| Field | Value |
|---|
| tourney_name | 2006 Women's European Water Polo Championship |
| country | Serbia |
| dates | 2 – 9 September |
| num_teams | 8 |
| confederations | 1 |
| venues | 1 |
| cities | 1 |
| champion_other | |
| count | 1 |
| second_other | |
| third_other | |
| fourth_other | |
| top_scorer | Ekaterina Pantyulina (18) |
| player | Tania di Mario |
| previous | 2003 Women's European Water Polo Championship |
| next | 2008 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 (with France, Germany, Great Britain and the Netherlands competing) and in Madrid, Spain (Czech Republic, Greece, Spain and Ukraine).
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
|---|
| 1. | | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 18 |
| 2. | | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 23 |
| 3. | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 29 |
| 4. | | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 55 |
- Saturday September 2, 2006
Group B
| Team | Points | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff |
|---|
| 1. | | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 27 |
| 2. | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 31 |
| 3. | | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 32 |
| 4. | | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 48 |
- Saturday September 2, 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
| RANK | TEAM |
|---|
| [[Image:Med 1.png]] | |
| [[Image:Med 2.png]] | |
| [[Image:Med 3.png]] | |
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Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player
- Best Goalkeeper
- Topscorer
- Ekaterina Pantyulina — 18 goals