The 2024 Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship was the 28th edition of the Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship. The tournament was played in Burgas, Bulgaria from 1 to 7 September 2024.2024 Men's European U-19 Water Polo Championship statistics Serbia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in quarterfinals. Croatia won the tournament for the first time.

Host selection Burgas was given the hosting rights on 11 October 2023.

Format For the first time, the 16 teams are sorted into two Divisions, based on the last edition and the qualifiers. The top eight teams made Division 1 and the other eight teams Division 2. Both divisions were split into two groups of four teams. The top two teams from each group of Division 1 advanced directly to the quarterfinals, while the other two teams from each group played against one of the top two sides from each group in Division 2 in a play-off round. Starting with quarterfinals onward, the regular knock-out system was used.

Qualification

Sixteen teams will compete at the main event.

The host nation The top eight teams from the 2022 European Championship not already qualified as host nation Best seven teams from the qualifiers.

+EventDateLocationQuotasNation(s)Host11 October 2023 – 12022 European Championship18–25 September 2022 Podgorica8Qualifiers14–17 March 2024Various7

Venue BurgasCapacity:

Draw The draw was held on 26 March 2024 in Barcelona, Spain.

Division 1

The pots for Division 1 were decided by the rankings of the 2022 U-19 European Championship. Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Division 2

The seeding for Division 2 was decided by who finished first and second in the qualifiers (excluding Bulgaria). Pot 1Pot 2

Preliminary round All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3).

Division 1 Group A

Group B

Division 2 Group C

Group D

Knockout stage Main bracket

Playoffs

13th–16th place bracket

13th–16th place semifinals

15th place game

13th place game

9th–12th place bracket

9th–12th place semifinals

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Quarterfinals

5th–8th place bracket

5th–8th place semifinals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Semifinals

Third place game

Final

Final standings

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References

External links Official website of LEN – European Aquatics