| Host country | Hungary |
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| Dates | 14–26 January |
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| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
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| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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Qualification
| Event |
Date |
Location |
Vacancies |
Qualified |
| Host nation |
9 July 2016[4] |
– |
1 |
Hungary |
| 2018 European Championships |
14–27 July 2018 |
Barcelona |
5 |
Netherlands
Greece
Spain
Russia
Italy |
| Qualifiers |
25 April–26 October 2019 |
Various |
6 |
France
Germany
Serbia
Israel
Croatia
Slovakia |
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld. | W | D | L | Goals | Pts. | Qualification |
| Hungary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 94-26 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
| Russia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 112-21 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| Greece | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 79-37 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21-78 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| Croatia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 26-94 | 3 | 9th place match |
| Serbia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19-95 | 0 | 11th place match |
| 12-01-2020 | Slovakia | 2-31 | Russia |
| 12-01-2020 | Greece | 26-7 | Serbia |
| 12-01-2020 | Hungary | 25-6 | Croatia |
| 13-01-2020 | Croatia | 3-18 | Greece |
| 13-01-2020 | Russia | 27-2 | Serbia |
| 13-01-2020 | Slovakia | 2-20 | Hungary |
| 15-01-2020 | Greece | 18-2 | Slovakia |
| 15-01-2020 | Serbia | 8-9 | Croatia |
| 15-01-2020 | Hungary | 9-8 | Russia |
| 17-01-2020 | Russia | 34-1 | Croatia |
| 17-01-2020 | Slovakia | 6-2 | Serbia |
| 17-01-2020 | Hungary | 13-10 | Greece |
| 19-01-2020 | Slovakia | 9-7 | Croatia |
| 19-01-2020 | Greece | 7-12 | Russia |
| 19-01-2020 | Serbia | 0-27 | Hungary |
Group B
| Team | Pld. | W | D | L | Goals | Pts. | Qualification |
| Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 83-17 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
| Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 74-32 | 12 | Quarterfinals |
| İtaly | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 62-37 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| France | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 40-62 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| Israel | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22-70 | 3 | 9th place match |
| Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19-82 | 0 | 11th place match |
| 12-01-2020 | France | 6-15 | Spain |
| 12-01-2020 | Germany | 4-13 | İtaly |
| 12-01-2020 | Netherlands | 22-3 | Israel |
| 13-01-2020 | Germany | 3-23 | Netherlands |
| 13-01-2020 | Israel | 6-10 | France |
| 13-01-2020 | İtaly | 10-16 | Spain |
| 15-01-2020 | France | 17-5 | Germany |
| 15-01-2020 | Spain | 18-2 | Israel |
| 15-01-2020 | Netherlands | 10-4 | İtaly |
| 17-01-2020 | Germany | 4-19 | Spain |
| 17-01-2020 | Netherlands | 18-1 | France |
| 17-01-2020 | İtaly | 17-1 | Israel |
| 19-01-2020 | France | 6-18 | İtaly |
| 19-01-2020 | Germany | 3-10 | Israel |
| 19-01-2020 | Spain | 6-10 | Netherlands |
Quarters Finals
| 21-01-2020 | Hungary | 16-3 | France |
| 21-01-2020 | Slovakia | 2-22 | Netherlands |
| 21-01-2020 | Russia | 13-7 | İtaly |
| 21-01-2020 | Greece | 9-12 | Spain |
05/08 Place Match
| 23-01-2020 | France | 3-13 | Greece |
| 23-01-2020 | İtaly | 16-4 | Slovakia |
Semis Finals
| 23-01-2020 | Hungary | 10-11 | Spain |
| 23-01-2020 | Russia | 11-10 | Netherlands |
Eleventh place game
| 21-01-2020 | Germany | 15-13 | Serbia |
Ninth place game
| 21-01-2020 | Israel | 11-7 | Croatia |
Seventh place game
| 25-01-2020 | France | 17-8 | Slovakia |
Fifth place game
Third place game
| 25-01-2020 | Hungary | 10-8 | Netherlands |
Final
| 25-01-2020 | Russia | 12-13 | Spain |
Final Standing
| Rank | Team | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain | Champion
Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
2022 European Championships |
| 2 | Russia | Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 3 | Hungary | 2022 European Championships |
| 4 | Netherlands | 2022 European Championships |
| 5 | İtaly | 2022 European Championships |
| 6 | Greece | |
| 7 | France | |
| 8 | Slovakia | |
| 9 | Israel | |
| 10 | Croatia | |
| 11 | Germany | |
| 12 | Serbia | |
Women’s European Water Polo Championship
