There's nothing like HaBaWaBa, even in 2025: discover the teams!
Next June 146 squads will join the International Festival (U9 and U11) and the International Festival PLUS (U13) representing 15 nations and 5 continents
There's nothing like HaBaWaBa. Seventeen years after its first edition, the motto of “the game of the ball in the water” has more value than ever: HaBaWaBa is not just a festival, nor just a sports competition. It’s a unique event not only in the waterpolo’s landscape, but the youth sports’ worldwide: also in 2025 more than a thousand little athletes from all over the world will gather at Bella Italia & EFA Village in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy, in order to live an unforgettable experience. At HaBaWaBa waterpolo becomes the tool to get to know new cultures, make friends, have fun, and live the noble values of sport.
Thanks to the support of our institutional partners FIN, World Aquatics, European Aquatics and CONI, and the help of our sponsors Turbo, Compact Goals, Ossidabile and All Risks - Consulenze Assicurative, next June HaBaWaBa will once again bring together little waterpolo players from faraway countries, creating a multicultural environment at the Village that you can only experience at the Olympics: a total of 146 teams are registered for HaBaWaBa International Festival (reserved for mixed teams belonging to U9 and U11 age group categories) and HaBaWaBa International Festival PLUS (for mixed and girls-only U13 teams). Participating teams will come from all 5 continents and represent as many as 15 different nations: Australia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Palestine, Monaco, Singapore, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey and US.
Going into more details, the 17th HaBaWaBa International Festival, scheduled for June 15-22, will feature 77 teams, including 60 in the U11 category and 17 in the U9 category. For the first time, non-Italian teams will be the majority (54%).
On the other hand, 69 teams are registered for the 9th edition of the HaBaWaBa International Festival PLUS, to be held on June 22-29. Waterpolo Development is proud to point out that the number of participating teams in the U13 girls’ competition has more than doubled since the last edition, going from 5 to 12.
Below you can find the full list of teams registered for the HaBaWaBa International Festival and the HaBaWaBa International Festival PLUS 2025, more details - starting with the rounds of the 1st phase of the competitions - will soon be available on WPDWorld.com and HaBaWaBa.com, as well as on the official HaBaWaBa app, which will also soon be updated with the names and photos of all the little waterpolo players: the app is free to download from Google Play and Apple Store.
Less than two months to go: HaBaWaBa is coming back!
HABAWABA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL - U9 TOURNAMENT TEAMS
HABAWABA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL - U11 TOURNAMENT TEAMS
HABAWABA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL PLUS - U13 MIXED TOURNAMENT TEAMS
Thanks to the support of our institutional partners FIN, World Aquatics, European Aquatics and CONI, and the help of our sponsors Turbo, Compact Goals, Ossidabile and All Risks - Consulenze Assicurative, next June HaBaWaBa will once again bring together little waterpolo players from faraway countries, creating a multicultural environment at the Village that you can only experience at the Olympics: a total of 146 teams are registered for HaBaWaBa International Festival (reserved for mixed teams belonging to U9 and U11 age group categories) and HaBaWaBa International Festival PLUS (for mixed and girls-only U13 teams). Participating teams will come from all 5 continents and represent as many as 15 different nations: Australia, Croatia, Egypt, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Palestine, Monaco, Singapore, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey and US.
Going into more details, the 17th HaBaWaBa International Festival, scheduled for June 15-22, will feature 77 teams, including 60 in the U11 category and 17 in the U9 category. For the first time, non-Italian teams will be the majority (54%).
On the other hand, 69 teams are registered for the 9th edition of the HaBaWaBa International Festival PLUS, to be held on June 22-29. Waterpolo Development is proud to point out that the number of participating teams in the U13 girls’ competition has more than doubled since the last edition, going from 5 to 12.
Below you can find the full list of teams registered for the HaBaWaBa International Festival and the HaBaWaBa International Festival PLUS 2025, more details - starting with the rounds of the 1st phase of the competitions - will soon be available on WPDWorld.com and HaBaWaBa.com, as well as on the official HaBaWaBa app, which will also soon be updated with the names and photos of all the little waterpolo players: the app is free to download from Google Play and Apple Store.
Less than two months to go: HaBaWaBa is coming back!
HABAWABA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL - U9 TOURNAMENT TEAMS
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CLUB |
TEAM NAME |
NATION |
| AS Monaco Natation | AS Monaco Natation | Monaco |
| ASD Bogliasco 1951 | AGN Bogliasco 1951 | Italy |
| Club Aquatico Pescara | Club Aquatico Blue | Italy |
| CN Marseille | Cercle Nageurs Marseille U9 | France |
| CN Posillipo | Coccodrilli U9 | Italy |
| Gezira Sporting club | Gezira Crocodiles | Egypt |
| Heliopolis Sporting Club | Dolphins Heliopolis | Egypt |
| Heliopolis Sporting Club | Dragons Heliopolis | Egypt |
| Kaposvar Waterpolo | Kaposvar Waterpolo Baby II | Hungary |
| New Giza Sporting Club | NG Mini Minions | Egypt |
| New Giza Sporting Club | NG mini Smurfs | Egypt |
| Onda Blu PN Dalmine | Onda Blu Nanetti | Italy |
| Rapallo Nuoto | Rapallo Sharks | Italy |
| SC Quinto | SC Quinto Biancorossi | Italy |
| Sodic Sports Club | Sodic Sharks | Egypt |
| Soripoolbeach | Pinguine - Sori Pool Beach | Italy |
| Taverny 95 | Entente 95 U09 | France |
|
CLUB |
TEAM NAME |
NATION |
| 28 Degrees Aquatic | 28 Degrees Aquatic | Singapore |
| Acquachiara | Acquachiara | Italy |
| Agonistica Coopernuoto | Coopernuoto U11 | Italy |
| Akrosport - Villa Aurelia | Akrosport - Villa Aurelia | Italy |
| ANC Glyfada | ANC Glyfada | Greece |
| Anzio Waterpolis | Anzio Waterpolis | Italy |
| Aquatica Torino | Aquatica Torino | Italy |
| AS Monaco Natation | AS Monaco Sharks | Monaco |
|
BVSC Zugló |
BVSC-Zugló |
Hungary |
|
BVSC Zugló |
BVSC-Zugló 2 |
Hungary |
| Club Aquatico Pescara | Club Aquatico White | Italy |
| CN Marseille | Cercle Nageurs Marseille U11 | France |
| CN Posillipo | Coccodrilli U11 | Italy |
| Como Nuoto SSD | Rane Como Nuoto | Italy |
| Crocera Stadium | Crocera Stadium | Italy |
| Doria Nuoto 2000 Loano | Doria Nuoto Loano | Italy |
| Ethnnikos Piraeus | Ethnikos Lions | Greece |
| Ethnnikos Piraeus | Ethnikos Sharks | Greece |
| Fehervar Vízilabda SE | Fehérvár VSE | Hungary |
| Galatasaray Waterpolo | Galatasaray SK | Turkey |
| Gezira Sporting club | Gezira Sharks | Egypt |
| Gezira Sporting club | Gezira 610 | Egypt |
| HAVK Mladost | HAVK Mladost Zagreb | Croatia |
| Heliopolis Sporting Club | Crocodiles Heliopolis | Egypt |
| Heliopolis Sporting Club | Sharks Heliopolis | Egypt |
| Ilisiakos | Ilisiakos AC | Greece |
| Kaposvar Waterpolo | Kaposvar Waterpolo Baby I | Hungary |
| KPK Korkula | KPK | Croatia |
| Mulhouse | Mulhouse WP | France |
| Napoli Nuoto | Napoli Nuoto | Italy |
| Nautilus Nuoto Roma | Nautilus Nuoto Roma | Italy |
| New Giza Sporting Club | NG Mini Smurfs | Egypt |
| New Giza Sporting Club | NG Mini Minions | Egypt |
| Onda Blu PN Dalmine | Onda Blu Nani | Italy |
| OSC Budapest | OSC | Hungary |
| PallaNuotoItalia | RaPNI U11 | Italy |
| Palanuoto Bergamo ASD | Pallanuoto Bergamo | Italy |
| Pallanuoto Vicenza | Pallanuoto Vicenza | Italy |
| Pécsi Sport Nonprofit Zrt | Pécsi Sportiskola U11 | Hungary |
| Pescara Nuoto e Pallanuoto | Pescara Pallanuoto | Italy |
| Plebiscito Padova | Plebiscito Padova U11 | Italy |
| RN Bologna | Rari Nantes Bologna | Italy |
| RN Florentia | Rari Nantes Florentia | Italy |
| RN Roma Vis Nova | Rari Nantes Roma Vis Nova | Italy |
| RN Sori | Rari Nantes Sori | Italy |
| Reale Mutua Pallanuoto Torino 81 | Torino '81 | Italy |
| Roma Vis Nova | Roma Vis Nova PN | Italy |
| San Mauro | San Mauro Squali | Italy |
| SC Quinto | SC Quinto Bianchi/N. Gen. | Italy |
| SC Quinto | SC Quinto Rossi | Italy |
| Sodic Sports Club | Sodic Torpedoes | Egypt |
| Sote | Sote I | Hungary |
| Sote | Sote II | Hungary |
| Szegedi Vízipóló Suli | Szegedi Vízipóló Suli U11 | Hungary |
| Telimar | Telimar Squaletti | Italy |
| Vaci Vízilabda | Aqua Vac | Hungary |
| VK Jadran Split | VK Jadran Split | Croatia |
| VK Primorac | VK Primorac 1 | Montenegro |
| VK Primorac | VK Primorac 2 | Montenegro |
| VK Solaris | VK Solaris | Croatia |
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HABAWABA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL PLUS - U13 GIRLS TOURNAMENT TEAMS|
CLUB |
TEAM NAME |
NATION |
| ASVO WP | Entente 95 Filles | France |
| ASD Pallanuoto Crema | ASD Pallanuoto Crema | Italy |
| Dunaújvárosi Foiskola VE | DFVE Girls | Hungary |
| Fehervar Vízilabda SE | Fehérvár VSE "A" | Hungary |
| OSC Budapest | OSC Girls | Hungary |
| Roma Vis Nova | Roma Vis Nova | Italy |
| RZO - Region Zentralschweiz Ost | RZO U13D | Switzerland |
| Sport Center Parma | Sport Center Parma | Italy |
| Szentesi Vízilabda Klub | Szentes starfish | Hungary |
| Universo Ssd | Universo Silvi | Italy |
| UWA Water Polo Club | UWA Bears | Australia |
| ZAVK Mladost | ZAVK Mladost | Croatia |
|
CLUB |
TEAM NAME |
NATION |
| 28 Degrees Aquatic | 28 Degrees Aquatic | Singapore |
| Agonistica Coopernuoto | Coopernuoto U13 | Italy |
| Agonistica Coopernuoto | Unisport U13 | Italy |
| AS Chelles Aquatique | ASCA | France |
| ASD Libertas Roma Eur Pallanuoto | Libertas Roma Eur PN | Italy |
| ASD Mestrina Nuoto | Mestrina Nuoto | Italy |
| ASVO Water Polo | Entente 95 Garcons | France |
| ASI-DSE Budapest | ASI-DSE Budapest | France |
| Aventino Sporting Roma | Aventino Sporting Roma | Italy |
| Balaton VK | Balaton VK | Hungary |
| Centro Nuoto Sestri | CN Sestri | Italy |
| Cercle des Nageurs d'Aix les Bains Riviera | CNABR | France |
| Club Aquatico Pescara | Club Aquatico Orange | Italy |
| Club Nautique Havrais | CNH Seahorse | France |
| CN Marseille | Cercle Nageurs Marseille U13 | France |
| De Akker Bologna | Bologna De Akker | Italy |
| Dunaújvárosi Foiskola VE | DFVE Boys | Hungary |
| Egri Vízilabda Klub | Eger Angels | Hungary |
| Fehervar Vízilabda SE | Fehérvár VSE "B" | Hungary |
| Greenwich Aquatics Water Polo | Greenwich Aquatics | USA |
| III.Kerületi Sport Kft | II. Kerületi Sport Kft | Hungary |
| Ilisiakos | Ilisiakos Black | Greece |
| Ilisiakos | Ilisiakos Yellow | Greece |
| Jerusalem Marlins | Jerusalem Marlins | Palestine - Italy |
| KVP Kúpele Pieštany | KVP Kúpele Pieštany | Slovakia |
| Lerici Sport | Lerici Sport | Italy |
| Muri Antichi | Muri Antichi | Italy |
| MVLC Miskolc | MVLC Miskolc | Hungary |
| Nuoto Catania | Nuoto Catania | Italy |
| Nuoto Club Monza | Monza White Crabs | Italy |
| Nuoto Club Monza | Monza Red Crabs | Italy |
| Olympic Roma | Training Academy O.R. | Italy |
| Onda Blu PN Dalmine | Onda Blu1 | Italy |
| Onda Blu PN Dalmine | Onda Blu2 | Italy |
| OSC Budapest | OSC Boys | Hungary |
| Pallanuoto Lucca | Pallanuoto Lucca | Italy |
| Pays d’Aix Natation | Pays d’Aix Natation | France |
| Pécsi Sport Nonprofit Zrt | PSN Sharks | Hungary |
| Pescara Nuoto e Pallanuoto | Pescara Nuoto e Pallanuoto | Italy |
| Polisportiva Balnaea | Argonauti Balnaea | Italy |
| Polisportiva Delta | Pol. Delta | Italy |
| Rapallo Nuoto | Rapallo Gialli | Italy |
| RN Imperia | Rarinantes Imperia | Italy |
| RN Savona | Rari Nantes Savona | Italy |
| Reale Mutua PNPallanuoto Torino81 | Reale Mutua Torino '81 Iren | Italy |
| Roma Vis Nova | Roma Vis Nova Pallanuoto | Italy |
| Rosetana Nuoto ASD | ASD Rosetana Nuoto | Italy |
| San Jose Express | San Jose Express | USA |
| Sote | Sote | Hungary |
| Szegedi Vízipóló Suli | Szegedi Vízipóló Suli | Hungary |
| SSD Babel | SSD Babel | Italy |
| Szentesi Vízilabda Klub | Szentes Boys | Hungary |
| Szolnoki Vízilabda Sport Club Kft. | Szolnoki Dózsa | Hungary |
| Taverny | Entente 95 Garcons 2 | France |
| Vaci Vízilabda | Aqua Vac | Hungary |
| Vasas SC | Vasas Sport Club | Hungary |
| Zero9 | Zero9 Team U13 | Italy |
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