title: 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers
text: # 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers
  
  The qualifying competition for 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship is a series of competitions to decide the qualifiers for 2010 Men's European Water Polo Championship.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  12 teams were allowed to the tournament. The qualification was as follows:
  
  * The worst 6 teams from the 2008 European Championships
  * The best 6 teams from the 2009 Men II
  
  | Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Host nation | 9 July 2016 | – | 1 | Hungary |
  | 2008 European Championships | 4–13 July 2018 | Malaga | 6 | Spain North Macedonia Romania Russia Greece Slovakia |
  | 2009 Men II | 30 April–2 May 2009 | Various | 6 | Turkey France Netherlands Great Britain Slovenia Malta |
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Pots
  
  | Draw Pot 1 | |
  | - | - |
  | Spain | 7th Place, 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship |
  | North Macedonia | 8th Place, 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship |
  | Romania | 9th Place, 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship |
  | Draw Pot 2 | |
  | Russia | 10th Place, 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship |
  | Greece | 11th Place, 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship |
  | Slovakia | 12th Place, 2008 Men's European Water Polo Championship |
  | Draw Pot 3 | |
  | Turkey | 1st Place, 2009 Men's European Water Polo Championship Level II |
  | France | 2nd Place, 2009 Men's European Water Polo Championship Level II |
  | Netherlands | 3rd Place, 2009 Men's European Water Polo Championship Level II |
  | Draw Pot 4 | |
  | Great Britain | 4th Place, 2009 Men's European Water Polo Championship Level II |
  | Slovenia | 5th Place, 2009 Men's European Water Polo Championship Level II |
  | Malta | 6th Place, 2009 Men's European Water Polo Championship Level II |
  
  ### Groups
  
  | Group A | Group B | Group C |
  | - | - | - |
  | Spain | North Macedonia | Romania |
  | Slovakia | Greece | Russia |
  | Turkey | France | Netherlands |
  | Malta | Slovenia | Great Britain |
  
  ## Groups
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11 | +34 | 9 | 2010 European Championships |
  | 2 | Turkey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 6 | 2010 European Championships |
  | 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 3 | |
  | 4 | Malta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 57 | −45 | 0 | |
  | 30 April 2010 18:00 | Spain | 26–2 | Malta | Istanbul |
  | 30 April 2010 20:00 | Slovakia | 5–6 | Turkey | Istanbul |
  | 1 May 2010 17:30 | Turkey | 12–5 | Malta | Istanbul |
  | 1 May 2010 19:00 | Spain | 6–5 | Slovakia | Istanbul |
  | 2 May 2010 10:00 | Slovakia | 19–5 | Malta | Istanbul |
  | 2 May 2010 12:00 | Spain | 13–4 | Turkey | Istanbul |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | North Macedonia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 9 | 2010 European Championships |
  | 2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 6 | 2010 European Championships |
  | 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 3 | |
  | 4 | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 0 | |
  | 30 April 2010 18:00 | France | 12–6 | Slovenia | Athens |
  | 30 April 2010 20:00 | North Macedonia | 5–11 | Greece | Athens |
  | 1 May 2010 18:00 | North Macedonia | 9–8 | France | Athens |
  | 1 May 2010 20:00 | Greece | 10–5 | Slovenia | Athens |
  | 2 May 2010 19:00 | North Macedonia | 7–4 | Slovenia | Athens |
  | 2 May 2010 20:00 | Greece | 14–7 | France | Athens |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 9 | 2010 European Championships |
  | 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 6 | 2010 European Championships |
  | 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 30 | −8 | 3 | |
  | 4 | Great Britain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 0 | |
  | 30 April 2010 16:30 | Romania | 17–5 | Great Britain | Oradea |
  | 30 April 2010 18:15 | Russia | 11–8 | Netherlands | Oradea |
  | 1 May 2010 16:30 | Romania | 13–6 | Netherlands | Oradea |
  | 1 May 2010 18:15 | Russia | 11–5 | Great Britain | Oradea |
  | 2 May 2010 10:30 | Romania | 12–10 | Russia | Oradea |
  | 2 May 2010 12:15 | Netherlands | 8–6 | Great Britain | Athens |
  