The
2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship' was the 27th exhibition of the event organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the
Ligue Européenne de Natation
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. The event took place in the
Tašmajdan Sports Centre in
Belgrade
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Serbia
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, from 1 to 10 September 2006.
There were three
qualification tournaments ahead of the event, held from 7 to 9 April 2006 in
Kranj
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Slovenia
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(with France, Slovenia, Slovakia and Malta competing), in
Eindhoven
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Netherlands
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(Greece, Netherlands, Poland and Moldova), and in
Imperia
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Italy
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(Belarus, Italy, Romania and Turkey).
Qualification
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Teams
;GROUP A
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;GROUP B
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Preliminary round
Group A
September 1, 2006
September 2, 2006
September 3, 2006
September 4, 2006
September 5, 2006
Group B
September 1, 2006
September 2, 2006
September 3, 2006
September 4, 2006
September 5, 2006
Final round
Places 7/12
September 7, 2006
September 8, 2006
Places 11 / 12
September 8, 2006
Places 9 / 10
September 9, 2006
Places 7 / 8
September 9, 2006
Quarterfinals
September 7, 2006
Semifinals
September 8, 2006
Finals
Places 5 / 6
September 9, 2006
Bronze medal
September 10, 2006
Gold medal
September 10, 2006
Final ranking
;Team roster:
Denis Šefik,
Petar Trbojević,
Živko Gocić,
Vanja Udovičić,
Dejan Savić,
Danilo Ikodinović,
Slobodan Nikić,
Filip Filipović,
Aleksandar Ćirić,
Aleksandar Šapić,
Vladimir Vujasinović
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During his playing career ...
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Branko Peković,
Slobodan Soro,
Duško Pijetlović
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, and
Andrija Prlainović
Head coach:
Dejan Udovičić
Individual awards
* Most Valuable Player
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* Best Goalkeeper
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* Topscorer
** — 33 goals
Medalists
Top scorers
References
LEN website
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Men's European Water Polo Championship
International water polo competitions hosted by Serbia
European Championship
Water polo
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International sports competitions in Belgrade
2000s in Belgrade
September 2006 sports events in Europe