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