2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	2 – 9 September
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Runner-up	Italy
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Ekaterina Pantyulina (RUS) (18)
Best player	Tania di Mario (ITA)
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The 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the eleventh edition of the now tri-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in the Banjica Sports Center in Belgrade, Serbia from September 2 to September 9, 2006.

There were two qualification tournaments ahead of the event, held from April 7 to April 9, 2006 in Nancy, France (with France, Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands competing) and in Madrid, Spain (Czech Republic, Greece, Spain and Ukraine).

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Hungary	7	3	2	1	0	41	18	+23
2.	Spain	7	3	2	1	0	37	23	+14
3.	Netherlands	3	3	1	0	2	33	29	+4
4.	Serbia	0	3	0	0	3	14	55	−41

• Saturday September 2, 2006

Serbia	4–17	Spain
Netherlands	6–11	Hungary

• Sunday September 3, 2006

Serbia	6–16	Netherlands
Spain	8–8	Hungary

• Monday September 4, 2006

Netherlands	11–12	Spain
Serbia	4–22	Hungary

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Italy	9	3	3	0	0	39	27	+12
2.	Russia	6	3	2	0	1	45	31	+14
3.	Greece	3	3	1	0	2	26	32	−6
4.	Germany	0	3	0	0	3	28	48	−20

• Saturday September 2, 2006

Russia	15–6	Greece
Italy	17–8	Germany

• Sunday September 3, 2006

Greece	13–9	Germany
Russia	12–14	Italy

• Monday September 4, 2006

Germany	11–18	Russia
Italy	8–7	Greece

• Wednesday September 6, 2006

Russia	17–11	Netherlands
Spain	10–9	Greece

• Thursday September 7, 2006

Italy	15–10	Spain
Russia	12–11	Hungary

• Wednesday September 6, 2006 — Seventh place

Serbia	6–15	Germany

• Thursday September 7, 2006 — Fifth place

Greece	11 – 12 [aet]	Netherlands

• Saturday September 9, 2006 — Bronze Medal

Hungary	12–11	Spain

• Saturday September 9, 2006 — Gold Medal

Russia	12–10	Italy

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• Most Valuable Player
  •  Tania di Mario (ITA)
• Best Goalkeeper
  •  Elena Gigli (ITA)
• Topscorer
  •  Ekaterina Pantyulina (RUS) — 18 goals

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