The 2022 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the 19th running of the tournament. It was held in the Spaladium Arena in Split, Croatia from 27 August to 10 September 2022.
Spain won their third title by defeating Greece in the final, while Italy captured the bronze medal with a win over the Netherlands.
Venues LEN announced on 28 August 2020 that Split, Croatia would host the 2022 edition of the competition. All games were played at the Spaladium Arena.
+SplitSpaladium ArenaCapacity: 9,000
Qualification
Twelve teams were able to compete at the main event. They were broken up as follows:
The host nation The top five teams from the 2020 European Championship not already qualified as host nation Final six from the qualifiers.
+EventDateLocationQuotasNation(s)Host28 August 2020 – 12020 European Championship12–25 January 2020 Budapest5Qualifiers17 February – 6 March 2022Various6Wild card10 April 20221
Russia was excluded due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Format The twelve teams were split in two groups with six teams each. From there on, a knockout system was used. The first four teams of each group played each other in the quarterfinals in cross group format, the remaining teams played for places nine to twelve.
Draw The draw was held in Budapest on 23 April 2022.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Placement games Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Knockout stage Bracket
Quarterfinals
5–8th place bracket
5–8th place semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final standings RankTeamRosterAnna Espar, Cristina Nogué, Paula Prats, Bea Ortiz, Nona Pérez, Irene González, Elena Ruiz, Pili Peña, Judith Forca, Paula Camús, Maica García, Paula Leitón, Martina Terré, Laura EsterIoanna Stamatopoulou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Ioanna Chydirioti, Eleni Elliniadi, Margarita Plevritou, Elena Xenaki, Eirini Ninou, Maria Patra, Foteini Tricha, Vaso Plevritou, Athina-Dimitra Giannopoulou, Maria Myriokefalitaki, Eleni Sotireli, Stefania Santa, Christina SioutiAurora Condorelli, Chiara Tabani, Agnese Cocchiere, Silvia Avegno, Sofia Giustini, Dafne Bettini, Domitilla Picozzi, Roberta Bianconi, Valeria Palmieri, Claudia Marletta, Luna Di Claudio, Giulia Viacava, Caterina Banchelli, Giuditta Galardi, Lucrezia Lys Cergol4Laura Aarts, Iris Wolves, Brigitte Sleeking, Sabrina van der Sloot, Maartje Keuning, Simone van de Kraats, Bente Rogge, Vivian Sevenich, Kitty Joustra, Ilse Koolhaas, Lola Moolhuijzen, Nina ten Broek, Britt van den Dobbelsteen, Fleurien Bosveld, Rozanne Voorvelt5Alexandra Kiss, Dorottya Szilágyi, Vanda Vályi, Gréta Kurucz-Gurisatti, Brigitta Horváth, Rebecca Parkes, Zsuzsanna Máté, Kinga Peresztegi-Nagy, Dóra Leimeter, Géraldine Mahieu, Kamilla Faragó, Krisztina Garda, Alda Magyari, Dalmát Dömsödi, Tamara Farkas6Ayelet Peres, Alma Yaacobi, Yahav Farkash, Miriam Bogachenko, Kerem Noy, Hila Futorian, Shunit Strugo, Lior Ben David, Dar Menakerman, Noa Sasover, Nofar Hochberg, Veronika Kordonskaia, Inbar Geva, Moran Lindhout, Tahel Levi7Anne Collas, Estelle Millot, Gabrielle Fitaire, Camélia Bouloukbachi, Louise Guillet, Morgane Le Roux, Juliette Dhalluin, Aurélie Battu, Ema Vernoux, Viviane Bahia, Lucie Josiane Fanara, Audrey Daule, Valentine Heurtaux, Tiziana Raspo, Chloé Vidal8Alexandra Ratković, Emmi Miljković, Nina Eterović, Domina Butić, Magdalena Butić, Matea Skelin, Kiara Brnetić, Dora Kangler, Iva Rožić, Ivana Butić, Bruna Barišić, Jelena Butić, Andrea Marić, Ana Desnica, Dina Lordan9Vanja Lazić, Anja Švec, Lolita Avdić, Ana Milićević, Iva Lujić, Anja Mišković, Janja Kaplarević, Nada Mandić, Jelena Vuković, Hristina Ilić, Kristina Miladinović, Milana Popov, Nikolina Travar, Jana Lujić, Nađa Novaković10Darja Heinbichner, Belén Vosseberg, Ioanna Petiki, Sinia Plotz, Gesa Deike, Ira Deike, Anne Rieck, Aylin Fry, Greta Tadday, Marijke Kijlstra, Jana Stüwe, Lynn Krukenberg, Felicitas Guse, Elena Ludwig, Franka Lipinski11Maria Dvorzhetska, Demi Cărpătorea, Krisztina Szeghalmi, Nikolette Laboncz, Xenia Bonca, Andra Bunea, Johanna Tozh, Chelsea Gandrabura, Alina Olteanu, Debora Nagy, Szabina Szilagyi, Anastasia Melnychuk, Ana Dumitru, Alexia Matei Guiman, Diana Togănel12Bronislava Šepeľová, Kristína Stehlíková, Beáta Kováčiková, Janka Kurucová, Lenka Garančovská, Monika Sedláková, Karin Kačková, Júlia Janovová, Tamara Dubná, Martina Kiernoszová, Nikita Pettyová, Emma Dvoranová
Awards and statistics Top goalscorers +RankTop scorersNameGoalsShots 1 Gréta Gurisatti 27 39 69 2 Simone van de Kraats 24 36 673 Maria Bogachenko20 41 49 Sofia Giustini 42 48 Maartje Keuning 27 746 Louise Guillet18 38 47 Silvia Avegno 30 60 Brigitte Sleeking 27 67 Maica García Godoy 26 6910 Kitty-Lynn Joustra17 25 68 Beatriz Ortiz 39 44 Elena Ruiz 46 37
Awards The awards were announced on 9 September 2022.
Position Player Best goalkeeper Martina Terré Most Valuable Player Eleftheria Plevritou
References
External links Official website