The 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the eleventh edition of the now tri-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation . The event took place in the Banjica Sports Center in Belgrade , Serbia from September 2 to September 9, 2006.
There were two qualification tournaments ahead of the event, held from April 7 to April 9, 2006 in Nancy, France (with France, Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands competing) and in Madrid, Spain (Czech Republic, Greece, Spain and Ukraine).
Qualification [ edit ]
Preliminary round [ edit ]
Group A [ edit ]
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
1.
Hungary
7
3
2
1
0
41
18
+23
2.
Spain
7
3
2
1
0
37
23
+14
3.
Netherlands
3
3
1
0
2
33
29
+4
4.
Serbia
0
3
0
0
3
14
55
−41
Saturday September 2, 2006
Group B [ edit ]
Team
Points
G
W
D
L
GF
GA
Diff
1.
Italy
9
3
3
0
0
39
27
+12
2.
Russia
6
3
2
0
1
45
31
+14
3.
Greece
3
3
1
0
2
26
32
−6
4.
Germany
0
3
0
0
3
28
48
−20
Saturday September 2, 2006
Quarterfinals [ edit ]
Wednesday September 6, 2006
Semifinals [ edit ]
Thursday September 7, 2006
Wednesday September 6, 2006 — Seventh place
Thursday September 7, 2006 — Fifth place
Saturday September 9, 2006 — Bronze Medal
Saturday September 9, 2006 — Gold Medal
Final ranking [ edit ]
2006 Women's European champion
Russia First title
Individual awards [ edit ]
Most Valuable Player
Best Goalkeeper
Topscorer
References [ edit ]
Men's
Tournaments Level II (Defunct) Qualification Squads
Women's
Tournaments Level II (Defunct) Qualification Squads