2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship

For the women's tournament, see 2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship.

The 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship was held in Belgrade, Serbia.^[3][4]

2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship

Official logo
Tournament details
Country	Serbia
City	Belgrade
No. of venues	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	10 January 2016 (2016-01-10)– 23 January 2016 (2016-01-23)
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Serbia (7th title)
Runner-up	Montenegro
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played	56
Goals scored	1,076 (19.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Stevie Camilleri (21 goals)^[1]
Best player	Andrija Prlainović^[2]
Best goalkeeper	Viktor Nagy
Website	(archived)
← 2014 2018 →

Serbia won their seventh, and third straight, title by defeating the Montenegro 10–8 in the final. Hungary captured the bronze medal after a 13–10 win over Greece.^[2]

Qualification

Main article: 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers

For the first time, the tournament will be contested by 16 countries (12 previously). The 16 teams qualified as follows:

• The host nation
• The best seven teams from the 2014 European Championships not already qualified as the host nation
• eight qualifiers

Event	Date	Location	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	–	–	1	Serbia
2014 European Championships	14–27 July 2014	Budapest	7	Hungary   Italy   Montenegro   Croatia   Greece   Spain   Romania
Qualifiers		–	8	Netherlands   Georgia   France   Slovakia   Germany   Malta   Russia   Turkey

Format

The 16 teams were split into four groups of four teams. All teams advance to the knockout stage, from which on a knockout-system will be used to determine the final positions..

Squads

Further information: 2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship squads

Draw

The draw was held on 4 October 2015.^[5][6]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Serbia   Italy   Montenegro   Hungary	Croatia   Spain   Greece   Romania	Netherlands   France   Russia   Germany	Georgia   Malta   Turkey   Slovakia

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).^[7]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Spain	3	2	1	0	36	16	+20	7
2	Montenegro	3	2	1	0	36	20	+16	7
3	Netherlands	3	1	0	2	16	33	−17	3
4	Slovakia	3	0	0	3	15	34	−19	0

Source: wpbelgrade2016.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

10 January 2016 09:30	Report	Spain	13–4	Slovakia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 6–2, 2–1, 1–1
		Molina 4	Goals	Faměra 2

10 January 2016 18:15	Report	Montenegro	13–6	Netherlands	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), György Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 3–1, 3–2, 2–3
		Radović 4	Goals	Lindhout 2

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12 January 2016 09:30	Report	Slovakia	5–6	Netherlands	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 1–2, 1–0, 2–2
		Seman 3	Goals	Frauenfelder 3

12 January 2016 18:45	Report	Montenegro	8–8	Spain	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 1–2, 2–2, 2–1
		Ivović, Janović 2	Goals	Español 3

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14 January 2016 17:15	Report	Spain	15–4	Netherlands	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Haldun Toygarlı (TUR), Luís Santos (POR)
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 2–1, 3–2, 5–1
		Español 6	Goals	Lindhout 3

14 January 2016 18:45	Report	Montenegro	15–6	Slovakia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 6–3, 6–0, 1–2, 2–1
		Janović, Radović 4	Goals	six players 1

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Serbia	3	3	0	0	49	16	+33	9
2	Croatia	3	2	0	1	48	20	+28	6
3	France	3	1	0	2	30	43	−13	3
4	Malta	3	0	0	3	11	59	−48	0

Source: wpbelgrade2016.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

10 January 2016 17:15	Report	France	17–7	Malta	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 7–4, 5–1, 2–2
		Crousillat 5	Goals	S. Camilleri 5

10 January 2016 20:30	Report	Croatia	6–13	Serbia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–4, 1–5, 2–1
		Šetka 2	Goals	Mandić, Prlainović 3

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12 January 2016 17:15	Report	France	5–20	Croatia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Luís Santos (POR)
		Score by quarters: 0–7, 1–1, 2–8, 2–4
		Camarasa 2	Goals	Joković 4

12 January 2016 20:15	Report	Serbia	20–2	Malta	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 8,000 Referees: Haldun Toygarlı (TUR), Irakli Kikalishvili (GEO)
		Score by quarters: 6–0, 5–1, 4–1, 5–0
		Nikić 5	Goals	S. Camilleri 2

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14 January 2016 09:30	Report	Croatia	22–2	Malta	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: György Kun (HUN), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 7–1, 5–1, 5–0, 5–0
		Bušlje, Sukno 4	Goals	Gabarretta, Meli 1

14 January 2016 20:15	Report	France	8–16	Serbia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 10,249 Referees: Alessandro Svero (ITA), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–4, 1–3, 1–6
		Camarasa, Crousillat 2	Goals	Prlainović 3

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Italy	3	3	0	0	48	11	+37	9
2	Romania	3	2	0	1	31	30	+1	6
3	Germany	3	1	0	2	29	39	−10	3
4	Georgia	3	0	0	3	16	44	−28	0

Source: wpbelgrade2016.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

11 January 2016 09:30	Report	Georgia	6–12	Romania	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Mario Dalli (MLT), Xavier Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–2, 1–5, 1–3
		Baghaturia, Tsrepulia 2	Goals	Gheorghe 4

11 January 2016 18:45	Report	Germany	5–16	Italy	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–6, 3–4, 1–4
		five players 1	Goals	Aicardi, Bodegas 3

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13 January 2016 09:30	Report	Germany	11–9	Georgia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Dragan Štampalija (CRO), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 4–3, 3–2, 3–1
		Nossek 3	Goals	Elez, Tsrepulia 3

13 January 2016 18:45	Report	Romania	5–11	Italy	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–4, 1–3, 3–2
		Radu 3	Goals	Bodegas 3

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15 January 2016 17:15	Report	Georgia	1–21	Italy	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Xavier Buch (ESP), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–6, 0–6, 0–4
		Baghaturia 1	Goals	Di Fulvio 4

15 January 2016 18:45	Report	Germany	13–14	Romania	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–3, 5–5, 3–3
		Cuk, Real 4	Goals	Radu 4

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hungary	3	2	1	0	40	19	+21	7
2	Russia	3	2	0	1	32	28	+4	6
3	Greece	3	1	1	1	37	23	+14	4
4	Turkey	3	0	0	3	19	58	−39	0

Source: wpbelgrade2016.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

11 January 2016 15:45	Report	Russia	17–8	Turkey	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–0, 3–3, 6–2
		Bugaychuk 4	Goals	Aksentijević, Šutalo 2

11 January 2016 20:15	Report	Hungary	8–8	Greece	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Mark Koganov (AZE), Dragan Štampalija (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 2–3, 2–1, 1–2
		Dé. Varga, Hárai 3	Goals	three players 2

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13 January 2016 15:45	Report	Turkey	6–21	Greece	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Luís Santos (POR), Mario Dalli (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–6, 1–6, 1–7
		Ozbakis 2	Goals	Gounas 6

13 January 2016 20:15	Report	Hungary	12–6	Russia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Xavier Buch (ESP), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 3–1, 3–0, 5–1
		Bátori 5	Goals	Kholod 3

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15 January 2016 09:30	Report	Hungary	20–5	Turkey	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 4–1, 5–1, 7–3
		Dé. Varga 6	Goals	Šutalo 2

15 January 2016 20:15	Report	Russia	9–8	Greece	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Boris Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 2–4, 3–0
		Bugaychuk 3	Goals	Genidounias, Vlachopoulos 2

Knockout stage

	Round of 16				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	Spain	14
	Malta	3
					Spain	2
					Greece	6
	Romania	9
	Greece	15
									Greece	7
									Serbia	13
	Serbia	10
	Slovakia	5
					Serbia	15
					Russia	5
	Russia	9
	Germany	6
													Serbia	10
													Montenegro	8
	Italy	16
	Turkey	2
					Italy	7
					Montenegro	10
	Montenegro	11
	France	6
									Montenegro	8
									Hungary	5			Third place
	Hungary	14
	Georgia	3
					Hungary	8							Greece	10
					Croatia	5							Hungary	13
	Croatia	16
	Netherlands	9

5th place bracket

	5–8th place semifinals				Fifth place
	Spain	10
	Russia	9
					Spain	8
					Italy	7
	Italy	8
	Croatia	6
					Seventh place
					Russia	5
					Croatia	13

9th place bracket

	9–16th place quarterfinals				9–12th place semifinals				Ninth place
	Malta	7
	Romania	12
					Romania (pen.)	10 (4)
					Germany	10 (3)
	Slovakia	8 (7)
	Germany (pen.)	8 (8)
									Romania	6
									France	12
	Turkey	9
	France	14
					France	11
					Netherlands	8			Eleventh place
	Georgia	9 (6)
	Netherlands (pen.)	9 (7)
									Germany	9
									Netherlands	7

13th place bracket

	13–16th place semifinals				13th place
	Malta	9
	Slovakia	17
					Slovakia	10
					Georgia	9
	Turkey	11
	Georgia	12
					15th place
					Malta (pen.)	10 (4)
					Turkey	10 (3)

Round of 16

16 January 2016 09:30	Report	Spain	14–3	Malta	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Mark Koganov (AZE)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 3–0, 7–1, 1–1
		Español, Tahull 3	Goals	three players 1

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16 January 2016 17:15	Report	Montenegro	11–6	France	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Haldun Toygarlı (TUR)
		Score by quarters: 6–3, 1–0, 2–1, 2–2
		Vukčević 3	Goals	three players 2

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16 January 2016 18:45	Report	Serbia	10–5	Slovakia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 8,419 Referees: György Kun (HUN), Luís Santos (POR)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 3–1, 2–1, 2–0
		four players 2	Goals	Hrosik, Faměra 2

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16 January 2016 20:15	Report	Croatia	16–9	Netherlands	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Boris Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 3–2, 4–3, 5–3
		Joković, Sukno 5	Goals	Lindhout 3

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17 January 2016 09:30	Report	Italy	16–2	Turkey	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Frank Ohme (GER), Luís Santos (POR)
		Score by quarters: 4–0, 3–0, 5–1, 4–1
		three players 3	Goals	Beskardesler, Okman 1

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17 January 2016 17:15	Report	Hungary	14–3	Georgia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Mario Dalli (MLT), Boris Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 4–1, 4–1, 3–1, 3–0
		Dé. Varga 3	Goals	Rurua 2

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17 January 2016 18:45	Report	Romania	9–15	Greece	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Dragan Štampalija (CRO)
		Score by quarters: 3–5, 3–5, 1–4, 2–1
		Gheorghe 5	Goals	Fountoulis 6

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17 January 2016 20:15	Report	Russia	9–6	Germany	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), György Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–1, 2–1, 2–2
		three players 2	Goals	Nossek 2

9–16th place quarterfinals

18 January 2016 09:30	Report	Malta	7–12	Romania	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Xavier Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–5, 1–1, 2–2
		S. Camilleri 4	Goals	Negrean 5

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18 January 2016 11:00	Report	Slovakia	8–8	Germany	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Dragan Štampalija (CRO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 1–1, 2–4, 2–2  PSO: 7–8
		Tkáč, Zaťovič 2	Goals	three players 2

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19 January 2016 09:30	Report	Turkey	9–14	France	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Dragan Štampalija (CRO), Boris Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–4, 0–4, 3–2
		Beskardesler 3	Goals	Khasz, Simon 3

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19 January 2016 11:00	Report	Georgia	9–9	Netherlands	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–4, 2–4, 2–0  PSO: 6–7
		Tsrepulia 4	Goals	Gielen 3

Quarterfinals

18 January 2016 18:45	Report	Spain	2–6	Greece	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: György Kun (HUN), Boris Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 1–1, 1–2, 0–1
		Mallarach 2	Goals	Fountoulis 3

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18 January 2016 20:15	Report	Serbia	15–5	Russia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Matan Schwartz (ISR)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–1, 4–2, 4–0
		Mandić, Prlainović 3	Goals	five players 1

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19 January 2016 18:45	Report	Italy	7–10	Montenegro	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 2–3, 0–1, 3–4, 2–2
		Di Fulvio 2	Goals	N. Janović 4

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19 January 2016 20:15	Report	Hungary	8–5	Croatia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Sergey Naumov (RUS), Xavier Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–2, 1–1, 2–1
		Dé. Varga 3	Goals	Vukicević 2

13–16th place semifinals

20 January 2016 09:00	Report	Malta	9–17	Slovakia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Luís Santos (POR), Boris Margeta (SLO)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 2–3, 4–5, 2–5
		S. Camilleri 6	Goals	Faměra 5

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21 January 2016 09:00	Report	Turkey	11–12	Georgia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), György Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–3, 3–3, 4–1
		Korolija 3	Goals	Baghaturia 3

9–12th place semifinals

20 January 2016 10:30	Report	Romania	10–10	Germany	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
		Score by quarters: 5–2, 1–1, 0–4, 4–3  PSO: 4–3
		Negrean 4	Goals	Bukowsi 3

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21 January 2016 10:30	Report	France	11–8	Netherlands	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Haldun Toygarlı (TUR), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 5–1, 2–5, 3–1, 1–1
		four players 2	Goals	Gielen 2

5–8th place semifinals

20 January 2016 18:45	Report	Spain	10–9	Russia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Vojin Putniković (SRB)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 2–2, 2–4
		three players 2	Goals	Magomaev 3

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21 January 2016 18:45	Report	Italy	8–6	Croatia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 0–1, 2–1, 0–3
		three players 2	Goals	Sukno 2

Semifinals

20 January 2016 20:15	Report	Greece	7–13	Serbia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Dragan Štampalija (CRO), Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 0–2, 1–4, 3–3
		Gounas, Vlachopoulos 2	Goals	Filipović, Pijetlović 3

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21 January 2016 20:15	Report	Montenegro	8–5	Hungary	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Radosław Koryzna (POL)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–1, 1–1, 3–1
		Ivović, N. Janović 2	Goals	Manhercz, Dé. Varga 2

15th place game

22 January 2016 09:00	Report	Malta	10–10	Turkey	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Benjamin Mercier (FRA), Frank Ohme (GER)
		Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–0, 3–5, 2–2  PSO: 4–3
		S. Camilleri 4	Goals	Aksentijević 3

13th place game

22 January 2016 10:30	Report	Slovakia	10–9	Georgia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Stanko Ivanovski (MNE), Mario Dalli (MLT)
		Score by quarters: 2–2, 1–2, 4–4, 3–1
		Zaťovič 3	Goals	Jelaca, Kavtaradze 2

Eleventh place game

23 January 2016 09:00	Report	Germany	9–7	Netherlands	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Dragan Štampalija (CRO), Xavier Buch (ESP)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 3–4, 2–1, 2–1
		three players 2	Goals	Lindhout, Koopman 2

Ninth place game

23 January 2016 10:30	Report	Romania	6–12	France	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), György Kun (HUN)
		Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–2, 1–2, 3–2
		Radu 2	Goals	Marzouki 5

Seventh place game

23 January 2016 12:00	Report	Russia	5–13	Croatia	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Adrian Alexandrescu (ROU), Alessandro Svero (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 0–2, 3–3, 1–4, 1–4
		Bychkov, Kholod 2	Goals	Bukić, Šetka 3

Fifth place game

23 January 2016 13:30	Report	Spain	8–7	Italy	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Vojin Putniković (SRB), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 4–2, 1–3, 1–1
		Molina Rios, Munarriz 2	Goals	Giorgetti 3

Third place game

23 January 2016 16:15	Report	Greece	10–13	Hungary	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Mark Koganov (AZE)
		Score by quarters: 2–4, 2–4, 1–2, 5–3
		Vlachopoulos 4	Goals	Vámos 3

Final

23 January 2016 17:45	Report	Serbia	10–8	Montenegro	Kombank Arena, Belgrade Attendance: 18,473 Referees: Boris Margeta (SLO), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
		Score by quarters: 1–3, 2–1, 3–2, 4–2
		three players 2	Goals	three players 2

Final ranking

	Qualified for the Summer Olympics
	Already qualified for the Summer Olympics
	Qualified for the Summer Olympics final qualification tournament

Rank	Team
	Serbia
	Montenegro
	Hungary
4	Greece
5	Spain
6	Italy
7	Croatia
8	Russia
9	France
10	Romania
11	Germany
12	Netherlands
13	Slovakia
14	Georgia
15	Malta
16	Turkey

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Shots	%
1	Steven Camilleri	21	55	38
2	Dénes Varga	19	39	49
3	Andrija Prlainović	18	37	49
4	Ioannis Fountoulis	17	42	41
	Tiberiu Negrean		43	40
6	Aleksandar Radović	16	30	53
7	Sandro Sukno	15	39	39
	Cosmin Radu		25	60
9	Ugo Crousillat	14	34	41
	Mehdi Marzouki		37	38
	Martin Faměra		45	31
	Albert Español		38	37
	Guillermo Molina Rios		36	39

Source: wpbelgrade2016.microplustiming.com

Awards

Top Goalscorer	Player of the Tournament^[2]	Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Steven Camilleri	Andrija Prlainović	Viktor Nagy

References

1. Top scorers
2. . waterpoloworld.com. 23 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
3. LEN Calendar 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
4. "Catching Up with Darko Udovicic about Serbian Water Polo" Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
5. . belgrade2016.rs. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
6. . belgrade2016.rs. 4 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
7. Schedule 2015-12-30 at the Wayback Machine

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