2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship

The 2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 26th edition of the event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in the Aquatic Centre in Kranj, Slovenia from June 6 to June 15, 2003.

There were two qualification tournaments ahead of the event, held from April 9 to April 13, 2003 in Kiev, Ukraine (with Belarus, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, France and Ukraine competing) and Bratislava, Slovakia (Greece, Slovakia, Romania, Poland, Malta and Turkey).

Contents

Teams

GROUP A
GROUP B

Preliminary round

GROUP A

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Hungary 8 5 4 0 1 56 33 +23
2.  Serbia and Montenegro 8 5 4 0 1 46 30 +16
3.  Russia 6 5 3 0 2 44 41 +3
4.  Slovakia 4 5 2 0 3 41 51 –10
5.  Netherlands 2 5 1 0 4 37 48 –11
6.  Romania 2 5 1 0 4 28 49 –21

GROUP B

Team Points G W D L GF GA Diff
1.  Croatia 8 5 4 0 1 38 31 +7
2.  Spain 6 5 3 0 2 34 31 +3
3.  Greece 6 5 3 0 2 37 35 +2
4.  Germany 4 5 2 0 3 39 41 –2
5.  Italy 4 5 2 0 3 33 33 0
6.  Slovenia 2 5 1 0 4 39 49 –10

Quarterfinals

Croatia  10 – 6  Slovakia
Hungary  10 – 2  Spain
Russia  10 – 8  Greece
Serbia and Montenegro  9 – 2  Germany

Semifinals

Croatia  10 – 9  Hungary
Serbia and Montenegro  11 – 7  Russia

Finals

Hungary  12 – 6  Russia
Serbia and Montenegro  9 – 8 [aet]  Croatia

Final ranking

RANK TEAM
 Serbia and Montenegro
 Croatia
 Hungary
4.  Russia
5.  Germany
6.  Spain
7.  Greece
8.  Slovakia
9.  Romania
10.  Italy
11.  Netherlands
12.  Slovenia
 2003 Men's European Champion 

Serbia and Montenegro
Second title

Individual awards

References