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.

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2008 Women's European Water Polo Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	2 – 9 September
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Russia (1st title)
Runner-up	Italy
Third place	Hungary
Fourth place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)	Ekaterina Pantyulina (RUS) (18)
Best player	Tania di Mario (ITA)
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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).

• Wednesday September 6, 2006

Russia	17–11	Netherlands
Spain	10–9	Greece

• Thursday September 7, 2006

Italy	15–10	Spain
Russia	12–11	Hungary

• Wednesday September 6, 2006 — Seventh place

Serbia	6–15	Germany

• Thursday September 7, 2006 — Fifth place

Greece	11 – 12 [aet]	Netherlands

• Saturday September 9, 2006 — Bronze Medal

Hungary	12–11	Spain

• Saturday September 9, 2006 — Gold Medal

Russia	12–10	Italy

• Most Valuable Player
  •  Tania di Mario (ITA)
• Best Goalkeeper
  •  Elena Gigli (ITA)
• Topscorer
  •  Ekaterina Pantyulina (RUS) — 18 goals

• "LEN Results". Archived from the original on 2007-01-04. www.lenweb.org