2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship
The 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 28th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in the Aquatic Centre Málaga in Málaga, Spain from July 4 to July 13, 2008. The gold medal was won by Montenegro, the silver medal by Serbia and the bronze medal by Hungary.
Teams
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Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Montenegro
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12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 37 | +11 |
| 2. |  Hungary
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12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 32 | +22 |
| 3. |  Croatia
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10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 38 | +14 |
| 4. |  Spain
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6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 38 | +4 |
| 5. |  Greece
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4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 41 | +1 |
| 6. |  Slovakia
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0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 71 | -52 |
July 4, 2008
| 9:30 | Slovakia
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3 – 12 | Greece
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(1-2, 1-3, 0-2, 1-5) |
| 19:30 | Hungary
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10 – 9 | Croatia
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(2-1, 3-3, 2-1, 3-4) |
| 21:00 | Spain
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7 – 8 | Montenegro
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(1-1, 2-2, 2-2, 2-3) |
July 5, 2008
| 11:00 | Hungary
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19 – 3 | Slovakia
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(5-1, 5-1, 6-1, 3-0) |
| 19:30 | Montenegro
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11 – 10 | Greece
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(4-3, 1-4, 3-1, 3-2) |
| 21:00 | Spain
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7 – 11 | Croatia
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(2-4, 2-2, 2-3, 1-2) |
July 6, 2008
| 12:30 | Hungary
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8 – 3 | Greece
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(3-2, 2-1, 1-0, 2-0) |
| 18:00 | Croatia
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7 – 6 | Montenegro
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(2-0, 2-1, 0-3, 3-2) |
| 21:00 | Slovakia
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4 – 12 | Spain
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(2-3, 1-2, 1-2, 0-5) |
July 7, 2008
| 11:00 | Croatia
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15 – 5 | Slovakia
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(4-0, 3-1, 5-2, 3-2) |
| 19:30 | Hungary
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9 – 10 | Montenegro
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(2-2, 3-2, 1-2, 3-4) |
| 21:00 | Spain
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9 – 7 | Greece
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(2-2, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2) |
July 8, 2008
| 9:30 | Slovakia
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4 – 13 | Montenegro
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(0-3, 1-2, 2-4, 1-4) |
| 18:00 | Greece
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10 – 10 | Croatia
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(1-0, 2-3, 3-3, 4-4) |
| 21:00 | Hungary
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8 – 7 | Spain
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(2-1, 2-3, 2-1, 2-2) |
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
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| 1. |  Serbia
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13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 31 | +37 |
| 2. |  Italy
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12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 35 | +20 |
| 3. |  Germany
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9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 42 | -3 |
| 4. |  North Macedonia
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4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 56 | -21 |
| 5. |  Romania
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4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 46 | -9 |
| 6. |  Russia
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1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 59 | -24 |
July 4, 2008
| 11:00 | North Macedonia
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10 – 6 | Romania
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(3-1, 3-3, 3-2, 1-0) |
| 12:30 | Serbia
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17 – 5 | Germany
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(2-1, 5-1, 6-2, 4-1) |
| 18:00 | Russia
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6 – 12 | Italy
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(1-1, 2-2, 1-5, 2-4) |
July 5, 2008
| 9:30 | North Macedonia
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6 – 23 | Serbia
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(1-7, 1-6, 2-4, 2-6) |
| 12:30 | Germany
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13 – 4 | Russia
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(3-1, 2-0, 5-2, 3-1) |
| 18:00 | Romania
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7 – 12 | Italy
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(0-4, 2-3, 3-2, 2-3) |
July 6, 2008
| 9:30 | Russia
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9 – 9 | North Macedonia
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(1-2, 4-2, 3-5, 1-0) |
| 11:00 | Serbia
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6 – 6 | Romania
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(1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 1-1) |
| 19:30 | Italy
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12 – 6 | Germany
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(2-1, 1-1, 4-2, 5-2) |
July 7, 2008
| 9:30 | Romania
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4 – 8 | Germany
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(1-2, 2-1, 0-3, 1-2) |
| 12:30 | North Macedonia
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5 – 11 | Italy
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(1-4, 2-2, 1-2, 1-3) |
| 18:00 | Serbia
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11 – 6 | Russia
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(5-1, 1-2, 2-1, 3-2) |
July 8, 2008
| 11:00 | Germany
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7 – 5 | North Macedonia
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(1-1, 2-1, 1-1, 3-2) |
| 12:30 | Russia
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10 – 14 | Romania
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(4-3, 4-3, 1-6, 1-2) |
| 19:30 | Italy
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8 – 11 | Serbia
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(2-2, 3-1, 3-5, 0-3) |
Final round
Places 7/12
July 9, 2008
| 16:30 | Greece
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4 – 9 | Russia
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(0-1, 2-2, 1-3, 1-3) |
| 18:00 | Slovakia
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6 – 7 | Romania
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(1-2, 3-1, 1-2, 1-2) |
July 11, 2008
| 16:30 | Russia
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11 – 13 | North Macedonia
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(2-3, 2-3, 2-2, 4-2, 0-1, 1-2) |
| 18:00 | Romania
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7 – 9 | Spain
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(2-3, 1-3, 1-1, 3-2) |
Places 11 / 12
July 11, 2008
| 12:30 | Greece
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14 – 8 | Slovakia
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(3-3, 2-1, 4-2, 5-2) |
Places 9 / 10
July 12, 2008
| 9:30 | Romania
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11 – 6 | Russia
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(2-0, 2-1, 4-3, 3-2) |
Places 7 / 8
July 12, 2008
| 11:00 | Spain
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15 – 5 | North Macedonia
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(5-2, 2-1, 4-1, 4-1) |
Quarterfinals
July 9, 2008
| 19:30 | Hungary
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14 – 8 | Germany
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(5-2, 2-1, 4-3, 2-2) |
| 21:00 | Croatia
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8 – 7 | Italy
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(4-2, 0-0, 3-2, 1-3) |
Semifinals
July 11, 2008
| 19:30 | Croatia
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7 – 9 | Montenegro
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(2-0, 2-4, 2-2, 1-3) |
| 21:00 | Hungary
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7 – 8 | Serbia
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(0-0, 1-3, 3-1, 3-3, 0-1, 0-0) |
Finals
Places 5 / 6
July 12, 2008
| 12:30 | Germany
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7 – 9 | Italy
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(2-3, 3-2, 1-2, 1-2) |
Bronze Medal
July 13, 2008
| 19:30 | Hungary
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15 – 14 | Croatia
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(3-1, 2-4, 5-5, 3-3, 0-1, 2-0) |
Gold Medal
July 13, 2008 -Malaga, Spain
| 21:00 | Serbia
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5 – 6 | Montenegro
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(1-2, 3-0, 0-2, 1-1, 0-1, 0-0) |
Final ranking
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Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
Péter Biros (HUN)
- Best Goalkeeper
Denis Šefik (SRB)
- Topscorer
- Aleksandar Šapić (SRB) (23)