2022 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers

The tournaments of the qualifications for the 2022 Men's European Water Polo Championship were held between 17 and 20 February 2022. 17 teams, split into four groups, participated in the qualifications. The top two teams from each group advanced to the final tournament.[1][2]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 4 3 1 0 80 27 +53 10[a] Final tournament
2  Germany 4 3 1 0 64 20 +44 10[a]
3  Slovenia (H) 4 2 0 2 42 61 −19 6
4   Switzerland 4 1 0 3 24 66 −42 3
5  Belgium 4 0 0 4 30 66 −36 0
Source: LEN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b France 9–9 Germany

All times are (UTC+1).[3]

17 February 2022
18:00
Report Switzerland  3–25  France Indoor Olympic Swimming Pool Kranj, Kranj
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Declan McKerr (IRL)
Score by quarters: 1–7, 1–5, 0–8, 1–5
three players 1 Goals Bouet 7
17 February 2022
20:30
Report Slovenia  15–10  Belgium Indoor Olympic Swimming Pool Kranj, Kranj
Referees:
Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR), Haldun Toygarlı (TUR)
Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–1, 5–3, 3–3
Kadivec, Pus 3 Goals Dulin 3

18 February 2022
10:00
Report France  20–4  Belgium Indoor Olympic Swimming Pool Kranj, Kranj
Referees:
Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR), Declan McKerr (IRL)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 6–1, 4–1, 4–0
Caumette 5 Goals four players 1
18 February 2022
12:00
Report Switzerland  1–19  Germany Indoor Olympic Swimming Pool Kranj, Kranj
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Haldun Toygarlı (TUR)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 0–5, 0–4, 0–7
Melet 1 Goals Restović 6
18 February 2022
18:00
Report France  9–9  Germany Indoor Olympic Swimming Pool Kranj, Kranj
Referees:
Boris Margeta (SLO), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–0, 2–4, 3–3
Crousillat 3 Goals Cuk 3
18 February 2022
20:00
Report Slovenia  11–5   Switzerland Indoor Olympic Swimming Pool Kranj, Kranj
Referees:
Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR), Haldun Toygarlı (TUR)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 3–1, 5–1, 1–3
Popovič 3 Goals Alfano 2

19 February 2022
18:00
Report Belgium  11–15   Switzerland Indoor Olympic Swimming Pool Kranj, Kranj
Referees:
Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR), Declan McKerr (IRL)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–3, 2–5, 5–5
Dulin, Van der Jeugt 3 Goals Carballo, Herzog 4
19 February 2022
20:00
Report Slovenia  5–20  Germany Indoor Olympic Swimming Pool Kranj, Kranj
Referees:
Haldun Toygarlı (TUR), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–5, 0–5, 2–6
Lah 2 Goals Küppers 6

20 February 2022
09:30
Report Belgium  5–16  Germany Indoor Olympic Swimming Pool Kranj, Kranj
Referees:
Vyacheslav Byelyevtsov (UKR), Haldun Toygarlı (TUR)
Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–6, 2–4, 1–3
Van der Linden 2 Goals Schütze 5
20 February 2022
11:30
Report Slovenia  11–26  France Indoor Olympic Swimming Pool Kranj, Kranj
Referees:
Matan Schwartz (ISR), Declan McKerr (IRL)
Score by quarters: 2–7, 2–5, 4–5, 3–9
Kadivec, Nastran 3 Goals Bouet 10

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Georgia (H) 3 3 0 0 65 22 +43 9 Final tournament
2  Slovakia 3 2 0 1 60 32 +28 6
3  Belarus 3 1 0 2 30 54 −24 3
4  Poland 3 0 0 3 17 64 −47 0
Source: LEN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

All times are (UTC+4).

18 February 2022
17:00
Report Poland  6–25  Slovakia Tbilisi
Referees:
Ghislain Dehon (FRA), Alain D'Hossche (BEL)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 3–6, 2–7, 0–7
Rudzińsk, Szymonik 2 Goals Baláž 6
18 February 2022
19:00
Report Georgia  25–5  Belarus Tbilisi
Referees:
Nerijus Papaurėlis (LTU), Stefan Seidel (GER)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 7–1, 5–1, 6–2
Shushiahvili 6 Goals five players 1

19 February 2022
17:00
Report Belarus  8–19  Slovakia Tbilisi
Referees:
Alain D'Hossche (BEL), Stefan Seidel (GER)
Score by quarters: 2–5, 1–5, 3–5, 2–4
Filimonau 3 Goals Tkáč 6
19 February 2022
19:00
Report Georgia  22–1  Poland Tbilisi
Referees:
Ghislain Dehon (FRA), Nerijus Papaurėlis (LTU)
Score by quarters: 8–0, 7–1, 2–0, 5–0
four players 3 Goals Ożga 1

20 February 2022
11:00
Report Poland  10–17  Belarus Tbilisi
Referees:
Alain D'Hossche (BEL), Nerijus Papaurėlis (LTU)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–6, 2–4, 2–4
Maciejewski 4 Goals Filimonau 4
20 February 2022
13:00
Report Georgia  18–16  Slovakia Tbilisi
Referees:
Ghislain Dehon (FRA), Stefan Seidel (GER)
Score by quarters: 7–5, 5–3, 3–6, 3–2
Shushiashvili 3 Goals Čaraj, Zaťovič 3

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 3 3 0 0 73 10 +63 9 Final tournament
2  Malta (H) 3 2 0 1 51 27 +24 6
3  Lithuania 3 1 0 2 23 38 −15 3
4  Ireland 3 0 0 3 14 86 −72 0
Source: LEN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

All times are (UTC+1).

18 February 2022
17:00
Report Romania  14–1  Lithuania Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Peter Radič (SVK), Łukasz Król (POL)
Score by quarters: 1–0, 5–0, 4–1, 4–0
Fulea 4 Goals Galinok 1
18 February 2022
18:30
Report Malta  28–4  Ireland Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Erwin Schapers (NED), Tomaž Kavčič (SLO)
Score by quarters: 5–0, 8–0, 7–1, 8–3
Muscat, M. Zammit 6 Goals McMahon 3

19 February 2022
17:00
Report Romania  41–5  Ireland Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Peter Radič (SVK), Erwin Schapers (NED)
Score by quarters: 10–0, 12–1, 11–1, 8–3
Georgescu 6 Goals Walshe 2
19 February 2022
18:30
Report Malta  19–5  Lithuania Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Tomaž Kavčič (SLO), Łukasz Król (POL)
Score by quarters: 5–2, 4–3, 2–0, 8–0
Muscat, M. Zammit 5 Goals Tomaševski 2

20 February 2022
09:00
Report Ireland  5–17  Lithuania Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Łukasz Król (POL), Peter Radič (SVK)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–2, 4–7, 0–6
Connolly, Fitzgerald 2 Goals four players 3
20 February 2022
10:30
Report Malta  4–18  Romania Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Msida
Referees:
Tomaž Kavčič (SLO), Erwin Schapers (NED)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–2, 2–3, 1–8
Galea 2 Goals Fulea, Georgescu 4

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 48 22 +26 9 Final tournament
2  Israel (H) 3 2 0 1 20 23 −3 6
3  Turkey 3 0 1 2 24 34 −10 1[a]
4  Ukraine 3 0 1 2 21 34 −13 1[a]
Source: LEN
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Turkey 7–7 Ukraine

All times are (UTC+2).

18 February 2022
16:30
Report Turkey  7–7  Ukraine Netanya
Referees:
Massimo Kastrilli (SUI), Mihnea Alexandrescu (ROU)
Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–1, 1–1, 3–4
Albayrak 2 Goals three players 2
18 February 2022
18:00
Report Israel  4–10  Netherlands Netanya
Referees:
Peter Balzan (MLT), Philipp Golosoun (BLR)
Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–4, 0–2, 2–2
four players 1 Goals Janssen 3

19 February 2022
17:00
Report Turkey  10–18  Netherlands Netanya
Referees:
Mihnea Alexandrescu (ROU), Philipp Golosoun (BLR)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–3, 1–6, 3–6
Sönmez 4 Goals Koopman, Te Riele 4
19 February 2022
18:30
Report Israel  7–6  Ukraine Netanya
Referees:
Peter Balzan (MLT), Massimo Kastrilli (SUI)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–3, 0–1, 2–1
Fried 3 Goals Ashanin 2

20 February 2022
09:30
Report Israel  9–7  Turkey Netanya
Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–1, 2–4, 0–1
Gros 4 Goals Acar 2
20 February 2022
11:00
Report Ukraine  8–20  Netherlands Netanya
Referees:
Philipp Golosoun (BLR), Massimo Kastrilli (SUI)
Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–8, 4–6, 0–3
eight players 1 Goals three players 3

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022 European Water Polo Championships, Qualifications – Draw". len.eu.
  2. ^ "Draw for qualifications of 2022 European Championships". total-waterpolo.com. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  3. ^ "European Water Polo Championships 2022 qualification tournament". zvds.si. Retrieved 17 February 2022.