The 1997 Women's European Water Polo Championship

European Water Polo Championship

The European Water Polo Championship is a sport competition for national water polo teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Ligue Européenne de Natation , the governing European aquatics federation. There are both men's and women's competitions.The first European Water Polo...

was the seventh edition of the bi-annual event, organised by the Europe's governing body in aquatics, the Ligue Européenne de Natation

Ligue Européenne de Natation

Ligue Européenne de Natation or LEN is the European governing body for aquatic sports affiliated to FINA—it is the Continental Association for Europe. It was founded in 1927 in Bologna, Italy....

. The event took place in Seville, Spain from August 13 to August 22, 1997 as an integrated part of the European LC Championships 1997

European LC Championships 1997

The 1997 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held in Seville, Spain from Tuesday 19 August to Sunday 24 August, in the 50 m pool of the Piscina Centro Deportivo San Pablo. The 23rd edition of the event was organised by the LEN...

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GROUP A

24

56

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		10	5	5	0	0	43	19
2.		8	5	4	0	1	70	14
3.		6	5	3	0	2	30	31	–1
4.		4	5	2	0	3	34	41	–7
5.		2	5	1	0	4	24	50	–26
6.		2	5	0	0	5	25	43	–18

• August 13, 1997

  	5 – 8
  	2 – 13
  	12 – 2

• August 14, 1997

  	6 – 7
  	8 – 4
  	5 – 9

• August 15, 1997

  	8 – 2
  	2 – 26
  	5 – 7

• August 16, 1997

  	2 – 10
  	4 – 9
  	11 – 10

• August 17, 1997

  	7 – 14
  	7 – 5
  	1 – 15

GROUP B

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24

23

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		10	5	5	0	0	76	22
2.		7	5	3	1	1	49	25
3.		7	5	3	1	1	51	28
4.		4	5	2	0	3	29	30	–1
5.		2	5	1	0	4	25	64	–39
6.		2	5	0	0	5	14	75	–61

• August 13, 1997

  	16 – 5
  	5 – 6
  	3 – 21

• August 14, 1997

  	17 – 0
  	12 – 6
  	10 – 4

• August 15, 1997

  	22 – 2
  	7 – 14
  	8 – 1

• August 16, 1997

  	1 – 13
  	8 – 10
  	10 – 1

• August 17, 1997

  	6 – 6
  	3 – 11
  	6 – 10

Quarterfinals

• August 19, 1997

  	13 – 2
  	9 – 5
  	8 – 7
  	7 – 6 [aet]

Play-Offs

• August 20, 1997

  	10 – 9 [aet]
  	13 – 2

Semifinals

• August 20, 1997

  	7 – 8 [aet]
  	11 – 6

Finals

• August 22, 1997 — Ninth place

  ?? – ??

• August 22, 1997 — Seventh place

  9 – 6

• August 22, 1997 — Fifth place

  10 – 5

• August 22, 1997 — Bronze Medal

  10 – 5

• August 22, 1997 — Gold Medal

  7 – 6

Final ranking

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Individual awards

• Most Valuable Player
  • ???

• Best Goalkeeper
  • ???

• Topscorer
  • ???