Bigger and more international. HaBaWaBa Plus U13 keeps growing, its 3rd edition, scheduled on June, 2018, from 24th to 30th, will bring to Bella Italia & EFA Village in Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD) 49 teams: 40 of them will play the men tournament, 9 squads will participate in the women competition, the true innovation of 2018. Overall 3 continents – Europe, America, Africa – and 10 different countries will be represented at HaBaWaBa Plus U13 2018: Croatia, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, United States.
The women tournament is the great innovation of HaBaWaBa Plus U13 2018
WOMEN TEAMS. The 9 teams that will join the women tournament are coming from 4 countries: Hungarian Dunaujvaros, French Lille and American United Water Polo Club from Huntington Beach will challenge 6 Italian teams, Bogliasco Bene, Plebiscito Padova, R.N. Bologna, Roma Vis Nova, Locatelli Genova and 3T Sporting Club from Rome.
MEN TOURNAMENT. On the other hand, 20 out of 40 teams playing the men tournament are Italian: among them we’ll have Posillipo and Savona, some of the best clubs in Italy. Both of them are at their first participation in HaBaWaBa Plus U13 after many editions of HaBaWaBa International Festival, the WPD event dedicated to U11 and U9 players. Other Italian newcomers are CSS Verona, Muri Antichi, Pallanuoto Como, Pallanuoto Treviglio, PallaNuoto Italy SSD, Ravenna Pallanuoto, R.N. Bologna, and Roma Vis Nova while Plebiscito Padova, Etruria, President Bologna, Venere Azzurra, N.C. Monza, Antares Latina, Aquatica Torino, Cabassi Carpi, Canottieri Arno Pisa and Pescara have already participated in the past.
Ferencvaros, winner of HaBaWaBa Plus U13 2017
FOREIGN LEGION. Hungary has 8 teams and it’s the most represented nation among the foreign ones: newcomers Angyalföldi, Pécsi and Szolnok will come to Lignano along with 2017 winners Ferencvaros, Debrecen, Hírös, Szeged and Eger, which they all already participated in HaBaWaBa Plus U13 in the last two years. Other novelties are Croatian Jadran Split, Slovenian Maribor, Slovakian XBS Water Polo from Šamorín, Polish KSZO Ostrowiec and Egyptian Gezira, at their first participation in HaBaWaBa Plus U13 after many experience at HaBaWaBa International Festival. Also French and Greek waterpolo will be represented: first time for Sète, which will join Marseille and Lille, as well as Kastellas from Piraeus and Heraklion from Crete. American teams double: along with United Water Polo Club from Huntington Beach, Bruin WPC from Los Angeles will arrive at Lignano.
June 24th will be the opening day of the event and it will be dedicated to the teams’ check in at the Bella Italia & EFA Village. Tournaments will start on June 25th tournaments and they will end on June 29th. Teams will leave the village on June 30th.
HaBaWaBa Plus U13 2018 – Women tournament teams
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WOMEN TOURNAMENT |
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| CLUB U13 | TEAM NAME | COUNTRY | TOWN |
| 3T Sporting Club | 3T Sporting Club | Italy | Roma |
| ASD Bogliasco 1951 | Bogliasco Bene | Italy | Bogliasco |
| Dunaujvaros Foiskola Vizilabda Egyesület | DFVE | Hungary | Dunaujvaros |
| Lille Universite Club | Les Ch’Tites Winneuses | France | Lille |
| Plebiscito Padova | Plebiscito Padova Girls | Italy | Padova |
| RN Bologna | RN Bologna Girls | Italy | Bologna |
| Roma Vis Nova | Roma Vis Nova | Italy | Roma |
| United Water Polo Club | United Water Polo Club Girls | USA | Huntington Beach |
| US Luca Locatelli Genova | US Luca Locatelli Genova | Italy | Genova |
HaBaWaBa Plus U13 2018 – Men tournament teams
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MEN TOURNAMENT |
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| CLUB U13 | TEAM NAME | COUNTRY | TOWN |
| Angyalföldi Sportiskola | ASI | Hungary | Angyalföld |
| Antares Nuoto Latina | Antares Nuoto Latina Squali | Italy | Latina |
| AO Kastellas | AO Kastellas | Greece | Piraeus |
| Aquatica Torino | Aquatica Torino | Italy | Torino |
| AVK Maribor | Branik Maribor | Slovenia | Maribor |
| Bruin WPC | Stars & Stripes Aquatics Academy | USA | Los Angeles |
| Canottieri Arno Pisa | Canottieri Arno Pisa | Italy | Pisa |
| CN Marseille | CN Marseille | France | Marseille |
| CN Posillipo | Coccodrilli Posillipo | Italy | Napoli |
| CSS Verona | CSS Verona | Italy | Verona |
| Debreceni Vizilabda Sport Egyesület | DVSE | Hungary | Debrecen |
| Etruria Pallanuoto | Etruria Pallanuoto Empoli | Italy | Empoli |
| Ferencvarosi Torna Club | FTC U13 Boys | Hungary | Budapest |
| Gezira Sporting Club | Gezira Sharks 2005 | Egypt | Cairo |
| Heraklion | Heraklion | Greece | Heraklion |
| Hírös Sport Nonprofit KFT | Hírös Sport Nonprofit Kft. | Hungary | Kecskemét |
| KSZO Ostrowiec | KSZO Ostrowiec | Poland | Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski |
| Lille Université Club | Les Ch’Tits Winners | France | Lille |
| Muri Antichi | Famila Muri Antichi | Italy | Catania |
| Nuoto Club Monza | Nuoto Club Monza | Italy | Monza |
| Nuoto UISP Sandro Cabassi | Nuoto UISP Sandro Cabassi | Italy | Carpi |
| Pallanuoto Como | Pallanuoto Como | Italy | Como |
| Pallanuoto Treviglio | Pallanuoto Treviglio | Italy | Treviglio |
| PallaNuotoItalia SSD | PallaNuotoItalia SSD | Italy | Milano |
| Pécsi Sport Nonprofit ZRT | PSN ZRT Exclusive Change | Hungary | Pécs |
| Pescara Pallanuoto | Pescara Pallanuoto | Italy | Pescara |
| Plebiscito Padova | Plebiscito Padova 05 | Italy | Padova |
| President Bologna | President Bologna | Italy | Bologna |
| Ravenna Pallanuoto | Ravenna Pallanuoto | Italy | Ravenna |
| RN Bologna | RN Bologna Boys | Italy | Bologna |
| RN Savona | RN Savona | Italy | Savona |
| Roma Vis Nova | Roma Vis Nova | Italy | Roma |
| Sète Natation | Sète | France | Sète |
| Szegedi Vizipolo Suli | SZVPS Szeged | Hungary | Szeged |
| Szolnok Vizilabda Sport Club | Szolnoki Dozsa | Hungary | Szolnok |
| United Water Polo Club | United Water Polo Club Boys | USA | Huntington Beach |
| Venere Azzurra | Little Sharks | Italy | La Spezia |
| VK Jadran Split | VK Jadran Split | Croatia | Split |
| XBS Water Polo | XBS Water Polo | Slovakia | Šamorín |
| ZF Eger | ZF Eger | Hungary | Eger |
