The 1997 Men's European Water Polo Championship

European Water Polo Championship

The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation , the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.The first European Water Polo...

was the 23rd edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation

Ligue Européenne de Natation

Ligue Européenne de Natation or LEN is the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to FINA—it is the Continental Association for Europe. It was founded in 1927 in Bologna, Italy....

. The event took place in Seville, Spain from August 13 to August 22, 1997 as an integrated part of the European LC Championships 1997

European LC Championships 1997

The 1997 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held in Seville, Spain from Tuesday 19 August to Sunday 24 August, in the 50 m pool of the Piscina Centro Deportivo San Pablo. The 23rd edition of the event was organised by the LEN...

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GROUP A

13

12

18

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		9	5	4	1	0	36	23
2.		9	5	4	1	0	32	20
3.		6	5	3	0	2	38	20
4.		3	5	1	1	3	27	30	–3
5.		3	5	1	1	3	34	38	–4
6.		0	5	0	0	5	23	59	–36

• August 13, 1997

  	13 – 4
  	10 – 5
  	2 – 7

• August 14, 1997

  	8 – 4
  	7 – 6
  	4 – 9

• August 15, 1997

  	8 – 4
  	6 – 8
  	3 – 4

• August 16, 1997

  	5 – 16
  	3 – 3
  	6 – 6

• August 17, 1997

  	13 – 6
  	6 – 5
  	5 – 4

GROUP B

5

23

15

1

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		9	5	4	1	0	34	29
2.		8	5	4	0	1	49	26
3.		7	5	3	1	1	40	25
4.		4	5	2	0	3	34	33
5.		2	5	1	0	4	23	36	–13
6.		0	5	0	0	5	17	48	–31

• August 13, 1997

  	6 – 4
  	13 – 3
  	7 – 8

• August 14, 1997

  	10 – 4
  	9 – 5
  	7 – 7

• August 15, 1997

  	12 – 6
  	7 – 3
  	7 – 3

• August 16, 1997

  	9 – 3
  	8 – 5
  	7 – 7

• August 17, 1997

  	9 – 3
  	3 – 10
  	10 – 2

Quarterfinals

	5 – 4
	11 – 6
	9 – 8
	10 – 9

	3 – 7
	12 – 9

Semifinals

	8 – 7
	10 – 7

Finals

• Ninth place

  10 – 7

• Seventh place

  13 – 9

• Fifth place

  8 – 6

• Third place

  9 – 8 [aet]

• First place

  3 – 2

Final ranking

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• The first eight teams qualified for the 1998 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
  1998 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship
  The 1998 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship was the eighth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA...
  
   in Perth, Australia
  Perth, Western Australia
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  ; Bulgaria and Ukraine were relegated.

Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player
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• Best Goalkeeper
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• Topscorer
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