 September 2024. 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.

1 September 2024 17:45	[ Report]	Greece	–	Serbia	Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

1 September 2024 21:15	[ Report]	Germany	–	Italy	Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

2 September 2024 16:00	[ Report]	Greece	–	Germany	Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

2 September 2024 17:45	[ Report]	Italy	–	Serbia	Burgas, Bulgaria
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3 September 2024 14:15	[ Report]	Greece	–	Italy	Burgas, Bulgaria
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3 September 2024 16:00	[ Report]	Germany	–	Serbia	Burgas, Bulgaria
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Division 2

Group C

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	France	Playoffs
2	Netherlands	Playoffs
3	Turkey	Classification round
4	Malta	Classification round

First match(es) will be played: 1 September 2024. 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.

1 September 2024 9:00	[ Report]	France	–	Turkey	Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

1 September 2024 10:45	[ Report]	Netherlands	–	Malta	Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

2 September 2024 10:45	[ Report]	Malta	–	Turkey	Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

2 September 2024 12:30	[ Report]	France	–	Netherlands	Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

3 September 2024 9:00	[ Report]	France	–	Malta	Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

3 September 2024 10:45	[ Report]	Netherlands	–	Turkey	Burgas, Bulgaria
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Group D

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Slovenia	Playoffs
2	Romania	Playoffs
3	Bulgaria (H)	Classification round
4	Czech Republic	Classification round

First match(es) will be played: 1 September 2024. 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) Host

1 September 2024 12:30	[ Report]	Romania	–	Czech Republic	Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

1 September 2024 19:30	[ Report]	Slovenia	–	Bulgaria	Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

2 September 2024 9:00	[ Report]	Slovenia	–	Romania	Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

2 September 2024 19:30	[ Report]	Czech Republic	–	Bulgaria	Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

3 September 2024 12:30	[ Report]	Slovenia	–	Czech Republic	Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

3 September 2024 19:30	[ Report]	Romania	–	Bulgaria	Burgas, Bulgaria
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Knockout stage

Bracket

Play-offs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Third place

Playoffs

4 September 2024 13:30	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
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4 September 2024 15:15	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
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4 September 2024 17:00	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
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4 September 2024 18:45	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
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13–16th place bracket

	13–16th place semifinals				13th place












					15th place

13–16th place semifinals

4 September 2024 10:00	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
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4 September 2024 11:45	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
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15th place game

5 September 2024 9:00	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
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13th place game

5 September 2024 10:45	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

9–12th place bracket

	9–12th place semifinals				Ninth place












					Eleventh place

9–12th place semifinals

5 September 2024 12:30	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

5 September 2024 14:15	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
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Eleventh place game

6 September 2024 10:00	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
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Ninth place game

6 September 2024 11:45	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
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Quarterfinals

5 September 2024 16:00	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

5 September 2024 17:45	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

5 September 2024 19:30	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

5 September 2024 21:15	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
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5–8th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place












					Seventh place

5–8th place semifinals

6 September 2024 13:30	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

6 September 2024 15:15	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
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Seventh place game

7 September 2024 14:00	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
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Fifth place game

7 September 2024 15:45	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

Semifinals

6 September 2024 17:00	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

6 September 2024 18:45	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

Third place game

7 September 2024 17:30	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

Final

7 September 2024 19:15	[ Report]		–		Burgas, Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

Final standings

Rank	Team



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References

^ 2024 Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship statistics
^ ^a ^b "U19 water polo Europeans are heading to Zagreb and Burgas - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. October 11, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Curcic, Ivan (September 1, 2023). "LEN calendar: Hosts of Junior Europeans determined; series of F4s starts in April".
^ "Favourites qualify, Slovenia edges out Georgia - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. March 17, 2024.
^ "Water polo draw marathon set to commence in Barcelona - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. March 25, 2024.
^ "Draw marathon sets up exciting showdowns - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. March 26, 2024.

External links

Official website of LEN – European Aquatics

[1] 2024 Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship statistics

[auto1-2] "U19 water polo Europeans are heading to Zagreb and Burgas - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. October 11, 2023.

[auto-3] Curcic, Ivan (September 1, 2023). "LEN calendar: Hosts of Junior Europeans determined; series of F4s starts in April".

[4] "Favourites qualify, Slovenia edges out Georgia - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. March 17, 2024.

[5] "Water polo draw marathon set to commence in Barcelona - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. March 25, 2024.

[6] "Draw marathon sets up exciting showdowns - European Aquatics®". www.len.eu. March 26, 2024.

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