1997 Men's European Water Polo Championship

The 1997 Men's European Water Polo Championship was the 23rd edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in Seville, Spain from August 13 to August 22, 1997, as an integrated part of the European LC Championships 1997.

Teams

GROUP A

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GROUP B

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First round

GROUP A

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Template:Wp	9	5	4	1	0	36	23	+13
2.	Template:Wp	9	5	4	1	0	32	20	+12
3.	Template:Wp	6	5	3	0	2	38	20	+18
4.	Template:Wp	3	5	1	1	3	27	30	−3
5.	Template:Wp	3	5	1	1	3	34	38	−4
6.	Template:Wp	0	5	0	0	5	23	59	−36

• August 13, 1997

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• August 14, 1997

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• August 15, 1997

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• August 16, 1997

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• August 17, 1997

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GROUP B

	Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.	Template:Wp	9	5	4	1	0	34	29	+5
2.	Template:Wp	8	5	3	2	0	49	26	+23
3.	Template:Wp	7	5	3	1	1	40	25	+15
4.	Template:Wp	4	5	2	0	3	34	33	+1
5.	Template:Wp	2	5	1	0	4	23	36	−13
6.	Template:Wp	0	5	0	0	5	17	48	−31

• August 13, 1997

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• August 14, 1997

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• August 15, 1997

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• August 16, 1997

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• August 17, 1997

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Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Finals

• Ninth place

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• Seventh place

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• Fifth place

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• Third place

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• First place

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Final ranking

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 1997 Men's European champion 
Eleventh title

• The first eight teams qualified for the 1998 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship in Perth, Australia; Bulgaria and Ukraine were relegated.

References

• Zwemkroniek (September, 1997)
• Coniliguria