2024 Women's European Water Polo Championship

The championship was originally going to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel between 7 and 21 October 2023 (although it would still be called the 2024 European Championship). But on 31 March 2023, it was moved to the Israeli city of Netanya and rescheduled for 3 to 16 January 2024 at the Wingate Institute Olympic swimming pool. But on 2 November, LEN announced that the tournament would not be hosted in Israel. After that announcement, Budapest, Eindhoven and Zagreb were reported as possibly interested in hosting the championships. On 17 November, Eindhoven was announced as the host city for the tournament. The last time Eindhoven hosted the event was in 2012. ==Expansion==

During the 2022 European Championships, Israeli media said that the 2024 edition would expand to 16 teams. On 31 March 2023, LEN officially announced the expansion to 16 teams, alongside the format change. ==Format==

This was the first edition where the teams were sorted into two Divisions, based on the last edition and the qualifiers. The top eight teams made Division 1 and the other eight teams Division 2. Both divisions were split into two groups of four teams. The top-two teams from each group of Division 1 advanced to the quarterfinals, while the other teams met the top-two sides from each group of Division 2 in a play-off round. After that, a knock-out system was used. ==Qualification==

16 teams were able to compete at the main event. They were broken up as follows: • The host nation • The top seven teams from the 2022 European Championship not already qualified as host nation • Final eight from the qualifiers. All 12 that participated in 2022 qualified. Of the beneficiaries of the expansion, Bulgaria made their debut. Of the returnees, Czech Republic, Great Britain and Turkey returned after last qualifying in 1997, 2014 and 2018 respectively. As of 2026, this was the last time Bulgaria and Czech Republic qualified and the last time Portugal and Switzerland failed to qualify. ==Venue==

Similar to 2012, the Pieter van den Hoogenband Zwemstadion was used for the entire competition. ==Draw==

The draw was held on 12 September 2023 in Netanya, Israel. Division 1 The pots for Division 1 were decided by the rankings of the 2022 European Championship Division 2 The seeding for Division 2 was decided by who finished first and second in the qualifiers. ==Preliminary round==

The schedule was announced on 24 November 2023. All times are local (UTC+1). Division 1 Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Division 2 Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ==Knockout stage==

Bracket Playoffs ---- ---- ---- 13–16th place bracket 13–16th place semifinals ---- 15th place game 13th place game 9–12th place bracket 9–12th place semifinals ---- Eleventh place game Ninth place game Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- 5–8th place bracket 5–8th place semifinals ---- Seventh place game Fifth place game Semifinals ---- Third place game Final ==Final standings==

Greece qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics as the highest ranked team not yet qualified for the event. Greece, France and Great Britain secured the three remaining European tickets to the 2024 World Aquatics Championships. ==Awards and statistics==

Top goalscorers Awards The awards were announced on 13 January 2024. ==References==