The 2025 World Aquatics Men's U20 Water Polo Championships was the 23rd edition of the biannual water polo world championship for under-20 men's national teams. The tournament was played in Zagreb, Croatia, from 14 to 21 June 2025. Hungary were the defending champions but lost to United States in the semifinals.
Spain won their fourth title, as they defeated the United States in the final, 14–11.
Teams
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe (hosts)
Oceania
Venue The venue is the Bazen Mladost in Zagreb. ZagrebBazen MladostCapacity: 1,500
Format The 20 teams were divided into two divisions. The top eight teams made Division 1 and the other twelve teams Division 2. Division 1 were split into two groups of four teams while Division 2 was split into four groups of three. 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 group winners from each group in Division 2 in the crossover round. Starting with quarterfinals onward, the regular knock-out system was used.
Referees On 30 April 2025, the following referees were announced as officiating the championship.
Region Country Referees Africa Hatem Gaber Lucky Letshabo Americas Felipe Giroldo Martin Murray Jorge Patino Rincon Levon Dermendjian Asia Yang Pang Shahrooz Sharifian Viktor Salnichenko Jeremy Cheng
Region Country Referees Europe Ante Bura Levan Berishvili Ralf Mueller Soma Kovacs Alessandro Severo Veselin Miskovic Rastko Prlic Alex Marquez Mas Oceania Daniel Sava Bartels David Couper
Group stage The draw took place on 14 April 2025. Division 1 Group A
Group B
Division 2 Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Classification round Group G
Group H
Placement matches Thirteenth place game
Fifteenth place game
Seventeenth place game
Nineteenth place game
Knockout stage Crossover 1 The four advancing teams from Division 2 played each in a crossover match. The winners of both ties play a fourth place team while the losers play a team that placed third.
Brackets Main bracket
Crossover 2
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
5th place bracket
5th–8th place semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
9th place bracket
9th–12th place semifinals
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Final standings RankTeam4567891011121314151617181920
Awards Position PlayerMVP Ryder DoddTop scorer Vlaho Pavlić (30 goals)Best Goalkeeper Aran Pina
All star Team Position PlayerGoalkeeper Aran PinaCentre Forward Semir SpachitsField Players Oier Aguirre Ryder Dodd Apostolos Georgaras Oliver Leinweber Vlaho Pavlić
Squads (host): Mauro Ivan Čubranić, Mauro Prkoča, Ante Jerković, Maro Šušić, Dominik Obuljen, Gabrijel Burburan, Ivuša Burđelez, Karlo Dragošević, Amar Fajković, Luka Penava, Viktor Tončinić, Vlaho Pavlić, Jakov Ćosić, Mislav Čurković, Jan Bušić. Selector: Zoran Bajić.
References
External links Official website Results Book PDF