2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship

The 2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 25th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in Budapest, Hungary from June 15 to June 24, 2001.

Teams

Preliminary round

GROUP A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Yugoslavia	10	5	5	0	0	47	32	+15
2.	Hungary	8	5	4	0	1	44	30	+14
3.	Spain	6	5	3	0	2	30	28	+2
4.	Italy	4	5	2	0	3	39	35	+4
5.	Netherlands	1	5	0	1	4	24	40	–16
6.	Romania	1	5	0	1	4	25	44	–19

• Friday June 15, 2001

Yugoslavia	9 – 7	Spain
Romania	5 – 12	Hungary
Netherlands	4 – 10	Italy

• Saturday June 16, 2001

Spain	5 – 7	Hungary
Italy	9 – 4	Romania
Yugoslavia	10 – 7	Netherlands

• Sunday June 17, 2001

Hungary	10 – 5	Italy
Netherlands	0 – 4	Spain
Yugoslavia	11 – 5	Romania

• Monday June 18, 2001

Spain	8 – 7	Italy
Yugoslavia	8 – 5	Hungary
Netherlands	6 – 6	Romania

• Tuesday June 19, 2001

Italy	8 – 9	Yugoslavia
Hungary	10 – 7	Netherlands
Romania	5 – 6	Spain

GROUP B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Greece	9	5	4	1	0	48	35	+13
2.	Croatia	6	5	3	0	2	41	31	+10
3.	Russia	6	5	3	0	2	47	36	+11
4.	Slovakia	5	5	2	1	2	48	52	–4
5.	Germany	4	5	2	0	3	35	33	+2
6.	France	0	5	0	0	5	27	59	–32

• Friday June 15, 2001

Germany	4 – 7	Greece
France	4 – 13	Russia
Slovakia	10 – 9	Croatia

• Saturday June 16, 2001

Greece	10 – 7	Russia
Croatia	12 – 3	France
Germany	9 – 9	Slovakia

• Sunday June 17, 2001

Russia	6 – 8	Croatia
Slovakia	8 – 14	Greece
France	3 – 11	Germany

• Monday June 18, 2001

Greece	7 – 7	Croatia
Germany	6 – 9	Russia
Slovakia	13 – 8	France

• Tuesday June 19, 2001

Croatia	5 – 5	Germany
Russia	12 – 8	Slovakia
France	9 – 10	Greece

Quarterfinals

• Thursday June 21, 2001

Croatia	7 – 6	Spain
Hungary	10 – 9	Russia
Italy	7 – 6	Greece
Yugoslavia	8 – 7	Slovakia

Semifinals

• Friday June 22, 2001

Italy	8 – 7	Hungary
Yugoslavia	8 – 6	Croatia

Finals

• Saturday June 23, 2001 — Seventh place

Greece	8 – 4	Slovakia

• Saturday June 23, 2001 — Fifth place

Russia	8 – 5	Spain

• Sunday June 24, 2001 — Bronze Medal

Hungary	12 – 9	Croatia

• Sunday June 24, 2001 — Gold Medal

Yugoslavia	8 – 5	Italy

Final Ranking

RANK TEAM  Yugoslavia  Italy  Hungary 4.  Croatia 5.  Russia 6.  Spain 7.  Greece 8.  Slovakia 9.  Germany 10.  Netherlands 11.  Romania 12.  France

2001 Men's European Champion  Yugoslavia Second title

Individual Awards

• Most Valuable Player
  •  Vladimir Vujasinović (FR Yugoslavia)

• Best Goalkeeper
  •  Francesco Attolico (ITA)

• Best Scorer
  •  Aleksandr Yerisov (RUS) — 21 goals

References

• (English) Results
• (Hungarian) Kataca