The 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 28th 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 the Aquatic Centre Málaga in Málaga, Spain from July 4 to July 13, 2008. The gold medal was won by Montenegro, the silver medal by Serbia and the bronze medal by Hungary.

Teams

GROUP A

GROUP B

Preliminary round

Group A

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July 4, 2008 9:303 – 12 (1–2, 1–3, 0–2, 1–5)19:3010 – 9 (2–1, 3–3, 2–1, 3–4)21:007 – 8 (1–1, 2–2, 2–2, 2–3)

July 5, 2008 11:0019 – 3 (5–1, 5–1, 6–1, 3–0)19:3011 – 10 (4–3, 1–4, 3–1, 3–2)21:007 – 11 (2–4, 2–2, 2–3, 1–2)

July 6, 2008 12:308 – 3 (3–2, 2–1, 1–0, 2–0)18:007 – 6 (2–0, 2–1, 0–3, 3–2)21:004 – 12 (2–3, 1–2, 1–2, 0–5)

July 7, 2008 11:0015 – 5 (4–0, 3–1, 5–2, 3–2)19:309 – 10 (2–2, 3–2, 1–2, 3–4)21:009 – 7 (2–2, 2–1, 2–2, 3–2)

July 8, 2008 9:304 – 13 (0–3, 1–2, 2–4, 1–4)18:0010–10 (1–0, 2–3, 3–3, 4–4)21:008 – 7 (2–1, 2–3, 2–1, 2–2)

Group B

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July 4, 2008 11:0010 – 6 (3–1, 3–3, 3–2, 1–0)12:3017 – 5 (2–1, 5–1, 6–2, 4–1)18:006 – 12 (1–1, 2–2, 1–5, 2–4)

July 5, 2008 9:306 – 23 (1–7, 1–6, 2–4, 2–6)12:3013 – 4 (3–1, 2–0, 5–2, 3–1)18:007 – 12 (0–4, 2–3, 3–2, 2–3)

July 6, 2008 9:309–9 (1–2, 4–2, 3–5, 1–0)11:006–6 (1–2, 2–1, 2–2, 1–1)19:3012 – 6 (2–1, 1–1, 4–2, 5–2)

July 7, 2008 9:304 – 8 (1–2, 2–1, 0–3, 1–2)12:305 – 11 (1–4, 2–2, 1–2, 1–3)18:0011 – 6 (5–1, 1–2, 2–1, 3–2)

July 8, 2008 11:007 – 5 (1–1, 2–1, 1–1, 3–2)12:3010 – 14 (4–3, 4–3, 1–6, 1–2)19:308 – 11 (2–2, 3–1, 3–5, 0–3)

Final round

Places 7/12 July 9, 2008 16:304 – 9 (0–1, 2–2, 1–3, 1–3)18:006 – 7 (1–2, 3–1, 1–2, 1–2)

July 11, 2008 16:3011 – 13 (2–3, 2–3, 2–2, 4–2, 0–1, 1–2)18:007 – 9 (2–3, 1–3, 1–1, 3–2)

Places 11 / 12 July 11, 2008 12:3014 – 8 (3–3, 2–1, 4–2, 5–2)

Places 9 / 10 July 12, 2008 9:3011 – 6 (2–0, 2–1, 4–3, 3–2)

Places 7 / 8 July 12, 2008 11:00 15 – 5 (5–2, 2–1, 4–1, 4–1)

Quarterfinals July 9, 2008 19:3014 – 8 (5–2, 2–1, 4–3, 2–2)21:008 – 7 (4–2, 0–0, 3–2, 1–3)

Semifinals July 11, 2008 19:307 – 9 (2–0, 2–4, 2–2, 1–3)21:007 – 8 (0–0, 1–3, 3–1, 3–3, 0–1, 0–0)

Finals

Places 5 / 6 July 12, 2008 12:30 7 – 9 (2–3, 3–2, 1–2, 1–2)

Bronze Medal July 13, 2008 19:30 15 – 14 (3–1, 2–4, 5–5, 3–3, 0–1, 2–0)

Gold Medal July 13, 2008 – Malaga, Spain 21:00 5 – 6 (1–2, 3–0, 0–2, 1–1, 0–1, 0–0)

Final ranking

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Individual awards Most Valuable Player

Best Goalkeeper

Topscorer (23)

References

LEN website