2025 Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship

2025 Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Malta
City	Gżira
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	31 August – 7 September 2025
Teams	19 (from 1 confederation)
Official website
	European Aquatics
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The 2025 Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship will be the 14th edition of the Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship, organized by the European Aquatics. The tournament will be played in Gżira, Malta from 31 August to 7 September 2025.^[1] Starting this edition, the age level has changed from U17 to U18.^[2] Hungary are the defending champions.

Host selection

Gżira was given the hosting rights on 13 November 2024.^[1]

Participating teams

19 teams entered the competition, two more than the previous edition.^[3] France were the only team that participated in 2023 to not enter. Having not participated in 2023, Bulgaria, Czechia and Germany have decided to send a team. Parenthesis indicate their placement at the previous edition.

Teams
Hungary (1st)
Spain (2nd)
Greece (3rd)
Italy (4th)
Netherlands (5th)
Israel (6th)
Croatia (7th)
Türkiye (8th)
Slovakia (10th)
Serbia (11th)
Malta (12th)
Great Britain (13th)
Romania (14th)
Ireland (15th)
Switzerland (16th)
Ukraine (17th)
Bulgaria (N/A)
Czechia (N/A)
Germany (N/A)

Venue

Gżira		Gżira

		Capacity:

Draw

The draw was held on 7 February 2025 at 10:30 CET in Zagreb, Croatia. The seeding was based off the results of the previous edition.^[4]^[5]

Division 1

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Hungary Spain	Greece Italy	Netherlands Israel	Croatia Türkiye

Division 2

Pot 5	Pot 6	Pot 7	Pot 8	Pot 9
Slovakia Serbia	Malta Great Britain	Romania Ireland	Switzerland Ukraine	Bulgaria Czechia Germany

Preliminary round

All times are local (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).

Division 1

Group A

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Hungary	Quarterfinals
2	Italy	Quarterfinals
3	Netherlands	Crossovers
4	Türkiye	Crossovers

Source: Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

1 September 2025 8:45	Report	Hungary	–	Netherlands
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

1 September 2025 10:00	Report	Italy	–	Turkey
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2 September 2025 18:00	Report	Turkey	–	Netherlands
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2 September 2025 20:30	Report	Hungary	–	Italy
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3 September 2025 18:00	Report	Hungary	–	Turkey
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3 September 2025 20:30	Report	Italy	–	Netherlands
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Group B

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Spain	Quarterfinals
2	Greece	Quarterfinals
3	Israel	Crossovers
4	Croatia	Crossovers

Source: Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

1 September 2025 18:00	Report	Spain	–	Israel
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

1 September 2025 20:30	Report	Greece	–	Croatia
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

2 September 2025 15:30	Report	Croatia	–	Israel
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2 September 2025 16:45	Report	Spain	–	Greece
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3 September 2025 15:30	Report	Spain	–	Croatia
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3 September 2025 16:45	Report	Greece	–	Israel
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Division 2

Group C

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Serbia	Crossovers
2	Malta (H)	Crossovers
3	Ireland	13th–16th place semifinals
4	Ukraine	13th–16th place semifinals
5	Germany	17th–19th place classification

Source: Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host

31 August 2025 12:30	Report	Ukraine	–	Germany
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31 August 2025 13:45	Report	Malta	–	Ireland
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31 August 2025 19:15	Report	Ireland	–	Germany
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31 August 2025 20:30	Report	Serbia	–	Ukraine
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1 September 2025 16:45	Report	Ireland	–	Ukraine
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1 September 2025 19:15	Report	Serbia	–	Malta
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2 September 2025 12:30	Report	Germany	–	Serbia
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2 September 2025 19:15	Report	Ukraine	–	Malta
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3 September 2025 8:45	Report	Serbia	–	Ireland
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3 September 2025 19:15	Report	Malta	–	Germany
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Group D

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Slovakia	Crossovers
2	Great Britain	Crossovers
3	Romania	13th–16th place semifinals
4	Switzerland	13th–16th place semifinals
5	Czechia	17th–19th place classification
6	Bulgaria	17th–19th place classification

Source: Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

31 August 2025 8:45	Report	Czech Republic	–	Bulgaria
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

31 August 2025 10:00	Report	Slovakia	–	Switzerland
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31 August 2025 11:15	Report	Great Britain	–	Romania
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31 August 2025 15:30	Report	Switzerland	–	Czech Republic
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31 August 2025 16:45	Report	Bulgaria	–	Great Britain
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31 August 2025 18:00	Report	Romania	–	Slovakia
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1 September 2025 11:15	Report	Switzerland	–	Bulgaria
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1 September 2025 12:30	Report	Slovakia	–	Great Britain
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1 September 2025 15:30	Report	Czech Republic	–	Romania
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2 September 2025 8:45	Report	Great Britain	–	Czech Republic
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2 September 2025 10:00	Report	Slovakia	–	Bulgaria
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2 September 2025 11:15	Report	Romania	–	Switzerland
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3 September 2025 10:00	Report	Switzerland	–	Great Britain
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3 September 2025 11:15	Report	Slovakia	–	Czech Republic
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3 September 2025 12:30	Report	Romania	–	Bulgaria
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17th–19th place classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
17	C5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	D5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	D6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

4 September 2025 9:00	[ Report]		–
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

5 September 2025 8:45	[ Report]		–
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6 September 2025 9:00	[ Report]		–
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Brackets

Main bracket

5 September

B1

4 September

A4

6 September

C1

5 September

A2

4 September

B3

7 September

D2

5 September

B2

4 September

A3

6 September

C2

Third place game

5 September

7 September

A1

4 September

B4

D1

5th place bracket

	5th–8th place semifinals				Fifth place game

	6 September


					7 September


	6 September




					Seventh place game

					7 September

9th place bracket

	9th–12th place semifinals				Ninth place game

	5 September


					6 September


	5 September




					Eleventh place game

					6 September

13th place bracket

	13th–16th place semifinals				Thirteenth place game

	4 September

	D3
					5 September
	C4

	4 September

	D4

	C3
					Fifteenth place game

					5 September

Knockout stage

13th–16th place semifinals

4 September 2025 10:15	[ Report]		–
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4 September 2025 11:30	[ Report]		–
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Fifteenth place game

5 September 2025 10:00	[ Report]		–
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Thirteenth place game

5 September 2025 11:15	[ Report]		–
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Crossovers

4 September 2025 16:00	[ Report]		–
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4 September 2025 17:15	[ Report]		–
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4 September 2025 18:30	[ Report]		–
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4 September 2025 19:45	[ Report]		–
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9th–12th place semifinals

5 September 2025 12:30	[ Report]		–
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5 September 2025 15:30	[ Report]		–
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Eleventh place game

6 September 2025 10:15	[ Report]		–
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

Ninth place game

6 September 2025 11:30	[ Report]		–
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Quarterfinals

5 September 2025 16:45	[ Report]		–
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5 September 2025 18:00	[ Report]		–
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5 September 2025 19:15	[ Report]		–
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5 September 2025 20:30	[ Report]		–
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5th–8th place semifinals

6 September 2025 16:00	[ Report]		–
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6 September 2025 17:15	[ Report]		–
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Seventh place game

7 September 2025 16:00	[ Report]		–
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

Fifth place game

7 September 2025 17:15	[ Report]		–
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

Semifinals

6 September 2025 18:30	[ Report]		–
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

6 September 2025 19:45	[ Report]		–
		Score by quarters: –, –, –, –

Third place game

7 September 2025 18:30	[ Report]		–
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Final

7 September 2025 19:45	[ Report]		–
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Final standings

Rank	Team



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5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

References

^ ^a ^b LEN, Juliana (November 13, 2024). "European Aquatics Announces Dates and Locations for 2025 Men's and Women's U16 and U18 European Water Polo Championships - European Aquatics®".
^ "Changes in European age group competitions an 'exciting opportunity'". Swim England Water Polo Hub. May 17, 2024.
^ "Full line-ups for 2025 Men's and Women's U16 and U18 European Water Polo Championships confirmed - European Aquatics®". January 22, 2025.
^ "U16 & U18 European Championships draws set up thrilling summer - European Aquatics®". February 7, 2025.
^ Curcic, Ivan (February 7, 2025). "New format of European cadet and youth Championships; groups determined".

External links

Official website

[auto-1] LEN, Juliana (November 13, 2024). "European Aquatics Announces Dates and Locations for 2025 Men's and Women's U16 and U18 European Water Polo Championships - European Aquatics®".

[2] "Changes in European age group competitions an 'exciting opportunity'". Swim England Water Polo Hub. May 17, 2024.

[3] "Full line-ups for 2025 Men's and Women's U16 and U18 European Water Polo Championships confirmed - European Aquatics®". January 22, 2025.

[4] "U16 & U18 European Championships draws set up thrilling summer - European Aquatics®". February 7, 2025.

[5] Curcic, Ivan (February 7, 2025). "New format of European cadet and youth Championships; groups determined".

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2025 Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship

Host selection

Participating teams

Venue

Draw

Preliminary round

Division 1

Group A

Group B

Division 2

Group C

Group D

17th–19th place classification

Brackets

Main bracket

5th place bracket

9th place bracket

13th place bracket

Knockout stage

13th–16th place semifinals

Fifteenth place game

Thirteenth place game

Crossovers

9th–12th place semifinals

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Quarterfinals

5th–8th place semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final standings

See also

References

External links