# 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers

The qualifying competition for 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship is a series of competitions to decide the qualifiers for 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship.

## Qualification

12 teams were allowed to the tournament. The qualification was as follows:
* The worst 6 teams from the 2008 European Championships
* The best 6 teams from the 2009 Men II
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host nation | 9 July 2016 | – | 1 | Hungary |
| 2008 European Championships | 4–13 July 2018 | Malaga | 6 | Spain North Macedonia Romania Russia Greece Slovakia |
| 2009 Men II | 30 April–2 May 2009 | Various | 6 | Turkey France Netherlands Great Britain Slovenia Malta |

## Draw
### Pots

| Draw Pot 1 | |
| Spain | 7th Place, 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship |
| North Macedonia | 8th Place, 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship |
| Romania | 9th Place, 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship |
| Draw Pot 2 | |
| Russia | 10th Place, 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship |
| Greece | 11th Place, 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship |
| Slovakia | 12th Place, 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship |
| Draw Pot 3 | |
| Turkey | 1st Place, 2009 Men's European Water Polo Championship Level II |
| France | 2nd Place, 2009 Men's European Water Polo Championship Level II |
| Netherlands | 3rd Place, 2009 Men's European Water Polo Championship Level II |
| Draw Pot 4 | |
| Great Britain | 4th Place, 2009 Men's European Water Polo Championship Level II |
| Slovenia | 5th Place, 2009 Men's European Water Polo Championship Level II |
| Malta | 6th Place, 2009 Men's European Water Polo Championship Level II |

### Groups

| Group A | Group B | Group C |
| Spain | North Macedonia | Romania |
| Slovakia | Greece | Russia |
| Turkey | France | Netherlands |
| Malta | Slovenia | Great Britain |

## Groups
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11 | +34 | 9 | 2010 European Championships |
| 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 6 | 2010 European Championships |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 3 | |
| 4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 57 | −45 | 0 | |
| 30 April 2010 18:00 | Spain | 26–2 | Malta | Istanbul |
| 30 April 2010 20:00 | Slovakia | 5–6 | Turkey | Istanbul |
| 1 May 2010 17:30 | Turkey | 12–5 | Malta | Istanbul |
| 1 May 2010 19:00 | Spain | 6–5 | Slovakia | Istanbul |
| 2 May 2010 10:00 | Slovakia | 19–5 | Malta | Istanbul |
| 2 May 2010 12:00 | Spain | 13–4 | Turkey | Istanbul |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 9 | 2010 European Championships |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 6 | 2010 European Championships |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 0 | |
| 30 April 2010 18:00 | France | 12–6 | Slovenia | Athens |
| 30 April 2010 20:00 | North Macedonia | 5–11 | Greece | Athens |
| 1 May 2010 18:00 | North Macedonia | 9–8 | France | Athens |
| 1 May 2010 20:00 | Greece | 10–5 | Slovenia | Athens |
| 2 May 2010 19:00 | North Macedonia | 7–4 | Slovenia | Athens |
| 2 May 2010 20:00 | Greece | 14–7 | France | Athens |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 9 | 2010 European Championships |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 6 | 2010 European Championships |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 0 | |
| 30 April 2010 16:30 | Romania | 17–5 | Great Britain | Oradea |
| 30 April 2010 18:15 | Russia | 11–8 | Netherlands | Oradea |
| 1 May 2010 16:30 | Romania | 13–6 | Netherlands | Oradea |
| 1 May 2010 18:15 | Russia | 11–5 | Great Britain | Oradea |
| 2 May 2010 10:30 | Romania | 12–10 | Russia | Oradea |
| 2 May 2010 12:15 | Netherlands | 8–6 | Great Britain | Athens |