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

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Water polo at the 2015 European Games – Men's tournament
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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)Germany [1]
(25 goals)
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The men's water polo tournament at the 2015 European Games was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 13 to 21 June 2015.[2]

Qualification[]

Means of qualification Date Venue Number
of berths		 Nation(s)
qualified
Host nation – – 1  
2013 European Junior Water Polo Championships 8–15 September 2013 Malta Gżira 7  Montenegro
 Serbia
 Italy
 Hungary
 Croatia
 Russia
 Spain
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament A 12–15 March 2015 Netherlands Nijverdal 2  Greece
 Ukraine
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament B Austria Graz 2  Slovakia
 Turkey
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament C Poland Szczecin 2  France
 Romania
2015 European Games Qualification Tournament D Malta Gżira 2  Germany
 Malta
Total 16

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  20–7  Ukraine Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Miodrag Stefanović (SRB)
Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 2–2, 6–3, 7–2
5 Goals , 2
13 June 2015
16:45 		Report Italy  12–5  France Water Polo Arena, Baku
14 June 2015
09:30 		Report Ukraine  3–12  France Water Polo Arena, Baku
14 June 2015
20:30 		Report Italy  9–8  Russia Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Juan Colominas (ESP)
Radu Matache (ROU)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–0, 4–1, 0–5
4 Goals 4
15 June 2015
13:00 		Report Italy  18–6  Ukraine Water Polo Arena, Baku
15 June 2015
16:45 		Report Russia  14–6  France Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Ivan Raković (SRB)
Gábor Vogel (HUN)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–3, 4–1, 3–0
3 Goals 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   (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  9–8  Germany Water Polo Arena, Baku
13 June 2015
18:45 		Report   6–9  Romania Water Polo Arena, Baku
14 June 2015
09:30 		Report Romania  5–10  Germany Water Polo Arena, Baku
14 June 2015
18:45 		Report Hungary  23–3   Water Polo Arena, Baku
15 June 2015
15:00 		Report Hungary  18–3  Romania Water Polo Arena, Baku
15 June 2015
18:45 		Report   7–17  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  17–6  Turkey Water Polo Arena, Baku
13 June 2015
20:30 		Report Montenegro  12–16  Greece Water Polo Arena, Baku
14 June 2015
11:15 		Report Turkey  3–11  Greece Water Polo Arena, Baku
14 June 2015
15:00 		Report Montenegro  11–11  Croatia Water Polo Arena, Baku
15 June 2015
09:30 		Report Montenegro  11–6  Turkey Water Polo Arena, Baku
15 June 2015
20:30 		Report Croatia  13–12  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  22–4  Malta Water Polo Arena, Baku
13 June 2015
11:15 		Report Serbia  14–5  Slovakia Water Polo Arena, Baku
14 June 2015
13:00 		Report Malta  8–15  Slovakia Water Polo Arena, Baku
14 June 2015
16:45 		Report Serbia  9–10  Spain Water Polo Arena, Baku
15 June 2015
09:30 		Report Serbia  18–3  Malta Water Polo Arena, Baku
15 June 2015
11:15 		Report Spain  14–9  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
 
 6
 
 8
 
 
 Malta7
 
15th place
 
 
17 June
 
 
 Ukraine13
 
 
 Malta8

Playoffs[]

16 June 2015
14:15 		Report Russia  11–8  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 3
16 June 2015
16:00 		Report Greece  16–7  France Water Polo Arena, Baku
16 June 2015
18:00 		Report Germany  13–7  Slovakia Water Polo Arena, Baku
16 June 2015
19:45 		Report Serbia  8–2  Romania Water Polo Arena, Baku

Quarterfinals[]

17 June 2015
14:15 		Report Russia  9–14  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
3 Goals Granados 4
17 June 2015
16:00 		Report Greece  15–13  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  12–18  Croatia Water Polo Arena, Baku
17 June 2015
19:45 		Report Serbia  8–7  Italy Water Polo Arena, Baku

13–16th place semifinals[]

16 June 2015
10:30 		Report Ukraine  9–11  Turkey Water Polo Arena, Baku
16 June 2015
12:15 		Report   8–7  Malta Water Polo Arena, Baku

9–12th place semifinals[]

17 June 2015
18:00 		Report Montenegro  9–8  Slovakia Water Polo Arena, Baku
17 June 2015
19:45 		Report France  7–5  Romania Water Polo Arena, Baku

5–8th place semifinals[]

19 June 2015
15:00 		Report Russia  16–9  Germany Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Konstantinos Kyranis (GRE)
Brian Littlejohn (GBR)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–1, 5–4, 4–2
3 Goals 4
19 June 2015
17:30 		Report Hungary  10–11  Italy Water Polo Arena, Baku

Semifinals[]

19 June 2015
19:00 		Report Spain  9–8  Croatia Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Radu Matache (ROU)
Daniele Bianco (ITA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 4–0, 2–4
3 Goals 4
19 June 2015
20:30 		Report Greece  12–13  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
, 2 Goals , 2

15th place game[]

17 June 2015
14:15 		Report Ukraine  13–8  Malta Water Polo Arena, Baku

13th place game[]

17 June 2015
16:00 		Report Turkey  11–6   Water Polo Arena, Baku

Eleventh place game[]

19 June 2015
12:00 		Report Slovakia  7–8  Romania Water Polo Arena, Baku

Ninth place game[]

19 June 2015
13:30 		Report Montenegro  15–4  France Water Polo Arena, Baku

Seventh place game[]

21 June 2015
13:00 		Report Germany  6–15  Hungary Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Florent Blanchard (FRA)
Erkan Turkkan (TUR)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–3, 1–3, 1–4
2 Goals 5

Fifth place game[]

21 June 2015
14:30 		Report Russia  6–11  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  10–11  Greece 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Spain  7–8  Serbia 1st place, gold medalist(s) Water Polo Arena, Baku
Referees:
Mark Koganov (AZE)
Daniele Bianco (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–1, 2–4, 1–1
3 Goals 3

Final standings[]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Serbia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Spain
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Greece
4  Croatia
5  Italy
6  Russia
7  Hungary
8  Germany
9  Montenegro
10  France
11  Romania
12  Slovakia
13  Turkey
14  
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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