2025 Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship

2025 Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Malta
City	Gżira
Venue	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	31 August – 7 September 2025
Teams	19 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Spain (3rd title)
Runners-up	Greece
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Official website
	European Aquatics

The 2025 Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship was the 14th edition of the Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship, organized by the European Aquatics. The tournament was played at the Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex in Gżira, Malta, from 31 August to 7 September 2025.^[1] Starting this edition, the age level has changed from U17 to U18.^[2] Spain won the tournament and became the European champions for the third time.

Host selection

Gżira was given the hosting rights on 13 November 2024.^[1]

Participating teams

19 teams entered the competition, two more than the previous edition.^[3] France were the only team that participated in 2023 to not enter. Having not participated in 2023, Bulgaria, Czechia and Germany have decided to send a team. Parenthesis indicate their placement at the previous edition.

Teams
Hungary (1st)
Spain (2nd)
Greece (3rd)
Italy (4th)
Netherlands (5th)
Israel (6th)
Croatia (7th)
Türkiye (8th)
Slovakia (10th)
Serbia (11th)
Malta (12th)
Great Britain (13th)
Romania (14th)
Ireland (15th)
Switzerland (16th)
Ukraine (17th)
Bulgaria (N/A)
Czechia (N/A)
Germany (N/A)

Venue

Gżira		Gżira
		Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex
		Capacity:

Draw

The draw was held on 7 February 2025 at 10:30 CET in Zagreb, Croatia. The seeding was based off the results of the previous edition.^[4]^[5]

Division 1

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Hungary Spain	Greece Italy	Netherlands Israel	Croatia Türkiye

Division 2

Pot 5	Pot 6	Pot 7	Pot 8	Pot 9
Slovakia Serbia	Malta Great Britain	Romania Ireland	Switzerland Ukraine	Bulgaria Czechia Germany

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	Italy	3	2	1	0	0	48	37	+11	8	Quarterfinals
2	Hungary	3	2	0	1	0	45	25	+20	7	Quarterfinals
3	Netherlands	3	1	0	0	2	34	36	−2	3	Crossovers
4	Türkiye	3	0	0	0	3	25	54	−29	0	Crossovers

Source: microplustimingservices.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

1 September 2025 8:30	Report	Hungary	15–7	Netherlands	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–3, 3–1, 5–1

1 September 2025 10:00	Report	Italy	21–13	Turkey	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 5–2, 5–6, 6–2

2 September 2025 18:00	Report	Turkey	7–16	Netherlands	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–6, 3–2, 2–5

2 September 2025 21:00	Report	Hungary	17–18 (PSO)	Italy	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 2–3, 5–4, 2–1 PSO: 4–5

3 September 2025 18:00	Report	Hungary	17–5	Turkey	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 5–2, 4–1, 3–1

3 September 2025 21:00	Report	Italy	14–11	Netherlands	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 3–2, 2–2, 4–4

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	62	22	+40	9	Quarterfinals
2	Greece	3	2	1	51	34	+17	6	Quarterfinals
3	Croatia	3	1	2	41	55	−14	3	Crossovers
4	Israel	3	0	3	21	64	−43	0	Crossovers

Source: microplustimingservices.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

1 September 2025 18:00	Report	Spain	24–5	Israel	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 7–0, 6–1, 5–2, 6–2

1 September 2025 21:00	Report	Greece	20–15	Croatia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 9–3, 6–5, 1–6

2 September 2025 15:00	Report	Croatia	18–10	Israel	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 3–4, 6–2, 4–3

2 September 2025 16:30	Report	Spain	13–9	Greece	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–2, 3–1, 4–4

3 September 2025 15:00	Report	Spain	25–8	Croatia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 6–3, 6–3, 7–1

3 September 2025 16:30	Report	Greece	22–6	Israel	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 7–2, 5–3, 5–1

Division 2

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	4	4	0	66	36	+30	12	Crossovers
2	Germany	4	3	1	59	34	+25	9	Crossovers
3	Malta (H)	4	2	2	50	61	−11	6	13th–16th place semifinals
4	Ukraine	4	1	3	48	63	−15	3	13th–16th place semifinals
5	Ireland	4	0	4	40	69	−29	0	17th–19th place classification

Source: microplustimingservices.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
(H) Host

31 August 2025 12:30	Report	Ukraine	5–14	Germany	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 3–2, 0–3, 2–6

31 August 2025 14:00	Report	Malta	14–11	Ireland	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 3–2, 3–3, 4–3

31 August 2025 20:00	Report	Ireland	7–20	Germany	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 3–6, 3–5, 1–5, 0–4

31 August 2025 21:30	Report	Serbia	17–11	Ukraine	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 5–4, 4–2, 4–4

1 September 2025 16:30	Report	Ireland	15–17	Ukraine	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–6, 4–3, 3–5

1 September 2025 19:30	Report	Serbia	19–9	Malta	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 5–1, 3–5, 7–3

2 September 2025 13:00	Report	Germany	9–12	Serbia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–4, 3–3, 2–3

2 September 2025 19:30	Report	Ukraine	15–17	Malta	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 6–1, 4–5, 1–6

3 September 2025 8:30	Report	Serbia	18–7	Ireland	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 6–1, 2–1, 4–4

3 September 2025 19:30	Report	Malta	10–16	Germany	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–3, 0–5, 4–4

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PSW	PSL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Great Britain	5	5	0	0	0	113	30	+83	15	Crossovers
2	Slovakia	5	3	0	1	1	57	52	+5	10	Crossovers
3	Czechia	5	3	0	0	2	87	54	+33	9	13th–16th place semifinals
4	Romania	5	2	1	0	2	50	51	−1	8	13th–16th place semifinals
5	Switzerland	5	1	0	0	4	30	72	−42	3	17th–19th place classification
6	Bulgaria	5	0	0	0	5	28	106	−78	0	17th–19th place classification

Source: microplustimingservices.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

31 August 2025 8:00	Report	Czech Republic	34–4	Bulgaria	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 13–1, 9–2, 8–0, 4–1

31 August 2025 9:30	Report	Slovakia	12–7	Switzerland	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–0, 3–3, 5–2

31 August 2025 11:00	Report	Great Britain	17–7	Romania	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 6–0, 2–4, 5–3

31 August 2025 15:30	Report	Switzerland	5–22	Czech Republic	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 0–7, 2–6, 1–6, 2–3

31 August 2025 17:00	Report	Bulgaria	4–36	Great Britain	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 1–11, 2–8, 1–8, 0–9

31 August 2025 18:30	Report	Romania	14–12 (PSO)	Slovakia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–1, 4–1, 1–4 PSO: 5–3

1 September 2025 11:30	Report	Switzerland	7–5	Bulgaria	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–1, 6–1, 0–1

1 September 2025 13:00	Report	Slovakia	6–17	Great Britain	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 2–4, 2–3, 2–4

1 September 2025 15:00	Report	Czech Republic	12–11	Romania	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 3–5, 6–4, 0–0, 3–2

2 September 2025 8:30	Report	Great Britain	20–9	Czech Republic	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 5–3, 4–2, 5–4, 6–0

2 September 2025 10:00	Report	Romania	10–7	Switzerland	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–1, 2–2, 2–3

2 September 2025 11:30	Report	Slovakia	16–9	Bulgaria	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 8–0, 3–3, 2–3, 3–3

3 September 2025 10:00	Report	Switzerland	4–23	Great Britain	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 0–5, 1–3, 1–7, 2–8

3 September 2025 11:30	Report	Slovakia	14–10	Czech Republic	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 4–1, 3–3, 5–3

3 September 2025 13:00	Report	Romania	13–6	Bulgaria	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 4–2, 3–1, 3–2

17th–19th place classification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
17	Ireland	2	2	0	25	14	+11	6
18	Switzerland	2	1	1	20	17	+3	3
19	Bulgaria	2	0	2	15	29	−14	0

Source: microplustimingservices.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

4 September 2025 9:00	Report	Ireland	15–8	Bulgaria	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–2, 3–2, 5–4

5 September 2025 8:30	Report	Switzerland	14–7	Bulgaria	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–1, 5–0, 3–4

6 September 2025 9:00	Report	Ireland	10–6	Switzerland	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–3, 2–2, 2–0

Brackets

Main bracket

5 September

B1
Spain

19

4 September

C1

Serbia

4

A4

Turkey

13

6 September

C1
Serbia

16

B1
Spain

18

A2

Hungary

14

5 September

A2
Hungary

15

4 September

B3

Croatia

11

B3
Croatia

19

7 September

D2

Slovakia

5

B1
Spain

10

B2

Greece

9

5 September

B2
Greece

18

4 September

A3

Netherlands

9

A3
Netherlands

12

6 September

C2

Germany

11

B2
Greece

18

A1

Italy

10

Third place game

5 September

7 September

A1
Italy

18

A2
Hungary

15

4 September

B4

Israel

7

A1

Italy

11

B4
Israel

13

D1

Great Britain

9

5th place bracket

5th–8th place semifinals		Fifth place game

6 September

C1 Serbia	8
		7 September
B3 Croatia	13
		B3 Croatia	9
6 September
		A3 Netherlands	11
A3 Netherlands	15

B4 Israel	10
		Seventh place game

		7 September

		C1 Serbia	14

		B4 Israel	9

9th place bracket

9th–12th place semifinals		Ninth place game

5 September

A4 Turkey	9
		6 September
D2 Slovakia	6
		A4 Turkey	14
5 September
		C2 Germany	9
C2 Germany	11

D1 Great Britain	10
		Eleventh place game

		6 September

		D2 Slovakia	6

		D1 Great Britain	13

13th place bracket

13th–16th place semifinals		Thirteenth place game

4 September

D3 Czech Republic	17
		5 September
C4 Ukraine	16
		D3 Czech Republic	16
4 September
		C3 Malta	11
D4 Romania	9

C3 Malta	12
		Fifteenth place game

		5 September

		C4 Ukraine	9

		D4 Romania	5

Knockout stage

13th–16th place semifinals

4 September 2025 10:30	Report	Czech Republic	17–16 (PSO)	Ukraine	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 5–5, 1–2, 4–5 PSO: 3–2

4 September 2025 12:00	Report	Romania	9–12	Malta	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–3, 4–3, 2–3

Fifteenth place game

5 September 2025 10:00	Report	Ukraine	9–5	Romania	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 1–1, 2–1, 4–1, 2–2

Thirteenth place game

5 September 2025 11:30	Report	Czech Republic	16–11	Malta	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–4, 2–2, 5–1, 5–4

Crossovers

4 September 2025 16:00	Report	Turkey	13–16	Serbia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 5–2, 2–6, 5–3

4 September 2025 17:30	Report	Netherlands	12–11	Germany	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–1, 5–4, 3–3

4 September 2025 19:00	Report	Israel	13–9	Great Britain	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–2, 3–4, 4–2

4 September 2025 20:30	Report	Croatia	19–5	Slovakia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 5–1, 4–1, 5–1

9th–12th place semifinals

5 September 2025 13:00	Report	Turkey	9–6	Slovakia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 3–2, 1–0, 2–2

5 September 2025 15:00	Report	Germany	11–10	Great Britain	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–2, 2–3, 4–3

Eleventh place game

6 September 2025 10:30	Report	Slovakia	6–13	Great Britain	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–3, 2–4, 2–3

Ninth place game

6 September 2025 12:00	Report	Turkey	14–9	Germany	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–2, 2–2, 5–3, 3–2

Quarterfinals

5 September 2025 16:30	Report	Spain	19–4	Serbia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 2–0, 6–1, 4–3, 7–0

5 September 2025 18:00	Report	Greece	18–9	Netherlands	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 4–3, 3–2, 5–3

5 September 2025 19:30	Report	Italy	18–7	Israel	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 6–2, 5–1, 3–2, 4–2

5 September 2025 21:00	Report	Hungary	15–11	Croatia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–5, 3–2, 4–3

5th–8th place semifinals

6 September 2025 16:00	Report	Serbia	8–13	Croatia	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 4–3, 2–4, 1–2

6 September 2025 17:30	Report	Netherlands	15–10	Israel	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–4, 7–1, 2–4

Seventh place game

7 September 2025 16:00	Report	Serbia	14–9	Israel	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–3, 1–4, 3–1

Fifth place game

7 September 2025 17:30	Report	Croatia	9–11	Netherlands	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–2, 1–4, 4–3

Semifinals

6 September 2025 19:00	Report	Spain	18–14	Hungary	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 0–3, 10–5, 5–5, 3–1

6 September 2025 20:30	Report	Greece	18–10	Italy	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 6–4, 4–2, 5–3, 3–1

Third place game

7 September 2025 19:00	Report	Hungary	15–11	Italy	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 5–3, 2–5, 5–0

Final

7 September 2025 20:30	Report	Spain	10–9	Greece	Tal-Qroqq Sports Complex, Gżira
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–1, 4–1, 2–3

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Spain
	Greece
	Hungary
4	Italy
5	Netherlands
6	Croatia
7	Serbia
8	Israel
9	Turkey
10	Germany
11	Great Britain
12	Slovakia
13	Czech Republic
14	Malta
15	Ukraine
16	Romania
17	Ireland
18	Switzerland
19	Bulgaria

References

^ ^a ^b LEN, Juliana (November 13, 2024). "European Aquatics Announces Dates and Locations for 2025 Men's and Women's U16 and U18 European Water Polo Championships - European Aquatics®".
^ "Changes in European age group competitions an 'exciting opportunity'". Swim England Water Polo Hub. May 17, 2024.
^ "Full line-ups for 2025 Men's and Women's U16 and U18 European Water Polo Championships confirmed - European Aquatics®". January 22, 2025.
^ "U16 & U18 European Championships draws set up thrilling summer - European Aquatics®". February 7, 2025.
^ Curcic, Ivan (February 7, 2025). "New format of European cadet and youth Championships; groups determined".

External links

Official website

[auto-1] LEN, Juliana (November 13, 2024). "European Aquatics Announces Dates and Locations for 2025 Men's and Women's U16 and U18 European Water Polo Championships - European Aquatics®".

[2] "Changes in European age group competitions an 'exciting opportunity'". Swim England Water Polo Hub. May 17, 2024.

[3] "Full line-ups for 2025 Men's and Women's U16 and U18 European Water Polo Championships confirmed - European Aquatics®". January 22, 2025.

[4] "U16 & U18 European Championships draws set up thrilling summer - European Aquatics®". February 7, 2025.

[5] Curcic, Ivan (February 7, 2025). "New format of European cadet and youth Championships; groups determined".

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Host selection

Participating teams

Venue

Draw

Preliminary round

Division 1

Group A

Group B

Division 2

Group C

Group D

17th–19th place classification

Brackets

Main bracket

5th place bracket

9th place bracket

13th place bracket

Knockout stage

13th–16th place semifinals

Fifteenth place game

Thirteenth place game

Crossovers

9th–12th place semifinals

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Quarterfinals

5th–8th place semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final standings

See also

References

External links