The 2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifier was split into three tournaments to determine the last six competing teams for the 2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship

2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship

The 2006 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 27-th edition of the event organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation...

, held from September 1 to September 10, 2006 in Belgrade, Serbia.

Group A (France, Slovenia, Slovakia and Malta) played a round robin in Kranj

Kranj

' is the third largest municipality and fourth largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 54,500 . It is located approximately 20 km north-west of Ljubljana...

, Slovenia

Slovenia

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, while Group B (Greece, Netherlands, Poland and Moldova) competed in Eindhoven, Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. Group C was contested in Imperia

Imperia

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, Italy

Italy

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 with Belarus, Italy, Romania and Turkey. All three events were held from April 7 to April 9, 2006.

Teams

GROUP A — Kranj

Kranj

' is the third largest municipality and fourth largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 54,500 . It is located approximately 20 km north-west of Ljubljana...

, Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

GROUP B — Eindhoven, Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

GROUP C — Imperia

Imperia

Imperia may be:* Imperia , an Italian city* Province of Imperia, the Italian province of the above city of Imperia* IMPERIA, a vodka produced by Russian Standard* Imperia , a statue in Constance, Germany...

, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

Group A

10

8

6

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	29	19
2.		4	3	2	0	1	32	24
3.		2	3	1	0	2	33	27
4.		0	3	0	0	3	17	41	–24

• Friday April 7, 2006

  	9 – 7
  	15 – 4

• Saturday April 8, 2006

  	11 – 10
  	10 – 6

• Sunday April 9, 2006

  	16 – 7
  	10 – 6

Group B

35

18

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	53	18
2.		4	3	2	0	1	38	20
3.		2	3	1	0	2	25	43	–18
4.		0	3	0	0	3	20	55	–35

• Friday April 7, 2006

  	25 – 7
  	14 – 8

• Saturday April 8, 2006

  	17 – 3
  	19 – 4

• Sunday April 9, 2006

  	13 – 10
  	7 – 9

Group C

46

14

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		6	3	3	0	0	54	8
2.		4	3	2	0	1	35	21
3.		2	3	1	0	2	16	33	–17
4.		0	3	0	0	3	6	49	–43

• Friday April 7, 2006

  	12 – 5
  	8 – 2

• Saturday April 8, 2006

  	18 – 4
  	19 – 3

• Sunday April 9, 2006

  	12 – 5
  	23 – 0