The 2025 Men's European U-18 Water Polo Championship was the 23rd edition of the Men's European U-18 Water Polo Championship, organized by the European Aquatics. The tournament was played in Oradea, Romania from 18 to 24 August 2025. Starting this edition, the age level has changed from U17 to U18. Greece were the defending champions; Montenegro became the European champions for the third time.
Host selection Oradea was given the hosting rights on 13 November 2024.
Participating teams No qualification round took place; the sixteen teams that took part in the 2023 edition automatically qualified for the championship while the remaining registered teams compete in the newly formed Division I.
Teams (1st) (2nd) (3rd) (4th) (5th) (6th) (7th) (8th) (9th) (10th) (11th) (12th) (13th) (14th) (15th) (16th)
Venue Oradea“Ioan Alexandrescu” Swimming PoolCapacity: 850
Draw The draw was held on 7 February 2025 at 10:30 CET in Zagreb, Croatia. The seeding was based on the results of the previous edition.
Sub-division 1 Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Sub-division 2 Pot 5Pot 6Pot 7Pot 8
Preliminary round The schedule was announced on 6 August 2025.https://europeanaquatics.org/mens-u18-water-polo-championships-schedules-for-oradea-and-rio-maior/
All times are local (Eastern European Summer Time; UTC+3).
Sub-division 1 Group A
Group B
Sub-division 2 Group C
Group D
Brackets Main bracket
5th place bracket
9th place bracket
13th place bracket
Knockout stage 13th–16th place semifinals
Fifteenth place game
Thirteenth place game
Crossovers
9th–12th place semifinals
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Quarterfinals
5th–8th place semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final standings
RankTeam (3rd title)45678910111213141516 Relegated to the 2027 Men's European U-18 Water Polo Championship Division I
See also 2025 Men's European U-18 Water Polo Championship Division I 2025 Women's European U-18 Water Polo Championship 2025 Men's European U-16 Water Polo Championship 2025 Women's European U-16 Water Polo Championship
References
External links Official website