2025 Men's European U-16 Water Polo Championship Division I
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Slovenia |
| City | Ljubljana |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 7–13 July 2025 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Bulgaria |
| Third place |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Fourth place |  Ukraine |
| Official website | |
| European Aquatics | |
The 2025 Men's European U-16 Water Polo Championship Division I was the inaugural edition of the second tier of the Men's European U-16 Water Polo Championships, organized by the European Aquatics. The tournament was played in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 7 to 13 July 2025.[1][2]
France won the tournament and, along with second-placed Bulgaria, promoted to the 2027 Elite Division.
Teams that have registered their U16 national team but didn't compete in the 2023 U15 European Championship took part in the tournament.[3]
| Teams |
|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Bulgaria |
 Cyprus |
 Czech Republic |
| France |
 Latvia |
 Lithuania |
 Portugal |
 Slovakia |
| Slovenia |
 Switzerland |
| Ukraine |
Group stage
All times are local (Central European Summer Time; UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 15 | Semifinals |
| 2 | France |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 56 | +25 | 12 | |
| 3 | Slovenia (H) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 71 | +6 | 9 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Cyprus |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Slovakia |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 84 | −18 | 3 | 9th–12th place playoffs |
| 6 | Portugal |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 87 | −32 | 0 |
| 7 July 2025 9:00 |
Report | Bulgaria |
15–9 | Slovakia |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 4–4, 3–1, 5–1 | |||||
| 7 July 2025 13:00 |
Report | France |
17–11 | Portugal |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 7–4, 3–3, 4–1 | |||||
| 7 July 2025 19:30 |
Report | Slovenia |
14–12 | Cyprus |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 3–2, 5–5, 2–3 | |||||
| 8 July 2025 11:00 |
Report | Portugal |
14–18 | Slovakia |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 2–4, 4–7, 6–2 | |||||
| 8 July 2025 15:00 |
Report | Cyprus |
11–18 | France |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 2–5, 4–2, 3–5, 2–6 | |||||
| 8 July 2025 19:00 |
Report | Bulgaria |
15–14 | Slovenia |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–3, 6–4, 3–5 | |||||
| 9 July 2025 9:00 |
Report | Portugal |
6–17 | Cyprus |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 0–6, 2–4, 1–6 | |||||
| 9 July 2025 17:00 |
Report | France |
9–10 | Bulgaria |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–1, 3–4, 2–3 | |||||
| 9 July 2025 19:00 |
Report | Slovakia |
16–17 | Slovenia |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 5–4, 5–6, 3–3 | |||||
| 10 July 2025 11:00 |
Report | Cyprus |
15–10 | Slovakia |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 2–2, 6–2, 3–3 | |||||
| 10 July 2025 15:00 |
Report | Bulgaria |
14–10 | Portugal |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 2–4, 4–0, 4–5, 4–1 | |||||
| 10 July 2025 19:00 |
Report | Slovenia |
11–14 | France |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 5–4, 0–3, 2–5, 4–2 | |||||
| 11 July 2025 9:00 |
Report | Bulgaria |
16–9 | Cyprus |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 4–3, 4–3, 2–1, 6–2 | |||||
| 11 July 2025 13:00 |
Report | France |
23–13 | Slovakia |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 8–4, 7–2, 3–6, 5–1 | |||||
| 11 July 2025 19:00 |
Report | Portugal |
14–21 | Slovenia |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 5–6, 1–4, 3–7, 5–4 | |||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PSW | PSL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 39 | +53 | 14 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 45 | +38 | 12 | |
| 3 | Switzerland |
5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 77 | 46 | +31 | 10 | 5th–8th place playoffs |
| 4 | Lithuania |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Czech Republic |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 3 | 9th–12th place playoffs |
| 6 | Latvia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 130 | −110 | 0 |
Source: microplustimingservices.com
| 7 July 2025 11:00 |
Report | Czech Republic |
9–21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 3–6, 3–8, 2–4 | |||||
| 7 July 2025 15:00 |
Report | Ukraine |
41–4 | Latvia |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 11–0, 8–3, 9–0, 13–1 | |||||
| 7 July 2025 17:00 |
Report | Switzerland |
11–9 | Lithuania |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 4–1, 2–3 | |||||
| 8 July 2025 9:00 |
Report | Latvia |
2–27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 0–5, 0–5, 0–8, 2–9 | |||||
| 8 July 2025 13:00 |
Report | Lithuania |
12–13 | Ukraine |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 6–5, 1–5, 3–0 | |||||
| 8 July 2025 17:00 |
Report | Czech Republic |
9–15 | Switzerland |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 0–4, 3–3, 4–6 | |||||
| 9 July 2025 11:00 |
Report | Latvia |
4–21 | Lithuania |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 1–6, 2–4, 0–4, 1–7 | |||||
| 9 July 2025 13:00 |
Report | Ukraine |
10–4 | Czech Republic |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 1–0, 3–3, 3–1, 3–0 | |||||
| 9 July 2025 15:00 |
Report | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
13–11 | Switzerland |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–1, 5–5, 3–3 | |||||
| 10 July 2025 9:00 |
Report | Lithuania |
6–14 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 2–3, 2–3, 1–5, 1–3 | |||||
| 10 July 2025 13:00 |
Report | Czech Republic |
12–6 | Latvia |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 4–1, 4–2, 2–1 | |||||
| 10 July 2025 17:00 |
Report | Switzerland |
19–20 (PSO) | Ukraine |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 5–4, 2–2, 3–3 PSO: 8–9 | |||||
| 11 July 2025 11:00 |
Report | Czech Republic |
8–9 | Lithuania |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–2, 1–4, 3–1 | |||||
| 11 July 2025 15:00 |
Report | Ukraine |
17–8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 6–2, 1–1, 5–2, 5–3 | |||||
| 11 July 2025 17:00 |
Report | Latvia |
4–29 | Switzerland |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 0–9, 1–6, 2–6, 1–8 | |||||
9th–12th place playoffs
| 9th–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
A5 Slovakia | 25 | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
B6 Latvia | 2 | |||||
A5 Slovakia | 10 | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
A6 Portugal | 11 | |||||
B5 Czech Republic | 11 | |||||
A6 Portugal | 12 | |||||
| Eleventh place game | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
B6 Latvia | 2 | |||||
B5 Czech Republic | 19 | |||||
9th–12th place semifinals
| 12 July 2025 9:00 |
Report | Slovakia |
25–2 | Latvia |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–0, 7–1, 8–0 | |||||
| 12 July 2025 11:00 |
Report | Czech Republic |
11–12 | Portugal |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 4–5, 3–3, 1–2, 3–2 | |||||
Eleventh place game
| 13 July 2025 9:00 |
Report | Latvia |
2–19 | Czech Republic |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 0–7, 0–2, 0–7, 2–3 | |||||
Ninth place game
| 13 July 2025 11:00 |
Report | Slovakia |
10–11 | Portugal |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 0–3, 2–1, 4–4, 4–3 | |||||
5th–8th place playoffs
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
A3 Slovenia | 12 | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
B4 Lithuania | 11 | |||||
A3 Slovenia | 8 | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
B3 Switzerland | 9 | |||||
B3 Switzerland | 9 | |||||
A4 Cyprus | 7 | |||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
B4 Lithuania | 8 | |||||
A4 Cyprus | 13 | |||||
5th–8th place semifinals
| 12 July 2025 13:00 |
Report | Slovenia |
12–11 | Lithuania |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 3–3, 2–1, 4–4, 3–3 | |||||
| 12 July 2025 15:00 |
Report | Switzerland |
9–7 | Cyprus |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 1–2, 3–3, 2–1, 3–1 | |||||
Seventh place game
| 13 July 2025 13:00 |
Report | Lithuania |
8–13 | Cyprus |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 2–4, 3–3, 1–4 | |||||
Fifth place game
| 13 July 2025 15:00 |
Report | Slovenia |
8–9 | Switzerland |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 5–3, 1–2, 1–3 | |||||
Championship playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
A1 Bulgaria | 11 | |||||
| 13 July | ||||||
B2 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | |||||
A1 Bulgaria | 16 | |||||
| 12 July | ||||||
A2 France | 17 | |||||
B1 Ukraine | 9 | |||||
A2 France | 16 | |||||
| Third place game | ||||||
| 13 July | ||||||
B2 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13 | |||||
B1 Ukraine | 11 | |||||
Semifinals
| 12 July 2025 17:00 |
Report | Bulgaria |
11–8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 3–0, 3–1, 2–2, 3–5 | |||||
| 12 July 2025 19:00 |
Report | Ukraine |
9–16 | France |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–3, 3–4, 2–5 | |||||
Third place game
| 13 July 2025 17:00 |
Report | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
13–11 (PSO) | Ukraine |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–2, 1–4, 3–2 PSO: 4–2 | |||||
Final
| 13 July 2025 19:00 |
Report | Bulgaria |
16–17 (PSO) | France |
Ilirija Sports Center, Ljubljana |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 5–2, 4–4, 2–3 PSO: 4–5 | |||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
France |
 |
Bulgaria |
 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 4 | Ukraine |
| 5 | Switzerland |
| 6 | Slovenia |
| 7 | Cyprus |
| 8 | Lithuania |
| 9 | Portugal |
| 10 | Slovakia |
| 11 | Czech Republic |
| 12 | Latvia |
| Promoted to the 2027 Men's European U-16 Water Polo Championship (Elite) |