Another record-breaking event. Next June, from 16th to 23rd, the HaBaWaBa International Festival will bring 136 teams from 10 different countries to the Bella Italia & EFA Village in Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy) for the biggest sporting event in the world dedicated to children: 112 teams registered for the U11 tournament, 24 squads will participate in the U9 competition.
The 12th edition of the Festival will be played by little waterpolo players from Brazil, Greece, Egypt, France, Monaco, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Hungary and of course Italy. Hungary will be the country to bring more teams after Italy (21), followed by France (17). However also Spanish and Swiss waterpolo will come back to the Festival thanks to the returns of Helios (from Zaragoza) and Lugano.
Many teams will make their debut at the HaBaWaBa International Festival, such as French Aix en Savoie, Toulon and Lille Metropole, Hungarian OSC and Sote, Italian Ama Vivi Nuota (from Vicenza) and Osimo Nuoto. Egyptian teams will double their presence: along with Gezira, a permanent presence at the Festival, in 2019 also New Giza Sport Club will also take part in the event.
The HaBaWaBa International Festival will start on June 16th, with the teams arrival at Bella Italia & EFA Village. Both the two tournaments will begin the following day, both the finals are set for June 22nd. The next day the teams will leave the Village, so that it will be ready to host the participants in the 4th edition of the HaBaWaBa PLUS U13, scheduled on June, from 23rd to 30th.
HABAWABA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2019 – U9 TEAMS
| CLUB | TEAM NAME | COUNTRY | TOWN |
| ASD RN Verona | RN VERONA | Italy | Verona |
| Abda Bauru | ABDA BRASIL U9 | Brazil | Bauru |
| Akrosport Roma | AKROSPORT ANTARES | Italy | Rome |
| Amatori Nuoto Perugia | LUPETTI PERUGIA | Italy | Perugia |
| Aquademia ASD | AQUADEMIA SHARKS | Italy | Velletri (Rome) |
| Club Aquatico Pescara | CLUB AQUATICO U9 | Italy | Pescara |
| CN Posillipo | COCCODRILLI | Italy | Naples |
| KSI | BLUE DOLPHINS | Hungary | Budapest |
| Manianpama | MANIANPAMA XS | Italy | Monteporzio C. (Rome) |
| Mulhouse Water Polo | MULHOUSE BIBELE | France | Mulhouse |
| My Sport/Andrea D. | FREGUGGE | Italy | Genova |
| New Giza Sport Club | NG PHAROS | Egypt | Giza |
| Nuoto Club Monza | BLUE WAVE CRABS | Italy | Monza |
| PACA Team Azur | TEAM AZUR PACA | Monaco | Monaco |
| Pallanuoto Salerno | PALLANUOTO SALERNO | Italy | Salerno |
| Patras nautical Club | PATRAS NC DIAS | Greece | Patras |
| Pécsi Sport Nonprofi Zrt. | PSN ZRT. U09 | Hungary | Pecs |
| R.N. Savona | CAMPANASSA SAVONA |
Italy | Savona |
| Roma Vis Nova | LEONCINI DI RVN | Italy | Rome |
| Swim Academy | SWIM ACADEMY | Italy | Pagani (SA) |
| Team Strasbourg | STRASBOURG STORK 9 | France | Strasbourg |
| Waterpolo Club of Eger | EGER-SEALION | Hungary | Eger |
| Waterpolo Club of Eger | EGER-DOLPHIN | Hungary | Eger |
HABAWABA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2019 – U11 TEAMS
|
CLUB |
TEAM NAME |
COUNTRY |
TOWN |
| A.O. Kastellas | A.O.KASTELLAS | Greece | Piraeus |
| Abda Bauru | ABDA BRASIL U11 | Brazil | Bauru |
| Akrosport Roma Pallanuoto | AKROSPORT ROMA | Italy | Roma |
| Ama Vivi Nuota | AMA VIVI NUOTA | Italy | Vicenza |
| Amatori Nuoto Perugia | GRIFONI PERUGIA | Italy | Perugia |
| AN Brescia | AN BRESCIA | Italy | Brescia |
| Angyalföldi Sport Iskola | ASI-MSA | Hungary | Angyalföld |
| Antares Nuoto Latina | ANTARES LT SQUALI | Italy | Latina |
| Antares Nuoto Latina | ANTARES LT PIRATI | Italy | Latina |
| Aqavion | AQAVION | Italy | Brusciano (Na) |
| Aquademia ASD | AQUADEMIA SHARKS | Italy | Velletri (Rome) |
| Aquatica Torino | AQUATICA TORINO | Italy | Turin |
| AS Monaco Natation | MONACO DREAM TEAM | Monaco | Monaco |
| ASD Andrea Doria | A. DORIA BIANCHI | Italy | Genoa |
| ASD Andrea Doria | A. DORIA BLU | Italy | Genoa |
| ASD Bogliasco 1951 | BOGLIASCO BLU | Italy | Bogliasco (Ge) |
| ASD Bogliasco 1951 | BOGLIASCO BIANCO | Italy | Bogliasco (Ge) |
| ASD Como Nuoto | COMO NUOTO | Italy | Como |
| ASD Pallanuoto Trieste | TOP PLAYERS | Italy | Trieste |
| ASD Pallanuoto Trieste | TOP BOYS | Italy | Trieste |
| ASD R.N.Verona | R.N. VERONA | Italy | Verona |
| ASVO Water Polo | ASVO L’ISLE-ADAM | France | L’Isle-Adam |
| Avus Aligator | AVUS | Hungary | Szombathely |
| Blu 3000 | BLU 3000 | Italy | Grottaferrata (Rome) |
| C.C. Ortigia | C.C. ORTIGIA | Italy | Syracuse |
| Cabassi Pallanuoto Carpi | CABASSI PALLANUOTO | Italy | Carpi |
| Cachalots | CACHALOTS | France | Six-Fours |
| Cercle 93 | CERCLE 93 B | France | Noisy Le Sec, Livry Gargan e Saint Denis |
| Cercle 93 | CERCLE 93 A | France | Noisy Le Sec, Livry Gargan e Saint Denis |
| Club Aquatico Pescara | CLUB ORANGE | Italy | Pescara |
| Club Aquatico Pescara | CLUB BLUE | Italy | Pescara |
| Club de Natation d’Aix en Savoie | AIX EN SAVOIE | France | Aix Les Bains |
| Club Toulon Waterpolo | TOULON WATERPOLO | France | Toulon |
| CN Helios | CN HELIOS | Spain | Zaragoza |
| CN Posillipo | COCCODRILLI | Italy | Naples |
| Comitè du Rhone | PIRANHAS | France | Lyon |
| Crocera Stadium | CROCERA STADIUM | Italy | Genoa |
| Dunaujvaros Water Polo Club | DFVE BABIES | Hungary | Dunaujvaros |
| ENT Lille Metropole | NEPTUNIANS | France | Lille |
| Etruria Pallanuoto | ETRURIA PALLANUOTO | Italy | Empoli |
| FTC Telekom Waterpolo | FTC-TELEKOM 1. | Hungary | Budapest |
| FTC Telekom Waterpolo | FTC-TELEKOM 2. | Hungary | Budapest |
| Galatasaray | GALATASARAY | Turkey | Istanbul |
| Gezira Sporting Club | GEZIRA SHARKS | Egypt | Cairo |
| Jesina PN-Pro Recco Accademy | JESINA PALLANUOTO | Italy | Jesi |
| KSI | BLUE SHARKS | Hungary | Budapest |
| Lugano Pallanuoto | LUGANO RED | Switzerland | Lugano |
| Lugano Pallanuoto | LUGANO BLU | Switzerland | Lugano |
| Manianpama | MANIANPAMA XL | Italy | Monteporzio C. (Rome) |
| Mulhouse Water Polo | MULHOUSE WACKES | France | Mulhouse |
| Muri Antichi | MURI ANTICHI | Italy | Catania |
| My Sport | LAXERTI | Italy | Genoa |
| Nautilus Nuoto Roma | NAUTILUS | Italy | Rome |
| New Giza Sport Club | NG SHARKS | Egypt | Giza |
| New Giza Sport Club | NG DOLPHINS | Egypt | Giza |
| Nuotatori Genovesi | NGENOVESI BLU | Italy | Genoa |
| Nuotatori Genovesi | QUINTO-GENOVESI | Italy | Genoa |
| Nuoto Club Monza | MONZA RED CRABS | Italy | Monza |
| Nuoto Club Monza | MONZA WHITE CRABS | Italy | Monza |
| Olympic Nice | ONN 1 | France | Nice |
| Olympic Nice | ONN 2 | France | Nice |
| OSC VSE Budapest | OSC BUDAPEST | Hungary | Budapest |
| Pallanuoto Dalmine | ONDA BLU DALMINE1 | Italy | Dalmine (Bg) |
| Pallanuoto Dalmine | ONDA BLU DALMINE2 | Italy | Dalmine (Bg) |
| Patras Nautical Club | PATRAS NC APOLLON | Greece | Patras |
| Patras Nautical Club | PATRAS NC POSEIDON | Greece | Patras |
| Pays D’Aix Natation | PAN PINGUIN | France | Aix-En-Provence |
| Pécsi Sport Nonprofi Zrt. | PSN ZRT. | Hungary | Pécs |
| Pescara Pallanuoto | PESCARA PIOVRE | Italy | Pescara |
| Pescara Pallanuoto | PESCARA POLPI | Italy | Pescara |
| Polisportiva Balnaea Battipaglia | BALNAEA ARGONAUTI | Italy | Battipaglia (Sa) |
| Polisportiva Coop Parma | COOP PARMA | Italy | Parma |
| Pont de Claix Grenoble | PONT DE CLAIX | France | Grenoble |
| President Bologna | PRESIDENT BOLOGNA | Italy | Bologna |
| Pro Recco Academy | KAIMANI | Italy | Recco |
| Pro Recco Academy | KOCCODRILLI | Italy | Recco |
| R.N. Arenzano | BIG TEAM ARENZANO | Italy | Genoa |
| R.N. Arenzano | LASTEAM ARENZANO | Italy | Genoa |
| R.N. Bologna | R.N. BOLOGNA | Italy | Bologna |
| R.N. Camogli | RAVATTI | Italy | Camogli (Ge) |
| R.N. Florentia | R.N. FLORENTIA | Italy | Florence |
| R.N. Imperia 57 | RARI IMPERIA | Italy | Imperia |
| R.N. Roma Vis Nova | R.N. ROMA | Italy | Rome |
| R.N. Savona | BRANDALE SAVONA | Italy | Savona |
| R.N. Savona | CHIABRERA SAVONA | Italy | Savona |
| R.N. Sori | SORI | Italy | Sori (Ge) |
| Roma Vis Nova | ROMA VIS NOVA A | Italy | Rome |
| Roma Vis Nova | ROMA VIS NOVA B | Italy | Rome |
| SC Quinto | BIANCHI | Italy | Genoa |
| Pallanuoto Como | PALLANUOTO COMO | Italy | Como |
| San Mauro Nuoto | SAN MAURO NUOTO | Italy | Casalnuovo (Na) |
| Sète Natation | SETE | France | Sète |
| Sote | SOTE | Hungary | Budapest |
| Sportiva Sturla | SPORTIVA STURLA | Italy | Genoa |
| Swim Academy | SWIM ACADEMY | Italy | Pagani (Sa) |
| SZVPS Szeged | SZVPS SZEGED | Hungary | Szeged |
| Tatabanya VSE Waterpolo Club | TATABANYA | Hungary | Tatabanya |
| Team Osimo Nuoto | TEAM OSIMO NUOTO | Italy | Osimo (An) |
| Team Strasbourg | STRASBOURG STORK | France | Strasbourg |
| Váci Vízilabda | VAC WATERPOLO | Hungary | Vác |
| Venere Azzurra | TESTUGGINI | Italy | La Spezia |
| Villa Aurelia Sporting Club | ARMADILLI | Italy | Rome |
| Virgiliana Mantova | VIRGILIANA MANTOVA | Italy | Mantova |
| Waterpolo Bari | WATERPOLO BARI A | Italy | Bari |
| Waterpolo Bari | WATERPOLO BARI B | Italy | Bari |
| Waterpolo Club of Eger | EGER-SHARKS | Hungary | Eger |
| Waterpolo Club of Eger | EGER-OCTOPUS | Hungary | Eger |
| Waterpolo Club of Szolnok | SZOLNOKI DOZSA | Hungary | Szolnok |
| Waterpolo Palermo | WATERPOLO PALERMO | Italy | Palermo |
| Zero9 | ZERO9 UNDER 11 | Italy | Rome |
| ZF Eger | EGER-ALIGATOR | Hungary | Eger |
| ZF Eger | EGER-PENGUIN | Hungary | Eger |
