# 2024 Women's European U-19 Water Polo Championship

The 2024 Women's European U-19 Water Polo Championship was the 15th edition of the Women's European U-19 Water Polo Championship. The tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia from 24 to 31 August 2024. Spain were the two-time defending champions and successfully defended their title with a win over Hungary in the final.

## Host selection

Zagreb was given the hosting rights on 11 October 2023.

## Format

For the first time, the 16 teams are divided into two Divisions, based on the final standings of the previous edition. The top eight teams made Division 1 and the other eight teams Division 2. Both divisions were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams from each group of Division 1 advanced directly to the quarterfinals, while the other two teams from each group played against one of the top two sides from each group in Division 2 in a play-off round. Starting with quarterfinals onward, the regular knock-out system was used.

## Qualification

Seventeen teams originally entered, but shortly before the tournament, Switzerland withdrew, bringing the total to 16. Due to the number of teams, no qualification process was needed and all 16 teams competed at the main event. Malta and Bulgaria enter after not participating in 2022, while Portugal, Serbia and Switzerland are the only countries to not return from 2022.
| Event | Date | Location | Quotas | Nation(s) |
| Host | October 11 2023 | | 1 | Croatia |
| Participated in the 2022 European Championship | 3–11 September 2022 | Netanya | 14 | Spain Hungary Greece Netherlands Italy France Israel Ukraine Switzerland Slovakia Romania Great Britain Turkey Germany |
| Didn't participate in 2022 | | | 2 | Malta Bulgaria |

## Venue

After hosting the 2010 European Water Polo Championship and the 2024 Men's European Water Polo Championship, the Bazen Mladost hosted the competition.
| Zagreb | Zagreb |
| Bazen Mladost Capacity: 2,000 | Zagreb |

## Draw

The draw was held on 26 March 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.
Division 1
The pots for Division 1 were decided by the rankings of the 2022 U-19 European Championship.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Spain Hungary | Greece Netherlands | Italy France | Israel Croatia |
Division 2
The teams who finished below the top eight at the previous championship or didn't participate in 2022 were placed in Division 2.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
| Ukraine Switzerland Slovakia Romania | Great Britain Turkey Germany Malta Bulgaria |

## Preliminary round

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

### Division 1
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Croatia (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 0 | Playoffs |
| 25 August 2024 10:30 | Report | Greece | 19–12 | France | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ralf Müller (GER), Berk Gunkut (TUR) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ralf Müller (GER), Berk Gunkut (TUR) |||
| 25 August 2024 17:30 | Report | Hungary | 14–5 | Croatia | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Sander Gransjean (NED) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Sander Gransjean (NED) |||
| 26 August 2024 10:30 | Report | Hungary | 10–7 | Greece | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |||
| 26 August 2024 17:30 | Report | France | 7–20 | Croatia | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Carla Martin (ESP) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Carla Martin (ESP) |||
| 27 August 2024 16:00 | Report | Hungary | 22–5 | France | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Sander Gransjean (NED), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Sander Gransjean (NED), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |||
| 27 August 2024 17:30 | Report | Greece | 13–14 | Croatia | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ralf Mueller (GER), Neville Mercieca (MLT) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ralf Mueller (GER), Neville Mercieca (MLT) |||

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 0 | Playoffs |
| 25 August 2024 12:00 | Report | Italy | 15–6 | Israel | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Neville Mercieca (MLT) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Maxim Gerasimov (GBR), Neville Mercieca (MLT) |||
| 25 August 2024 16:00 | Report | Netherlands | 8–14 | Spain | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE) |||
| 26 August 2024 12:00 | Report | Spain | 16–6 | Israel | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 26 August 2024 16:00 | Report | Italy | 13–4 | Netherlands | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ralf Müller (GER), Marko Matijevic (CRO) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ralf Müller (GER), Marko Matijevic (CRO) |||
| 27 August 2024 10:30 | Report | Italy | 9–16 | Spain | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Marko Matijevic (CRO), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Marko Matijevic (CRO), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE) |||
| 27 August 2024 12:00 | Report | Netherlands | 10–5 | Israel | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), George Makharadze (UKR) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), George Makharadze (UKR) |||

### Division 2
#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Slovakia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 6 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 26 | −15 | 0 | 13th–16th place classification |
| 4 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 25 August 2024 9:00 | Report | Slovakia | 12–7 | Ukraine | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Michaela Naneva (BUL), Jeremie Peden (FRA) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Michaela Naneva (BUL), Jeremie Peden (FRA) |||
| 26 August 2024 9:00 | Report | Slovakia | 18–4 | Romania | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |||
| 27 August 2024 9:00 | Report | Romania | 7–8 | Ukraine | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Michaela Naneva (BUL), Berk Gunkut (TUR) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Michaela Naneva (BUL), Berk Gunkut (TUR) |||

#### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 29 | +24 | 11 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 10 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Turkey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 32 | +24 | 6 | 13th–16th place classification |
| 4 | Malta | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 3 | 13th–16th place classification |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 90 | −69 | 0 | 13th–16th place classification |
| 24 August 2024 9:00 | Report | Germany | 10–7 | Great Britain | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |||
| 24 August 2024 10:30 | Report | Bulgaria | 5–14 | Malta | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Jeremie Peden (FRA) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Jeremie Peden (FRA) |||
| 24 August 2024 19:00 | Report | Turkey | 7–9 | Germany | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Carla Martin (ESP) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Carla Martin (ESP) |||
| 24 August 2024 20:30 | Report | Great Britain | 32–6 | Bulgaria | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Marko Matijevic (CRO), Sander Gransjean (NED) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Marko Matijevic (CRO), Sander Gransjean (NED) |||
| 25 August 2024 19:00 | Report | Bulgaria | 2–22 | Turkey | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 25 August 2024 20:30 | Report | Malta | 8–13 | Great Britain | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: George Makharadze (UKR), Marko Matijevic (CRO) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: George Makharadze (UKR), Marko Matijevic (CRO) |||
| 26 August 2024 19:00 | Report | Turkey | 16–9 | Malta | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Sander Gransjean (NED), George Makharadze (UKR) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Sander Gransjean (NED), George Makharadze (UKR) |||
| 26 August 2024 20:30 | Report | Germany | 22–8 | Bulgaria | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE), Jeremie Peden (FRA) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE), Jeremie Peden (FRA) |||
| 27 August 2024 19:00 | Report | Malta | 8–16 | Germany | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |||
| 27 August 2024 20:30 | Report | Turkey | 11–12 | Great Britain | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |||

## 13th–16th place classification
### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Turkey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 9 |
| 14 | Romania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 6 |
| 15 | Malta | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 3 |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 52 | −33 | 0 |
| 28 August 2024 9:00 | Report | Romania | 13–12 | Malta | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |||
| 28 August 2024 10:30 | Report | Turkey | 18–5 | Bulgaria | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |||
| 29 August 2024 9:00 | Report | Turkey | 12–7 | Romania | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE), George Makharadze (UKR) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE), George Makharadze (UKR) |||
| 29 August 2024 10:30 | Report | Malta | 21–9 | Bulgaria | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Sander Gransjean (NED), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Sander Gransjean (NED), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |||
| 30 August 2024 9:00 | Report | Bulgaria | 5–13 | Romania | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Neville Mercieca (MLT), Jeremie Peden (FRA) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Neville Mercieca (MLT), Jeremie Peden (FRA) |||
| 30 August 2024 10:30 | Report | Malta | 12–13 | Turkey | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Giorgi Makharadze (UKR), Marko Matijevic (CRO) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Giorgi Makharadze (UKR), Marko Matijevic (CRO) |||

## Knockout stage
### Main bracket

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| | | 29 August | 29 August | | | | |
| | | Spain | 20 | | | |
| 28 August | 28 August | | Spain | 20 | | | |
| 28 August | 28 August | France | 6 | | | |
| France | 12 | France | 6 | | | |
| France | 12 | | | | 30 August | 30 August | |
| Slovakia | 9 | | | | 30 August | 30 August |
| Slovakia | 9 | | | | Spain | 12 |
| | | | | | Croatia | 11 |
| | | 29 August | 29 August | | | | |
| | | Croatia | 9 | | | |
| 28 August | 28 August | | Croatia | 9 | | | |
| 28 August | 28 August | Netherlands | 7 | | | |
| Netherlands | 14 | Netherlands | 7 | | | |
| Netherlands | 14 | | | | | | 31 August | 31 August |
| Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | 31 August | 31 August |
| Great Britain | 5 | | | | | | Spain | 10 |
| | | | | | | | Hungary | 9 |
| | | 29 August | 29 August | | | | | |
| | | Hungary | 16 | | | | | |
| 28 August | 28 August | | Hungary | 16 | | | | | |
| 28 August | 28 August | Israel | 9 | | | | | |
| Israel | 15 | Israel | 9 | | | | | |
| Israel | 15 | | | | 30 August | 30 August | | | |
| Germany | 10 | | | | 30 August | 30 August | | |
| Germany | 10 | | | | Hungary | 10 | | |
| | | | | | Greece | 8 | Third place game | Third place game |
| | | 29 August | 29 August | | | | 31 August | 31 August |
| | | Italy | 6 | | | | Croatia | 8 |
| 28 August | 28 August | | Italy | 6 | | | | Croatia | 8 |
| 28 August | 28 August | Greece | 15 | | | | Greece | 18 |
| Greece | 21 | Greece | 15 | | | | Greece | 18 |
| Ukraine | 3 | | | | | | | |

### Playoffs

| 28 August 2024 16:00 | Report | Israel | 15–10 | Germany | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Marko Matijevic (CRO), Carla Martin (ESP) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Marko Matijevic (CRO), Carla Martin (ESP) |||
| 28 August 2024 17:30 | Report | France | 12–9 | Slovakia | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 28 August 2024 19:00 | Report | Netherlands | 14–5 | Great Britain | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ralf Müller (GER), George Makharadze (UKR) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ralf Müller (GER), George Makharadze (UKR) |||
| 28 August 2024 20:30 | Report | Greece | 21–3 | Ukraine | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Berk Gunkut (TUR) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Berk Gunkut (TUR) |||

### 9th–12th place bracket

| 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | Ninth place game |
| 29 August | 29 August |
| Slovakia | 14 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 30 August | 30 August |
| Great Britain | 15 | 30 August | 30 August |
| Great Britain | 15 | Great Britain | 9 |
| 29 August | 29 August | | Great Britain | 9 |
| 29 August | 29 August | Germany | 8 |
| Germany | 13 | Germany | 8 |
| Ukraine | 3 | | |
| Ukraine | 3 | Eleventh place game | Eleventh place game |
| | | 30 August | 30 August |
| | | Slovakia | 15 |
| | | Ukraine | 10 |

#### 9th–12th place semifinals

| 29 August 2024 12:00 | Report | Slovakia | 14–15 | Great Britain | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Marko Matijevic (CRO), Berk Gunkut (TUR) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Marko Matijevic (CRO), Berk Gunkut (TUR) |||
| 29 August 2024 13:30 | Report | Germany | 13–3 | Ukraine | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Michaela Naneva (BUL), Jeremie Peden (FRA) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Michaela Naneva (BUL), Jeremie Peden (FRA) |||

#### Eleventh place game

| 30 August 2024 12:00 | Report | Slovakia | 15–10 | Ukraine | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Michaela Naneva (BUL), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Michaela Naneva (BUL), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU) |||

#### Ninth place game

| 30 August 2024 13:30 | Report | Great Britain | 9–8 | Germany | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Berk Gunkut (TUR) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Ivanka Rakovic Krstonosic (SRB), Berk Gunkut (TUR) |||

### Quarterfinals

| 29 August 2024 16:00 | Report | Hungary | 16–9 | Israel | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |||
| 29 August 2024 17:30 | Report | Spain | 20–6 | France | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |||
| 29 August 2024 19:00 | Report | Croatia | 9–7 | Netherlands | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |||
| 29 August 2024 20:30 | Report | Italy | 6–15 | Greece | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |||

### 5th–8th place bracket

| 5th–8th place semifinals | 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| 30 August | 30 August |
| France | 7 |
| France | 7 | 31 August | 31 August |
| Netherlands | 10 | 31 August | 31 August |
| Netherlands | 10 | Netherlands | 8 |
| 30 August | 30 August | | Netherlands | 8 |
| 30 August | 30 August | Italy | 9 |
| Israel | 7 | Italy | 9 |
| Italy | 13 | | |
| Italy | 13 | Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| | | 31 August | 31 August |
| | | France | 10 |
| | | Israel | 14 |

#### 5th–8th place semifinals

| 30 August 2024 16:00 | Report | France | 7–10 | Netherlands | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Carla Martin (ESP), Ralf Müller (GER) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Carla Martin (ESP), Ralf Müller (GER) |||
| 30 August 2024 17:30 | Report | Israel | 7–13 | Italy | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE) |||

#### Seventh place game

| 31 August 2024 16:00 | Report | France | 10–14 | Israel | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE), Marko Matijevic (CRO) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Konstantinos Vasileiou (GRE), Marko Matijevic (CRO) |||

#### Fifth place game

| 31 August 2024 17:30 | Report | Netherlands | 8–9 | Italy | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Carla Martin (ESP), Jeremie Peden (FRA) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Carla Martin (ESP), Jeremie Peden (FRA) |||

### Semifinals

| 30 August 2024 19:00 | Report | Spain | 12–11 | Croatia | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), Maxim Gerasimov (GBR) |||
| 30 August 2024 20:30 | Report | Hungary | 10–8 | Greece | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Sander Gransjean (NED) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Martina Kunikova (SVK), Sander Gransjean (NED) |||

### Third place game

| 31 August 2024 19:00 | Report | Croatia | 8–18 | Greece | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb Referees: Nikolett Sajben (HUN), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA) |||

### Final

| 31 August 2024 20:30 | Report | Spain | 10–9 | Hungary | Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |
| Bazen Mladost, Zagreb |||

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Spain |
| | Hungary |
| | Greece |
| 4 | Croatia |
| 5 | Italy |
| 6 | Netherlands |
| 7 | Israel |
| 8 | France |
| 9 | Great Britain |
| 10 | Germany |
| 11 | Slovakia |
| 12 | Ukraine |
| 13 | Turkey |
| 14 | Romania |
| 15 | Malta |
| 16 | Bulgaria |