Water Polo, Women

Competition 2026 European Water Polo Championships - Women
Venue Funchal POR
Held 26 January – 5 February 2026
Status Medal
Competitors 237
Countries 16
Pos Athlete(s) Country Wins Ties Losses
🥇 Netherlands NED 6 0 1
Laura Aarts / Christina Hicks / Simone van de Kraats / Maxine Schaap / Maartje Keuning / Fleurien Bosveld / Bente Rogge / Noa de Vries / Kitty Joustra / Lieke Rogge / Lola Moolhuijzen / Nina ten Broek / Britt van den Dobbelsteen / Pien Gorter / Linde Haksteen
🥈 Hungary HUN 5 0 2
Boglárka Neszmély / Dorottya Szilágyi / Vanda Vályi / Eszter Varró / Dalmát Dömsödi / Nóra Sümegi / Tekla Aubéli / Rita Keszthelyi / Dóra Leimeter / Nataša Rybanská / Kamilla Faragó / Krisztina Garda / Szonja Golopencza / Panna Tiba / Kata Hajdú
🥉 Greece GRE 6 0 1
Ioanna Stamatopoulou / Eleftheria Plevritou / Foteini Tricha / Eleni Grigoropoulou / Eleftheria Fountotou / Elena Xenaki / Eirini Ninou / Maria Patra / Christina Siouti / Vaso Plevritou / Sofia Tornarou / Maria Myriokefalitaki / Evangelia Karytsa / Afroditi Bitsakou / Androniki Karagianni
4 Italy ITA 4 0 3
Aurora Condorelli / Chiara Tabani / Morena Leone / Emma Bacelle / Veronica Gant / Lucrezia Lys Cergol / Sofia Giustini / Roberta Bianconi / Claudia Marletta / Chiara Ranalli / Agnese Cocchiere / Dafne Bettini / Helga Santapaola / Lavinia Papi / Carlotta Meggiato
5 Spain ESP 6 0 1
Mariona Terre / Ariadna Ruiz / Queralt Bertrán / Bea Ortiz / Nona Pérez / Paula Crespí / Elena Ruiz / Paula Prats / Mireia Guiral / Paula Camús / Carlota Penalver / Paula Leitón / Martina Terré / Irene González / Queralt Antón
6 Croatia CRO 4 0 3
Natasha Trojan / Aurora Stipanov / Roza Pešić / Jelena Butić / Magdalena Butić / Ria Glas / Nina Medić / Tonka Rogulj / Neli Janković / Iva Rožić / Bruna Barišić / Dora Kangler / Sara Frketić / Alka Lulić / Nina Eterović
7 Israel ISR 3 0 4
Roni Kakuzin / Tahel Levi / Carmel-Rivka Rahoum / Miriam Bogachenko / Shiri Wissmann / Alma Yaacobi / Shunit Strugo / Noga Levinshtein / Miya Tirosh / Noa Sasover / Noa Markovsky / Ronny Gazit / Inbar Geva / Gili Borenstein / Maya Katzir
8 France FRA 2 0 5
Eszter Lefebvre / Lara Andres / Jade Boughrara / Camélia Bouloukbachi / Arianna Banchi / Kahéna Benlekbir / Lana Di-Fraja / Valentine Heurtaux / Ema Vernoux / Elhyne Kilic-Pegourie / Tiziana Raspo / Emma Duflos / Romane Sécheresse / Léopoldine Burle / Ona Pourtau Sire
9 Great Britain GBR 4 0 2
Sophie Jackson / Isobel Howe / Amelia Peters / Cecily Turner / Toula Falvey / Katie Brown / Katy Cutler / Brooke Tafazolli / Katherine Rogers / Harriet Dickens / Lucy Blenkinship / Amelie Cornell / Cassidy Ball / Elizabeth Ross
10 Serbia SRB 2 0 4
Nikolina Travar / Anja Švec / Milica Zelić / Ana Milićević / Jelena Šarac / Jovana Radonjić / Hristina Ilić / Nada Mandić / Sesilija Diaz / Jelena Vuković / Elena Ćuk / Tijana Lukić / Maja Lizy Dulić / Maša Ćuk / Nika Ratković
11 Germany GER 3 0 3
Darja Heinbichner / Belén Vosseberg / Emma Seehafer / Sinia Plotz / Ira Deike / Gesa Deike / Anne Rieck / Aylin Fry / Elena Ludwig / Barbara Bujka / Jana Stüwe / Georgia Sopiadou / Maria Sekulic / Emiliia Khmil / Nele Politze
12 Portugal POR 2 0 4
Maria Sampaio / Alice Rodrigues / Carolina Fernandes / Iara Santos / Inês Nunes / Beatriz Jardim / Carlota Milheiro / Madalena Lousa / Maria Machado / Beatriz Pereira / Beatriz Carmo / Beatriz Sousa / Mariana Carvalho / Joana Arromba / Ana Reis
13 Turkey TUR 3 0 3
Elif Dilara Aydınlık / Emma Gürcan / Dilara Buralı / Elvira Yermakova / Yelizaveta Ivanova / Ecehan Gökçe Temel / Hanzade Dabbağ / Naz Özdemir / Duru Kaleağası / Kübra Kuş / Milana Molnar / Eda Moroğlu / Darya Boykova / Defne Keremoğlu / Hamiyet Süzmeçelik
14 Switzerland SUI 1 0 5
Leah Friedman / Samira Schwab / Lotti Verhagen / Lena Oberli / Paola Feo / Nina Mikulic / Jakie Kohli / Amy Nussbaumer / Julia Mattoscio / Eliane Bue / Melanie Adler / Alina Morgenegg / Meret Schmidt / Lena Rohde / Anouk Soder
15 Slovakia SVK 1 0 5
Kristína Matoušková / Lenka Garančovská / Anita Vitaliano / Barbora Baranovičová / Lea Držíková / Monika Sedláková / Karin Kačková / Martina Kiernoszová / Miroslava Stankovianska / Dina Telypko / Sandra Holičová / Eliška Turiaková / Ela Pechová / Lívia Vargová
16 Romania ROU 0 0 6
Maria Dvorzhetska / Amalia Novacean / Krisztina Szeghalmi / Nikolette Laboncz / Sara Pascu / Briana Mihăilă / Alexia Matei Guiman / Andra Sandu / Andreea Bobeanu / Ana Șerbănescu / Debora Nagy / Anastasia Melnychuk / Lorena Oprișa / Alisia Pleșca

Preliminary Round

Group A

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Greece GRE 3 0 0 9
2 France FRA 2 0 1 6
3 Germany GER 1 0 2 3
4 Slovakia SVK 0 0 3 0

Matches

Greece GRE 24-7 Slovakia SVK
France FRA 13-11 Germany GER
Greece GRE 23-5 France FRA
Germany GER 22-11 Slovakia SVK
Greece GRE 26-5 Germany GER
France FRA 21-13 Slovakia SVK

Group B

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Hungary HUN 3 0 0 9
2 Spain ESP 2 0 1 6
3 Portugal POR 1 0 2 3
4 Romania ROU 0 0 3 0

Matches

Hungary HUN 9-7 Spain ESP
Portugal POR 12-7 Romania ROU
Hungary HUN 28-3 Romania ROU
Spain ESP 22-7 Portugal POR
Hungary HUN 28-4 Portugal POR
Spain ESP 22-4 Romania ROU

Group C

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Italy ITA 3 0 0 9
2 Croatia CRO 2 0 1 6
3 Serbia SRB 1 0 2 3
4 Turkey TUR 0 0 3 0

Matches

Italy ITA 24-12 Croatia CRO
Serbia SRB 9-8 Turkey TUR
Italy ITA 17-6 Serbia SRB
Croatia CRO 16-9 Turkey TUR
Italy ITA 25-11 Turkey TUR
Croatia CRO 10-8 Serbia SRB

Group D

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Netherlands NED 3 0 0 9
2 Israel ISR 2 0 1 6
3 Great Britain GBR 1 0 2 3
4 Switzerland SUI 0 0 3 0

Matches

Netherlands NED 14-4 Great Britain GBR
Israel ISR 24-9 Switzerland SUI
Netherlands NED 28-2 Switzerland SUI
Israel ISR 11-6 Great Britain GBR
Netherlands NED 23-6 Israel ISR
Great Britain GBR 18-6 Switzerland SUI

Group Stage

Group E

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Greece GRE 3 0 0 9
2 Italy ITA 2 0 1 6
3 Croatia CRO 1 0 2 3
4 France FRA 0 0 3 0

Matches

Greece GRE 15-10 Italy ITA
Croatia CRO 15-9 France FRA
Greece GRE 23-6 Croatia CRO
Italy ITA 24-5 France FRA

Group F

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Netherlands NED 2 0 1 7
2 Hungary HUN 2 0 1 6
3 Spain ESP 2 0 1 5
4 Israel ISR 0 0 3 0

Matches

Netherlands NED 5-4 Hungary HUN
Spain ESP 23-7 Israel ISR
Netherlands NED 13-13 (0-3)
Penalty Shoot Out
Spain ESP
Hungary HUN 22-6 Israel ISR

Group G

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Serbia SRB 2 0 1 7
2 Germany GER 2 0 1 6
3 Turkey TUR 2 0 1 5
4 Slovakia SVK 0 0 3 0

Matches

Serbia SRB 12-4 Slovakia SVK
Germany GER 12-12 (2-3)
Penalty Shoot Out
Turkey TUR
Serbia SRB 9-9 (3-4)
Penalty Shoot Out
Germany GER
Turkey TUR 13-9 Slovakia SVK

Group H

Standings

Pos Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1 Great Britain GBR 3 0 0 9
2 Portugal POR 2 0 1 6
3 Switzerland SUI 1 0 2 3
4 Romania ROU 0 0 3 0

Matches

Great Britain GBR 20-2 Romania ROU
Portugal POR 17-10 Switzerland SUI
Great Britain GBR 15-8 Portugal POR
Switzerland SUI 14-12 Romania ROU

Semi-Finals

Netherlands NED 8-4 Italy ITA
Hungary HUN 8-8 (4-3)
Penalty Shoot Out
Greece GRE
Spain ESP 15-4 France FRA
Croatia CRO 15-11 Israel ISR

Finals

Netherlands NED 10-10 (5-3)
Penalty Shoot Out
Hungary HUN
Greece GRE 15-8 Italy ITA
Spain ESP 23-9 Croatia CRO
Israel ISR 20-12 France FRA
Great Britain GBR 10-9 Serbia SRB
Germany GER 13-12 Portugal POR
Turkey TUR 19-8 Switzerland SUI
Slovakia SVK 16-12 Romania ROU