1999 Men's European Water Polo Championship
Encyclopedia
The 1999 Men's European Water Polo Championship
was the 24th edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation
. The event took place in Florence
, Italy
from September 2 to September 11, 1999.
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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 24th 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 Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, 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...
from September 2 to September 11, 1999.
GROUP A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 25 | ||
| 2. | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 30 | ||
| 3. | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 22 | ||
| 4. | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 0 | |
| 5. | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 43 | –14 | |
| 6. | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 46 | –20 |
- Thursday September 2, 1999
9 – 5 7 – 9 7 – 7
- Friday September 3, 1999
8 – 3 3 – 11 7 – 6
- Saturday September 4, 1999
8 – 7 7 – 6 7 – 6
- Sunday September 5, 1999
4 – 9 3 – 8 5 – 6
- Monnday September 6, 1999
13 – 6 9 – 6 9 – 7
GROUP B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 33 | ||
| 2. | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 33 | ||
| 3. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 33 | ||
| 4. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 29 | –3 | |
| 5. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 32 | –3 | |
| 6. | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 32 | –7 |
- Thursday September 2, 1999
4 – 9 7 – 10 5 – 7
- Friday September 3, 1999
3 – 5 8 – 9 11 – 8
- Saturday September 4, 1999
4 – 4 4 – 6 3 – 3
- Sunday September 5, 1999
7 – 8 7 – 8 7 – 10
- Monday September 6, 1999
6 – 11 8 – 10 6 – 7
Quarterfinals
- Wednesday September 8, 1999
6 – 7 9 – 7 [aet] 6 – 7 15 – 4
Semifinals
- Thursday September 9, 1999 — Winners Round
7 – 10 7 – 5
- Thursday September 9, 1999 — Losers Round
7 – 8 5 – 8
Finals
- Wednesday September 8, 1999 — Eleventh Place Match
7 – 8
- Wednesday September 8, 1999 — Ninth Place Match
9 – 8 [aet]
- Friday September 10, 1999 — Seventh Place Match
5 – 8
- Friday September 10, 1999 — Fifth Place Match
14 – 12
- Saturday September 11, 1999 — Bronze Medal Match
7 – 6
- Saturday September 11, 1999 — Gold Medal Match
15 – 12
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Final ranking
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Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- ???
- Best Goalkeeper
- ???
| RANK | TOPSCORERS | GOALS |
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| 1. | 16 | |
| 2. | 14 | |
| 5. | 13 | |
| 7. | 12 | |