The 2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the fourth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round and a semifinal round, the Super Final was held in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro.[1]
2005 FINA Men's Water Polo World League | |
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League | FINA Water Polo World League |
Sport | Water Polo |
Preliminary round edit
Five teams from each pool advanced to the semifinal round. The semifinal round hosts (Canada and the United States) were guaranteed qualification, as was the Super Final host (Serbia and Montenegro).
Group A edit
Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
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1 | Hungary | 6 | 6 | 0 | 93 | 40 | +53 | 18 |
2 | Spain | 6 | 4 | 2 | 70 | 51 | +19 | 14 |
3 | Russia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 14 |
4 | Greece | 6 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 56 | +20 | 13 |
5 | Australia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 29 | +23 | 10 |
6 | China | 6 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 81 | –52 | 8 |
7 | Canada | 6 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 74 | –43 | 6 |
Group B edit
Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
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1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 6 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 18 |
2 | Croatia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 61 | +14 | 14 |
3 | United States | 6 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 51 | –1 | 14 |
4 | Italy | 6 | 3 | 3 | 60 | 51 | +9 | 12 |
5 | Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 58 | –3 | 12 |
6 | Romania | 6 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 62 | –14 | 8 |
7 | Brazil | 6 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 75 | –47 | 6 |
Semifinal round edit
Three teams from each pool advanced to the final round. The final round hosts (Serbia and Montenegro) were guaranteed qualification.
Group A edit
Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
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1 | Greece | 4 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 10 |
2 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 28 | +15 | 10 |
3 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 39 | –2 | 8 |
4 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 7 |
5 | Canada | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 49 | –26 | 4 |
Group B edit
Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
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1 | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 10 |
2 | Croatia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 8 |
3 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 34 | –3 | 8 |
4 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 35 | –2 | 8 |
5 | United States | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 36 | –12 | 6 |
Super Final edit
Group round edit
The top two teams advanced to the final, while the next two played for bronze.
Rank | Team | G | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Points |
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1 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 9 |
2 | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 7 |
3 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 7 |
4 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 38 | –12 | 5 |
5 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 26 | –1 | 4 |
6 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 33 | –10 | 3 |
5th place match edit
Greece | 14-9 | Russia |
Bronze medal match edit
Germany | 10–8 | Croatia |
Gold medal match edit
Serbia and Montenegro | 16–6 | Hungary |
Final ranking edit
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Awards edit
Top Scorer |
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Aleksandar Šapić |
References edit
- ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. p. 40. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.