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).

Teams

GROUP A

• Hungary
• Netherlands
• Romania
• Russia
• Serbia and Montenegro
• Slovakia

GROUP B

• Croatia
• Germany
• Greece
• Italy
• Slovenia
• Spain

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

• Thiursday June 12, 2003

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

Semifinals

• Friday June 13, 2003

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

Finals

• Sunday June 15, 2003 — Bronze Medal

Hungary	12 – 6	Russia

• Sunday June 15, 2003 — Gold Medal

Serbia and Montenegro	9 – 8 [aet]	Croatia

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Final ranking

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

2003 Men's European Champion
Serbia and Montenegro Third title

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • Alexander Yerishev (RUS)

• Best Goalkeeper
  • Denis Šefik (SCG)

• Topscorer
  • Aleksandar Šapić (SCG)— 24 goals

References

• Results