The 2014 Men's European Water Polo Championship was held in Budapest from 14âÂÂ27 July 2014.
There were 12 teams in the 2014 championships. They qualified as follows:
The structure of the championships is that there were two groups of six teams followed by a knockout phase. The first three teams in each group qualified to compete for the championship, with the first-place teams given a bye to the semifinals. The last three teams in each group played a classification tournament for 7thâÂÂ12th place.
The draw was held on 9 March 2014.
The schedule was announced on 10 May 2014.