2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers Explained
See main article: 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship.
The 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers are a series of tournaments aimed to establish the participants of the 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship. The matches were played from 11 to 13 October 2019.[1]
Pools composition
The draw of the pools was held on 8 June 2019.[2] The city selected as host were Tbilisi (Georgia), Nováky (Slovakia), Valletta (Malta) and Utrecht (Netherlands).[3] [4] [5] [6] The best two teams of each group qualified for the European Championship main round.[7]
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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| (H) | | (H) | |
| | | | (H) |
| | (H) | | |
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Group A
| width=150 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=25 | GD |
|---|
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 | +19 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +9 |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 42 | -28 | |
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Group B
| width=150 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=25 | GD |
|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 15 | +29 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 20 | +27 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 48 | -28 |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 46 | -29 | |
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Group C
| width=150 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=25 | GD |
|---|
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | +14 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 27 | -10 | |
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Group D
| width=150 | Team | width=20 | Pts | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=25 | GD |
|---|
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 15 | +17 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 45 | -24 | |
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Qualified teams
Teams already qualified through the 2018 European Championship:
- – Host nation
- – Winners of the 2018 European Championship
- – Runners-up of the 2018 European Championship
- – 3rd place at the 2018 European Championship
- – 4th place at the 2018 European Championship
- – 5th place at the 2018 European Championship
- – 6th place at the 2018 European Championship
- – 7th place at the 2018 European Championship
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: European Water Polo Championships 2020 – QT Draw. len.eu. 12 October 2019.
- Web site: Waterpolomannen in EK-kwalificatie tegen Turkije en Litouwen. 8 June 2019. knzb.nl. Dutch. Men's Water Polo Team in EC-qualifiyers against Turkey and Lithuania. 12 October 2019.
- Web site: Men's European Water Polo Championship 2020 Quaification Round. Georgian Aquatic Sports Federation (official Facebook page). 12 October 2019.
- Web site: Slovensko pred štartom kvalifikácie o postup na vodnopólové ME 2020. Patrik Pavelka. 8 October 2019. swimmsvk.sk. Slovak. Slovakia starting the qualification at the 2020 Water Polo EC. 12 October 2019.
- Web site: National Pool Calendar 7–13 October. sportmalta.org.mt. 12 October 2019.
- Web site: EK Kwalificatie Oranje in Utrecht. 24 September 2019. knzb.nl. Dutch. Oranje EC qualification in Utrecht. 12 October 2019.
- Web site: Qualifications for Budapest: Georgia, Slovakia, Romania and Turkey finish atop the groups. 13 October 2019. total-waterpolo.com. 13 October 2019.
