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International handball competition
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.
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
Teams
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
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
Quarterfinals
Wednesday September 6, 2006
Semifinals
Thursday September 7, 2006
Finals
Wednesday September 6, 2006 — Seventh place
Thursday September 7, 2006 — Fifth place
Saturday September 9, 2006 — Bronze Medal
Saturday September 9, 2006 — Gold Medal
Final ranking
2006 Women's European champion
Russia First title
Individual awards
Most Valuable Player
Best Goalkeeper
Topscorer
References
<ref>"LEN Results" . Archived from the original on 2007-01-04. www.lenweb.org
Men's
Tournaments Level II (Defunct) Qualification Squads
Women's
Tournaments Level II (Defunct) Qualification Squads