title: 2012 Men's European Water Polo Championship
text: # 2012 Men's European Water Polo Championship
  
  The 2012 Men's European Water Polo Championship took place at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swim Stadium in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, from 16 to 29 January 2012.
  
  ## Road to the 2012 Olympics
  
  The championships was part of the qualification procedure for the 2012 London Olympics that will take place in late July and early August of that year. There will be 12 men's teams in the Olympic competition.
  
  By the time that these championships take place, four men's places have already been booked: the winner of the 2011 FINA Men's Water Polo World League in Italy (Serbia), and the three top-placed teams in the 2011 World Championships in Shanghai that did not win the World League (Italy, Croatia, Hungary).
  
  As Great Britain men's team has been entered into the Olympic competition, there was not a direct entry to the Olympic tournament from the European Championships. Five teams will be entered into a world-wide qualifying competition from 1–8 April 2012 for men in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and from 15 to 22 April for women in Italy. Four teams from this competition qualified for the Olympic tournament.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  12 teams were allowed to the tournament. The qualification was as follows:
  
  * The host nation
  * The best 5 teams from the 2010 European Championships not already qualified as the host nation
  * 6 teams from the Qualifiers
  
  | Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Host nation | - | – | 1 | Netherlands |
  | 2010 European Championships | 28 August–11 September 2010 | Zagreb | 5 | Croatia Italy Serbia Hungary Montenegro |
  | Qualifiers | 01 October 2010-01 August 2011 | Various | 6 | Germany Romania Spain Greece Turkey North Macedonia |
  
  ## Draw
  
  The draw was held on 12 November 2011.
  
  ### Groups
  
  | Group A | Group B |
  | - | - |
  | North Macedonia Greece Hungary Italy Netherlands Turkey | Serbia Germany Croatia Romania Montenegro Spain |
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hungary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 32 | +44 | 15 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 37 | +34 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 39 | +19 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
  | 4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 6 | 7th–10th places |
  | 5 | North Macedonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 3 | 7th–12th places |
  | 6 | Turkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 94 | −72 | 0 | 7th–12th places |
  | 16 January 2012 13:00 | Report | North Macedonia | 16–4 | Turkey | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 150 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Teixido (ESP) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 150 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Teixido (ESP) |||
  | 16 January 2012 13:00 | Report | Ranđić, Letica 4 | Goals | Hantal 2 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 150 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Teixido (ESP) |
  | 16 January 2012 19:45 | Report | Greece | 14–12 | Netherlands | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 800 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 800 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
  | 16 January 2012 19:45 | Report | Miralis 4 | Goals | Gottemaker 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 800 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  | 16 January 2012 21:15 | Report | Hungary | 12–8 | Italy | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 750 Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Buch (ESP) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 750 Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Buch (ESP) |||
  | 16 January 2012 21:15 | Report | four players 2 | Goals | Figlioli, Aicardi 2 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 750 Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Buch (ESP) |
  | 17 January 2012 13:00 | Report | North Macedonia | 6–10 | Greece | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 250 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Teixidó (ESP) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 250 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Teixidó (ESP) |||
  | 17 January 2012 13:00 | Report | Mišić 2 | Goals | Miralis 4 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 250 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Teixidó (ESP) |
  | 17 January 2012 19:00 | Report | Netherlands | 6–19 | Hungary | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Grandin (FRA), Periš (CRO) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Grandin (FRA), Periš (CRO) |||
  | 17 January 2012 19:00 | Report | Kramer, Gottemaker 2 | Goals | Kiss 5 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Grandin (FRA), Periš (CRO) |
  | 17 January 2012 20:30 | Report | Turkey | 7–24 | Italy | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 300 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Levin (ISR) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 300 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Levin (ISR) |||
  | 17 January 2012 20:30 | Report | Okman 3 | Goals | Aicardi 4 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 300 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Levin (ISR) |
  | 19 January 2012 13:00 | Report | Hungary | 14–9 | North Macedonia | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 350 Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Brguljan (MNE) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 350 Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Brguljan (MNE) |||
  | 19 January 2012 13:00 | Report | Varga, Madaras 3 | Goals | Kalinić 2 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 350 Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Brguljan (MNE) |
  | 19 January 2012 14:30 | Report | Greece | 20–2 | Turkey | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 250 Referees: Periš (CRO), Detko (GBR) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 250 Referees: Periš (CRO), Detko (GBR) |||
  | 19 January 2012 14:30 | Report | Miralis 4 | Goals | Çağatay 2 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 250 Referees: Periš (CRO), Detko (GBR) |
  | 19 January 2012 19:00 | Report | Italy | 14–6 | Netherlands | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Buch (ESP) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Buch (ESP) |||
  | 19 January 2012 19:00 | Report | Giorgetti 5 | Goals | three players 2 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Buch (ESP) |
  | 21 January 2012 14:30 | Report | North Macedonia | 5–15 | Italy | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 950 Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Periš (CRO) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 950 Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Periš (CRO) |||
  | 21 January 2012 14:30 | Report | five players 1 | Goals | Figlioli 4 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 950 Referees: Brguljan (MNE), Periš (CRO) |
  | 21 January 2012 16:00 | Report | Turkey | 7–12 | Netherlands | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Teixidó (ESP) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Teixidó (ESP) |||
  | 21 January 2012 16:00 | Report | Hantal 3 | Goals | Gerritse 4 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Teixidó (ESP) |
  | 21 January 2012 19:00 | Report | Greece | 7–9 | Hungary | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Buch (ESP), Golijanin (SRB) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Buch (ESP), Golijanin (SRB) |||
  | 21 January 2012 19:00 | Report | Theodoropoulos 3 | Goals | Kiss, Biros 2 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Buch (ESP), Golijanin (SRB) |
  | 23 January 2012 14:30 | Report | Turkey | 2–22 | Hungary | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 250 Referees: Mauss (GER), Detko (GBR) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 250 Referees: Mauss (GER), Detko (GBR) |||
  | 23 January 2012 14:30 | Report | Hantal 2 | Goals | Hárai 4 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 250 Referees: Mauss (GER), Detko (GBR) |
  | 23 January 2012 19:00 | Report | North Macedonia | 8–10 | Netherlands | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Buch (ESP), Vasileiou (GRE) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Buch (ESP), Vasileiou (GRE) |||
  | 23 January 2012 19:00 | Report | Kalinić 4 | Goals | Gerritse 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Buch (ESP), Vasileiou (GRE) |
  | 23 January 2012 20:30 | Report | Italy | 10–7 | Greece | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Koganov (AZE) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Koganov (AZE) |||
  | 23 January 2012 20:30 | Report | Figlioli, Giorgetti 2 | Goals | Miralis, Ntoskas 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Koganov (AZE) |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Serbia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 45 | +12 | 12 | Semifinals |
  | 2 | Montenegro | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 42 | +11 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
  | 3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
  | 4 | Croatia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 9 | 7th–10th places |
  | 5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 55 | −8 | 4 | 7th–12th places |
  | 6 | Romania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 0 | 7th–12th places |
  | 16 January 2012 14:30 | Report | Croatia | 10–7 | Romania | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 250 Referees: Gomez (ITA), Taylan (TUR) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 250 Referees: Gomez (ITA), Taylan (TUR) |||
  | 16 January 2012 14:30 | Report | Bošković 3 | Goals | Georgescu 2 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 250 Referees: Gomez (ITA), Taylan (TUR) |
  | 16 January 2012 16:00 | Report | Germany | 7–13 | Montenegro | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 350 Referees: Levin (ISR), Sadekov (RUS) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 350 Referees: Levin (ISR), Sadekov (RUS) |||
  | 16 January 2012 16:00 | Report | Paul Schüler 3 | Goals | Janović 5 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 350 Referees: Levin (ISR), Sadekov (RUS) |
  | 16 January 2012 17:30 | Report | Serbia | 8–5 | Spain | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 500 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Vasileiou (GRE) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 500 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Vasileiou (GRE) |||
  | 16 January 2012 17:30 | Report | Udovičić 3 | Goals | Perrone 2 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 500 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Vasileiou (GRE) |
  | 17 January 2012 14:30 | Report | Serbia | 13–12 | Germany | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 550 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Vogel (HUN) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 550 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Vogel (HUN) |||
  | 17 January 2012 14:30 | Report | Pijetlović 4 | Goals | Politze 4 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 550 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Vogel (HUN) |
  | 17 January 2012 16:00 | Report | Spain | 12–10 | Romania | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 400 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Bervoets (NED) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 400 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Bervoets (NED) |||
  | 17 January 2012 16:00 | Report | Mallarach 4 | Goals | three players 2 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 400 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Bervoets (NED) |
  | 17 January 2012 17:30 | Report | Montenegro | 8–10 | Croatia | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 650 Referees: Vasileiou (GRE), Sadekov (RUS) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 650 Referees: Vasileiou (GRE), Sadekov (RUS) |||
  | 17 January 2012 17:30 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Dobud 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 650 Referees: Vasileiou (GRE), Sadekov (RUS) |
  | 19 January 2012 16:00 | Report | Germany | 16–10 | Spain | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 650 Referees: Fekete (HUN), Koryzna (POL) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 650 Referees: Fekete (HUN), Koryzna (POL) |||
  | 19 January 2012 16:00 | Report | Politze, Kreuzmann 4 | Goals | Perrone 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 650 Referees: Fekete (HUN), Koryzna (POL) |
  
  Nikolaos Stavropoulos, Teixidó, Paul Schüler
  
  | 19 January 2012 17:30 | Report | Croatia | 12–15 | Serbia | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Levin (ISR) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Levin (ISR) |||
  | 19 January 2012 17:30 | Report | Sukno 4 | Goals | Udovičić 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Levin (ISR) |
  | 19 January 2012 20:30 | Report | Romania | 8–11 | Montenegro | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 400 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Gomez (ITA) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 400 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Gomez (ITA) |||
  | 19 January 2012 20:30 | Report | Ghiban 3 | Goals | Janović 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 400 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Gomez (ITA) |
  | 21 January 2012 13:00 | Report | Serbia | 14–5 | Romania | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 700 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Koryzna (POL) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 700 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Koryzna (POL) |||
  | 21 January 2012 13:00 | Report | Pijetlović 4 | Goals | Diaconu, Iosep 2 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 700 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Koryzna (POL) |
  | 21 January 2012 17:30 | Report | Spain | 10–10 | Montenegro | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Levin (ISR) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Levin (ISR) |||
  | 21 January 2012 17:30 | Report | Español 4 | Goals | Janović 4 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,100 Referees: Koganov (AZE), Levin (ISR) |
  | 21 January 2012 20:30 | Report | Germany | 10–9 | Croatia | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Vogel (HUN) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Vogel (HUN) |||
  | 21 January 2012 20:30 | Report | Stamm 4 | Goals | Sukno 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Vogel (HUN) |
  | 23 January 2012 13:00 | Report | Croatia | 11–10 | Spain | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 450 Referees: Fekete (HUN), Taylan (TUR) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 450 Referees: Fekete (HUN), Taylan (TUR) |||
  | 23 January 2012 13:00 | Report | five players 2 | Goals | Molina, Pérez 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 450 Referees: Fekete (HUN), Taylan (TUR) |
  | 23 January 2012 16:00 | Report | Serbia | 7–11 | Montenegro | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 750 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Levin (ISR) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 750 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Levin (ISR) |||
  | 23 January 2012 16:00 | Report | Gocić, Pijetlović 2 | Goals | Janović, Ivović 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 750 Referees: Stavridis (GRE), Levin (ISR) |
  | 23 January 2012 17:30 | Report | Romania | 9–10 | Germany | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 800 Referees: Gomez (ITA), Bervoets (NED) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 800 Referees: Gomez (ITA), Bervoets (NED) |||
  | 23 January 2012 17:30 | Report | Diaconu 3 | Goals | three players 2 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 800 Referees: Gomez (ITA), Bervoets (NED) |
  
  ## 7th–12th Classification
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | 7th–12th | 7th–12th | 7th–12th | 7th–10th | 7th–10th | 7th–10th | 7th–8th | 7th–8th | 7th–8th |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | A4 | Netherlands | 9 | | | |
  | B5 | Spain | 16 | B5 | Spain | 14 | | | |
  | A6 | Turkey | 4 | | | | B5 | Spain | 9 |
  | | | | | | | B6 | Romania | 8 |
  | | | | B4 | Croatia | 12 (3) | | | |
  | A5 | North Macedonia | 10 | B6 | Romania | 12 (4) | | | |
  | B6 | Romania | 12 | | | | | | |
  | | | | 11th–12th | 11th–12th | 11th–12th | 9th–10th | 9th–10th | 9th–10th |
  | | | | A6 | Turkey | 7 | A4 | Netherlands | 4 |
  | | | | A5 | North Macedonia | 9 | B4 | Croatia | 16 |
  
  ### 7th–12th places
  
  | 25 January 2012 14:00 | Report | North Macedonia | 10–12 | Romania | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 200 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Vogel (HUN) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 200 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Vogel (HUN) |||
  | 25 January 2012 14:00 | Report | Ranđić 3 | Goals | Diaconu, Kádár 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 200 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Vogel (HUN) |
  | 25 January 2012 16:00 | Report | Turkey | 4–16 | Spain | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 500 Referees: Bervoets (NED), Bianchi (ITA) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 500 Referees: Bervoets (NED), Bianchi (ITA) |||
  | 25 January 2012 16:00 | Report | four players 1 | Goals | Perrone 4 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 500 Referees: Bervoets (NED), Bianchi (ITA) |
  
  ### 7th–10th places
  
  | 27 January 2012 14:00 | Report | Romania | 12 (4)–12 (3) | Croatia | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 500 Referees: Bervoets (NED), Stajković (MKD) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 500 Referees: Bervoets (NED), Stajković (MKD) |||
  | 27 January 2012 14:00 | Report | Radu 4 | Goals | Sukno 6 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 500 Referees: Bervoets (NED), Stajković (MKD) |
  | 27 January 2012 16:00 | Report | Spain | 14–9 | Netherlands | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Vasileiou (GRE) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Vasileiou (GRE) |||
  | 27 January 2012 16:00 | Report | García 5 | Goals | Gottemaker 4 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Bianchi (ITA), Vasileiou (GRE) |
  
  ### 11th place
  
  | 27 January 2012 12:00 | Report | North Macedonia | 9–7 | Turkey | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 200 Referees: Dutilh (NED), Sadekov (RUS) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 200 Referees: Dutilh (NED), Sadekov (RUS) |||
  | 27 January 2012 12:00 | Report | Three players 2 | Goals | Hantal, Okman 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 200 Referees: Dutilh (NED), Sadekov (RUS) |
  
  ### 9th place
  
  | 28 January 2012 09:00 | Report | Croatia | 16–4 | Netherlands | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Vogel (HUN) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Vogel (HUN) |||
  | 28 January 2012 09:00 | Report | Sukno 5 | Goals | Gerritse 2 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Taylan (TUR), Vogel (HUN) |
  
  ### 7th place
  
  | 28 January 2012 10:30 | Report | Romania | 8–9 | Spain | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Vasileiou (GRE) |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Vasileiou (GRE) |||
  | 28 January 2012 10:30 | Report | Radu 3 | Goals | Minguell 6 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 900 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Vasileiou (GRE) |
  
  ## Final round
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | Gold medal game | Gold medal game |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | A1 | Hungary | 13 | | | |
  | B2 | Montenegro | 11 | B2 | Montenegro | 14 | | | |
  | A3 | Greece | 9 | | | | B2 | Montenegro | 8 |
  | | | | | | | B1 | Serbia | 9 |
  | | | | B1 | Serbia | 12 | | | |
  | A2 | Italy | 9 | A2 | Italy | 8 | | | |
  | B3 | Germany | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | | | 5th–6th | 5th–6th | 5th–6th | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game | Bronze medal game |
  | | | | A3 | Greece | 6 | A1 | Hungary | 12 |
  | | | | B3 | Germany | 9 | A2 | Italy | 9 |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  | 25 January 2012 18:00 | Report | Italy | 9–4 | Germany | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Levin (ISR), Stavridis (GRE) |
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  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Levin (ISR), Stavridis (GRE) |||
  | 25 January 2012 18:00 | Report | Presciutti 3 | Goals | Oeler 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Levin (ISR), Stavridis (GRE) |
  | 25 January 2012 20:00 | Report | Greece | 9–11 | Montenegro | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 750 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Teixidó (ESP) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 750 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Teixidó (ESP) |||
  | 25 January 2012 20:00 | Report | Miralis, Ntoskas 2 | Goals | Janović, Gojković 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 750 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Teixidó (ESP) |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | 27 January 2012 18:00 | Report | Italy | 8–12 | Serbia | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Levin (ISR), Teixidó (ESP) |
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  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Levin (ISR), Teixidó (ESP) |||
  | 27 January 2012 18:00 | Report | Gallo 3 | Goals | Filipović 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Levin (ISR), Teixidó (ESP) |
  | 27 January 2012 20:00 | Report | Montenegro | 14–13 | Hungary | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Koganov (AZE) |
  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Koganov (AZE) |||
  | 27 January 2012 20:00 | Report | Janović 5 | Goals | Kiss 4 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,900 Referees: Spiegel (GER), Koganov (AZE) |
  
  ### 5th place
  
  | 28 January 2012 12:00 | Report | Germany | 9–6 | Greece | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Fekete (HUN) |
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  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Fekete (HUN) |||
  | 28 January 2012 12:00 | Report | Roeßing 3 | Goals | 6 players 1 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Fekete (HUN) |
  
  ### 3rd place
  
  | 29 January 2012 13:30 | Report | Italy | 9–12 | Hungary | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 2000 Referees: Periš (CRO), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
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  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 2000 Referees: Periš (CRO), Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
  | 29 January 2012 13:30 | Report | Giorgetti, Gallo, Presciutti 2 | Goals | Biros 6 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 2000 Referees: Periš (CRO), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
  
  ### Final
  
  | 29 January 2012 15:30 | Report | Serbia | 9–8 | Montenegro | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 2300 Referees: Gomez (ITA), Stavridis (GRE) |
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  | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 2300 Referees: Gomez (ITA), Stavridis (GRE) |||
  | 29 January 2012 15:30 | Report | Mitrović, Udovičić 2 | Goals | Radović 3 | Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion, Eindhoven Attendance: 2300 Referees: Gomez (ITA), Stavridis (GRE) |
  
  ## Final ranking
  
  | RANK | TEAM |
  | - | - |
  | | Serbia |
  | | Montenegro |
  | | Hungary |
  | 4. | Italy |
  | 5. | Germany |
  | 6. | Greece |
  | 7. | Spain |
  | 8. | Romania |
  | 9. | Croatia |
  | 10. | Netherlands |
  | 11. | North Macedonia |
  | 12. | Turkey |
  
  * 2012 Men's European champion
  * Serbia Fifth title
  * Team roster
  * Slobodan Soro, Aleksa Šaponjić, Živko Gocić, Vanja Udovičić, Miloš Ćuk, Duško Pijetlović, Slobodan Nikić, Milan Aleksić, Nikola Rađen, Filip Filipović, Andrija Prlainović, Stefan Mitrović, and Branislav Mitrović
  * Head coach: Dejan Udovičić
  
  ## Awards
  
  | Top Scorer | Player of the Tournament |
  | - | - |
  | Sandro Sukno | Mlađan Janović |
  