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
editPreliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Montenegro
|
12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 37 | +11 |
| 2. |  Hungary
|
12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 32 | +22 |
| 3. |  Croatia
|
10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 38 | +14 |
| 4. |  Spain
|
6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 38 | +4 |
| 5. |  Greece
|
4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 41 | +1 |
| 6. |  Slovakia
|
0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 71 | −52 |
July 4, 2008
| 9:30 | Slovakia
|
3 – 12 | Greece
|
(1–2, 1–3, 0–2, 1–5) |
| 19:30 | Hungary
|
10 – 9 | Croatia
|
(2–1, 3–3, 2–1, 3–4) |
| 21:00 | Spain
|
7 – 8 | Montenegro
|
(1–1, 2–2, 2–2, 2–3) |
July 5, 2008
| 11:00 | Hungary
|
19 – 3 | Slovakia
|
(5–1, 5–1, 6–1, 3–0) |
| 19:30 | Montenegro
|
11 – 10 | Greece
|
(4–3, 1–4, 3–1, 3–2) |
| 21:00 | Spain
|
7 – 11 | Croatia
|
(2–4, 2–2, 2–3, 1–2) |
July 6, 2008
| 12:30 | Hungary
|
8 – 3 | Greece
|
(3–2, 2–1, 1–0, 2–0) |
| 18:00 | Croatia
|
7 – 6 | Montenegro
|
(2–0, 2–1, 0–3, 3–2) |
| 21:00 | Slovakia
|
4 – 12 | Spain
|
(2–3, 1–2, 1–2, 0–5) |
July 7, 2008
| 11:00 | Croatia
|
15 – 5 | Slovakia
|
(4–0, 3–1, 5–2, 3–2) |
| 19:30 | Hungary
|
9 – 10 | Montenegro
|
(2–2, 3–2, 1–2, 3–4) |
| 21:00 | Spain
|
9 – 7 | Greece
|
(2–2, 2–1, 2–2, 3–2) |
July 8, 2008
| 9:30 | Slovakia
|
4 – 13 | Montenegro
|
(0–3, 1–2, 2–4, 1–4) |
| 18:00 | Greece
|
10–10 | Croatia
|
(1–0, 2–3, 3–3, 4–4) |
| 21:00 | Hungary
|
8 – 7 | Spain
|
(2–1, 2–3, 2–1, 2–2) |
Group B
edit| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Serbia
|
13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 31 | +37 |
| 2. |  Italy
|
12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 35 | +20 |
| 3. |  Germany
|
9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 42 | −3 |
| 4. |  Macedonia
|
4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 56 | −21 |
| 5. |  Romania
|
4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 46 | −9 |
| 6. |  Russia
|
1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 59 | −24 |
July 4, 2008
| 11:00 | Macedonia
|
10 – 6 | Romania
|
(3–1, 3–3, 3–2, 1–0) |
| 12:30 | Serbia
|
17 – 5 | Germany
|
(2–1, 5–1, 6–2, 4–1) |
| 18:00 | Russia
|
6 – 12 | Italy
|
(1–1, 2–2, 1–5, 2–4) |
July 5, 2008
| 9:30 | Macedonia
|
6 – 23 | Serbia
|
(1–7, 1–6, 2–4, 2–6) |
| 12:30 | Germany
|
13 – 4 | Russia
|
(3–1, 2–0, 5–2, 3–1) |
| 18:00 | Romania
|
7 – 12 | Italy
|
(0–4, 2–3, 3–2, 2–3) |
July 6, 2008
| 9:30 | Russia
|
9–9 | Macedonia
|
(1–2, 4–2, 3–5, 1–0) |
| 11:00 | Serbia
|
6–6 | Romania
|
(1–2, 2–1, 2–2, 1–1) |
| 19:30 | Italy
|
12 – 6 | Germany
|
(2–1, 1–1, 4–2, 5–2) |
July 7, 2008
| 9:30 | Romania
|
4 – 8 | Germany
|
(1–2, 2–1, 0–3, 1–2) |
| 12:30 | Macedonia
|
5 – 11 | Italy
|
(1–4, 2–2, 1–2, 1–3) |
| 18:00 | Serbia
|
11 – 6 | Russia
|
(5–1, 1–2, 2–1, 3–2) |
July 8, 2008
| 11:00 | Germany
|
7 – 5 | Macedonia
|
(1–1, 2–1, 1–1, 3–2) |
| 12:30 | Russia
|
10 – 14 | Romania
|
(4–3, 4–3, 1–6, 1–2) |
| 19:30 | Italy
|
8 – 11 | Serbia
|
(2–2, 3–1, 3–5, 0–3) |
Final round
editPlaces 7/12
editJuly 9, 2008
| 16:30 | Greece
|
4 – 9 | Russia
|
(0–1, 2–2, 1–3, 1–3) |
| 18:00 | Slovakia
|
6 – 7 | Romania
|
(1–2, 3–1, 1–2, 1–2) |
July 11, 2008
| 16:30 | Russia
|
11 – 13 | Macedonia
|
(2–3, 2–3, 2–2, 4–2, 0–1, 1–2) |
| 18:00 | Romania
|
7 – 9 | Spain
|
(2–3, 1–3, 1–1, 3–2) |
Places 11 / 12
editJuly 11, 2008
| 12:30 | Greece
|
14 – 8 | Slovakia
|
(3–3, 2–1, 4–2, 5–2) |
Places 9 / 10
editJuly 12, 2008
| 9:30 | Romania
|
11 – 6 | Russia
|
(2–0, 2–1, 4–3, 3–2) |
Places 7 / 8
editJuly 12, 2008
| 11:00 | Spain
|
15 – 5 | Macedonia
|
(5–2, 2–1, 4–1, 4–1) |
Quarterfinals
editJuly 9, 2008
| 19:30 | Hungary
|
14 – 8 | Germany
|
(5–2, 2–1, 4–3, 2–2) |
| 21:00 | Croatia
|
8 – 7 | Italy
|
(4–2, 0–0, 3–2, 1–3) |
Semifinals
editJuly 11, 2008
| 19:30 | Croatia
|
7 – 9 | Montenegro
|
(2–0, 2–4, 2–2, 1–3) |
| 21:00 | Hungary
|
7 – 8 | Serbia
|
(0–0, 1–3, 3–1, 3–3, 0–1, 0–0) |
Finals
editPlaces 5 / 6
editJuly 12, 2008
| 12:30 | Germany
|
7 – 9 | Italy
|
(2–3, 3–2, 1–2, 1–2) |
Bronze Medal
editJuly 13, 2008
| 19:30 | Hungary
|
15 – 14 | Croatia
|
(3–1, 2–4, 5–5, 3–3, 0–1, 2–0) |
Gold Medal
editJuly 13, 2008 – Malaga, Spain
| 21:00 | Serbia
|
5 – 6 | Montenegro
|
(1–2, 3–0, 0–2, 1–1, 0–1, 0–0) |
Final ranking
edit
Individual awards
edit- Most Valuable Player
Péter Biros (HUN)
- Best Goalkeeper
Denis Šefik (SRB)
- Topscorer
- Aleksandar Šapić (SRB) (23)