2024 Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship Qualifiers

The tournaments for the qualification for the 2024 Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship was held between 14 and 17 March 2024.

Format edit

The 19 teams were split into four groups of four or five teams. The tournament was played at a single venue with the group winners and the runners-ups qualifying for the final tournament, with group the exception of group C where only one teams qualified.[1]

Draw edit

The draw took place on 15 March 2024.[1] The seeding was based on the teams' previous European Championship performance. Bold text indicates who qualified.

Seeding edit

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

  Netherlands
  Malta
  France
  Georgia

  Turkey
  Romania
  Czech Republic
  Slovakia

  Ukraine
  Great Britain
  Bulgaria
  Slovenia

  Lithuania
   Switzerland
  Finland
  Poland

  Ireland
  Cyprus
  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Sweden

Groups edit

Group A edit

Held in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 4 4 0 0 0 88 14 +74 12 Final tournament
2   Czech Republic 4 3 0 0 1 42 31 +11 9
3   Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 4 2 0 0 2 42 48 −6 6
4   Great Britain 4 1 0 0 3 38 50 −12 3
5   Finland 4 0 0 0 4 23 90 −67 0
Source: Report
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
14 March 2024
17:15
Report Czech Republic   9–6   Great Britain Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Jurjaj Mudroch (SUI)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–1, 2–0, 2–4
14 March 2024
19:30
Report Bosnia and Herzegovina   20–10   Finland Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referees:
Tomi Kavcic (SLO), Gokhan Can Ciger (TUR)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–2, 3–3, 10–2

15 March 2024
09:45
Report Great Britain   3–22   France Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referees:
Alexandros Vlastos (SWE), Gokhan Can Ciger (TUR)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 0–6, 1–7, 1–8
15 March 2024
12:00
Report Czech Republic   20–2   Finland Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referees:
Jurjaj Mudroch (SUI), Tomi Kavcic (SLO)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 8–0, 4–0, 5–2

15 March 2024
17:15
Report Bosnia and Herzegovina   12–9   Great Britain Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referees:
Gokhan Can Ciger (TUR), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 5–3, 2–1, 4–2
15 March 2024
19:30
Report France   17–3   Czech Republic Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referees:
Tomi Kavcic (SLO), Alexandros Vlastos (SWE)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–0, 7–1, 5–1

16 March 2024
17:15
Report France   30–4   Finland Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referees:
Alexandros Vlastos (SWE), Jurjaj Mudroch (SUI)
Score by quarters: 9–0, 7–2, 7–1, 7–1
16 March 2024
19:30
Report Bosnia and Herzegovina   6–10   Czech Republic Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Tomi Kavcic (SLO)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–1, 3–3, 1–4

17 March 2024
09:45
Report Finland   7–20   Great Britain Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Alexandros Vlastos (SWE)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–3, 2–7, 1–5
17 March 2024
12:00
Report Bosnia and Herzegovina   4–19   France Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Referees:
Jurjaj Mudroch (SUI), Gokhan Can Ciger (TUR)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–4, 2–3, 0–9

Group B edit

Held in Maribor, Slovenia

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Turkey 4 4 0 0 0 74 39 +35 12 Final tournament
2   Slovenia (H) 4 2 0 0 2 54 59 −5 6[a]
3   Georgia 4 2 0 0 2 57 49 +8 6[a]
4   Sweden 4 2 0 0 2 50 54 −4 6[a]
5    Switzerland 4 0 0 0 4 38 72 −34 0
Source: Report
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head goal difference: Slovenia +4, Georgia +3, Sweden –7.
14 March 2024
18:00
Report Georgia   22–11    Switzerland Maribor, Slovenia
Referees:
Karel Dvoracek (CZE), Filippou Polidoros (CYP)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 9–3, 5–3, 4–3
14 March 2024
20:00
Report Slovenia   18–10   Sweden Maribor, Slovenia
Referees:
Alexandru Mustata (ROU), Tomas Kaseta (LTU)
Score by quarters: 7–3, 4–2, 3–2, 4–3

15 March 2024
10:00
Report Switzerland   9–10   Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia
Referees:
Filippou Polidoros (CYP)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–3, 1–3, 3–2
15 March 2024
12:00
Report Turkey   13–7   Georgia Maribor, Slovenia
Referees:
Karel Dvoracek (CZE), Alexandru Mustata (ROU)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 1–1, 4–3, 4–2

15 March 2024
18:00
Report Sweden   16–11    Switzerland Maribor, Slovenia
Referees:
Tomas Kaseta (LTU), Filippou Polidoros (CYP)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–3, 3–3, 4–3
15 March 2024
20:00
Report Slovenia   12–22   Turkey Maribor, Slovenia
Referees:
Karel Dvoracek (CZE)
Score by quarters: 4–9, 2–4, 2–4, 4–5

16 March 2024
17:00
Report Switzerland   7–24   Turkey Maribor, Slovenia
Referees:
Alexandru Mustata (ROU), Tomas Kaseta (LTU)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–6, 1–8, 2–5
16 March 2024
19:00
Report Sweden   11–10   Georgia Maribor, Slovenia
Referees:
Filippou Polidoros (CYP)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 5–4, 2–3, 4–2

17 March 2024
09:30
Report Turkey   15–13   Sweden Maribor, Slovenia
Referees:
Alexandru Mustata (ROU), Tomas Kaseta (LTU)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–2, 5–3, 3–5
17 March 2024
11:30
Report Georgia   18–14   Slovenia Maribor, Slovenia
Referees:
Karel Dvoracek (CZE)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 6–3, 5–5, 4–4

Group C edit

Held in Łódź, Poland

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Malta 3 3 0 0 0 42 21 +21 9 Final tournament
2   Poland (H) 3 2 0 0 1 26 26 0 6
3   Slovakia 3 1 0 0 2 26 35 −9 3
4   Bulgaria 3 0 0 0 3 31 43 −12 0 Final tournament as host
5   Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: Report
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
15 March 2024
18:30
Report Malta   15–7   Slovakia Łódź, Poland
Referees:
Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), George Makharadze (UKR)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 5–4, 3–1, 3–1
15 March 2024
20:30
Report Poland   14–9   Bulgaria Łódź, Poland
Referees:
Alban David (FRA), Jarkko Virtanen (FIN)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 5–3, 5–4, 2–2

16 March 2024
16:30
Report Slovakia   13–12   Bulgaria Łódź, Poland
Referees:
Jarkko Virtanen (FIN), George Makharadze (UKR)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–2, 4–2, 5–4
16 March 2024
18:30
Report Poland   4–11   Malta Łódź, Poland
Referees:
Alban David (FRA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–3, 2–3, 1–2

17 March 2024
09:30
Report Bulgaria   10–16   Malta Łódź, Poland
Referees:
Jarkko Virtanen (FIN), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 4–5, 3–2, 2–5
17 March 2024
11:30
Report 'Poland   8–6   Slovakia Łódź, Poland
Referees:
Alban David (FRA), George Makharadze (UKR)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 1–1, 4–4, 0–1

Group D edit

Held in Bucharest, Romania

Pos Team Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 4 4 0 0 0 78 24 +54 12 Final tournament
2   Romania (H) 4 3 0 0 1 63 32 +31 9
3   Ukraine 4 2 0 0 2 53 37 +16 6
4   Cyprus 4 1 0 0 3 27 70 −43 3
5   Lithuania 4 0 0 0 4 18 76 −58 0
Source: Report
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
14 March 2024
17:00
Report Netherlands   25–2   Lithuania Bucharest, Romania
Referees:
Alex De Raffaele (MLT), Erik Kolar (SVK)
Score by quarters: 5–1, 7–0, 7–1, 6–0
14 March 2024
19:00
Report Romania   27–4   Cyprus Bucharest, Romania
Referees:
Nikola Nanov (BUL), Lukasz Kroz (POL)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 6–2, 6–1, 8–0

15 March 2024
09:00
Report Lithuania   8–15   Cyprus Bucharest, Romania
Referees:
Erik Kolar (SVK), Neven Spoljaric (BIH)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 3–5, 3–1, 1–4
15 March 2024
11:00
Report Ukraine   8–13   Netherlands Bucharest, Romania
Referees:
Alex De Raffaele (MLT), Lukasz Kroz (POL)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–3, 2–4, 1–4

15 March 2024
18:00
Report Ukraine   25–5   Lithuania Bucharest, Romania
Referees:
Neven Spoljaric (BIH), Lukasz Kroz (POL)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 5–1, 8–8, 6–2
15 March 2024
20:00
Report Romania   11–19   Netherlands Bucharest, Romania
Referees:
Nikola Nanov (BUL), Erik Kolar (SVK)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 5–1, 2–9, 2–7

16 March 2024
16:30
Report Cyprus   3–21   Netherlands Bucharest, Romania
Referees:
Neven Spoljaric (BIH), Nikola Nanov (BUL)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 0–6, 1–6, 1–5
16 March 2024
18:30
Report Ukraine   6–14   Romania Bucharest, Romania
Referees:
Erik Kolar (SVK), Alex De Raffaele (MLT)
Score by quarters: 3–6, 0–5, 2–2, 1–1

17 March 2024
09:00
Report Cyprus   5–14   Ukraine Bucharest, Romania
Referees:
Neven Spoljaric (BIH), Nikola Nanov (BUL)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–3, 1–5, 1–3
17 March 2024
11:00
Report Lithuania   3–11   Romania Bucharest, Romania
Referees:
Lukasz Kroz (POL), Alex De Raffaele (MLT)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 0–3, 1–3, 2–2

References edit

  1. ^ a b Curcic, Ivan (December 15, 2023). "Draw for qualifications for U19 Europeans: 20 teams in race for tickets to Burgas".