# 2021 LEN Men's European Junior Water Polo Championships

The 2021 LEN Men's European Junior Water Polo Championships, took place between 12 and 19 September 2021, in Malta. It was the third time that Malta had hosted the event, after previously hosting it in 2007 and 2017.

## Qualification

The top 2 teams out of each group qualified for the tournament, along with the top 8 teams from the 2019 championships, leading to 16 qualified teams overall.

### Group A

Group A of the qualifying round took place in Korčula, Croatia, between 25 and 27 June 2021.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 12 | +51 | 9 | Qualified |
| 2 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 6 | Qualified |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 65 | −45 | 0 | |
Round Robin Summary Table :
| Country | | | | |
| Croatia | — | 15–4 | 17–4 | 32–4 |
| Ukraine | 4–15 | — | 9–8 | 13–12 |
| France | 4–17 | 8–9 | — | 21–4 |
| Bulgaria | 4–32 | 12–13 | 4–21 | — |

### Group B

Group B of the qualifying round took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, between 17 and 20 June 2021.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 32 | +49 | 12 | Qualified |
| 2 | Belarus | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 9 | Qualified |
| 3 | Slovakia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Lithuania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 64 | −24 | 3 | |
| 5 | Moldova | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 72 | −33 | 0 | |
Round Robin Summary Table :
| Country | | | | | |
| Georgia | — | 17–10 | 17–7 | 20–8 | 27–7 |
| Belarus | 10–17 | — | 12–7 | 20–8 | 15–13 |
| Slovakia | 7–17 | 7–12 | — | 12–11 | 17–7 |
| Lithuania | 8–20 | 8–20 | 11–12 | — | 13–12 |
| Moldova | 7–27 | 13–15 | 7–17 | 12–13 | — |

### Group C

Group C of the qualifying round took place in Maribor, Slovenia, between 24 and 27 June 2021.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 12 | +75 | 12 | Qualified |
| 2 | Romania | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 31 | +32 | 9 | Qualified |
| 3 | Slovenia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 6 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 69 | −31 | 3 | |
| 5 | Austria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 101 | −84 | 0 | |
Round Robin Summary Table :
| Country | | | | | |
| Russia | — | 14–3 | 17–5 | 31–3 | 25–1 |
| Romania | 3–14 | — | 18–8 | 18–6 | 24–4 |
| Slovenia | 5–17 | 8–18 | — | 15–6 | 28–7 |
| United Kingdom | 3–31 | 6–18 | 6–15 | — | 24–5 |
| Austria | 1–25 | 4–24 | 7–28 | 5–24 | — |

### Group D

Group D of the qualifying round took place in Prague, Czech Republic, between 24 and 27 June 2021.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 22 | +57 | 12 | Qualified |
| 2 | Turkey | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 9 | Qualified |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 6 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 3 | |
| 5 | Poland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 78 | −53 | 0 | |
Round Robin Summary Table :
| Country | | | | | |
| Netherlands | — | 15–10 | 16–6 | 24–2 | 24–4 |
| Turkey | 10–15 | — | 10–8 | 13–5 | 26–7 |
| Czech Republic | 6–16 | 8–10 | — | 11–5 | 17–7 |
| Switzerland | 2–24 | 5–13 | 5–11 | — | 11–7 |
| Poland | 4–24 | 7–26 | 7–17 | 7–11 | — |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Montenegro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 7 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 4 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 54 | −39 | 0 | 13th place classification |
| 12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 09:00 | Report | Montenegro | 26–6 | Ukraine | Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Akif Uz (TUR) |
| Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Akif Uz (TUR) |||
| 12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 17:40 | Report | Netherlands | 8–5 | Italy | Referees: Vladimir Golikov (RUS), Levan Berishvili (GEO) |
| Referees: Vladimir Golikov (RUS), Levan Berishvili (GEO) |||
| 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 13:00 | Report | Ukraine | 5–10 | Italy | Referees: Vladimir Golikov (RUS), Maro Savinović (CRO) |
| Referees: Vladimir Golikov (RUS), Maro Savinović (CRO) |||
| 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 16:20 | Report | Netherlands | 7–8 | Montenegro | Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Tamas Kovacs (HUN) |
| Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Tamas Kovacs (HUN) |||
| 14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 11:40 | Report | Montenegro | 9–9 | Italy | Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Carlos Ortega (ESP) |
| Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Carlos Ortega (ESP) |||
| 14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 15:00 | Report | Netherlands | 18–4 | Ukraine | Referees: Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU), Ralf Muller (GER) |
| Referees: Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU), Ralf Muller (GER) |||

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 3 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Malta (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 35 | −12 | 0 | 13th place classification |
| 12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 13:00 | Report | Croatia | 7–8 | Spain | Referees: Daniele Bianco (ITA), Tamás Kovács (HUN) |
| Referees: Daniele Bianco (ITA), Tamás Kovács (HUN) |||
| 12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 19:00 | Report | Malta | 7–9 | Romania | Referees: Veselin Mišković (MNE), Giorgi Makharadze (UKR) |
| Referees: Veselin Mišković (MNE), Giorgi Makharadze (UKR) |||
| 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 11:40 | Report | Romania | 6–15 | Spain | Referees: Daniele Bianco (ITA), Akif Uz (TUR) |
| Referees: Daniele Bianco (ITA), Akif Uz (TUR) |||
| 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 19:00 | Report | Malta | 6–10 | Croatia | Referees: Erwin Schapers (NED), Philipp Golosoun (BLR) |
| Referees: Erwin Schapers (NED), Philipp Golosoun (BLR) |||
| 14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 10:20 | Report | Croatia | 10–5 | Romania | Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Philipp Golosoun (BLR) |
| Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Philipp Golosoun (BLR) |||
| 14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 19:00 | Report | Malta | 10–16 | Spain |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 22 | +23 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 3 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 0 | 13th place classification |
| 12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 10:20 | Report | Germany | 18–9 | Belarus | Referees: Alex de Raffaele (MLT), Mihnea Iona Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Referees: Alex de Raffaele (MLT), Mihnea Iona Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| 12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 16:20 | Report | Russia | 11–13 | Hungary | Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Ivan Raković (SRB) |
| Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Ivan Raković (SRB) |||
| 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 10:20 | Report | Belarus | 6–19 | Hungary | Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Ivan Rakovic (SRB) |
| Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Ivan Rakovic (SRB) |||
| 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 15:00 | Report | Russia | 9–8 | Germany | Referees: Veselin Miskovic (MNE), Alex Ortega (ESP) |
| Referees: Veselin Miskovic (MNE), Alex Ortega (ESP) |||
| 14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 13:00 | Report | Germany | 5–13 | Hungary | Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Akif Uz (TUR) |
| Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Akif Uz (TUR) |||
| 14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 16:20 | Report | Russia | 16–7 | Belarus | Referees: Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Erwin Schapers (NED) |
| Referees: Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Erwin Schapers (NED) |||

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 6 | Play-offs |
| 3 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 3 | Play-offs |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 45 | −27 | 0 | 13th place classification |
| 12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 11:40 | Report | Serbia | 17–3 | Turkey | Referees: Erwin Schapers (NED), Philipp Golosoun (BLR) |
| Referees: Erwin Schapers (NED), Philipp Golosoun (BLR) |||
| 12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) 15:00 | Report | Georgia | 7–11 | Greece | Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Ralf Muller (GER) |
| Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Ralf Muller (GER) |||
| 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 09:00 | Report | Turkey | 5–16 | Greece |
| 13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) 17:40 | Report | Georgia | 13–17 | Serbia | Referees: Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU), Ralf Muller (GER) |
| Referees: Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU), Ralf Muller (GER) |||
| 14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 09:00 | Report | Serbia | 9–8 | Greece | Referees: Daniele Bianco (ITA), Tamas Kovacs (HUN) |
| Referees: Daniele Bianco (ITA), Tamas Kovacs (HUN) |||
| 14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) 17:40 | Report | Georgia | 12–10 | Turkey | Referees: Veselin Miskovic (MNE), Alex De Raffaele (MLT) |
| Referees: Veselin Miskovic (MNE), Alex De Raffaele (MLT) |||

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Play-offs | Play-offs | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 15 September | 15 September | | | | | |
| Netherlands | 10 | | | | | |
| Netherlands | 10 | 16 September | 16 September | | | | |
| Germany | 9 | 16 September | 16 September | | | |
| Germany | 9 | Netherlands | 10 | | | |
| | | Serbia | 11 | | | |
| | | | | 17 September | 17 September | | |
| | | | | Serbia | 12 | |
| 15 September | 15 September | | | | Serbia | 12 | |
| 15 September | 15 September | | | Hungary | 10 | |
| Croatia | 17 | | | Hungary | 10 | |
| Croatia | 17 | 16 September | 16 September | | | | |
| Georgia | 4 | 16 September | 16 September | | | |
| Georgia | 4 | Croatia | 4 | | | |
| | | Hungary | 10 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 19 September | 19 September |
| | | | | | | | Serbia | 10 |
| 15 September | 15 September | | | | | | | Serbia | 10 |
| 15 September | 15 September | | | | | | Greece | 6 |
| Russia | 16 | | | | | | Greece | 6 |
| Russia | 16 | 16 September | 16 September | | | | | |
| Italy (PSO) | 17 | 16 September | 16 September | | | | | |
| Italy (PSO) | 17 | Italy | 13 | | | | | |
| | | Spain (PSO) | 14 | | | | | |
| | | | | 17 September | 17 September | | | | |
| | | | | Spain | 8 | | | |
| 15 September | 15 September | | | | Spain | 8 | | | |
| 15 September | 15 September | | | Greece | 11 | | Third place | Third place |
| Greece | 5 | | | Greece | 11 | | Third place | Third place |
| Greece | 5 | 16 September | 16 September | | | | 19 September | 19 September |
| Romania | 4 | 16 September | 16 September | | | | 19 September | 19 September |
| Romania | 4 | Greece | 12 | | | | Hungary (PSO) | 13 |
| | | Montenegro | 11 | | | | Spain | 12 |

#### 5th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 17 September | 17 September |
| Netherlands | 7 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 19 September | 19 September |
| Croatia | 10 | 19 September | 19 September |
| Croatia | 10 | Croatia | 12 |
| 17 September | 17 September | | Croatia | 12 |
| 17 September | 17 September | Montenegro | 14 |
| Italy | 9 | Montenegro | 14 |
| Montenegro | 10 | | |
| Montenegro | 10 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 19 September | 19 September |
| | | Netherlands | 11 |
| | | Italy | 9 |

#### 9th place bracket

| 9–12th place semifinals | 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 16 September | 16 September |
| Germany | 11 |
| Germany | 11 | 18 September | 18 September |
| Georgia | 9 | 18 September | 18 September |
| Georgia | 9 | Germany | 7 |
| 16 September | 16 September | | Germany | 7 |
| 16 September | 16 September | Russia | 8 |
| Russia | 17 | Russia | 8 |
| Romania | 8 | | |
| Romania | 8 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 18 September | 18 September |
| | | Georgia | 9 |
| | | Romania | 10 |

#### 13th place bracket

| 13–16th place semifinals | 13–16th place semifinals | 13th place | 13th place |
| 15 September | 15 September |
| Ukraine | 10 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 18 September | 18 September |
| Belarus | 6 | 18 September | 18 September |
| Belarus | 6 | Ukraine | 4 |
| 15 September | 15 September | | Ukraine | 4 |
| 15 September | 15 September | Malta | 12 |
| Malta (PSO) | 13 | Malta | 12 |
| Turkey | 11 | | |
| Turkey | 11 | 15th place | 15th place |
| | | 18 September | 18 September |
| | | Belarus | 12 |
| | | Turkey | 19 |

### Play-offs

| 15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 10:30 | Report | Netherlands | 10–9 | Germany | Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Vladimir Golikov (RUS) |
| Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Vladimir Golikov (RUS) |||
| 15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 12:00 | Report | Russia | 16–17 | Italy | Referees: Tamás Kovács (HUN), Veselin Mišković (MNE) |
| Referees: Tamás Kovács (HUN), Veselin Mišković (MNE) |||
| 15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 16:00 | Report | Croatia | 17–4 | Georgia | Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Daniele Bianco (ITA) |
| Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Daniele Bianco (ITA) |||
| 15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 17:30 | Report | Greece | 5–4 | Romania | Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Ivan Raković (SRB) |
| Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Ivan Raković (SRB) |||

### Quarterfinals

| 16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 12:00 | Report | Netherlands | 10–11 | Serbia | Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Veselin Mišković (MNE) |
| Referees: Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE), Veselin Mišković (MNE) |||
| 16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 16:00 | Report | Italy | 13–14 | Spain | Referees: Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Levan Berishvili (GEO) |
| Referees: Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Levan Berishvili (GEO) |||
| 16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 17:30 | Report | Croatia | 4–10 | Hungary | Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Vladimir Golikov (RUS) |
| Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Vladimir Golikov (RUS) |||
| 16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 19:00 | Report | Greece | 12–11 | Montenegro | Referees: Tamas Kovacs (HUN), Maro Savinović (CRO) |
| Referees: Tamas Kovacs (HUN), Maro Savinović (CRO) |||

### 13–16th place semifinals

| 15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 09:00 | Report | Ukraine | 10–6 | Belarus | Referees: Ralf Muller (GER), Erwin Schapers (NED) |
| Referees: Ralf Muller (GER), Erwin Schapers (NED) |||
| 15 September 2021 (2021-09-15) 19:00 | Report | Malta | 13–11 | Turkey | Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU) |||

### 9–12th place semifinals

| 16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 09:00 | Report | Germany | 11–9 | Georgia | Referees: Akif Uz (TUR), Philipp Golosoun (BLR) |
| Referees: Akif Uz (TUR), Philipp Golosoun (BLR) |||
| 16 September 2021 (2021-09-16) 10:30 | Report | Russia | 17–8 | Romania | Referees: Giorgi Makharadze (UKR), Alex De Raffaele (MLT) |
| Referees: Giorgi Makharadze (UKR), Alex De Raffaele (MLT) |||

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 15:00 | Report | Netherlands | 7–10 | Croatia | Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE) |
| Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE) |||
| 17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 16:30 | Report | Italy | 9–10 | Montenegro | Referees: Tamás Kovács (HUN), Ivan Raković (SRB) |
| Referees: Tamás Kovács (HUN), Ivan Raković (SRB) |||

### Semifinals

| 17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 18:00 | Report | Serbia | 12–10 | Hungary | Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Vladimir Golikov (RUS) |
| Referees: Maro Savinović (CRO), Vladimir Golikov (RUS) |||
| 17 September 2021 (2021-09-17) 19:30 | Report | Spain | 8–11 | Greece | Referees: Veselin Mišković (MNE), Daniele Bianco (ITA) |
| Referees: Veselin Mišković (MNE), Daniele Bianco (ITA) |||

### 15th place game

| 18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 15:00 | Report | Belarus | 12–19 | Turkey | Referees: Ralf Muller (GER), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Referees: Ralf Muller (GER), Mihnea Ioan Alexandrescu (ROU) |||

### 13th place game

| 18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 16:30 | Report | Ukraine | 4–12 | Malta | Referees: Philipp Golosoun (BLR), Akif Uz (TUR) |
| Referees: Philipp Golosoun (BLR), Akif Uz (TUR) |||

### Eleventh place game

| 18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 18:00 | Report | Georgia | 9–10 | Romania | Referees: Giorgi Makharadze (UKR), Alex de Raffaele (MLT) |
| Referees: Giorgi Makharadze (UKR), Alex de Raffaele (MLT) |||

### Ninth place game

| 18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 19:30 | Report | Germany | 7–8 | Russia | Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Erwin Schapers (NED) |
| Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Erwin Schapers (NED) |||

### Seventh place game

| 19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) 15:00 | Report | Netherlands | 11–9 | Italy | Referees: Veselin Mišković (MNE), Vladimir Golikov (RUS) |
| Referees: Veselin Mišković (MNE), Vladimir Golikov (RUS) |||

### Fifth place game

| 19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) 16:30 | Report | Croatia | 12–14 | Montenegro | Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Tamás Kovács (HUN) |
| Referees: Carlos Ortega (ESP), Tamás Kovács (HUN) |||

### Third place game

| 19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) 18:00 | Report | Hungary | 13–12 | Spain | Referees: Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE) |
| Referees: Ivan Rakovic (SRB), Spyridon Achladiotis (GRE) |||

### Final

| 19 September 2021 (2021-09-19) 19:30 | Report | Serbia | 10–6 | Greece | Referees: Maro Savinovic (CRO), Daniele Bianco (ITA) |
| Referees: Maro Savinovic (CRO), Daniele Bianco (ITA) |||

## Final rankings

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

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |