# 2020 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers

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.

## Pools composition

The draw of the pools was held on 8 June 2019. The city selected as host were Tbilisi (Georgia), Nováky (Slovakia), Valletta (Malta) and Utrecht (Netherlands). The best two teams of each group qualified for the European Championship main round.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Georgia (H) | Belarus | Malta (H) | Lithuania |
| Germany | France | Portugal | Netherlands (H) |
| Switzerland | Slovakia (H) | Romania | Turkey |
| | Ukraine | | |

## Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Georgia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 | +19 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 16 | +9 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 42 | -28 |
| 11 October 2019 19:30 | Report | Switzerland | 7–18 | Germany | Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Siarou (BLR), Zwart (NED) |
| Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Siarou (BLR), Zwart (NED) |||
| 11 October 2019 19:30 | Report | 3: Pleyer J. Herzog | Goals | 3: Korbel, Preuss, Restović, Zech | Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Siarou (BLR), Zwart (NED) |
| 12 October 2019 19:30 | Report | Georgia | 9–7 | Germany | Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Siarou (BLR), Balanescu (ROU) |
| Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Siarou (BLR), Balanescu (ROU) |||
| 12 October 2019 19:30 | Report | 2: Tsrepulia, Bitadze. Jakhaia, Adeishvili | Goals | 2: Real, Jüngling, Restović | Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Siarou (BLR), Balanescu (ROU) |
| 13 October 2019 11:00 | Report | Georgia | 24–7 | Switzerland | Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Zwart (NED), Balanescu (ROU) |
| Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Zwart (NED), Balanescu (ROU) |||
| 13 October 2019 11:00 | Report | 7: Shushiashvili 3: Bitadze, Jelaca, Adeishvili | Goals | 3: Pleyer 2: P. Herzog | Olympic Pool (Tbilisi) Referees: Zwart (NED), Balanescu (ROU) |

## Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Slovakia | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 15 | +29 |
| France | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 20 | +27 |
| Belarus | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 48 | -28 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 46 | -29 |
| 11 October 2019 17:30 | Report | France | 20–5 | Ukraine | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Häntschel (GER), Berishvili (GEO) |
| Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Häntschel (GER), Berishvili (GEO) |||
| 11 October 2019 17:30 | Report | 5: Marzouki 4: Vernoux | Goals | 2: Dyadyura | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Häntschel (GER), Berishvili (GEO) |
| 11 October 2019 19:00 | Report | Slovakia | 19–4 | Belarus | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Uz (TUR) |
| Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Uz (TUR) |||
| 11 October 2019 19:00 | Report | 3: Čaraj, Molnár, Kolárik 2: Marek Tkáč, Baláž | Goals | 1: Khrypakou, Radzko, Padziarun, Kuzmenko | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Uz (TUR) |
| 12 October 2019 17:00 | Report | Belarus | 6–22 | France | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Häntschl (GER), Uz (TUR) |
| Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Häntschl (GER), Uz (TUR) |||
| 12 October 2019 17:00 | Report | 3: Shalamitski, 2: Dzikhtsiarienka | Goals | 5: Marion-Vernoux Bachelier, Cannone, Camarasa | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Häntschl (GER), Uz (TUR) |
| 12 October 2019 18:30 | Report | Slovakia | 16–5 | Ukraine | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Berishvili (GEO) |
| Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Berishvili (GEO) |||
| 12 October 2019 18:30 | Report | 4: Baláž 3: Marek Tkáč | Goals | 2: Kryvolapov, Dyadyura | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Berishvili (GEO) |
| 13 October 2019 10:00 | Report | Ukraine | 7–10 | Belarus | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Häntschel (GER) |
| Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Häntschel (GER) |||
| 13 October 2019 10:00 | Report | 3: Dyadyura 2: Yuriy Memetyev | Goals | 3: Velichka 2: Shalamitski | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Balzan (MLT), Häntschel (GER) |
| 13 October 2019 11:30 | Report | Slovakia | 9–5 | France | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Berishvili (GEO), Uz (TUR) |
| Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Berishvili (GEO), Uz (TUR) |||
| 13 October 2019 11:30 | Report | 3: Maroš Tkáč 2: Čaraj | Goals | 2: Kalinić, Marzouki | Národné centrum vodného póla (Nováky) Referees: Berishvili (GEO), Uz (TUR) |

## Group C

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Romania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 14 | +14 |
| Malta | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 23 | -4 |
| Portugal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 27 | -10 |
| 11 October 2019 17:30 | Report | Romania | 15–7 | Portugal | National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Papaurelis (LTU), Garcia (SUI) |
| National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Papaurelis (LTU), Garcia (SUI) |||
| 11 October 2019 17:30 | Report | 5: Negrean 3: Gheorghe | Goals | 3: Moreira 2: Sousa | National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Papaurelis (LTU), Garcia (SUI) |
| 12 October 2019 17:30 | Report | Malta | 12–10 | Portugal | National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Dervieux (FRA), Papaurelis (LTU) |
| National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Dervieux (FRA), Papaurelis (LTU) |||
| 12 October 2019 17:30 | Report | 5: S. Camileri 2: M. Zammit, Cousin, D. Zammit | Goals | 4: Sousa Ramos | National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Dervieux (FRA), Papaurelis (LTU) |
| 13 October 2019 10:00 | Report | Malta | 7–13 | Romania | National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Dervieux (FRA), Garcia (SUI) |
| National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Dervieux (FRA), Garcia (SUI) |||
| 13 October 2019 10:00 | Report | 3: S. Camileri 2: M. Zammit | Goals | 4: Gheorghe 3: Negrean | National Swimming Pool (Valletta) Referees: Dervieux (FRA), Garcia (SUI) |

## Group D

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Turkey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 15 | +17 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 12 | +17 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 45 | -24 |
| 11 October 2019 19:30 | Report | Netherlands | 21–4 | Lithuania | Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Santos (POR), Byelyevtsov (UKR) |
| Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Santos (POR), Byelyevtsov (UKR) |||
| 11 October 2019 19:30 | Report | 3: Lindhout, Gottemaker 2: seven players | Goals | 2: Goštautas | Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Santos (POR), Byelyevtsov (UKR) |
| 12 October 2019 19:30 | Report | Turkey | 24–7 | Lithuania | Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Horvath (SVK), Santos (POR) |
| Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Horvath (SVK), Santos (POR) |||
| 12 October 2019 19:30 | Report | 5: Bıyık 4: Ozbek | Goals | 2: Vadvilavičius, Jonkus, Bakulo | Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Horvath (SVK), Santos (POR) |
| 13 October 2019 12:30 | Report | Netherlands | 8–8 | Turkey | Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Horvath (SVK), Byelyevtsov (UKR) |
| Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Horvath (SVK), Byelyevtsov (UKR) |||
| 13 October 2019 12:30 | Report | 2: van Ijperen | Goals | 3: Bıyık 2: Kahraman | Zwembad De Krommerijn (Utrecht) Referees: Horvath (SVK), Byelyevtsov (UKR) |

## Qualified teams

* Georgia
* Germany
* Slovakia
* France
* Romania
* Malta
* Turkey
* Netherlands
Teams already qualified through the 2018 European Championship:
* Hungary – Host nation
* Serbia – Winners of the 2018 European Championship
* Spain – Runners-up of the 2018 European Championship
* Croatia – 3rd place at the 2018 European Championship
* Italy – 4th place at the 2018 European Championship
* Greece – 5th place at the 2018 European Championship
* Montenegro – 6th place at the 2018 European Championship
* Russia – 7th place at the 2018 European Championship