2006 Women'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.
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
Germany
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Greece
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Hungary
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Russia
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Serbia
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Spain
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Preliminary round
GROUP A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Hungary
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7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 18 | +23 |
| 2. |  Spain
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7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 23 | +14 |
| 3. |  Netherlands
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 29 | +4 |
| 4. |  Serbia
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 55 | –41 |
- Saturday September 2, 2006
| Serbia
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4 – 17 | Spain
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| Netherlands
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6 – 11 | Hungary
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- Sunday September 3, 2006
| Serbia
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6 – 16 | Netherlands
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| Spain
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8 – 8 | Hungary
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- Monday September 4, 2006
| Netherlands
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11 – 12 | Spain
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| Serbia
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4 – 22 | Hungary
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GROUP B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Italy
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9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 27 | +12 |
| 2. |  Russia
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6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 31 | +14 |
| 3. |  Greece
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 32 | –6 |
| 4. |  Germany
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 48 | –20 |
- Saturday September 2, 2006
| Russia
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15 – 6 | Greece
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| Italy
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17 – 8 | Germany
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- Sunday September 3, 2006
| Greece
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13 – 9 | Germany
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| Russia
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12 – 14 | Italy
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- Monday September 4, 2006
| Germany
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11 – 18 | Russia
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| Italy
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8 – 7 | Greece
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Quarterfinals
- Wednesday September 6, 2006
| Russia
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17 – 11 | Netherlands
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| Spain
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10 – 9 | Greece
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Semifinals
- Thursday September 7, 2006
| Italy
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15 – 10 | Spain
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| Russia
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12 – 11 | Hungary
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Finals
- Wednesday September 6, 2006 — Seventh place
| Serbia
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6 – 15 | Germany
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- Thursday September 7, 2006 — Fifth place
| Greece
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11 – 12 [aet] | Netherlands
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- Saturday September 9, 2006 — Bronze Medal
| Hungary
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12 – 11 | Spain
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- Saturday September 9, 2006 — Gold Medal
| Russia
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12 – 10 | Italy
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Final ranking
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Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Tania di Mario (ITA)
- Best Goalkeeper
- Elena Gigli (ITA)
- Topscorer
- Ekaterina Pantolina (RUS) — 18 goals
References