1999 Men's European Water Polo Championship
# 1999 Men's European Water Polo Championship

The 1999 Men's European Water Polo Championship took place in Florence, Italy from September 2 to September 11, 1999. It was organised by the Ligue Européenne de Natation.

## Preliminary round

### GROUP A

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Hungary | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 25 | +21 |
| 2. | Croatia | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 30 | +10 |
| 3. | Italy | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 32 | +3 |
| 4. | Greece | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| 5. | Slovakia | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 43 | −14 |
| 6. | Slovenia | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 46 | −20 |

* Thursday September 2, 1999

| Greece | 9–5 | Slovenia |
| - | - | - |
| Slovakia | 7–9 | Croatia |
| Italy | 7–7 | Hungary |

* Friday September 3, 1999

| Greece | 8–3 | Slovakia |
| - | - | - |
| Slovenia | 3–11 | Hungary |
| Croatia | 7–6 | Italy |

* Saturday September 4, 1999

| Slovakia | 8–7 | Slovenia |
| - | - | - |
| Hungary | 7–6 | Croatia |
| Italy | 7–6 | Greece |

* Sunday September 5, 1999

| Slovenia | 4–9 | Croatia |
| - | - | - |
| Greece | 3–8 | Hungary |
| Slovakia | 5–6 | Italy |

* Monday September 6, 1999

| Hungary | 13–6 | Slovakia |
| - | - | - |
| Croatia | 9–6 | Greece |
| Italy | 9–7 | Slovenia |

### GROUP B

| | Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Spain | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 33 | +11 |
| 2. | Russia | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 35 | +2 |
| 3. | FR Yugoslavia | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 33 | +3 |
| 4. | Germany | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 29 | −3 |
| 5. | Romania | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 32 | −3 |
| 6. | Netherlands | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 43 | −10 |

* Thursday September 2, 1999

| Germany | 4–9 | Spain |
| - | - | - |
| Netherlands | 7–10 | Russia |
| Romania | 5–7 | FR Yugoslavia |

* Friday September 3, 1999

| Romania | 3–5 | Germany |
| - | - | - |
| FR Yugoslavia | 8–9 | Russia |
| Spain | 11–8 | Netherlands |

* Saturday September 4, 1999

| Netherlands | 4–4 | Romania |
| - | - | - |
| Russia | 4–6 | Spain |
| Germany | 3–3 | FR Yugoslavia |

* Sunday September 5, 1999

| Germany | 7–8 | Netherlands |
| - | - | - |
| Romania | 7–8 | Russia |
| FR Yugoslavia | 7–10 | Spain |

* Monday September 6, 1999

| Netherlands | 6–11 | FR Yugoslavia |
| - | - | - |
| Spain | 8–10 | Romania |
| Russia | 6–7 | Germany |

## Quarterfinals

* Wednesday September 8, 1999

| Russia | 6–7 | Italy |
| - | - | - |
| Croatia | 9 – 7 [aet] | FR Yugoslavia |
| Spain | 6–7 | Greece |
| Hungary | 15–4 | Germany |

## Semifinals

* Thursday September 9, 1999 — Winners Round

| Greece | 7–10 | Croatia |
| - | - | - |
| Hungary | 7–5 | Italy |

* Thursday September 9, 1999 — Losers Round

| Germany | 7–8 | Russia |
| - | - | - |
| FR Yugoslavia | 5–8 | Spain |

## Finals

* Wednesday September 8, 1999 — Eleventh Place Match

| Netherlands | 7–8 | Slovenia |
| - | - | - |

* Wednesday September 8, 1999 — Ninth Place Match

| Romania | 9 – 8 [aet] | Slovakia |
| - | - | - |

* Friday September 10, 1999 — Seventh Place Match

| Germany | 5–8 | FR Yugoslavia |
| - | - | - |

* Friday September 10, 1999 — Fifth Place Match

| Russia | 14–12 | Spain |
| - | - | - |

* Saturday September 11, 1999 — Bronze Medal Match

| Italy | 7–6 | Greece |
| - | - | - |

* Saturday September 11, 1999 — Gold Medal Match

| Hungary | 15–12 | Croatia |
| - | - | - |

## Final ranking

| RANK | TEAM |
| - | - |
| | Hungary |
| | Croatia |
| | Italy |
| 4. | Greece |
| 5. | Russia |
| 6. | Spain |
| 7. | FR Yugoslavia |
| 8. | Germany |
| 9. | Romania |
| 10. | Slovakia |
| 11. | Slovenia |
| 12. | Netherlands |

* 1999 Men's European champion
* Hungary Twelfth title

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player
* Best Goalkeeper

| RANK | TOPSCORERS | GOALS |
| - | - | - |
| 1. | Salvador Gómez (ESP) | 16 |
| 2. | Manuel Estiarte (ESP) | 14 |
| 2. | Tamás Kásás (HUN) | 14 |
| 2. | Revaz Tchomakhidze (RUS) | 14 |
| 5. | Alexander Yerishev (RUS) | 13 |
| 5. | Sven Reinhardt (GER) | 13 |
| 7. | Georgios Afroudakis (GRE) | 12 |
| 7. | Géza Gyurcsi (SVK) | 12 |
| 7. | Juan Perez (ESP) | 12 |
| 7. | Carlo Silipo (ITA) | 12 |
| 7. | Irek Zinnourov (RUS) | 12 |
