2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League

The 2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League was the eighth edition of the annual event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the FINA. After a preliminary round organized by continent, the Super Final was held in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 16 June to 21 June 2009.[1][2]

2009 FINA Men's Water Polo World League
LeagueFINA Water Polo World League
SportWater Polo
FINA Men's Water Polo World League seasons

The field included 19 teams, following the withdrawal of two teams. Two nations, South Africa and Libya, had their World League debut, with Libya competing in its first major international tournament.

Preliminary round edit

     Team qualifies for Super Final
     Team eliminated from qualification

Africa edit

The African tournament will be held in Casablanca, Morocco, from 22 May to 24 May.[2] One team from the group of four will advance.[3] South Africa and Libya will make their World League debuts.[1]

Team G W OTW OTL L GF GA Diff Pts
  South Africa 6 6 0 0 0 216 17 +199 18
  Algeria 6 4 0 0 2 62 72 −10 12
  Morocco 6 2 0 0 4 68 71 −3 6
  Libya 6 0 0 0 6 4 190 −186 0

22 May

South Africa   23 – 3   Morocco
Algeria   26 – 1   Libya

23 May

Morocco   27 – 1   Libya
Algeria   6 – 25   South Africa
South Africa   42 – 0   Libya
Morocco   6 – 8   Algeria

24 May

South Africa   60 – 0   Libya
Morocco   5 – 6   Algeria
South Africa   34 – 2   Algeria
Morocco   21 – 1   Libya

25 May

South Africa   32 – 6   Morocco
Algeria   14 – 1   Libya

Americas edit

  United States qualified without a qualification tournament.[3]

Asia/Oceania edit

The Asia and Oceania region will feature a two-legged tournament, in Adelaide, Australia (22–24 May), and Auckland, New Zealand (29–31 May).[2][4] The four teams will play a round robin in each location, with the results from both legs combined.[4] The top two teams from the group of four will advance.[3][4]

Team G W OTW OTL L GF GA Diff Pts
  Australia 6 6 0 0 0 94 27 +67 18
  Japan 6 4 0 0 2 73 58 +15 12
  Iran 6 1 1 0 4 49 86 −37 5
  New Zealand 6 0 0 1 5 45 90 −45 1

22 May

Japan   15 – 7   New Zealand
Australia   13 – 1   Iran

23 May

Australia   12 – 3   New Zealand
Japan   18 – 9   Iran

24 May

Iran   12 – 8   New Zealand
Australia   15 – 8   Japan

29 May

Iran   6 – 14   Japan
New Zealand   5 – 22   Australia

30 May

Australia   20 – 7   Iran
New Zealand   9 – 15   Japan

31 May

New Zealand   13 – 14 (pen.)   Iran
Japan   3 – 12   Australia

Europe edit

Europe is divided into three groups, with qualifying spots for the winner of each group as well as Super Final host Montenegro. The initial plan was for each group to have four teams.[3] However, Great Britain and Hungary have dropped out.[5]

Rather than the condensed tournament style competition of the other continents, the European matches will be played in a home-and-away format over five months.[3] The pool-based nature of the qualification process, however, continues to be used.

Europe A edit

Reference:[6]

Hungary was to have played in this group.[3]

Team G W OTW OTL L GF GA Diff Pts
  Serbia 4 4 0 0 0 46 23 +23 12
  Greece 4 2 0 0 2 41 37 +4 6
  France 4 0 0 0 4 25 52 −27 0

21 January

Serbia   12 – 6   France

17 February

Greece   16 – 6   France

10 March

Greece   6 – 11   Serbia

29 April

France   4 – 12   Serbia

5 May

France   9 – 12   Greece

12 May

Serbia   11 – 7   Greece

Europe B edit

Reference:[7]

Great Britain was to have been the fourth member of this group, but withdrew.[3][5]

Team G W OTW OTL L GF GA Diff Pts
  Montenegro 4 4 0 0 0 41 26 +15 12
  Italy 4 1 0 0 3 30 31 – 1 3
  Romania 4 1 0 0 3 30 44 −14 3

21 January

Italy   10 – 2   Romania

17 February

Montenegro   13 – 7   Romania

3 March

Italy   6 – 8   Montenegro

15 April

Romania   12 – 10   Italy

5 May

Romania   9 – 11   Montenegro

12 May

Montenegro   9 – 4   Italy

Europe C edit

Reference:[8]

Team G W OTW OTL L GF GA Diff Pts
  Croatia 6 5 0 0 1 69 48 +21 15
  Spain 6 3 1 0 2 51 49 +2 11
  Germany 6 2 0 0 4 46 57 −11 6
  Russia 6 1 0 1 4 54 66 −12 4

21 January

Croatia   12 – 7   Russia
Spain   8 – 7   Germany

17 February

Croatia   13 – 7   Germany
Spain   14 – 13 (pen.)   Russia

10 March

Croatia   11 – 8   Spain
Russia   7 – 10   Germany

31 March

Germany   6 – 8   Spain

14 April

Russia   12 – 15   Croatia

5 May

Germany   5 – 11   Croatia

8 May

Russia   5 – 4   Spain

12 May

Germany   11 – 10   Russia
Spain   9 – 7   Croatia

Super Final edit

The Super Final will be held in Podgorica, Montenegro, from 16 June to 21 June.[2]

Group 1 edit

Team G W OTW OTL L GF GA Diff Pts
  Serbia 3 3 0 0 0 28 17 +11 9
  United States 3 2 0 0 1 31 19 +12 6
  Italy 3 1 0 0 2 24 22 +2 3
  Japan 3 0 0 0 3 15 40 −25 0

16 June

United States   10 – 6   Italy
Serbia   12 – 6   Japan

17 June

Italy   4 – 6   Serbia
United States   14 – 3   Japan

18 June

Japan   6 – 14   Italy
Serbia   10 – 7   United States

Group 2 edit

Team G W OTW OTL L GF GA Diff Pts
  Montenegro 3 3 0 0 0 36 16 +20 9
  Croatia 3 2 0 0 1 28 21 +7 6
  Australia 3 1 0 0 2 23 19 +4 3
  South Africa 3 0 0 0 3 12 43 −31 0

16 June

Australia   6 – 9   Croatia
Montenegro   18 – 5   South Africa

17 June

South Africa   4 – 13   Australia
Montenegro   12 – 7   Croatia

18 June

South Africa   3 – 12   Croatia
Montenegro   6 – 4   Australia

Quarterfinals edit

19 June

United States   10 – 6   Australia
Italy   6 – 8   Croatia
Serbia   16 – 2   South Africa
Montenegro   18 – 2   Japan

5th-8th places edit

 
Semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
20 June
 
 
  Australia12
 
21 June
 
  Japan6
 
  Australia10
 
20 June
 
  Italy11
 
  Italy14
 
 
  South Africa3
 
7th place match
 
 
21 June
 
 
  Japan11
 
 
  South Africa9

Medal round edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
20 June
 
 
  United States6
 
21 June
 
  Montenegro10
 
  Montenegro8
 
20 June
 
  Croatia7
 
  Croatia7
 
 
  Serbia5
 
Bronze game
 
 
21 June
 
 
  United States7
 
 
  Serbia9

Final ranking edit

Awards edit

Top Scorer
  Nikola Janović

References edit

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  2. ^ a b c d FINA Schedule Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Chinese Olympic Committee
  4. ^ a b c "Australian Water Polo". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  5. ^ a b Telegraph
  6. ^ "Water Polo World, Europe Group A". Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  7. ^ "Water Polo World, Europe Group B". Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
  8. ^ "Water Polo World, Europe Group C". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-04-14.