2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship
The 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the eleventh edition of the now tri-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation. The event took place in the Banjica Sports Center in Belgrade, Serbia from September 2 to September 9, 2006.
There were two qualification tournaments ahead of the event, held from April 7 to April 9, 2006 in Nancy, France and in Madrid, Spain.Qualification
Teams
;GROUP A
;GROUP B
- Simone Budde
- Lina Rohe
- Linda Gerritsen
- Ariane Rump
- Katrin Dierolf
- Claudia Blomenkamp
- Monika Kruszona
- Nadine Kunz
- Theresa Klein
- Nina Wengst
- Sabrina Blattau
- Mandy Zöllner
- Claudia Schönitz
Head Coach:
- Bernd Seidensticher
- Alexandra Asimaki
- Alkisti Avramidou
- Christina Dimitrokali
- Angeliki Gerolymou
- Konstantina Kouteli
- Triantafyllia Manolioudaki
- Vasileia Mavrelou
- Stella Mitsani
- Kelina Kantzou
- Sofia Iosifidou
- Stavroula Kozompoli
- Georgia Lara
- Maria Tsouri
- Anastasia Zervakaki
- Marieta Zilakou
Head Coach:
- Kyriakos Iosifidis
- Tímea Benkő
- Fruzsina Brávik
- Barbara Bujka
- Rita Dravucz
- Anett Győre
- Patricia Horváth
- Anikó Pelle
- Ágnes Primász
- Mercedes Stieber
- Orsolya Takács
- Eszter Tomaskovics
- Andrea Tóth
- Ágnes Valkai
- Krisztina Zantleitner
Head Coach:
- Peter Lajos Szilagyi
- Silvia Bosurgi
- Chiara Brancati
- Teresa Frassinetti
- Arianna Garibotti
- Elena Gigli
- Allegra Lapi
- Tania di Mario
- Martina Miceli
- Maddalena Musumeci
- Francesca Pavan
- Federica Radicchi
- Cinzia Ragusa
- Federica Rocco
- Erzsebet Valkay
- Manuela Zanchi
Head Coach:
- Mauro Maugeri
- Ilse van der Meijden
- Marlot Ziemerink
- Iefke van Belkum
- Marit Bergers
- Mieke Cabout
- Rianne Guichelaar
- Biurakn Hakhverdian
- Marieke van den Ham
- Hanneke Kappen
- Noeki Klein
- Simone Koot
- Jorieke Oostendorp
- Yasemin Smit
- Alette Sijbring
- Marlou Slaghuis
Head Coach:
- Robin van Galen
- Olga Fomicheva
- Yulia Gaufler
- Nadezda Glyzina
- Evgeniya Ivanova
- Sofia Konoukh
- Ekaterina Kuzbetsova
- Ekaterina Pantyulina
- Evgeniya Protsenko
- Natalya Ryzhova-Alenicheva
- Natalya Shepelina
- Elena Smurova
- Ekaterina Tankeyeva
- Aleksandra Vorobeva
- Alena Vylegzhanina
- Anastasia Zubkova
Head Coach:
- Alexander Kleymenov
- Dijana Berak
- Ivana Ćorović
- Eleonora Đurić
- Aleksandra Dunđerski
- Dragana Ivković
- Vladana Jovetić
- Nastasja Knežević
- Aleksandra Lazarević
- Izolda Mašic
- Milica Perovski
- Sonja Stanković
- Natasa Vezilić
- Dejana Vukadinov
- Jovana Zlokolica
- Bojana Zrnić
Head Coach:
- Petar Kovačević
- Clara Aller
- Olga Domenech
- Elisabet Gazulla
- Blanca Gil
- Irene Hagen
- Carol Lopez
- Cristina López
- Laura Lopez
- Miriam Lopez Escribano
- Ona Meseguer
- Jennifer Pareja
- Anna Pardo
- Cristina Pardo
- Pilar Peña
- Patricia del Soto
Head Coach:
- Mar Sanroma
Preliminary round
GROUP A
- Saturday September 2, 2006
- Sunday September 3, 2006
- Monday September 4, 2006
GROUP B
- Saturday September 2, 2006
- Sunday September 3, 2006
- Monday September 4, 2006
Quarterfinals
- Wednesday September 6, 2006
Semifinals
- Thursday September 7, 2006
Finals
- Wednesday September 6, 2006 — Seventh place
- Thursday September 7, 2006 — Fifth place
- Saturday September 9, 2006 — Bronze Medal
- Saturday September 9, 2006 — Gold Medal
----Final ranking
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- *
- Best Goalkeeper
- *
- Topscorer
- * — 18 goals
