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
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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
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|
| 2006 Women's European Champion |
Russia
First title |
|
Individual awards
References
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| Men's tournament |
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| Women's tournament |
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