# Water polo at the 2015 European Games – Men's tournament

The men's water polo tournament at the 2015 European Games was held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 13 to 21 June 2015.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Number of berths | Nation(s) qualified |
| Host nation | – | – | 1 | Azerbaijan |
| 2013 European Junior Water Polo Championships | 8–15 September 2013 | Gżira | 7 | Montenegro Serbia Italy Hungary Croatia Russia Spain |
| 2015 European Games Qualification Tournament A | 12–15 March 2015 | Nijverdal | 2 | Greece Ukraine |
| 2015 European Games Qualification Tournament B | 12–15 March 2015 | Graz | 2 | Slovakia Turkey |
| 2015 European Games Qualification Tournament C | 12–15 March 2015 | Szczecin | 2 | France Romania |
| 2015 European Games Qualification Tournament D | 12–15 March 2015 | Gżira | 2 | Germany Malta |
| Total | | | 16 | |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+5).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 19 | +20 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 22 | +20 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 50 | −34 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
| 13 June 2015 15:00 | Report | Russia | 20–7 | Ukraine | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Miodrag Stefanović (SRB) Matan Schwartz (ISR) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Miodrag Stefanović (SRB) Matan Schwartz (ISR) |||
| 13 June 2015 15:00 | Report | Krug 5 | Goals | Dzyadyk, Leshchenko 2 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Miodrag Stefanović (SRB) Matan Schwartz (ISR) |
| 13 June 2015 16:45 | Report | Italy | 12–5 | France | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 14 June 2015 09:30 | Report | Ukraine | 3–12 | France | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Marcela Mauss (GER) Massimo Angileri (MLT) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Marcela Mauss (GER) Massimo Angileri (MLT) |||
| 14 June 2015 09:30 | Report | three players 1 | Goals | Chandieu 3 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Marcela Mauss (GER) Massimo Angileri (MLT) |
| 14 June 2015 20:30 | Report | Italy | 9–8 | Russia | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Juan Colominas (ESP) Radu Matache (ROU) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Juan Colominas (ESP) Radu Matache (ROU) |||
| 14 June 2015 20:30 | Report | Del Basso 4 | Goals | Zinnurov 4 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Juan Colominas (ESP) Radu Matache (ROU) |
| 15 June 2015 13:00 | Report | Italy | 18–6 | Ukraine | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Brian Littlejohn (GBR) Martina Kuníková (SVK) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Brian Littlejohn (GBR) Martina Kuníková (SVK) |||
| 15 June 2015 13:00 | Report | Del Basso 4 | Goals | Dulin, Leshchenko 2 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Brian Littlejohn (GBR) Martina Kuníková (SVK) |
| 15 June 2015 16:45 | Report | Russia | 14–6 | France | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Ivan Raković (SRB) Gábor Vogel (HUN) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Ivan Raković (SRB) Gábor Vogel (HUN) |||
| 15 June 2015 16:45 | Report | Salimov 3 | Goals | Marion-Vernoux 2 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Ivan Raković (SRB) Gábor Vogel (HUN) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 14 | +36 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Azerbaijan (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 49 | −33 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
| 13 June 2015 13:00 | Report | Hungary | 9–8 | Germany | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 13 June 2015 18:45 | Report | Azerbaijan | 6–9 | Romania | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 14 June 2015 09:30 | Report | Romania | 5–10 | Germany | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 14 June 2015 18:45 | Report | Hungary | 23–3 | Azerbaijan | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 15 June 2015 15:00 | Report | Hungary | 18–3 | Romania | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 15 June 2015 18:45 | Report | Azerbaijan | 7–17 | Germany | Water Polo Arena, Baku |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 29 | +12 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Montenegro | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 39 | −24 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
| 13 June 2015 09:30 | Report | Croatia | 17–6 | Turkey | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 13 June 2015 20:30 | Report | Montenegro | 12–16 | Greece | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 14 June 2015 11:15 | Report | Turkey | 3–11 | Greece | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 14 June 2015 15:00 | Report | Montenegro | 11–11 | Croatia | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 15 June 2015 09:30 | Report | Montenegro | 11–6 | Turkey | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 15 June 2015 20:30 | Report | Croatia | 13–12 | Greece | Water Polo Arena, Baku |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 22 | +24 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 18 | +23 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 55 | −40 | 0 | 13–16th place semifinals |
| 13 June 2015 09:30 | Report | Spain | 22–4 | Malta | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 13 June 2015 11:15 | Report | Serbia | 14–5 | Slovakia | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 14 June 2015 13:00 | Report | Malta | 8–15 | Slovakia | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 14 June 2015 16:45 | Report | Serbia | 9–10 | Spain | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 15 June 2015 09:30 | Report | Serbia | 18–3 | Malta | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 15 June 2015 11:15 | Report | Spain | 14–9 | Slovakia | Water Polo Arena, Baku |

## Final round
### Bracket
#### Championship bracket

| Playoffs 16 June | Playoffs 16 June | Playoffs 16 June | Quarterfinals 17 June | Quarterfinals 17 June | Quarterfinals 17 June | Semifinals 19 June | Semifinals 19 June | Semifinals 19 June | Final 21 June | Final 21 June | Final 21 June |
| | | | Spain | Spain | 14 | | | | | | |
| Russia | Russia | 11 | Russia | Russia | 9 | | | | | | |
| Montenegro | Montenegro | 8 | | | | Spain | Spain | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | Croatia | Croatia | 8 | | | |
| | | | Croatia | Croatia | 18 | | | | | | |
| Germany | Germany | 13 | Germany | Germany | 12 | | | | | | |
| Slovakia | Slovakia | 7 | | | | | | | Spain | Spain | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | Serbia | Serbia | 8 |
| | | | Hungary | Hungary | 13 | | | |
| Greece | Greece | 16 | Greece (PSO) | Greece (PSO) | 15 | | | |
| France | France | 7 | | | | Greece | Greece | 12 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | Serbia (PSO) | Serbia (PSO) | 13 |
| | | | Italy | Italy | 7 | | | | Croatia | Croatia | 10 |
| Serbia | Serbia | 8 | Serbia | Serbia | 8 | | | | Greece | Greece | 11 |
| Romania | Romania | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 5th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 19 June | 19 June |
| Russia | 16 |
| Russia | 16 | 21 June | 21 June |
| Germany | 9 | 21 June | 21 June |
| Germany | 9 | Russia | 6 |
| 19 June | 19 June | | Russia | 6 |
| 19 June | 19 June | Italy | 11 |
| Hungary | 10 | Italy | 11 |
| Italy | 11 | | |
| Italy | 11 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 21 June | 21 June |
| | | Germany | 6 |
| | | Hungary | 15 |

#### 9th place bracket

| 9–12th place semifinals | 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 17 June | 17 June |
| Montenegro | 9 |
| Montenegro | 9 | 19 June | 19 June |
| Slovakia | 8 | 19 June | 19 June |
| Slovakia | 8 | Montenegro | 15 |
| 17 June | 17 June | | Montenegro | 15 |
| 17 June | 17 June | France | 4 |
| France | 7 | France | 4 |
| Romania | 5 | | |
| Romania | 5 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 19 June | 19 June |
| | | Slovakia | 7 |
| | | Romania | 8 |

#### 13th place bracket

| 13–16th place semifinals | 13–16th place semifinals | 13th place | 13th place |
| 16 June | 16 June |
| Ukraine | 9 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 17 June | 17 June |
| Turkey | 11 | 17 June | 17 June |
| Turkey | 11 | Turkey | 11 |
| 16 June | 16 June | | Turkey | 11 |
| 16 June | 16 June | Azerbaijan | 6 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | Azerbaijan | 6 |
| Malta | 7 | | |
| Malta | 7 | 15th place | 15th place |
| | | 17 June | 17 June |
| | | Ukraine | 13 |
| | | Malta | 8 |

### Playoffs

| 16 June 2015 14:15 | Report | Russia | 11–8 | Montenegro | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE) Cornelis van der Loo (NED) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE) Cornelis van der Loo (NED) |||
| 16 June 2015 14:15 | Report | four players 2 | Goals | Saveljić 3 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE) Cornelis van der Loo (NED) |
| 16 June 2015 16:00 | Report | Greece | 16–7 | France | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 16 June 2015 18:00 | Report | Germany | 13–7 | Slovakia | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 16 June 2015 19:45 | Report | Serbia | 8–2 | Romania | Water Polo Arena, Baku |

### Quarterfinals

| 17 June 2015 14:15 | Report | Russia | 9–14 | Spain | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Gábor Vogel (HUN) Cornelis van der Loo (NED) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Gábor Vogel (HUN) Cornelis van der Loo (NED) |||
| 17 June 2015 14:15 | Report | Egorov 3 | Goals | Granados 4 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Gábor Vogel (HUN) Cornelis van der Loo (NED) |
| 17 June 2015 16:00 | Report | Greece | 15–13 | Hungary | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku |||
| 17 June 2015 18:00 | Report | Germany | 12–18 | Croatia | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 17 June 2015 19:45 | Report | Serbia | 8–7 | Italy | Water Polo Arena, Baku |

### 13–16th place semifinals

| 16 June 2015 10:30 | Report | Ukraine | 9–11 | Turkey | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Andrej Laginja (SLO) Christian Landmann (GER) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Andrej Laginja (SLO) Christian Landmann (GER) |||
| 16 June 2015 10:30 | Report | Dzyadyk 4 | Goals | Yalçın 3 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Andrej Laginja (SLO) Christian Landmann (GER) |
| 16 June 2015 12:15 | Report | Azerbaijan | 8–7 | Malta | Water Polo Arena, Baku |

### 9–12th place semifinals

| 17 June 2015 18:00 | Report | Montenegro | 9–8 | Slovakia | Water Polo Arena, Baku |
| 17 June 2015 19:45 | Report | France | 7–5 | Romania | Water Polo Arena, Baku |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 19 June 2015 15:00 | Report | Russia | 16–9 | Germany | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Konstantinos Kyranis (GRE) Brian Littlejohn (GBR) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Konstantinos Kyranis (GRE) Brian Littlejohn (GBR) |||
| 19 June 2015 15:00 | Report | Pronin 3 | Goals | Manolakis 4 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Konstantinos Kyranis (GRE) Brian Littlejohn (GBR) |
| 19 June 2015 17:30 | Report | Hungary | 10–11 | Italy | Water Polo Arena, Baku |

### Semifinals

| 19 June 2015 19:00 | Report | Spain | 9–8 | Croatia | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Radu Matache (ROU) Daniele Bianco (ITA) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Radu Matache (ROU) Daniele Bianco (ITA) |||
| 19 June 2015 19:00 | Report | De la Fuente 3 | Goals | Dašić 4 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Radu Matache (ROU) Daniele Bianco (ITA) |
| 19 June 2015 20:30 | Report | Greece | 12–13 | Serbia | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Gábor Vogel (HUN) Matan Schwartz (ISR) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Gábor Vogel (HUN) Matan Schwartz (ISR) |||
| 19 June 2015 20:30 | Report | Alexiou, Giannopoulos 2 | Goals | Kasum, Šulc 2 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Gábor Vogel (HUN) Matan Schwartz (ISR) |

### 15th place game

| 17 June 2015 14:15 | Report | Ukraine | 13–8 | Malta | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Raul Torres (ESP) Christian Landmann (GER) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Raul Torres (ESP) Christian Landmann (GER) |||
| 17 June 2015 14:15 | Report | Dzyadyk, Popyk 5 | Goals | Plumpton 5 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Raul Torres (ESP) Christian Landmann (GER) |

### 13th place game

| 17 June 2015 16:00 | Report | Turkey | 11–6 | Azerbaijan | Water Polo Arena, Baku |

### Eleventh place game

| 19 June 2015 12:00 | Report | Slovakia | 7–8 | Romania | Water Polo Arena, Baku |

### Ninth place game

| 19 June 2015 13:30 | Report | Montenegro | 15–4 | France | Water Polo Arena, Baku |

### Seventh place game

| 21 June 2015 13:00 | Report | Germany | 6–15 | Hungary | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Florent Blanchard (FRA) Erkan Turkkan (TUR) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Florent Blanchard (FRA) Erkan Turkkan (TUR) |||
| 21 June 2015 13:00 | Report | Manolakis 2 | Goals | Burián 5 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Florent Blanchard (FRA) Erkan Turkkan (TUR) |

### Fifth place game

| 21 June 2015 14:30 | Report | Russia | 6–11 | Italy | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR) Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR) Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE) |||
| 21 June 2015 14:30 | Report | six players 1 | Goals | four players 2 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR) Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE) |

### Bronze medal game

| 21 June 2015 18:00 | Report | Croatia | 10–11 | Greece | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Gábor Vogel (HUN) Raul Torres (ESP) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Gábor Vogel (HUN) Raul Torres (ESP) |||
| 21 June 2015 18:00 | Report | Kreković 3 | Goals | Papanastasiou 3 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Gábor Vogel (HUN) Raul Torres (ESP) |

### Final

| 21 June 2015 19:30 | Report | Spain | 7–8 | Serbia | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE) Daniele Bianco (ITA) |
| Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE) Daniele Bianco (ITA) |||
| 21 June 2015 19:30 | Report | De la Fuente 3 | Goals | Janković 3 | Water Polo Arena, Baku Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE) Daniele Bianco (ITA) |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Serbia |
| | Spain |
| | Greece |
| 4 | Croatia |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Russia |
| 7 | Hungary |
| 8 | Germany |
| 9 | Montenegro |
| 10 | France |
| 11 | Romania |
| 12 | Slovakia |
| 13 | Turkey |
| 14 | Azerbaijan |
| 15 | Ukraine |
| 16 | Malta |