2021 LEN Men's European Junior Water Polo Championships

The 2021 LEN Men's European Junior Water Polo Championships, took place between 12 and 19 September 2021, in Malta. It was the third time that Malta had hosted the event, after previously hosting it in 2007 and 2017.

2021 LEN Men's European Junior Water Polo Championships
Tournament details
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates17–27 June 2021 (Qualification)
12–19 September 2021
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Serbia
Runner-up Greece
Third place Hungary
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played48

Qualification

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The top 2 teams out of each group qualified for the tournament, along with the top 8 teams from the 2019 championships, leading to 16 qualified teams overall.

Group A

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Group A of the qualifying round took place in Korčula, Croatia, between 25 and 27 June 2021.[1]

Group B

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Group B of the qualifying round took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, between 17 and 20 June 2021.[1]

Group C

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Group C of the qualifying round took place in Maribor, Slovenia, between 24 and 27 June 2021.[1]

Group D

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Group D of the qualifying round took place in Prague, Czech Republic, between 24 and 27 June 2021.[1]

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Montenegro 3 2 1 0 43 22 +21 7 Quarterfinals
2   Netherlands 3 2 0 1 33 17 +16 6 Play-offs
3   Italy 3 1 1 1 24 22 +2 4
4   Ukraine 3 0 0 3 15 54 −39 0 13th place classification
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: LEN
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)
09:00
Report Montenegro   26–6   Ukraine
Referees:
Carlos Ortega (ESP), Akif Uz (TUR)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 8–0, 5–2, 7–3
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)
17:40
Report Netherlands   8–5   Italy
Referees:
Vladimir Golikov (RUS), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–1, 1–2, 2–2

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)
13:00
Report Ukraine   5–10   Italy
Referees:
Vladimir Golikov (RUS), Maro Savinović (CRO)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 0–4, 2–2, 3–2
13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)
16:20
Report Netherlands   7–8   Montenegro
Referees:
Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Tamas Kovacs (HUN)
Score by quarters: 3–5, 1–0, 1–2, 2–1

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)
11:40
Report Montenegro   9–9   Italy
Referees:
Maro Savinović (CRO), Carlos Ortega (ESP)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–3, 2–3, 2–2
14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)
15:00
Report Netherlands   18–4   Ukraine
Referees:
Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU), Ralf Muller (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 5–0, 3–3, 7–1

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 3 0 0 39 23 +16 9 Quarterfinals
2   Croatia 3 2 0 1 27 19 +8 6 Play-offs
3   Romania 3 1 0 2 20 32 −12 3
4   Malta (H) 3 0 0 3 23 35 −12 0 13th place classification
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: LEN
(H) Hosts
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)
13:00
Report Croatia   7–8   Spain
Referees:
Daniele Bianco (ITA), Tamás Kovács (HUN)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 3–3, 2–2, 1–3
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)
19:00
Report Malta   7–9   Romania
Referees:
Veselin Mišković (MNE), Giorgi Makharadze (UKR)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–2, 1–3, 2–1

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)
11:40
Report Romania   6–15   Spain
Referees:
Daniele Bianco (ITA), Akif Uz (TUR)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–4, 3–4, 0–3
13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)
19:00
Report Malta   6–10   Croatia
Referees:
Erwin Schapers (NED), Philipp Golosoun (BLR)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–4, 2–2, 1–3

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)
10:20
Report Croatia   10–5   Romania
Referees:
Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Philipp Golosoun (BLR)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–1, 4–2, 3–1

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)
19:00
Report Malta   10–16   Spain
Score by quarters: 5–3, 1–2, 3–5, 1–6

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hungary 3 3 0 0 45 22 +23 9 Quarterfinals
2   Russia 3 2 0 1 36 28 +8 6 Play-offs
3   Germany 3 1 0 2 31 31 0 3
4   Belarus 3 0 0 3 22 53 −31 0 13th place classification
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: LEN
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)
10:20
Report Germany   18–9   Belarus
Referees:
Alex de Raffaele (MLT), Mihnea Iona Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–2, 4–2, 3–4
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)
16:20
Report Russia   11–13   Hungary
Referees:
Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–6, 2–1, 3–4, 4–2

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)
10:20
Report Belarus   6–19   Hungary
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Ivan Rakovic (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–4, 2–4, 1–6
13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)
15:00
Report Russia   9–8   Germany
Referees:
Veselin Miskovic (MNE), Alex Ortega (ESP)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–1, 2–2, 1–2

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)
13:00
Report Germany   5–13   Hungary
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Akif Uz (TUR)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–3, 0–5, 1–1
14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)
16:20
Report Russia   16–7   Belarus
Referees:
Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Erwin Schapers (NED)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 4–1, 5–2, 3–4

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Serbia 3 3 0 0 43 24 +19 9 Quarterfinals
2   Greece 3 2 0 1 35 21 +14 6 Play-offs
3   Georgia 3 1 0 2 32 38 −6 3
4   Turkey 3 0 0 3 18 45 −27 0 13th place classification
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: LEN
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)
11:40
Report Serbia   17–3   Turkey
Referees:
Erwin Schapers (NED), Philipp Golosoun (BLR)
Score by quarters: 4–0, 5–0, 5–2, 3–1
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12)
15:00
Report Georgia   7–11   Greece
Referees:
Maro Savinović (CRO), Ralf Muller (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 1–1, 2–4, 2–2

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)
09:00
Report Turkey   5–16   Greece
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–3, 2–4, 1–4
13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)
17:40
Report Georgia   13–17   Serbia
Referees:
Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU), Ralf Muller (GER)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 6–5, 2–4, 2–5

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)
09:00
Report Serbia   9–8   Greece
Referees:
Daniele Bianco (ITA), Tamas Kovacs (HUN)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 3–4, 2–1
14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)
17:40
Report Georgia   12–10   Turkey
Referees:
Veselin Miskovic (MNE), Alex De Raffaele (MLT)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 3–2, 4–3

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Play-offsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
              
15 September
  Netherlands10
16 September
  Germany9
  Netherlands10
  Serbia11
17 September
  Serbia12
15 September
  Hungary10
  Croatia17
16 September
  Georgia4
  Croatia4
  Hungary10
19 September
  Serbia10
15 September
  Greece6
  Russia16
16 September
  Italy (PSO)17
  Italy13
  Spain (PSO)14
17 September
  Spain8
15 September
  Greece11 Third place
  Greece5
16 September19 September
  Romania4
  Greece12  Hungary (PSO)13
  Montenegro11   Spain12
5th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
17 September
 
 
  Netherlands7
 
19 September
 
  Croatia10
 
  Croatia12
 
17 September
 
  Montenegro14
 
  Italy9
 
 
  Montenegro10
 
Seventh place
 
 
19 September
 
 
  Netherlands11
 
 
  Italy9
9th place bracket
 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place
 
      
 
16 September
 
 
  Germany11
 
18 September
 
  Georgia9
 
  Germany7
 
16 September
 
  Russia8
 
  Russia17
 
 
  Romania8
 
Eleventh place
 
 
18 September
 
 
  Georgia9
 
 
  Romania10
13th place bracket
 
13–16th place semifinals13th place
 
      
 
15 September
 
 
  Ukraine10
 
18 September
 
  Belarus6
 
  Ukraine4
 
15 September
 
  Malta12
 
  Malta (PSO)13
 
 
  Turkey11
 
15th place
 
 
18 September
 
 
  Belarus12
 
 
  Turkey19

Play-offs

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15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
10:30
Report Netherlands   10–9   Germany
Referees:
Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Vladimir Golikov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 3-1, 0-1, 3-4, 4-3

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
12:00
Report Russia   16–17   Italy
Referees:
Tamás Kovács (HUN), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–1, 2–4, 0–2  PSO: 7–8

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
16:00
Report Croatia   17–4   Georgia
Referees:
Carlos Ortega (ESP), Daniele Bianco (ITA)
Score by quarters: 0–0, 7–1, 4–1, 6–2

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
17:30
Report Greece   5–4   Romania
Referees:
Maro Savinović (CRO), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–3, 1–0, 1–0

Quarterfinals

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16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)
12:00
Report Netherlands   10–11   Serbia
Referees:
Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Veselin Mišković (MNE)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–1, 2–4, 5–5

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)
16:00
Report Italy   13–14   Spain
Referees:
Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Levan Berishvili (GEO)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–2, 4–1, 3–4  PSO: 3–4

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)
17:30
Report Croatia   4–10   Hungary
Referees:
Carlos Ortega (ESP), Vladimir Golikov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–3, 2–2, 1–3

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)
19:00
Report Greece   12–11   Montenegro
Referees:
Tamas Kovacs (HUN), Maro Savinović (CRO)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 4–6, 3–0

13–16th place semifinals

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15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
09:00
Report Ukraine   10–6   Belarus
Referees:
Ralf Muller (GER), Erwin Schapers (NED)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–1, 2–2, 2–1

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
19:00
Report Malta   13–11   Turkey
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 2–4, 0–2, 1–2, 5–0  PSO: 5–3

9–12th place semifinals

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16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)
09:00
Report Germany   11–9   Georgia
Referees:
Akif Uz (TUR), Philipp Golosoun (BLR)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–1, 3–3, 4–3

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)
10:30
Report Russia   17–8   Romania
Referees:
Giorgi Makharadze (UKR), Alex De Raffaele (MLT)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 2–1, 3–1, 8–1

5–8th place semifinals

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17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
15:00
Report Netherlands   7–10   Croatia
Referees:
Carlos Ortega (ESP), Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 1–3, 3–1, 1–3

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
16:30
Report Italy   9–10   Montenegro
Referees:
Tamás Kovács (HUN), Ivan Raković (SRB)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 1–4, 4–5, 3–1

Semifinals

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17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
18:00
Report Serbia   12–10   Hungary
Referees:
Maro Savinović (CRO), Vladimir Golikov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–0, 6–4, 0–4

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
19:30
Report Spain   8–11   Greece
Referees:
Veselin Mišković (MNE), Daniele Bianco (ITA)
Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–2, 2–3, 1–3

15th place game

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18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
15:00
Report Belarus   12–19   Turkey
Referees:
Ralf Muller (GER), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 4–5, 1–8, 4–3, 3–3

13th place game

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18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
16:30
Report Ukraine   4–12   Malta
Referees:
Philipp Golosoun (BLR), Akif Uz (TUR)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–2, 1–4, 1–4

Eleventh place game

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18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
18:00
Report Georgia   9–10   Romania
Referees:
Giorgi Makharadze (UKR), Alex de Raffaele (MLT)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–5, 2–1, 2–2

Ninth place game

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18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
19:30
Report Germany   7–8   Russia
Referees:
Levan Berishvili (GEO), Erwin Schapers (NED)
Score by quarters: 0–3, 1–0, 2–3, 4–2

Seventh place game

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19 September 2021 (2021-09-19)
15:00
Report Netherlands   11–9   Italy
Referees:
Veselin Mišković (MNE), Vladimir Golikov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 2–2, 1–2, 3–3

Fifth place game

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19 September 2021 (2021-09-19)
16:30
Report Croatia   12–14   Montenegro
Referees:
Carlos Ortega (ESP), Tamás Kovács (HUN)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–4, 3–2, 2–5

Third place game

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19 September 2021 (2021-09-19)
18:00
Report Hungary   13–12   Spain
Referees:
Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–3, 3–2, 2–1  PSO: 5–4

Final

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19 September 2021 (2021-09-19)
19:30
Report Serbia   10–6   Greece
Referees:
Maro Savinovic (CRO), Daniele Bianco (ITA)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–3, 3–1, 3–2

Final rankings

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Rank Team[2]
    Serbia
    Greece
    Hungary
4   Spain
5   Montenegro
6   Croatia
7   Netherlands
8   Italy
9   Russia
10   Germany
11   Romania
12   Georgia
13   Malta
14   Ukraine
15   Turkey
16   Belarus

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Calendar". Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Tournament Summary". Retrieved 12 September 2021.