The draw for the Men and Women’s U19 European Championships was made today in Belgrade, at the Champions League Final 8 competition.
The 27th edition of the Men’s Tournament will take place in Podgorica, Montenegro, from the 18th-25th of September, while the 10th edition of the Women’s competition will take place in Netanya, Israel, between the 3rd-9th July.
The seedings for both draws were based on the previous results in the competition. In the Men’s draw, the top seeds were Spain, Croatia, Greece and Montenegro, while Spain, France, Hungary and the Netherlands were the top four for the women.
Russia would have seeded in the top four teams in the Women’s draw, but will not participate due to their expulsion from competitions by LEN.
Men’s Tournament
Group A- Spain, Netherlands, Malta, Czech Republic
Group B – Croatia, Italy, Georgia, Slovakia
Group C – Greece, Serbia, Romania, Germany
Group D – Montenegro, Hungary, France, Turkey
Women’s Tournament
Group A – Spain, Israel, Turkey, Romania, Serbia
Group B – France, Italy, Slovakia, Croatia
Group C – Hungary, Greece, Germany, Switzerland
Group D – Netherlands, Great Britain, Portugal, Ukraine
