2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship

The 2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 26th edition of the event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in the Aquatic Centre in Kranj, Slovenia from June 6 to June 15, 2003.

There were two qualification tournaments ahead of the event, held from April 9 to April 13, 2003 in Kyiv, Ukraine (with Belarus, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, France and Ukraine competing) and Bratislava, Slovakia (Greece, Slovakia, Romania, Poland, Malta and Turkey).

Teams

GROUP A

GROUP B

Preliminary round

GROUP A

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Serbia and Montenegro	8	5	4	1	56	33	+23
2.	Hungary	8	5	4	1	46	30	+16
3.	Russia	6	5	3	2	44	41	+3
4.	Slovakia	4	5	2	3	41	51	−10
5.	Netherlands	2	5	1	4	37	48	−11
6.	Romania	2	5	1	4	28	49	−21

GROUP B

	Team	Points	G	W	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Croatia	8	5	4	1	38	31	+7
2.	Greece	6	5	3	2	34	31	+3
3.	Spain	6	5	3	2	37	35	+2
4.	Germany	4	5	2	3	39	41	−2
5.	Italy	4	5	2	3	33	33	0
6.	Slovenia	2	5	1	4	39	49	−10

Quarterfinals

Thiursday June 12, 2003


Croatia	10–6	Slovakia
Hungary	10–2	Spain
Russia	10–8	Greece
Serbia and Montenegro	9–2	Germany

Semifinals

Friday June 13, 2003


Croatia	10–9	Hungary
Serbia and Montenegro	11–7	Russia

Finals

Sunday June 15, 2003 — Bronze Medal


Hungary	12–6	Russia

Sunday June 15, 2003 — Gold Medal


Serbia and Montenegro	9 – 8 [aet]	Croatia

Final ranking

RANK	TEAM
	Serbia and Montenegro
	Croatia
	Hungary
4.	Russia
5.	Spain
6.	Germany
7.	Slovakia
8.	Greece
9.	Italy
10.	Romania
11.	Netherlands
12.	Slovenia

2003 Men's European champion
Serbia and Montenegro Third title

Individual awards

Most Valuable Player
- Alexander Yeryshov (RUS)

Best Goalkeeper
- Denis Šefik (SCG)

Topscorer
- Aleksandar Šapić (SCG)— 24 goals

References

Results

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