| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Spain | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 5 – 12 July | 
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia (2nd title) | 
| Runner-up |  Spain | 
| Third place |  Hungary | 
| Fourth place |  Netherlands | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ekaterina Pantyulina (RUS) (16) | 
| Best player |  Blanca Gil (ESP) | 
The 2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship was the twelve 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 the Aquatic Centre Málaga in Málaga, Spain from July 5 to July 12, 2008.
Teams
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Spain | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 
| 2. |  Russia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 
| 3. |  Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 
| 4. |  Germany | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 
July 5, 2008
| 13:30 | Spain  | 10 – 9 |  Russia | (2–3, 4–1, 1–3, 3–2) | 
| 15:00 | Netherlands  | 9 – 6 |  Germany | (3–0, 2–3, 2–2, 2–1) | 
July 6, 2008
| 13:30 | Netherlands  | 10–10 |  Spain | (5–3, 1–3, 2–3, 2–1) | 
| 15:00 | Germany  | 9 – 16 |  Russia | (0–3, 4–6, 4–2, 1–5) | 
July 7, 2008
| 12:00 | Netherlands  | 7 – 8 |  Russia | (2–3, 2–1, 2–2, 1–2) | 
| 13:30 | Spain  | 13 – 7 |  Germany | (2–4, 4–1, 3–0, 4–2) | 
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Italy | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 
| 2. |  Hungary | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 
| 3. |  Greece | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 
| 4. |  France | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 43 | −33 | 
July 5, 2008
| 12:00 | Italy  | 4–4 |  Hungary | (0–2, 1–1, 1–1, 2–0) | 
| 16:30 | Greece  | 15 – 2 |  France | (2–0, 5–0, 3–1, 5–1) | 
July 6, 2008
| 12:00 | Italy  | 10 – 9 |  Greece | (3–4, 1–1, 4–1, 2–3) | 
| 16:30 | Hungary  | 10 – 5 |  France | (3–1, 3–1, 2–3, 2–0) | 
July 7, 2008
| 15:00 | France  | 3 – 18 |  Italy | (0–6, 0–6, 2–4, 1–2) | 
| 16:30 | Greece  | 7–7 |  Hungary | (2–0, 1–1, 3–4, 1–2) | 
Quarterfinals
July 8, 2008
| 13:30 | Russia  | 9 – 7 |  Greece | (2–1, 1–2, 3–1, 3–3) | 
| 15:00 | Netherlands  | 7 – 9 |  Hungary | (1–1, 2–4, 2–3, 2–1) | 
Semifinals
July 10, 2008
| 19:30 | Hungary  | 7 – 8 |  Spain | (2–0, 2–2, 2–2, 1–4) | 
| 21:00 | Russia  | 8 – 5 |  Italy | (2–0, 0–0, 4–3, 2–2) | 
Finals
7 / 8 places
July 8, 2008
| 12:00 | Germany  | 8 – 6 |  France | (2–2, 5–0, 1–3, 0–1) | 
5 / 6 places
July 10, 2008
| 18:00 | Greece  | 10 – 11 |  Netherlands | (3–3, 4–2, 1–3, 2–3) | 
Bronze Medal
July 12, 2008
| 19:30 | Hungary  | 9 – 6 |  Italy | (1–2, 2–2, 2–1, 4–1) | 
Gold Medal
July 12, 2008
| 21:00 | Spain  | 8 – 9 |  Russia | (2–3, 1–3, 3–2, 2–1) | 
Final ranking
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 Valentina Vorontsova, Natalia Shepelina, Ekaterina Prokofyeva, Sofia Konoukh, Alena Vylegzhanina, Nadezda Glyzina, Ekaterina Pantyulina, Evgenia Soboleva, Oleksandra Karpovich, Olga Belyaeva, Elena Smurova, Olga Turova, Evgeniya Protsenko | 
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
 Blanca Gil (ESP) Blanca Gil (ESP)
 
- Best Goalkeeper
- Topscorer
 Ekaterina Pantyulina (RUS) (16) Ekaterina Pantyulina (RUS) (16)
 
References
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