The 1997 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 23rd 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 Seville, Spain from August 13 to August 22, 1997, as an integrated part of the European LC Championships 1997.
Teams
editFirst round
editGROUP A
editTeam | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Russia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 23 | +13 |
2. | Yugoslavia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 20 | +12 |
3. | Italy | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 20 | +18 |
4. | Greece | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 30 | −3 |
5. | Germany | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 38 | −4 |
6. | Bulgaria | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 59 | −36 |
- August 13, 1997
Russia | 13–4 | Bulgaria |
Yugoslavia | 10–5 | Germany |
Greece | 2–7 | Italy |
- August 14, 1997
Italy | 8–4 | Germany |
Russia | 7–6 | Greece |
Bulgaria | 4–9 | Yugoslavia |
- August 15, 1997
Greece | 8–4 | Bulgaria |
Germany | 6–8 | Russia |
Italy | 3–4 | Yugoslavia |
- August 16, 1997
Bulgaria | 5–16 | Italy |
Russia | 3–3 | Yugoslavia |
Greece | 6–6 | Germany |
- August 17, 1997
Germany | 13–6 | Bulgaria |
Yugoslavia | 6–5 | Greece |
Russia | 5–4 | Italy |
GROUP B
editTeam | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Croatia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 29 | +5 |
2. | Hungary | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 26 | +23 |
3. | Spain | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 25 | +15 |
4. | Slovakia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 33 | +1 |
5. | Netherlands | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 36 | −13 |
6. | Ukraine | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 48 | −31 |
- August 13, 1997
Slovakia | 6–4 | Netherlands |
Hungary | 13–3 | Ukraine |
Spain | 7–8 | Croatia |
- August 14, 1997
Netherlands | 10–4 | Ukraine |
Spain | 9–5 | Slovakia |
Croatia | 7–7 | Hungary |
- August 15, 1997
Hungary | 12–6 | Slovakia |
Croatia | 7–3 | Ukraine |
Spain | 7–3 | Netherlands |
- August 16, 1997
Croatia | 9–3 | Netherlands |
Slovakia | 8–5 | Ukraine |
Spain | 7–7 | Hungary |
- August 17, 1997
Croatia | 9–3 | Slovakia |
Netherlands | 3–10 | Hungary |
Spain | 10–2 | Ukraine |
Quarterfinals
editCroatia | 5–4 | Greece |
Russia | 11–6 | Slovakia |
Hungary | 8–7 | Italy |
Yugoslavia | 10–9 | Spain |
Greece | 3–7 | Spain |
Italy | 12–9 | Slovakia |
Semifinals
editYugoslavia | 8–7 | Croatia |
Hungary | 10–7 | Russia |
Finals
edit- Ninth place
Netherlands | 10–7 | Germany |
- Seventh place
Greece | 13–9 | Slovakia |
- Fifth place
Spain | 8–6 | Italy |
- Third place
Russia | 9 – 8 [aet] | Croatia |
- First place
Hungary | 3–2 | Yugoslavia |
Final ranking
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- The first eight teams qualified for the 1998 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship in Perth, Australia; Bulgaria and Ukraine were relegated.
References
edit- Zwemkroniek (September, 1997)
- Coniliguria
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