2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship

Season 26 of Europe championship of water ball 2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship 2001 Men's European Water Polo Championship 2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship The 2003 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 26th edition of the event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in the Aquatic Centre in Kranj, Slovenia from June 6 to June 15, 2003. There were two qualification tournaments ahead of the event, held from April 9 to April 13, 2003 in Kyiv, Ukraine (with Belarus, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, France and Ukraine competing) and Bratislava, Slovakia (Greece, Slovakia, Romania, Poland, Malta and Turkey). Serbia and Montenegro won their third title by defeating Croatia in the final, meanwhile Hungary beat Russia to secure the bronze medal. After the end of final match Croatian fans started a massive riot. Teams GROUP A HUN NED ROM RUS SCG SVK GROUP B CRO GER GRE ITA SLO ESP Preliminary round GROUP A TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.SCG854015633+232.HUN854014630+163.RUS653024441+34.SVK452034151−105.NED251043748−116.ROM251042849−21 GROUP B TeamPointsGWDLGFGADiff1.CRO854013831+72.GRE653023431+33.ESP653023735+24.GER452033941−25.ITA45203333306.SLO251043949−10 Quarterfinals Thiursday June 12, 2003 CRO10–6SVKHUN10–2ESPRUS10–8GRESCG9–2GER Semifinals Friday June 13, 2003 CRO10–9HUNSCG11–7RUS Finals Sunday June 15, 2003 — Image:Med 3.png Bronze Medal HUN12–6RUS Sunday June 15, 2003 — Image:Med 1.png Gold Medal SCG9 – 8 [aet]CRO Final ranking RANKTEAMImage:Med 1.pngSCG Image:Med 2.pngCROImage:Med 3.pngHUN4.RUS5.ESP6.GER7.SVK8.GRE9.ITA10.ROM11.NED12.SLO wp 2003 Men's European champion Serbia and Montenegro Third Individual awards Most Valuable Player Alexander Yeryshov RUS Best Goalkeeper Denis Šefik SCG Topscorer Aleksandar Šapić SCG— 24 goals References Results Men 2003 Category:International water polo competitions hosted by Slovenia European Championship Water polo