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 | |
|---|---|
| League | FINA Water Polo World League |
| Sport | Water Polo |
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
editThe 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
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6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 72 | −10 | 12 |
 Morocco
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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
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| Algeria
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26 – 1 | Libya
|
23 May
| Morocco
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27 – 1 | Libya
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| Algeria
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6 – 25 | South Africa
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| South Africa
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42 – 0 | Libya
|
| Morocco
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6 – 8 | Algeria
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24 May
| South Africa
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60 – 0 | Libya
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| Morocco
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5 – 6 | Algeria
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| South Africa
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34 – 2 | Algeria
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| Morocco
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21 – 1 | Libya
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25 May
| South Africa
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32 – 6 | Morocco
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| Algeria
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14 – 1 | Libya
|
Americas
edit
United States qualified without a qualification tournament.[3]
Asia/Oceania
editThe 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
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 27 | 67 | 18 |
 Japan
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6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 58 | 15 | 12 |
 Iran
|
6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 86 | −37 | 5 |
 New Zealand
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6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 90 | −45 | 1 |
22 May
| Japan
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15 – 7 | New Zealand
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| Australia
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13 – 1 | Iran
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23 May
| Australia
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12 – 3 | New Zealand
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| Japan
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18 – 9 | Iran
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24 May
| Iran
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12 – 8 | New Zealand
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| Australia
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15 – 8 | Japan
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29 May
| Iran
|
6 – 14 | Japan
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| New Zealand
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5 – 22 | Australia
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30 May
| Australia
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20 – 7 | Iran
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| New Zealand
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9 – 15 | Japan
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31 May
| New Zealand
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13 – 14 (pen.) | Iran
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| Japan
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3 – 12 | Australia
|
Europe
editEurope 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
editReference:[6]
Hungary was to have played in this group.[3]
| Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 12 |
 Greece
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4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 37 | 4 | 6 |
 France
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 52 | −27 | 0 |
21 January
| Serbia
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12 – 6 | France
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17 February
| Greece
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16 – 6 | France
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10 March
| Greece
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6 – 11 | Serbia
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29 April
| France
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4 – 12 | Serbia
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5 May
| France
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9 – 12 | Greece
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12 May
| Serbia
|
11 – 7 | Greece
|
Europe B
editReference:[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
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 12 |
 Italy
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 31 | – 1 | 3 |
 Romania
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 3 |
21 January
| Italy
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10 – 2 | Romania
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17 February
| Montenegro
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13 – 7 | Romania
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3 March
| Italy
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6 – 8 | Montenegro
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15 April
| Romania
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12 – 10 | Italy
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5 May
| Romania
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9 – 11 | Montenegro
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12 May
| Montenegro
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9 – 4 | Italy
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Europe C
editReference:[8]
| Team | G | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia
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6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 48 | 21 | 15 |
 Spain
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6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 11 |
 Germany
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6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 6 |
 Russia
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6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 4 |
21 January
| Croatia
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12 – 7 | Russia
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| Spain
|
8 – 7 | Germany
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17 February
| Croatia
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13 – 7 | Germany
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| Spain
|
14 – 13 (pen.) | Russia
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10 March
| Croatia
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11 – 8 | Spain
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| Russia
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7 – 10 | Germany
|
31 March
| Germany
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6 – 8 | Spain
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14 April
| Russia
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12 – 15 | Croatia
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5 May
| Germany
|
5 – 11 | Croatia
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8 May
| Russia
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5 – 4 | Spain
|
12 May
| Germany
|
11 – 10 | Russia
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| Spain
|
9 – 7 | Croatia
|
Super Final
editThe 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
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| United States
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14 – 3 | Japan
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18 June
| Japan
|
6 – 14 | Italy
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| 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
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3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 6 |
| Australia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 3 |
| South Africa
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 43 | −31 | 0 |
16 June
| Australia
|
6 – 9 | Croatia
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| Montenegro
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18 – 5 | South Africa
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17 June
| South Africa
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4 – 13 | Australia
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| Montenegro
|
12 – 7 | Croatia
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18 June
| South Africa
|
3 – 12 | Croatia
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| Montenegro
|
6 – 4 | Australia
|
Quarterfinals
edit19 June
| United States
|
10 – 6 | Australia
|
| Italy
|
6 – 8 | Croatia
|
Serbia 
|
16 – 2 | South Africa
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| Montenegro
|
18 – 2 | Japan
|
5th-8th places
edit| Semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
| 20 June | ||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||
| 21 June | ||||||
| Japan | 6 | |||||
| Australia | 10 | |||||
| 20 June | ||||||
| Italy | 11 | |||||
| Italy | 14 | |||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||
| 7th place match | ||||||
| 21 June | ||||||
| Japan | 11 | |||||
| South Africa | 9 | |||||
Medal round
edit| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 20 June | ||||||
| United States | 6 | |||||
| 21 June | ||||||
| Montenegro | 10 | |||||
| Montenegro | 8 | |||||
| 20 June | ||||||
| Croatia | 7 | |||||
| Croatia | 7 | |||||
| Serbia | 5 | |||||
| Bronze game | ||||||
| 21 June | ||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||
| Serbia | 9 | |||||
Final ranking
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Awards
edit| Top Scorer |
|---|
| Nikola Janović
|
References
edit- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c d FINA Schedule Archived 2013-01-12 at archive.today.
- ^ a b c d e f g Chinese Olympic Committee
- ^ a b c "Australian Water Polo". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ^ a b Telegraph
- ^ "Water Polo World, Europe Group A". Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ^ "Water Polo World, Europe Group B". Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2009-04-14.
- ^ "Water Polo World, Europe Group C". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-04-14.