2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship

For the men's tournament, see 2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship.

The 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the eleventh edition of the now tri-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in the Banjica Sports Center in Belgrade, Serbia from September 2 to September 9, 2006.

2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	2 – 9 September
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Runner-up	Italy
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Ekaterina Pantyulina (RUS) (18)
Best player	Tania di Mario (ITA)

There were two qualification tournaments ahead of the event, held from April 7 to April 9, 2006 in Nancy, France (with France, Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands competing) and in Madrid, Spain (Czech Republic, Greece, Spain and Ukraine).

Qualification

Main article: 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualifier

Teams

Group A

• Hungary
• Netherlands
• Serbia
• Spain

Group B

• Germany
• Greece
• Italy
• Russia

Squads

Main article: 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship squads

Preliminary round

Group A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	7	3	2	1	0	41	18	+23
2.	Spain	7	3	2	1	0	37	23	+14
3.	Netherlands	3	3	1	0	2	33	29	+4
4.	Serbia	0	3	0	0	3	14	55	−41

• Saturday September 2, 2006

Serbia	4–17	Spain
Netherlands	6–11	Hungary

• Sunday September 3, 2006

Serbia	6–16	Netherlands
Spain	8–8	Hungary

• Monday September 4, 2006

Netherlands	11–12	Spain
Serbia	4–22	Hungary

Group B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Italy	9	3	3	0	0	39	27	+12
2.	Russia	6	3	2	0	1	45	31	+14
3.	Greece	3	3	1	0	2	26	32	−6
4.	Germany	0	3	0	0	3	28	48	−20

• Saturday September 2, 2006

Russia	15–6	Greece
Italy	17–8	Germany

• Sunday September 3, 2006

Greece	13–9	Germany
Russia	12–14	Italy

• Monday September 4, 2006

Germany	11–18	Russia
Italy	8–7	Greece

Quarterfinals

• Wednesday September 6, 2006

Russia	17–11	Netherlands
Spain	10–9	Greece

Semifinals

• Thursday September 7, 2006

Italy	15–10	Spain
Russia	12–11	Hungary

Finals

• Wednesday September 6, 2006 — Seventh place

Serbia	6–15	Germany

• Thursday September 7, 2006 — Fifth place

Greece	11 – 12 [aet]	Netherlands

• Saturday September 9, 2006 — Bronze Medal

Hungary	12–11	Spain

• Saturday September 9, 2006 — Gold Medal

Russia	12–10	Italy

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Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
	Russia
	Italy
	Hungary
4.	Spain
5.	Netherlands
6.	Greece
7.	Germany
8.	Serbia

2006 Women's European champion
Russia First title

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Tania di Mario (ITA)
• Best Goalkeeper
  • Elena Gigli (ITA)
• Topscorer
  • Ekaterina Pantyulina (RUS) — 18 goals

References

• "LEN Results". Archived from the original on 2007-01-04. www.lenweb.org