2026 Men's European Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2026 Men's European Water Polo Championship will be the 37th running of the tournament. It will be held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[1]

Belgrade was given the hosting rights on 13 May 2022.^[1]

Sixteen teams will be able to compete at the main event. They are broken up as follows:

• The host nation
• The top seven or eight teams from the 2024 European Championship not already qualified as host nation
• Final seven or eight from the qualifiers.

Event	Date	Location	Quotas	Nation(s)
Host	13 May 2022	–	1	Serbia
2024 European Championship	29 August – 10 September	Dubrovnik, Split	7	Spain  Croatia  Italy  Hungary  Greece  Montenegro  Romania
Qualifiers	2025	Various	8

Similar to 2016, the Štark Arena will be used for the entire competition.^[2]

Belgrade		Belgrade
		Štark Arena
		Capacity: 18,386